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> playing games with such devotion only would lead one jobless or burden on the family I agree - if Sumail was not so talented, if he was merely very good inst
by shoo 11y ago
> playing games with such devotion only would lead one jobless or burden on the family
I agree - if Sumail was not so talented, if he was merely very good instead of world class - then his life decisions so far would seem like a bit of a waste, if the bloomberg article is accurate.
As things stand, he is in a position to make a fair bit of money over the next few years.
I am curious what pro-gamers will do when they retire from professional play. There's a tolerable article that suggests a few related pathways: moving into esports coaching/management, switching to poker, commentating [1].
[1] http://www.cnbc.com/2014/02/01/pro-gamers-story-get-big-burn-out-retire-young.html http://www.cnbc.com/2014/02/01/pro-gamers-story-get-big-burn...
- CocaKoala 11y agoSeth Killian was one of the first Street Fighter players to make a name for himself. After he stopped competing, he was hired at Capcom to help develop Street Fighter 4 (The boss character, Seth, is named after Killian), and is now working with Radiant Entertainment to release Rising Thunder, a game that's currently in alpha. Peter 'Combofiend' Rosas was a professional fighting game player who competed at a high level in both Street Fighter and Marvel vs. Capcom 3 (and possibly others that I'm forgetting). A few years ago, he was hired by Capcom to work as a community liason, and he's apparently had some pretty significant input into the balance decisions in Ultra SF4 and the upcoming SF5. In addition, there's always the commentating, coaching/management, or switching to another game that you mentioned. edit: A large number of players supplement their income by streaming; people can subscribe to the player's channel on twitch for a monthly fee, and players get a cut of that.