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*old man gets mad about kids playing video games*
"eSports" is so lame.
The fact that people actually pay money to watch people play video games is pathetic.
How is this different than the NFL or Nascar? I'll wait.
"eSports" is so lame.
The fact that people actually pay money to watch people play video games is pathetic.
How is this different than the NFL or Nascar? I'll wait.
I understand this more than I do cricket.
When millions are being won, and the engagement is as high as it is, it is a sport. It is exploding in popularity, especially in the Pacific Rim.
It just isn’t athletic. Which is a shame for kids who probably don’t need more incentive to sit on the couch.
People are playing games competitively and earning income. Fans of those games are watching it for entertainment. For the fans, it's no different an experience than watching the NFL or World Series of Poker, feel free to not watch if you don't like it.But does that make card playing a sport? What about slot machine playing? Bingo?
But does that make card playing a sport?
I think card playing is a sport. Look at World Series of poker. It is competitive.But does that make card playing a sport? What about slot machine playing? Bingo?
It makes money doofusI play video games. I play Fifa, I play Madden. Video games have been around for awhile. I had a Vic Commodore. I had Odyssey. I had Colecovision. I had Atari, etc.
This is a whole other level of deranged.
Put it this way, if we can't deride eSports, then you can't deride Quidditch, pen spinning, or people wearing fangs in public.
I think card playing is a sport. Look at World Series of poker. It is competitive.
When I was at Espn, this was a huge push. Reason is demographics and also it makes sense for Espn to feature things like this. Kind of does the E in ESPN.
It is huge worldwide.