Sports are a massive phenomena, to say the least, and esports definitely seems to want to try to become similar, but so far…I think it may be fair to say it’s struggling at that, outside of maybe some specific games and countries (…Is StarCraft still a thing in South Korea?).
Do you think that might eventually change, and if so what might contribute to it being alongside regular sports in terms of conversations & attention?
Exactly, I was at a League of Legends esport event in South Korea once without ever having played the game, and while there are Sports where the rules are so complicated that It’s hard to follow (rugby, baseball, etc.) you at least can see the athleticism, speed, power, etc. while I was looking at that screen there and had no idea what I should look at.
Needless to say that this was my first and last atempt to enjoy esports as a viewer.
But I have to add that I still enjoy watching people playing games, like Pewdiepie playing Minecraft but then I’m watching for the story they create, not the game itself.