Will eSports ever become as popular as regular sports?

[James Bond]

It seems like step by step, online gaming is growing. Many Counter-Strike matches are now aired online via HLTV, with hundreds of spectators watching. I've seen HALO2 tournaments several times on TV--and even Madden can be watched on television.

I recently heard that DirecTV is going to be airing certain Counter-Strike matches On-Demand in the near future.

Do you guys think eSports will ever become anywhere near as big as real sports? With the best players known world wide, and their every game anticipated and watched?

 

[DivideBYZero]

no

 

[Rebasxer]

Possibly

 

[slsmnaz]

Originally posted by: DivideBYZero
no

 

[imported_bum]

No, but it will become a bigger and more accepted part of mainstream culture. The DirecTV deal is a step in the right direction.

edit: The top Starcraft players in Korea have been pop culture icons for years, so it's not out of the question.

 

[meltdown75]

Originally posted by: DivideBYZero
no

 

[Mrfrog840]

Originally posted by: meltdown75

Originally posted by: DivideBYZero
no

no

 

[CraKaJaX]

Originally posted by: Mrfrog840

Originally posted by: meltdown75

Originally posted by: DivideBYZero
no

no

 

[fLum0x]

Originally posted by: DivideBYZero
no

 

[James Bond]

I think theres a distinct possibility. I'm surprised nobody else does

 

[loup garou]

eSports...you mean video games? :laugh:

 

[James Bond]

Originally posted by: loup garou
eSports...you mean video games? :laugh:

...yeah

 

[dbk]

I say no, because I think most people will outgrow 'eSports' while it's a totally different thing with 'regular' sports.

 

[James Bond]

Originally posted by: dbk
I say no, because I think most people will outgrow 'eSports' while it's a totally different thing with 'regular' sports.

You think people will outgrow online gaming?

 

[yowolabi]

Originally posted by: DivideBYZero
no

Esports can definitely become more popular. But no chance for it to become as popular. A think a goal for esports to shoot for is to become as popular as poker.

 

[spidey07]

Where is the HELL NO! option?

 

[UncleWai]

i am not an efan of esports.

 

[dbk]

Originally posted by: Tizyler

Originally posted by: dbk
I say no, because I think most people will outgrow 'eSports' while it's a totally different thing with 'regular' sports.

You think people will outgrow online gaming?

So you're gonna be playing counterstrike or wow into your 40s?

 

[James Bond]

Originally posted by: dbk

Originally posted by: Tizyler

Originally posted by: dbk
I say no, because I think most people will outgrow 'eSports' while it's a totally different thing with 'regular' sports.

You think people will outgrow online gaming?

So you're gonna be playing counterstrike or wow into your 40s?

You do realize that there will be more kids my age by the time I am 40 right? I never said I was going to keep playing...

 

[JujuFish]

eSports? What a recockulous euphemism.

I'm going with decisive no on this one.

 

[vi edit]

It would be another nail in the coffin of our society if that ever came to be.

 

[meltdown75]

Originally posted by: loup garou
eSports...you mean video games? :laugh:

i almost spit water all over my cubicle reading that

 

[dbk]

Originally posted by: Tizyler

Originally posted by: dbk

Originally posted by: Tizyler

Originally posted by: dbk
I say no, because I think most people will outgrow 'eSports' while it's a totally different thing with 'regular' sports.

You think people will outgrow online gaming?

So you're gonna be playing counterstrike or wow into your 40s?

You do realize that there will be more kids my age by the time I am 40 right? I never said I was going to keep playing...

Yeah kids will play online gaming but they'll move on. Same goes for the audience. While you hear of people going to their first sports game as a little kid and continuing to do so till their death, you'll never see that with online gaming.

 

[loup garou]

Originally posted by: meltdown75

Originally posted by: loup garou
eSports...you mean video games? :laugh:

i almost spit water all over my cubicle reading that

Seriously, I've never heard anyone try to call videogames a sport. This is just fvcking retarded.

 

[James Bond]

Originally posted by: dbk

Originally posted by: Tizyler

Originally posted by: dbk

Originally posted by: Tizyler

Originally posted by: dbk
I say no, because I think most people will outgrow 'eSports' while it's a totally different thing with 'regular' sports.

You think people will outgrow online gaming?

So you're gonna be playing counterstrike or wow into your 40s?

You do realize that there will be more kids my age by the time I am 40 right? I never said I was going to keep playing...

Yeah kids will play online gaming but they'll move on. Same goes for the audience. While you hear of people going to their first sports game as a little kid and continuing to do so till their death, you'll never see that with online gaming.

True, but there will always be a large demographic of players, and a large demographic for audience. 1 goes out, 2 come in.