On February 19 2012 11:57 Devolved wrote: Comparable to college basketball? That's laughable. College basketball has hundreds of thousands (if not 1 million+) live spectators every week at arenas throughout the country plus millions more view on TV. E-sports is nowhere close to this and never will be.
On February 19 2012 10:45 Razzik wrote: You people should watch
the very first seconds will make any SC2 fan rage.
It is Pachter btw.
Oh my god. Did he actually say "turn based" and "single player"? I guess he isn't the only one who is baffled. The "nature" of RTS games is that they aren't turn based... Hence the 'RT' As for why they aren't good on console... did anyone play Starcraft 1 on the N64? THAT SHIT WAS HAAAAAARD!!!! I had like 0.5 APM I think.
As for the OP, I suppose Mr. Pachter's predictions are rather optimistic.. I hope he's right! :D
I am a fan of Pachter but he knows nothing about the esports scene. He barely talks about the PC community at all. He just needs to stick to the console games.
I absolutely despise Pachter...I've watched a ton of his stuff and I feel dumber every time I do so. He either says blatantly obvious things or actually does some speculation and is almost always wrong. I frequent the gametrailers boards and he's basically the laughing stock of that place.
As for his points, 1. Audience size will double every two years over the next 10 years
2. E-sports is comparable to College Baseball
3. An active, playing community is key to growth
4. E-sports will eventually be on TV
1. That'd be nice, but I doubt it 2. I can see that 3. Duh 4. This corresponds directly with number 1. If the market is there, it'll happen.
On February 19 2012 11:57 Devolved wrote: Comparable to college basketball? That's laughable. College basketball has hundreds of thousands (if not 1 million+) live spectators every week at arenas throughout the country plus millions more view on TV. E-sports is nowhere close to this and never will be.
Edit: Oh, baseball? I guess that's a little more reasonable, but still pretty far off considering how many live spectated games are played on any given day during the season.
You say this so definitively. What makes you think it?
the very first seconds will make any SC2 fan rage.
It is Pachter btw.
BahahahahahahaHAHAHAHAHAHAHA
Ok This makes this topic hilarious, who is this guy and how the hell did he get a job?!
I mean I don't visit gametrailers and such sites because I know they are just clueless brown nosed b-journalist working with game reviews but never in my wildest imagination could I have come up with such a guy.
Reminded me of GAF lol. To those who don't know Pachter is a guy who gets everything wrong, but still after even so many years, is supported by his company to publish rubbish media statements.
The fact that he thinks e-sports will be on TV shows how much he knows about this industry. The majority of viewers are moving away from the TV and towards online streaming as far as I can see.
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