Covid-19 is Good for Gaming
What have you been doing to pass the time during the pandemic? I'm willing to bet that you played some video games. And your not the only one. Covid-19 Has boosted engagement with video games. More people have been playing videogames and using streaming services. twitch is a very popular live streaming service used by many gaming channels and influencers.
The global gaming market for 2020 was estimated to be $159 billion. gaming companies have increased sales from DLCs and micro transactions rather than rely on creating and selling individual games. This is mostly because users have stuck with games they enjoy longer. So company's have continually uploaded new content.
Covid-19 has increased interest in gaming and has increased the revenue from gaming sales.
It's not all Good News
If you have ever watched sports live on tv than you know that it just cant compare to see the game played in person. Watching from your couch isn't the same as watching from a stadium. The same holds true for Esports. Competitive gaming has typically been done under the same roof with two competing teams and their screens on full display to a stadium full roaring fans.
Of Course Covid-19 has ended live and in-person tournaments and matches. It has also put a halt to all ticket sales.
In conclusion Covid-19 has had more pros than cons because of Covid-19 as apposed to other entertainment industry's such as film making
Citation
World Economic Forum, May 2020, www.weforum.org/agenda/2020/05/
covid-19-taking-gaming-and-esports-next-level/. Accessed 9 Dec. 2020.
Gamers Decide, 19 Mar. 2018, www.gamersdecide.com/pc-game-news/
top-5-csgo-tournaments-you-need-watch-2018. Accessed 9 Dec. 2020.
Has ESports gaming started back up again with out fans at the events? Just like how sports were on pause for a while then they were brought back just with testing and no fans in the stadiums they just have been broadcasted on TV, with no ticket sales. Has the same thing happed with ESports?
ReplyDeleteGreat intro, Just the double check for capitalizing. (Twitch).Intresting and good pictures used to show and describe what you are saying. overall great blog maybe just add more of your opinon.
ReplyDeleteI think that this was a great blog. I would suggest to make your subheading and headings a different color or maybe bigger so that you can tell them apart from the actual righting a little better. Also I may suggest that you indent all of your separate paragraphs instead of just one but other than that I think it looks good
ReplyDeleteThat's good to know that some industries are being impacted positively, and its a good way to pass the time while stuck inside so I'm not surprised.
ReplyDeleteI like the graphs. Helps to see how many people play video games and how often.
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