Esports has been a thing for a few years now, and in the past year and 2021, the industry has seen substantial growth beyond what most experts and fans would have expected. With technology in a constant change and upgrade and fans of video gaming as well as sports all bonding into one big common demographic, the Esports industry is knocking down every single shard of competition around it to become the biggest thing around. Long gone are the days where sports fans would simply be able to bet on esports, now wagering on Esports is quite the activity too.
With the continuous rise of the industry and the trends never stopping to amaze left and right, the next step is for there to be mobile Esports tournaments
With this industry growing as fast as ever and making waves that seem almost unstoppable, what are some trends to watch for in the second half of 2021? Let’s take a look.
Esports Are not Just A Console Thing, Make Room For Mobile Gaming
When video gaming and sports fanatics think of Esports, they usually think about getting down with a good gaming session either on their favourite video gaming consoles like a PS 5 or Xbox or a top brand gaming computer. With today’s world being a couple of apps away from being almost run completely by cell phones or tablets, the Esports industry has, of course, seen this as their next big move to establish themselves as the top entertainment source in the mobile world apart from social media.
Today’s mobile devices are as powerful and user friendly as they have ever been, and they’re always on a constant upgrading mission to become better and better. Some of the biggest titles in the Esports industry like Call of Duty, League of Legends and others are already fan favourites in the mobile gaming industry. With the continuous rise of the industry and the trends never stopping to amaze left and right, the next step is for there to be mobile Esports tournaments, just like the regular Esports league tournaments that have become one of the most popular sporting entertainment events in the world. Some of the world’s top Esports organizations and teams have already branched into the consolidation of mobile teams to compete in the up and coming leagues to be able to make a name for themselves even further but now on a mobile scale.
Esports Are A Mainstream Staple Now, Which Means More Revenue
While before the idea of being a professional video game player was taken more like an opium dream for the tech fans than any other thing, being a pro-Esports gamer is a thing now, and it’s a high paying job too. When Esports first started gaining popularity, revenue for athletes and teams were generated based on their tournament wins. But now, with the industry-changing and becoming a slow but steady growing giant in the mainstream world, many Esports organizations have found that getting creative with their sourcing of revenue is now easier than before.
While before the idea of being a professional video game player was taken more like an opium dream for the tech fans than any other thing, being a pro-Esports gamer is a thing now, and it’s a high paying job too.
Starting out with the fact that Esports teams, leagues and athletes are becoming sort of household names in this new era of the sporting industry, the injection of revenue coming from large companies sponsoring said companies, leagues and athletes is not as far fetched as it would have been believed before. But their new lines of revenue don’t just come from there. Merchandise sales, subscription packages to make fans feel like they’re a part of their favourite team or league in a way is becoming one of the best sources of income for an industry that is on the way to becoming one of the biggest revenue grosser in all of sports in the years to come.
Esports, The Sporting Industry With The Biggest Growing Fanbase
When you think of some of the biggest names in the entertainment industry, like for example, Drake, you wouldn’t necessarily put him as an Esports fan, right? Well, he is just one of the biggest supporters of this new wave of entertainment, seeing the great value and the enormous popularity that this new gaming world is getting day in and day out. While before, a cool thing to do with your friends was to get together and play some video games to spend some time, nowadays the idea of getting together to watch actual Esports tournaments happen is becoming quite the popular event.
Esports experts and athletes are becoming global media superstars thanks to social media outlets where they can be seen not just playing but creating quality content and showing fans what they do and how they do it so well. It is expected for the Esports fan base to continue on its consistent and evolving growth, reaching a projected number of almost 600 million fans and viewers by the year 2024. Not too bad for playing video games, huh?
