Once upon a time, e-sports were a ridiculed phenomenon. A few years later, it became the subject with the greatest potential. Now, negative headlines dominate the reporting. What happened and how did it come to this? What does the future hold for professional gaming?
Recently, there have been reports about organizations withdrawing from e-sports, professionals being embroiled in scandals, or expensive teams failing miserably. Anyone who takes a quick glance at the news might think that e-sports are dying.
The organization behind it also appears to be somewhat aimless and helpless. The Overwatch League is a failed experiment, and only a few titles remain in the sector. We want to take a closer look at the subject.
MeinMMO editor Leya Jankowski discusses the topic with e-sports commentator and experienced organizer Marius “verdipwnz” Lauer and editor Benedict Grothaus, who frequently covers the e-sports sector on MeinMMO and formerly played in the (semi-)professional field himself.
However, e-sports are not as bad off as one might think. It will just take a considerable amount of time and cost money to build the sector – especially in Germany. However, not only e-sports are undergoing change, but the entire gaming landscape:
How gamers have evolved from “washed-up basement dwellers” to a genuine culture
