Esports at the Olympics - this will be awesome

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Jul 23, 2024
12:57:01pm

Swish Political Junky

Esports at the Olympics - this will be awesome

🚨BREAKING: ESPORTS COMING TO OLYMPICS

IOC has created Olympic Esports Games, debuting in 2025 in Saudi Arabia.

History made as IOC unanimously endorses this new era at the 142nd IOC Session in Paris.

Source: Olympics

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— Mario Nawfal (@MarioNawfal) July 23, 2024

https://twitter.com/MarioNawfal/status/1815809195385709015

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Swish

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Esports at the Olympics - this will be awesome

Swish

Jul 23, 12:57pm

-ly stupid

foofcoug

Jul 23, 12:58pm

Is it it's own event? Summer/Winter and now esports Olympics?

groy

Jul 23, 1:01pm

RE: Esports at the Olympics - this will be awesome

Bar7h

Jul 23, 1:04pm

They're not adding Esports to the "Olympics", but they are creating a separate

jreid191

Jul 23, 1:04pm

It’s stupid

Lifi

Jul 23, 1:06pm

No one is making you consume it, but it will be a giant event that many will

ZacSeljaas'Stache

Jul 23, 1:08pm

Do you really think so? Seems like Gaming is more about the Gamer

groy

Jul 23, 1:11pm

ESports revenue last year was $1.9 Billion

Jul 23, 1:18pm

So why would private allow the Olympics to dip in? I get its big money maker

groy

Jul 23, 1:25pm

Most esports tournaments are organized by software developers, for sure

Jul 23, 1:28pm

theres already smaller country v country tournys within various esport games

LeonMarek

Jul 23, 1:59pm

I guess the Olympic Esports Event began last year. Sounds like they are

jreid191

Jul 23, 2:01pm

I don't understand the logic of adding eSports before whistling.

Ragnar Danneskjold

Jul 23, 1:05pm

And whistling should be waiting in line far behind competitive eating.

foofcoug

Jul 23, 1:14pm

When whistling generates nearly $2 billion, I'm sure they'll consider it

Jul 23, 1:23pm

RE: Esports at the Olympics - this will be awesome

SausageKing

Jul 23, 1:10pm

Why do eSports get an "Olympic" event but not other types of games, like chess

Japan Coug

Jul 23, 1:15pm

It’s hundreds of times more popular than those games

BYUCLA

Jul 23, 1:20pm

Hmm. What other hobbies could become popular enough to warrant IOC endorsement?

LeGrandBleu

Jul 23, 1:35pm

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