It is being reported that eSports is going to be in the commonwealth games. This has the makings of a brilliant culture war between the kids and grown ups. I am early 40s and have a 13 year old son. He will definitely watch the esports and despite being a very sporty kid (county hockey and decent at all sports) he will give many of them a miss.
This topic is sure to get people fired up. I expect to read “how is playing computer games a sport?” - well sorry to those who don’t see it. In 20 years the richest sports people in the world will be esports. Kids already watch them play computer games and this is going to go mainstream whether we like it or not.
I might make it my mission to reply to everyone I hear over the next few weeks say “it isn’t even a sport so can’t be in the commonwealth games” that “is it called the commonwealth sports?” - that should get people going.
Just the other day on our WhatsApp group two of my mates said about their 6 year old sons “they won’t play computer games. No chance. They will be out all the time with their mates not locked in their rooms playing games like geeks.” They have not adjusted to when we were kids. All the “cool” kids are gaming and it is incredibly sociable as massive groups of mates all play together. My lad plays out but he is quite happy gaming too. I suspect my mates will realise in a few years that their sons will play video games! Let’s see.
So what do we think NSC? I wish I knew how to do a poll. This feels like the future to me. I don’t like it but it is inevitable.
This topic is sure to get people fired up. I expect to read “how is playing computer games a sport?” - well sorry to those who don’t see it. In 20 years the richest sports people in the world will be esports. Kids already watch them play computer games and this is going to go mainstream whether we like it or not.
I might make it my mission to reply to everyone I hear over the next few weeks say “it isn’t even a sport so can’t be in the commonwealth games” that “is it called the commonwealth sports?” - that should get people going.
Just the other day on our WhatsApp group two of my mates said about their 6 year old sons “they won’t play computer games. No chance. They will be out all the time with their mates not locked in their rooms playing games like geeks.” They have not adjusted to when we were kids. All the “cool” kids are gaming and it is incredibly sociable as massive groups of mates all play together. My lad plays out but he is quite happy gaming too. I suspect my mates will realise in a few years that their sons will play video games! Let’s see.
So what do we think NSC? I wish I knew how to do a poll. This feels like the future to me. I don’t like it but it is inevitable.