Anunnaki-11
Well-Known Member
I’ve been a gamer from the tender age of six years old, and I never imagined that there would be such a thing as e-sports. Now that we are in that error wherein gaming is a serious thing, I have just a few concerns, especially with the S.A scene.
There isn’t as much promotion, exposure and/or visibility here proportional to the number of gamers, as well as in relation to the rest of the world. I’m from the ghetto wherein, some people don’t even know that gaming has been certified as a sport. This includes a number of people I’ve known who are experts or masters at certain games. Which, brings me to this main point of notice: that the genre spectrum of e-sports is unfairly confined and limited strictly to just a few hyped up, modern-day games and their consoles (platforms) with regards to competitiveness that pays. I mean, we don’t all play FIFA, DOTA, CS, and all of that. In addition, underprivileged gamers cannot afford these overpriced consoles, chunks of data, and computers with ideal specs. In a nutshell, there isn’t much inclusivity when it comes to competitive gaming in SA as far as I’m currently aware.
I, personally am still a sucker for old-school arcade (thanks to MAME), and have ideas to see the day that e-sports (in SA) is widely diversified as much as our nation is; equality and choice; platform and online support; as well as recognition of the validity of all platforms, genres, and eras of gaming. That will offer opportunities for the likes of say, someone who has spent years and money learning to master SF II, and overlooking not being able to afford an opportunity to compete on a SF V tournament for example.
I tried my best to summarize this concern of mine however, it is quite a deep and sensitive topic for me and thus, I’ve begun to see myself as a “e-sports/gaming rights socio-activist”. Lol!
There isn’t as much promotion, exposure and/or visibility here proportional to the number of gamers, as well as in relation to the rest of the world. I’m from the ghetto wherein, some people don’t even know that gaming has been certified as a sport. This includes a number of people I’ve known who are experts or masters at certain games. Which, brings me to this main point of notice: that the genre spectrum of e-sports is unfairly confined and limited strictly to just a few hyped up, modern-day games and their consoles (platforms) with regards to competitiveness that pays. I mean, we don’t all play FIFA, DOTA, CS, and all of that. In addition, underprivileged gamers cannot afford these overpriced consoles, chunks of data, and computers with ideal specs. In a nutshell, there isn’t much inclusivity when it comes to competitive gaming in SA as far as I’m currently aware.
I, personally am still a sucker for old-school arcade (thanks to MAME), and have ideas to see the day that e-sports (in SA) is widely diversified as much as our nation is; equality and choice; platform and online support; as well as recognition of the validity of all platforms, genres, and eras of gaming. That will offer opportunities for the likes of say, someone who has spent years and money learning to master SF II, and overlooking not being able to afford an opportunity to compete on a SF V tournament for example.
I tried my best to summarize this concern of mine however, it is quite a deep and sensitive topic for me and thus, I’ve begun to see myself as a “e-sports/gaming rights socio-activist”. Lol!
