Electronic Sports, more commonly known as “eSports,” have been around long enough that they can’t simply be dismissed as a fad. These competitive electronic sports are here to stay, and are a great subculture of gaming just like speedrunners. It’s not going to go the way of the dodo simply because the hundreds of millions of dollars it generates is just too much cash. eSports is huge, and it will continue to grow in the foreseeable future.
July was a particularly significant month for eSports. The biggest fighting game event of the year took place, and was even broadcasted on cable television to boot. Blizzard showed its commitment to updating Overwatch on consoles as often as PC, and new characters hit two of the biggest competitive games. The scene is rapidly growing and its increasing hard to keep up with, but this article will hopefully gamers catch up with it. The eSports

While eSports have traditionally taken place on PC, the PS4 is quickly growing home to having many of them (even if they aren’t always the version played at events). The major games (that are on PS4) include Street Fighter V, Overwatch, Rocket League, and Call of Duty. Other titles include the free-to-play Smite, sports titles (such as Madden and FIFA) and Mortal Kombat. From shooters to MOBAs, there is just as much eSport diversity on consoles as there is on PC now. It’s an exciting time and even more games (such as Gwent and Paragon) will look to hi...