Virtual Reality has long been touted as the next big tech move with gaming being one of the biggest markets looking to be penetrated – there have already been games finding huge success like VR chat because of the platform and with costs coming down year on year and hardware improving to provide a better user experience, it may not be all that long until it is utilised in a much wider way. One space that has long been suggested is within esports, but could the introduction of VR change esports as a whole?
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One thing that’s for sure is that it will do little change to the existing esports space which is quickly become much deeper rooted within the wider sports market as a whole, but it could provide a new dimension to a niche part of esports – by adding some component of physicality. Not to take away from esports which is extremely challenging at the professional level with incredible levels of focus and fine motor skill ability needed to perform at the very top end but adding physical fitness to the mix with VR requiring a lot more movement and full body involvement could certainly make some titles much more exciting to both play and spectate and may create a whole new audience and set of athletes too.
There already are some VR esports leagues popping up too, showing that there is support in this space for growth, although it’s still a very small niche – as other big names in esports continue to grow and develop into more traditional spaces such as betting at esportsbetting.site, it does lay down a blueprint to follow and an opportunity for VR esports to carve a similar path. One thing to really push the growth forward will certainly be in cost and requirements, however, as until costs come down a dramatic amount and the hardware to power VR games improves to deliver a better experience, it may be harder to capture a wider audience as the barrier to entry for either self-play or participation is so high too.
Given that gamnig and esports as a whole has only moved from strength to strength, however, this does seem to be the next logical step – whilst it may take a few years for things to catch up there is at least some direction being given, and with prices steadily dropping if it isn’t something you’ve yet had the opportunity to try, you should certainly look to giving it a go – it’s a lot of fun, and changes what gaming is in a big way.