Defining the Problem
Overview
Our Neighbor's Pie
The Bubble of 2018
Inflated Expenses, Minimal Income
Challenges in Advertising
The Fleeting Nature of Esports
The Good Things
Global Community + Interest
Ease of Access
Proposals Moving Forward
Immediate Decisions
Esports Campus
Community Owned Leagues + Organizations
"The Neighbor's Pie" Problem
You remember those old cartoons where the main character would catch a whiff of a freshly baked pie and they'd start levitating towards it? That's a lot like what the Esports industry has been experiencing over the last 5 years. The pie is baked by Game Publishers and everyone (Esports Orgs, Production Companies, Streaming Services & VC, etc) wants a slice.
The biggest problem currently is that most orgs simply don't own major revenue sources. Everyone is trying to get a tiny slice of the pie that is owned by game publishers. These publishers don't NEED competitive gaming in order to sell their games. The biggest competitive scenes today like LoL, DOTA 2, CSGO, Smash, Call of Duty, Valorant, & Apex are not dependent on the scene in order to sell copies and in-game assets. Some, but not all publishers get involved to help shape the culture but it takes effort on their side to make it happen. Their overall presence is often polarizing, given that sentiment regarding publisher involvement varies from community to community. Across the industry, you have Esports Orgs, production companies, streaming services, venue operators, and a bunch of other subgroups & businesses trying to survive in a field that doesn't generate a ton of money. Case in point: Esports needs a new pie (revenue source) to eat from. The pie that people have been eating up until this point simply isn't feasible enough for everyone to survive.
The Bubble of 2018
2018 was a magnificent year for Esports Organizations all around the industry. Investors were lining up to get involved in this exciting, rapidly-emerging industry that had been forecasted by research partners everywhere as a prospective gold-mine.
Inflated Expenses, Minimal Income
Challenges in Advertising
The Fleeting Nature of Esports
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"The Neighbor's Pie" Problem
The Bubble of 2018
Inflated Expenses, Minimal Income
Challenges in Advertising
The Fleeting Nature of Esports
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