AlfredoTurkey said:
Esports isn't a thing. It's made up. A sport is defined as an "activity involving physical exertion and skill in which an individual or team competes against another or others for entertainment." Unless you consider pushing buttons in a chair physical exertion... playing video games can't be a sport. It's more a competition than a sport. Esports is just a stupid name some insecure gamer made up to feel better about his or herself. |
Depending on what game they are playing I'd actualy say it is. Especially fighting games require lighting quick reflexes, a lot of training and often lead to injured ligaments and infections in the wrist.
It's definitely not the same amount of exertion, as for example running track or playing basketball, but it's similar to the physical exertion required to play darts, do curling, or compete in gun shooting, all of wich are considered 'legit' sports.
Heck, we consider poker and chess 'mind sports' with chess having a legit change of becoming an olympic dicipline in 2020.
