Helmut Melzer
Izigidi ze-4,9 zabantu base-Austrian badlala imidlalo yevidiyo, ngokokufunda nje okwenziwe ngu-GfK egameni le-Austrian Association for Entertainment Software (ÖVUS). Uninzi lwabadlali becala (i-3,5 yezigidi) badlala kwi-smartphone. Ii-PCs ezinezigidi ze-2,3 kunye nezixhobo zokudibanisa ii-gamers ezizigidi ze-2,2 zilandela kwindawo yesibini neyesithathu, kodwa zisetyenziswa ngabalandeli bazo ngakumbi.
Kwaye, njengabaninzi, okonwabela ukuthandwa okubanzi, naku umbono wokhuphiswano ubaluleke ngakumbi. E-Europe kuphela, bajikeleze i-22 yabadlali abazizigidi ngoku ababelwe kwi-eSport. Abadlali abaphambili eSouth Korea, umama wabo onke amazwe e-eSport, bafumana ukuya kwi-230.000 yeedola ngonyaka. Umdlali wezemidlalo waseSpain uCarlos "ocelote" URodríguez uthe kudliwanondlebe ukuba sele efumene i-2013 ngomvuzo, ukuthengisa, imali yebhaso, izivumelwano zokuthengisa kunye nokusasaza phakathi kwe600.000 kunye ne700.000 Euro.
Oku kwenziwa kwenzeke ngenani elikhulu labantu ababukeleyo ngelixa bedlala. Kuba: Ngeli xesha, malunga "Lets Dlala" iividiyo kwi-YouTube zaziwa nje njengeyona midlalo. I-Erik Range aka "Gronkh" yaseJamani idlale iminyaka emininzi kwaye iyakwazi ukukhomba kwizigidi ze-4,6 zababhalisi be-YouTube. Sele ehola i-40.000 Euro ngenyanga, efumana umvuzo wonyaka 2017: Proud 700.000 Euro.
Kodwa kwakhona kuyacaca: ii-eSports kunye nokuveliswa kwevidiyo kuyadingeka, umsebenzi wobungcali, ufuna uqeqesho, ukwazi-kwaye, ngaphezu kwako konke, amandla amade.
