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Swiss Soccer Fans Protest Esports by Throwing Tennis Balls and Game Controllers On the Field (variety.com)
Soccer fans in Switzerland protested against increased investment in esports by throwing tennis balls and game consoles on the field during a Swiss Super League match. From a report: The fans reportedly threw tennis balls and game controllers onto the field, forcing the referee to stop the game between Young Boys and FC Basel for two minutes while everything was cleared away. The Young Boys protesters then held up a giant banner with a pause button symbol, while Basel fans also raised their own sign supporting the protest. One of the banners read "Scheiss esports," which roughly translates to "esports are s---." European soccer clubs are increasingly getting involved in esports leagues. While Young Boys doesn't have any skin in professional gaming yet, Basel has its own "FIFA" team.
Is that people who play video games got the name "esports" to stick.
Only the State obtains its revenue by coercion. - Murray Rothbard
Why exactly is an "increased investment in esports" a bad thing for these teams?
Under current law, a video game's publisher has the exclusive right to play the game in public. This means it can end a league's license to stream the league's matches at any time for any reason or no reason.[1] It can also cause an esport to cease to exist by turning off a game's online multiplayer matchmaking server and threatening suit against third-party matchmaking servers.[2] By contrast, the governing body of a ball sport lacks power to shut down a league.
[1] "Why Nintendo can legally shut down any Smash Bros. tournament it wants" by Kyle Orland
[2] "EA shuts down fan-run servers for older Battlefield games" by Kyle Orland
You want people to understand what "Esports ist Scheisse" means but you don't dare spell it out? Like, whu..?
I live among a horde of weak, pathetic fools...