What's The Problem With Esports At The Olympics?

Will esports ever be officially a part of the Olympics?
Depending on who you ask, the Olympics may actually need esports, more than esports need the Olympics.
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[@fuscello]

In my opinion eSports would really be out of place in the Olympics, but an eOlympics (or something similar) would be so awesome and would bring gamers from all major video games together

[@BlueIvory4]

I think game publishers should back an idea of this. It could grow to be massive

[@Stev1na]

that was basically World Cyber Games and WESG

[@TheDarkVictini]

eOlympics would be a good idea. Separate from the Olympics.

[@raphlas8635]

I love that idea, especially since in suprisingly a lot of esports there's no actual world cup, no place where countries can face up instead of franchises. And it could be the starting point that many countries need to be able to put up a fight against South Korea.

[@EtienneLapha]

Just imagine : Fighting games, team esports, speedrunning, all in the same event, with teams organized by country. That would be incredible

[@Corrupted]

The thing is: esports dont need the olympics, they are absolutely fine doing their own tournaments and I really dont want to watch tennis inbetween csgo and rocket league matches lmao

[@R8Spike]

There should be eOlimpcs

[@dombawamba7519]

I think it'd be worth it if only to see Olympic broadcasters try to explain SonicFox to an audience that knows nothing about eSports.

[@coreblaster6809]

This is literally just what the vidoe said

[@electro_yellow9295]

I want to see my Dad turning on the tv to watch the olympics only to find League of Legends to be on.

[@Corrupted]

@@yaboymike2274 esports doesnt need to be in the olympics to do that though, it especially doesnt need to deal with ancient rulings and people who have absolutely no idea about any of the games included in tournaments, esports is doing great and will do even better without 60+ year old dudes trying to make it watchable for the wrong target audience - if you're talking about better contracts and safety for the players, sure, but all of that can be achieved without any of the out-of-date regulations and hoops it had to go through

[@Yutappy99]

Esports should be proud to be itself rather than try to be something else. You can't compare Esports to traditional sports and that's ok.

[@thadex454]

Esports didn’t need the Olympics to get big and doesn’t need it to stay alive

[@johnpauljonesisabadass8134]

Is it possible for all the major esports game publishers to form a comittee and start our own olympics? Like, not a competition of esports orgs but a competion of countries.

[@thiebautjoel]

@@johnpauljonesisabadass8134 That would be pog. Some sort of competition across multiple games, with everyone represented by their country.

[@ramontavaresdacruz2256]

@@thadex454 And the Olympics doesn't need esports to stay alive like it has been since 1896 (or since Greece if you'd like to count the ancient olympic games lol)

[@rustylarry7465]

both are seperate and there is nothing wrong with that right on

[@koisa8550]

Beatsaber might just be the game which has the best chance for getting a pass into the olympics

[@ryfyyt171]

Ha true

[@TheFootball_Narrative]

Surely it’s rocket league considering its football?

[@znksanti7407]

@@TheFootball_Narrative Maybe But With RL It's certain different to a Normal Football Game

[@TheFootball_Narrative]

@@znksanti7407 thats why it would be great, because its unique, but not violent

[@elibuttons9319]

That is exactly what I was going to say when I went into the comments either beat saber or really most rythm games

[@gamerkingdom1442]

In my personal thoughts, I don’t think Esports don’t SHOULD hunt to be in the Olympics. I think it should make its OWN Universal competition instead, it’s own OLYMPICS.

[@sirwill9925]

Exactly, it doesn’t really seem to fit the Olympic vibe

[@jed4110]

???

[@as95ms98]

Absolutely agree. It would be amazing to have something like an eOlympics which would showcase eSports ranging from League to CS to FGC and even smaller ones like Farming Simulator. It would be awesome to showcase smaller communities and games like the Olympics does.

[@zoedorrahm]

"I don't think Esports SHOULD aim to join the Olympics."

[@thadex454]

Activision Blizzard controls their esports titles with an iron fist. They don’t let anyone else host major OWL competitions. No way they let the Olympics get involved

[@crazyduckthing1210]

What do they mean "virtual rowing"? While you aren't actually rowing on a lake/river, using an erg is exhausting and in no way resembles esports. In reality, ergs are one of the main ways schools/universities gauge rowing ability.

[@thegamingpigeon8709]

Yea Idk why they’re calling it virtual rowing, just call it an erg sprint competition lmaoo

[@BajaToxic]

Didn't crossfit already did that

[@burnboy8148]

I think there “games” packaged with a equipment to get people who don’t want to exercise out doors or at any time of the year kinda like ring fit but more tire to what that equipment does

[@jxinoh1807]

I agree they are nothing alike but I honestly see virtual rowing as a close alternative to the actual sport, where it is able to replace it in something like the pandemic. They seem to be looking at virtual alternative to sorts than esports

[@mzisaperson7925]

@@burnboy8148 you mean the fish game?

[@SAPProd]

“The IOC noticed a lack of active women’s disciplines for most major esports”. But why would there need to be a gender division for esports? It’s practically an all-around even playing field and everyone can compete together.

[@QDJW]

Name me 5 prominent women in epsorts that arent in a separate women's team. And I mean actual pros not women signed to orgs as content creators

[@bam_bang_04]

@@QDJW i cant

[@johannbuere]

@@bam_bang_04 yup and that's the problem.

[@bam_bang_04]

@@johannbuere ikr because there's no women skilled enough in the mixed gender league which is most e sport

[@vandlassie8478]

like akrhson said, it's more like just how toxic esport industry (or maybe "gamer" as whole). i mean just look at us (men) when they get real female in their squad, they suddenly do simp thing to her. as long they are female, regardless how good the personality/gameplay skill

[@GumshoeClassic]

I personally think that there should be some kind of... sister event to the standard Olympics. An event focused on competition in disciplines that aren't primarily physical activities such as games, both on computer/console and traditional games like chess, pool etc. while the Olympics stay focused on physical sports.

[@DaeDoesStreams]

I agree with this fully

[@msgpatient7850]

I'll name it eLympics

[@Denter86]

This. It makes even more sense because "eSports" are far from a cohesive unit ; there are hundred of competitive and performance-based games which have very little in common aside from belonging to the same medium. I can't see eSports being featured in the Olympics unless they decide to choose two or three games as the most 'representative' eSports based on some arbitrary metric.

[@ADeeSHUPA]

@@DaeDoesStreams uP

[@paleopasha]

Well there was actually something similar planned. The Intel World Open was a country based competition for Rocket League and Streetfighter that was supposed to take place in tokyo just a few days before the olympics and was affiated with the IOC. Unfortunately it went virtual with COVID and ended up being played out in online regional competition.

[@sylenzos6869]

i mean if chess still cant make it with its thousands of years ahead, i was never hopeful for e-sports

[@jeems2066]

It feels more like a game, but a high level game at that. As compared to UNO etc

[@letsmakeit110]

on one of the us chess championship broadcasts the question was brought up and the commentators were put off by the thought of being routinely drug-tested, same as all other olympic athletes. As if the players are taking steroids lol.

[@thatoneguy9582]

@@letsmakeit110 why you need a drug test for playing chess or is that just, like, how the olympics work

[@letsmakeit110]

@@thatoneguy9582 >how the olympics work

[@GetMyNerdOn]

The esports community definitely doesn't need the Olympics and it'd seem really out of place at one, but I do love the idea of a nation vs nation Olympic style tournament. The Overwatch World Cup, for example, is always incredibly enjoyable to watch and root for your own country. Something like that for CSGO, Rocket League, Siege, etc would be amazing

[@Seroxm13]

Yes! We need a League of Legends World Cup! 🤩 But only accept 1 team for each country.

[@QuestionableLogic_]

I didn't even know there was an """eSports""" event at the Olympics. That aside, I think if there was going to be an actual eSports game, it would probably have to built from the ground up specifically for the Olympics. I think a game like, coincidentally, the recently released Pokemon Unite, could probably work with a little retooling.

[@jaywalmoose9623]

As soon as they balance it at all

[@KedaiCiplak]

Don't give Tencent any ideas.

[@BajaToxic]

Out of all moba you choose pokemon unite? lol

[@Mr.9]

@@BajaToxic it's the only moba the Olympics could run, without issues such as: Sexual characters Possibly misconstrued religious iconography Complicated battle mechanics that require first hand experience Etc

[@BajaToxic]

@@Mr.9 For me the only game eligible for olympic is Rocket League,Trackmania and Sim racing.Its all pure skill

[@nate_da_shef1676]

The Overwatch World Cup is so fun to watch! It’s fun to see the stars of the game get put onto new team combinations and to see who makes it onto the big name teams like South Korea and USA

[@SharonMcinstry1970]

I loved watching it and I’m so sad it’s gone

[@thadex454]

Probably will never come back with how Blizzard is going under

[@ARX146]

IMO it's more fun with a country rather than an org

[@thiebautjoel]

@@ARX146 Sure is. People rally way more behind a country than behind an org (not even talking about how the entire world except USA and China has to cheer for a foreigner team).

[@shaginus]

OW World Cup? You mean a tourney that can't afford a Traveling costs to participants? look at what happened to Thai team they have to open a donation to participated and they end up not allowed to enter Shit managements

[@Yesat-Erday]

The issue I have with esports at the olympics is that the games are not stable. The games are marketing from companies. In 4 years, the games are going to change way more than any sports actually would. Should Valve be the one receiving the money, or is it a Riot thing. Esports are sports, but the place in the Olympics are messy.

[@neonoir__]

Exactly, the balance of games doesn't really fit. I would really like to see an international competition specifically for gaming. Have tournaments of all the popular multiplayer games like csgo, lol, dota2, overwatch, rocket league, fortnite, valorant, starcraft 2, etc. and you can even have speedrunning competitions of popular singleplayer games like portal 1&2, mario 64, hollow knight, minecraft, etc. It would have a bunch of problems with publishers and creating an organisation big enough to host it would be insanely difficult but it would be really cool to see and experience games that you don't personally play at the top levels

[@Yesat-Erday]

@@neonoir__ The only issue is that you'll need Valve, Riot, Epic, Blizzard,... to all be happy and agree to do something together.

[@picapica201]

@@Yesat-Erday won't money make them happy? won't making a point in history make them happy? I thought this is why they do all these "big announcements" from time to time about the new games and whatnot, each one is "best" and "better than anything before". So can't they do it like this together to *actually* make something "bigger than anything before"? I'm not saying they need to do it on any regular schedule, just once is enough for a good start, lol.

[@Yesat-Erday]

@@picapica201 The thing is, 4 years ago, the esport scene was quite different Valorant wasn't a thing, Heroes of the Storm was still a viable scene, Overwatch was finishing the steps that would lead to OWL,... 4 years is an eternity in esports and it doesn't make any sense to work with them on an Olympic scale.

[@picapica201]

@@Yesat-Erday yes but they could make ONE event together, right?

[@SapphicSaphira]

The main issue is that it’s by people who think that just because it’s not physical it doesn’t apply as a sport when in reality it’s actually extremely demanding on the mind for quick making decisions

[@iraidius3343]

I just think they should have their own "Olympics-like" event for esports, whether it's by the organizers of the Olympics or not. I personally don't think that I'd want to see esports along side traditional sports; they just don't fit. But I would like to see a separate event that is like the Olympics but for esports.

[@eryalmario5299]

Closest one we got was world cyber games

[@hmvp6346]

They should call it the "Elympics"

[@Subhrajyoti]

@@hmvp6346 eOlympics

[@austinfull8941]

Why include it in the Olympics when the IOC could make it it's separate event like how Summer and WInter games are separated? Like maybe a Summer Olympics, Winter Olympics, and a Digital Olympics or some shit like that.

[@Subhrajyoti]

eOlympics

[@jonahmoore1390]

South Korea would win every time lol

[@rb1902]

@Yohan Handoyo there is also fighting games like tekken

[@Beck214]

@Yohan Handoyo that would be the case 3 years ago, but the rest of the world has caught up to them. Case in point, LPL is so much better than LCK this year and it's not even close. They should be thankful that Damwon won worlds last year, otherwise it would have been a 3 peat for the Chinese.

[@dragonplayz6606]

Overwatch even NA is beating them, league of legends too simple, dota 2 should be there maybe, Europe would dominate

[@dragonplayz6606]

NA take to say South Korea is good tbh, maybe early on in esports like NA

[@znksanti7407]

So True

[@alize1106]

Well esports can thrive on its own anyway. Tho I kinda wish game publishers, esports organizations and every relevant ppl in esports communites will join forces and create a Olympic-scale esports, with multiple titles

[@Subhrajyoti]

That's the problem IOC is not great at agreeing to demands

[@defearl]

There are some games at the Olympics this year, Street Fighter, for example.

[@billyrayvirus4796]

Truthfully, it would be much much easier if video game titles lasted longer. Think about it, what if’s game’s esport life only lasted the duration between 2 Olympics? We need longer lasting games, which requires longer lasting support.

[@kouga3984]

EA wants to know your location

[@fitmotheyap]

Just play league,lasts forever apparently

[@mahiru20ten]

Well, Dota 2 has survived 2 Olympics. So that could count. League also has that long age.

[@samirahenilaulainen1555]

there are plenty of games like League, Dota, CSGO, Hearthstone etc... that have lasted 10 years or longer. That's enough to create storylines over multiple Olympics, and even if a game does die off - other sports have had changing disciplines throughout their history!

[@quantumsno]

I just want the Evo of Esports, and the Olympics is the closest we will ever get

[@Rajivrocks-Ltd.]

I mean, its in your own sentence there. Evo was setup by people who love the FGC. Same thing has to happen for other genre's.

[@Subhrajyoti]

@@Rajivrocks-Ltd. But think if there are countries fighting instead of orgs It will make it more interesting to watch rather than just seeing orgs fighting

[@shadowdrifter8758]

Esports should not be part of the Olympics. I do think they should make their own sort of competition though

[@Subhrajyoti]

Should be eOlympics Sister of main Olympics

[@NotWhoYouThinkTheyAre]

all games are imbalanced in some way shape or form but i would love video games at the Olympics

[@Josef_1186]

Not all games

[@NotWhoYouThinkTheyAre]

@@Josef_1186 well I guess mc is alright but I'd like to hear your idea?

[@Josef_1186]

@@NotWhoYouThinkTheyAre there are plenty of balanced games out there

[@NotWhoYouThinkTheyAre]

@@Josef_1186 yeah i know but can you give some of what you were thinking

[@Josef_1186]

@@NotWhoYouThinkTheyAre rocket league or csgo?

[@lewisnorden3744]

I like esports and it has a bright future. But personally the Olympics showcases the elite physical athletes of the world, and esports imo don't really fit into it. Esports is more like chess or pool.

[@KashewKiddo3826]

Will esports be part of the olympics? “Well yes but actually no”

[@angpham941]

*insert virtual rowing and cycling*

[@marukomu_7105]

It's so weird seeing Uber and tyler1 in the same screen together

[@SpartanOfLuxon]

The problem with Esports at the Olympics is the shelf life of a video game. Traditional sports span centuries which breed generations of potential athletes in one specific sport Besides counter strike and star craft the popularity of a video game won't last long enough for kid watching the Olympics today to one day work their way up to be a athlete in the Olympics for that same game

[@Smudi97]

Why didn't you talk about the Intel World Open Tournament this year? It was Rocket League and Streetfighter in cooperation with the olympics

[@haox-anime4263]

I think it would be amazing to root for your country in an olympics-like tournament, instead of a random team own by an organization.

[@ViXi0us]

Imagine seeing Minecraft speed runs at the Olympics

[@crazyduckthing1210]

Maybe not Minecraft, it's too rng based unless you do set seed (which let's face it no one would watch).

[@GumshoeClassic]

Honestly Speedruns would be a cool idea. Maybe even races in the form of speedrun-bingo or lockout matches in addition to normal runs.

[@neon8406]

@@crazyduckthing1210 I agree because if you ever watch a speedrunner stream they are always resetting the world if they spawn in a bad area or they don’t find something so it would need to be a set seed or it would be boring to watch

[@thadex454]

Dream would be caught cheating LOL

[@booker1232]

It would be cool to have an international competition where it covers all of the popular competitive games together. We've had stuff like Evo and Blizzcon stuff but I'd be pumped to see a bigger variety of games be part of a single event.

[@satibel]

There's the french Z event which is a charity stream (so it's only streamers, not the best players), but it broke 10M euros in donations since 2021, so I could see an international event with a cash prize doing well. So I could see them making an international event with a cash prize at some point.

[@enklaev1933]

They have fucking break dancing they can include melee

[@Seroxm13]

All I want is a League of Legends and Wild Ridt World Cups! Like only 1 team from each country (32 countries make it) and not like the usual championships, where there are clubs names like Cloud9, TSM, Liquid, Samsung, etc. In the World Cup they would only represent their country's name, colors and flag.

[@dog-ez2nu]

Maybe not eSports in the Olympics, but an 'eGames' event of some kind, would I think, be a great idea. Imagine what EVO is to the FGC, but for a way larger range of eSports, 'on our own turf' in a way (since the IOC would have no idea even if they actually tried this year)

[@anhilliator1]

WELL THEN.

[@ARX146]

If we want esport in the olympics, i think there should be an international federation that create and standardized a genre of games, rather than making a product from private companies into a standards.

[@ARX146]

@Gen B it'll elevate it into a higher status than just privatized competition. although true a company probably won't try to compete with these type of games.

[@notapro6430]

Instead of Olympics they should have the Elympics

[@chakalabradores]

Olympics debate Esports (Laughs in SEA and Asian Games for Medal Event)

[@victornguyen1175]

The Olympics is a physical celebration of the human body. Mental and technical feats of mastering a ruleset/game need their own celebration. Simple as that.

[@hanilfsat8820]

No its both , sports are impressive cuz u need both , for games u dont and physical aspect is soo much harder than mental one.

[@rail5575]

anyone who has thought of this for more than a minute would say that eSports shouldn't be a part of the normal Olympics, and instead should be its own "eLympics" sorta speak. for so many reasons, some included in this video

[@rustylarry7465]

i thought this was clear cut short, esports is its own category and sports is its own category both dont actually need each other neither does. and tbh esports is a sub category cuz it belongs in the gaming category... categories of entertainment being gaming sports fashion music movies etc.

[@joaonogueira3952]

Yeah, the fact that the sports are owned by an enterprise kinda wrecks everything. You can't put a game in the line up for there to be controversy latter. Nintendo is a renown pain in the ass to work with and there is the whole blizzard situation, and that splashes into overwatch. Unless the Olympic committee could make their own public domain games I find difficult that it would be viable

[@cormalopo9248]

Esport must to have it's own Olympic. Where there are many esport competitions from many different games and genres but in only one global scale of event where athlete can represent their country and not only their team. Don't forget the opening and closing ceremony cuz that would be cool af considering esport competition like DOTA 2 and LOL had an amazing opening, let alone other esport competitions. I really love to see that. I really hope this will be real..

[@shepherdsgamingrun]

We had esports in the Southeast Asian Games last 2019 for six different games, and it appears there will be esports again in 2021 for ten games. It was a mix of PC and mobile games. It was... interesting.

[@allenchristianarizapa6232]

Well its games not olympics

[@shepherdsgamingrun]

@@allenchristianarizapa6232 If we are going to enter the realm of technicalities and pedantry, it's called the Olympic Games.

[@Helfirehydratrans]

The only esports that I would personally consider, excepting into the Olympics, is virtual cycling marathon because that does require athletic skill and a video game would reduce the cost of running the marathon because to run a marathon. You have to shut down all the streets and hire security in a whole bunch of things that I probably don’t know about.

[@twelvevoltage]

Chess has 0 athletic skill required

[@yurinabesima]

The problem with Esports at the Olympics is not being digital, is being a product of a company. You can play and use all trademraks of Soccer and Chess without paying a dime to anyone, but all Esports we know are BRANDS of private companies: you can't use their IP without permission, you can't play them if the company shuts down its servers. The IOC won't be able to include all Esports on the market (there are still a lot of traditional sports to be included), so they will have to chosse to include A and leave B out, which will be seen as corporate interests taking over a global event.

[@KAIZENTECHNOLOGIES]

*So they won't show violent games. Typical*

[@csbbk4986]

Imagine working your whole life to win a 6 hour bike race and get a gold medal but then a 22 year old guy sitting in a chair for hours wins the same thing

[@hanilfsat8820]

U mean 13-14 yearold lol

[@titanking5956]

That's so disrespectful to esports pros.

[@scorpioninpink]

Also, Chess and MotorSports have been vying for a spot in the Olympics and they have always been denied recognition.

[@MagikarpMan]

Wait the Olympics has already started?

[@sirwill9925]

Yes, they’ve been going on since 1896

[@F4keOfficial]

You're late to the party

[@adambombdiggidy]

My buddy and I were discussing something similar last night. I saw there was a petition to have Yu-gi-oh as an Olympic sport, so we theorized that a Fall or Spring Olympics for "not as sporty" sports would be the way to go. Stuff like eSports, traditional and non-traditional card games (Poker, MTG, etc.), board games (Chess, Catan, Risk, etc.), and whatnot. That way the Summer/Winter Olympics still maintain their integrity, other competitive sports are represented, and everyone is happy.

[@kouheimassey]

you got the world cup for many games, like overwatch. just do that, but for multiple games

[@zut8448]

I love these videos, but I gotta point out the hilarious voice crack at 1:19 😂 Makes these professional videos feel more human!

[@localmilfchaser6938]

😂😂😂

[@breakhart]

"publisher control the games title" this will be the brick wall forever between eSports and regular sports, basically those publisher just want extra Olympics royalty

[@nobodycares6941]

we did have League of Legends in Asian Games 2018, it was pretty cool imo, but I guess ppl forgot about it.

[@xiv7768]

When sim racing is parts of Virtual Olympics but there is no motorsport events on the actual Olympics

[@aachoosenpai5013]

I agree to the fact that eSports would be out of place in the Olympics. It being a celebration of sport and the largest sporting event in the world garnering talent from all over the world. What would be cool is to see an Olympics for videogames itself, where there is competition in different game genres itself. 👍🏿

[@firstname474]

Yui pfp

[@MikeGlasses]

Imagine Mang0 the olympic gold medalist.

[@twelvevoltage]

Perfect

[@smarty265]

This aged like milk

[@LuddyFish_]

Esports would feel very out of place in the Olympics. The Olympics shows off the *physical* performances of athletes. Esports is more virtual than physical, and that's where the line draws for me. This is coming from an athlete (predominately swimmer) and gamer.

[@benwagner742]

Honestly many major esports already have such epic international competitions - I don't think being in the Olympics and forcing esports in front of an audience that doesn't want to watch is a great path forward. We don't need the Olympics, they don't need us.

[@Larry]

Exact same reason there's no motor sports in the Olympics either then...

[@dtarchon]

Esports should be separate from Olympics, and be collated/celebrated into its own global event on par with the Olympics.

[@420_laundry]

It's very entertaining, imagining the actual event and what streamers would make out of it as as far as it gets broadcasted via twitch... i can see the ioc failing, broadcasting this like on kick xD

[@cheesemaster7213]

It’s because gamers are oppressed

[@Bubbble_Bear]

To be honest the most likely contender for an E-lympics is Rocket League as it's literally soccars, sports fans already know the simple gesture of shooting the ball to the goal but with rocket cars and that's awesome.

[@SpacedogD]

If you want physical sport based video games as a potential esport, something that is not violent, would Dance Dance Revolution actually be something that fit the bill?

[@elasri11]

Honestly I don't think Esport is compatible with the olympics Anyone who thinks the olympics should include anything competitive either doesn't watch them or clearly doesn't get the point, the olympics are a celebration of body and human limits versus the law of physics there's a reason why they were hesitant to include even golf in the olympics, and it's the same reason why chess isn't included although one could argue it's a lot more competitive and organised than any esport out there What I would like to see is a seperate global event didicated to esports, sort of like Evo wich I think is a brilliant example of how Esports could go global

[@Subhrajyoti]

It can be a part of Olympics like eOlympics

[@chilasohai9446]

I think esports would eventually outgrow the Olympics anyway since the interest and the viewership are way more and still growing while the opposite can be said for the Olympics

[@rhyssuy8361]

You saying the olympics and real life sports in general will disappear is that it

[@doo0ni]

I think the biggest Problem is the Longevity of any Esport. Most Sports has been around for Years so to have Games be played for Decades, which would definitely qualify them for the Olympics. I could see a E-Olympics tho, every 4 Years showcasing the 5 biggest Shooter, 3 biggest Fighters, or something around that. Bc we all know Games will not last long we have to keep it fresh too. I actually hope the Olympics don't adopt Games as I would think any would boycott either the sports or esports or just plain not watch it, giving the possibility to just outright blame games or anything bad that happend.

[@broomlord8557]

When virtual rowing is put into the Olympics before Ultimate Frisbee :(

[@speccyneek]

None of the eSports events at the olympics resemble the eSports we know other than the Motorracing one since Gran Turismo has an esport, but the rest look like training sims for the main events

[@DaRealBurnz]

I agree with most people saying that esports don't need the olympics. It would definitely be out of place and very out of the way too, as I'm sure many of us didn't even realise there was an Olympics Virtual Series. But regardless, I think Rocket League probably has the best chance of actually making it in

[@fastfamilyfivem9532]

Esports teams only represent countries already giving me chills

[@rk9sbpro83]

Wow my mom told me the other day that they were adding esports to the olympics, which I thought was really cool. Then I watched this video and saw some of the games they were using to represent esports... what are they even thinking

[@johnmichaelvincea.alferez465]

Bowling and Billiards deserves to be included at the olympics. But I dont know why the IOC keeps on rejecting these sports after how many bids.

[@darex8993]

Imagine Ring Fit on the Switch being an Olympic sport

[@anselgatus5290]

I really don't think that the inclusion of eSports would work.

[@luffy_legend388]

You talked about this 2 years ago about it and this might become a reality in2025 😊😊😊

[@Round_Slinger]

The problem is that there's already Evo and several other platforms for gamers that are just fine

[@Rolvak]

So... my take on this is that Windjammers 2 in the olympics is a possibility

[@zempry]

Maybe in 2024 the game will be out 🤣

[@gorfmb]

the olympic committee saw those billions that the esports industry has and was like "man this looks nice"

[@trantuong789]

If chess is still strugling to get into Olympics, I don't see any e-sport game making it any time soon. Although, as mentioned in the video, the 31th South East Asian Games that is going to take place in Hanoi, Vietnam in 2022 is going to have 8 esports titles including PUBG mobile, LOL, Wildrift, Free Fire, FIFA Online...

[@thompsonnoel]

The biggest problem to me is the fact that e-sports are owned by corporations. One of the beauties of the Olympics is that all sports are public domain.

[@MaxNMotion]

Just found this video and I gotta say it’s still relevant. Like some of the others in the comments, an eOlympic games would make more sense for a specific reason you mentioned-the companies. The way regular Olympics operate wouldn’t go well since companies like Capcom and ArcSys literally own their games. It would make more sense to have a separate event so that rules and regulations surrounding the games can be fine-tuned for esports specifically. Though tbh it sounds like the real reason they don’t want us is because they’re boomers lol. Also keep in mind some games like Mortal Kombat are literally banned in some countries, so that may be an issue for an eOlympics when trying to reach as many people as possible.

[@bangla996]

its like how the fifa world cup holds so much more weight than its olympic counterpart lol

[@despacitodaniel801]

But then u remember the bugs, the ping advantage, the balance..

[@dominiccenteno1233]

It's so gooood rooting for our Philippine team during the South East Asian games before. We're champions in both Dota 2 and Mobile Legends. I hope there will be an Olympic type of tournament for all major esports. It will also be a good opportunity for small and niche esports to be known around the world.

[@GardenBoat]

I think the main problem with letting esports into the Olympics is that video games are made and owned by corporations, and aren't universal games like Soccer or Track is. The board would have to essentially allow corporations to have a seat at the table and that is fucked and they shouldn't allow it. I'm all for an international esports festival but I don't think one of our biggest tenants of international peace and community should let Blizzard or Nintendo have any sort of power over entire genres

[@pcky6646]

The problem is that its not consolided, we dont see it because we are part of it, but, games are niched.

[@hewhosays7979]

I'm sorry but the olympics are meant for what a human body can do at its physical peak, it's simply wrong to have Usain Bolt and a LoL player and think "hmm, yeah, these athletes are both at a comparable level". eSports have their own tournaments and that's all they need

[@sleepyknight4925]

Chess is in the olympics tho

[@fuscello]

@@sleepyknight4925 i don’t think chess is an Olympic sport

[@colonelpopcorn1947]

Exactly my thoughts. Sitting in front of a screen all day and running nearly 24/7 just isn't even slightly comparable

[@isaiah1419]

the brain is part of the human body and there are already events that require very little physical strength but instead fine motor skills such as shooting. also trying to compare any athletes across the sports is pointless giving the massive spread of sports that are on display a shooter would not be able to compare themselves at all physically to a weight lifter but that weight lifter wouldnt be able to match the shooters finesse.

[@colonelpopcorn1947]

@@isaiah1419 I would also argue a lot of sports should be removed from the Olympics, but that's my take

[@LettuceGod1]

I don’t think Esports should ever be in the Olympics. It would be super out of place. However, I’ve seen people mentioning a separate E-Olympics, and that would be sick as hell.

[@Rebateman]

If Olympics had Mario Kart that required Labo for competitors to compete, would we riot?

[@Ignivor.]

I think Rocket League in the Olympics would be amazing. It has nothing to do with killing and is based on a real sport so theme-wise it fits. Also it is a game with an infinitely high skill ceiling and players need to train for a long time to get really good, just like in any other sport.

[@adrianmagtoto9775]

I think Chess should be considered for the Olympics first before Esports

[@nazir7614]

It would be ironic if one day that Esport Championship is bigger than Olympic

[@jasperli]

the IOC make really good points though, I mean promoting more children to stay inside at home playing video games is ultimately not the message the Olympics should be sending to the youth, promoting esports that require more physicality like sim racing, erowing and eCycling would ultimately benefit the youth of tomorrow much better than traditional esports whilst simultaneously shedding light to the esports world to the casual viewer.

[@znksanti7407]

I Think that If We Have an Olympic eSports games, they sure should be: - FIFA (Teams with Just players of 1 country) - Rocket League - Maybe NBA 2k - Tony Hawk's Pro Skater - Gran Turismo Series - BKOOL Cycling simulator Secundary Games - Fighting Games (Just a Few of Team cuz violence) - Pokémon - Clash Royale

[@bznshee]

bro they better not add it. thats like in an esports tournament showing a swimming competition

[@Helfirehydratrans]

You know that the Olympic committee is so out of touch with people that even the gamers in the young people that they’re trying to bring to the Olympics don’t even agree with their decision. We don’t even think that gaming should be part of the Olympics because the Olympics is based on athletic skill. And there’s nothing athletic about gaming.