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Esports Are Like Other Pro Sports, Except Someone Owns the Game—Most Interesting Thing in Tech

Esports Are Like Other Pro Sports, Except Someone Owns the Game—Most Interesting Thing in Tech

Esports Are Like Other Pro Sports, Except Someone Owns the Game—Most Interesting Thing in Tech

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September 11, 20202m 52s

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Esports are booming, and players are making it their lives. It’s a whole lot like professional sports, with young stars, huge revenues from events, and passionate fans. Except there’s one big difference: in sports, no one owns the actual game. And that ends up changing a lot about how esports works. More here: https://www.wired.com/story/esports-pros-labor-game-publishers-power/

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