SoulBlazer Posted December 13, 2011 Share Posted December 13, 2011 Well, it's not that easy. Interesting article here about those few who 'go pro' with gaming and tips to do it. http://games.yahoo.com/blogs/plugged-in/pro-video-games-235520092.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian O Posted December 13, 2011 Share Posted December 13, 2011 Interesting, but I don't think I'll be giving up my day job any time soon. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Animan Posted December 13, 2011 Share Posted December 13, 2011 I'd rather make games than play them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
triverse Posted December 17, 2011 Share Posted December 17, 2011 The problem with going pro right now is that there are so many gamers wanting to do it and so few companies willing to drop cash to those players. Much like the reasoning for my PR firm, I think there needs to be some organization with a bunch of gamers, like what Major League Gaming is doing, where companies can deal with one entity but reach 100's of sponsored gamers. From what I have learned over the years, it is not a case of gaming companies not wanting to shell out money, it is a case of them not wanting to deal with 100+ contacts on a one on one basis unless you are posting unique views/reades/interactions with more than several million people a month (anything smaller is simply not worth their time to mess with). Pro gaming, while in its infancy, can still grow quite a lot if there is some grouping of the players. Just like any professional sport, players don't just show up and say, hey, let's play. They have organization, managers, and behind the scenes people handling PR, marketing and getting sponsors. Treat something like this as just playing games and that is all it will ever be. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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