re: The NBA has partnered with Take Two for NBA 2K eLeague in 2018

Posted on 2/9/17 at 12:03 am to UltimateHog

Posted by The_Joker

Winter Park, Fl

Member since Jan 2013

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Posted on 2/9/17 at 12:03 am to UltimateHog

Why would it be a bad idea? The twitch community is massive and its not like anybody is going to stop watching real basketball because of this when 99% of fans won't know it exists. I don't give a frick about esports but there's nothing but upside for the owners. Good business move.

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Posted by vengeanceofrain

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Member since Jun 2013

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Posted on 2/9/17 at 12:14 am to The_Joker

I'm mad I was born 15 years too late. I was savage of on NBA 2k,,the original loll, untold me I could make a living playing NBA 2k in high school I literary would have brought my dteamcsst to video com and practiced for 2 hours at school every other day. Duck chemistry in practicing with the pacers

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Posted by UltimateHog

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Posted on 2/9/17 at 1:15 am to The_Joker

quote:
Why would it be a bad idea? The twitch community is massive and its not like anybody is going to stop watching real basketball because of this when 99% of fans won't know it exists.

The Twitch community is massive centered around anything but sports games, NBA 2K is not even in the top 20 on twitch for viewers. That's why.

The feeling is mostly mutual in those communities, big eSports fans and players and their communities dislike "real" sports the same way people that like real sports hate eSports.

You will find Madden, NBA 2K, and even FIFA buried behind a ton of games on Twitch with very little viewership.

This post was edited on 2/9/17 at 2:31 am

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