CBS, the august home of the Masters and March Madness, will become the first broadcast network in the United States to cover a video game tournament as a sporting event on Sunday.
But for gaming to make it as a major-network TV sport, the big hurdle will be translating a medium that is by its nature meant to be experienced firsthand into a compelling hands-off spectator experience. It is a task that in some ways is no less daunting than that of the early baseball television producers who eventually realized that a camera way out in center field would provide the best view of pitches.
I say:
I never liked baseball much or Vgaming.
If this works, maybe I could start a channel on cable, where a guy could just punch the remote and see a large display informing him about what channel his 'remote friends' are scanning now. That would be 'hands-on', or something.
Comcast wants to charge me $10.00 a month to not watch TV now. If this keeps up, global warming could seem like a bargain.
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