Should Video Games Should Be Considered A Sport Essay

The article “Should Video Games Be Considered a Sport?” from The New York Times issued October 4, 2013, by Michael Gonchar is a popular topic debated by numerous people. There has been an abundance of controversy whether video games should be considered a sport. These disputes cause a number of arguments among professional gamers, fans, and media. Just because these players are playing video games extensive hours throughout days and nights, and not doing any physical athletics doesn’t make it not considered a sport. Professional gamers not only practice their individual gameplay, but their strategies and working as a team day in and day out until it’s time for another tournament. The definition of a sport is an activity involving physical exertion and skill in which an individual or team competes against another or other for entertainment. The argument here is why a sport is considered a “physical activity.” A sport should be considered an activity involving talent in which an individual or team competes or other for entertainment. Professional gamers practice an insane amount of hours per day and stay up late into the night

One couldn’t begin to imagine the money that could potentially be earned in this field. Professional players earn money by placing in the top three in tournaments. Tournaments are a great opportunity for a team to win hundreds of thousands of dollars. Tournaments aren’t the only source of income for competitors. Professionals are also sponsored not only by gaming equipment companies but companies such as Red Bull, Monster Energy, and Doritos. They are also paid to livestream their gameplay on websites and media application such as Twitch and MLG (Major League Gaming.) I personally have been watching players’ livestream on Twitch since it initially launched in 2011, and watching YouTube videos of their gameplay since it originally launched in