Would You Watch Other People Play Video Games?

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Austin, Texas
December 27, 2017 5:24pm CST
May 19, 2014, an article written by Leo Mirani was published in Quartz and basically the writer said that the future of “the next YouTube” would be a site where people watched other people play video games. I scoffed at first and thought such a thing was absolutely incredulous. But since that was 3 years ago, I've had time to think about it. Even though my initial reaction was that it sounded bizarre, now that I've thought about it, I don't know why I scoffed. It'll just be another spectator sport. We watch people play golf and chess, don't we? It's 2017. Is there anybody out there who watches other people play video games?
It sounds like the worst nightmare of a 21st-century parent. Not only are the kids addicted to video games, they aren't even playing the games themselves. Instead, they're sitting in front of the computer watching other people play. Where, oh where, did we
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• Calgary, Alberta
27 Dec 17
I do because it helps me develop my mic skills. I want to stream games too and I am trying to absorb some formula from the successful streamers so I can develop my own style.
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• Austin, Texas
29 Dec 17
This is what my kids told me.
• Austin, Texas
29 Dec 17
@CaptAlbertWhisker - LOL. That makes perfect sense.
@marlina (154165)
• Canada
28 Dec 17
I have no time to waste for that.
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• United States
28 Dec 17
yea,i watch my family do that all the time.just as interesting as watching tv really.
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@LadyDuck (459742)
• Switzerland
28 Dec 17
No, I do not watch people play golf or chess, I like to play golf, but not watch the others play.
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@nela13 (55761)
• Portugal
28 Dec 17
Youtubers win a lot of money with those videos, but personally is not my kind of thing.
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28 Dec 17
Yes I could.
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• United States
27 Dec 17
I only recently watched a big tournament, but I dont sit and watch people play games no.
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@TheHorse (207003)
• Walnut Creek, California
27 Nov 18
Absolutely not.
@lykand (1)
28 Dec 17
I don't think its bad. It helps me develop my skills.
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@debjani1 (7207)
27 Nov 18
I don't agree.