neh, ill acknowledge it takes skills and training to be successful in its own right but the Olympics has always been a physical competition. its not in the same league.
Yea I'll admit some of the games are questionable of if they belong in the Olympics but in shootings defense, unless you ever had a good range day, shooting does ask something physical of you especially in clay and skeet. A few hrs of 12gauge shooting will beat you up.
I would say Even as a gamer no. The Olympics have always been physical. Think of it this way a sport, like chess doesnt need to be physical to be a sport, but the Olympics are about physical sport .
It should be in the Olympics. I did a essay in University about whether its the future of sport and I agree that it has be acknowledged as a sport first. And it needs that respect
Yes it should be in the Olympics. Traditional sports shows which country has more physical skill and esports will show which has better planning and reaction times, and aren't those skills that people should be proud of and shown off?
or ping pong, diving, basically every 'artistic' olympic event, tug of war, curling, fencing 'physical involvement' is even present when gaming but I'd imagine OP doesn't consider hand/eye coordination/reaction times/ability to adapt to infinite possibility of situations as things that could be considered talent or measurable in a format either under time or in a competitive sense. 10 years ago if you told me golf was a sport I'm sure just about everyone would laugh at you and call you retarded but it's a part of olympics and has a low amount of physical involvement while relying heavily on luck under many conditions
All sports are games, but not all games are sports. The Olympics are for sports, feats of physical prowess and skill. Many video games do require skill, but so do games like poker and chess and you don't hear anyone arguing that they should be Olympic sports.
Put all the crappy events in it like pingpong, diving, sync swimming, tug of war, shooting, water polo, curling and almost every race/short sprint timed event. Might as well just use the undisputed sports as main olympic events and everything else is the Sub-Olympic Events.
Create the Elympics. Have multiple different games, with each country having a team/representative for each individual game. Have different genres, run it every four years and with a different host city each time
I would say it would be pretty cool to see gaming being recognized as a sport but personally in my opinion I highly doubt this would happen in my lifetime but then again I could be wrong and this may happen in the future but who knows
I'm saying no. It in some ways would be a insult to the athletes who train for years to get their bodies in peek condition, to compete in their respected sport. Oh and shooting & archery still require some physical training, that would not be needed for esports.
Just FYI. There are over 10 Sports that many of witch have been in the Olympics that take less physical exercise then Esports. Many Oulipians are not fit at all.
It has a long way to go. There are other so called “sports” that would be considered as Olympic Sports. Let’s take póker for example, I think it has almost the same amount of challenges that esports do. There are so many things poker and esports have in common and yet none of them are being even considered to appear in 2024
Video games shouldn’t be in the olympics. The lifespan of majority of all games is too short and some games are just trends (battle royale games). Sports should be it’s own thing and not something related to athletes.
No as all the events in the Olympics have clear defined rules while overwatch may be the fps of esports now what about in 20 years I doubt it and then you change the rules of something and there for a new record needs to be brought in, and alternative would be creating an Eolympics and make it all about gaming
How about Elympics, covers everything from gaming to amount of keypresses in a single minute, to click in a minute, to accuracy speed typing a predetermined list of 1000 words, speedruns, build competitions (ingame building) because just like the artistic stuff in current olympics gotta have a digital version, and even multi-tasking events as the alternative to things like triathlons and such or simple a copy of triathlons in the sense that would need to mario warp clear a game then solve a randomly generated 50 step minimum puzzle, cook some pizza rolls, then eat them while trash talking a 7yr old in an fps who screams they've fornicated with your mother.
Erm I'm sorry but is no one acknowledging him not calling golf a sport for "rich people hitting a ball into a hole". That's like the most fucked up thing watchmojo has said since their destiny 2 list
Mike Está Aqui it's not that bad. I mean far enough in some ways it could've been better and not have as many games. To me it is what it is. But at least the third game is finally coming out next year. Even though it should've been this year!
No. It doesn't really require physical or athletic skill. Things like skateboarding do. It's the same as saying darts should be in the Olympics, no it shouldn't. Yeah it takes practice to get good but no it's not right for the Olympics. Have an alternative for eSports, but do not include it in the Olympic games. Look at it this way, an Olympic athlete could play games, probably not as well but they can do it. Could your average eSports competitor attempt an Olympic event, run the 100M, chuck a javelin, do a half pipe, play football or rugby? Probably not. Maybe I'm stereotyping but I play games but also mountain bike and play football and I know which is harder to be proficient at and which make me feel better and that's not sitting in front of a console.
It´s only a matter of time and nobody can change it. World has changed since the first Olympics and constatly will. If these people who don´t consider about esports as regular sport next generation will.
Yes it should be in the olympics , video games are better than olympics anyway, olympics are boring as shit and who cares about athletic abilities. There can be Olympic video games like maybe , Mario and sonic at the olympics 2020 or maybe being able to flip a controller in the air. Anyway video games are equal to the olympics and it would be discriminatory to not let them in the olympics. This is sarcasm by the way haha
Yes for F sake! Games stand up for your right to shine E sports is all about muselmemory, strategi and competion. Don't you dare say. "Döh you don't physicly move, Döh just because it has the word sport in it, does not quailfy it as a sport." simple minded people! E sports players type faster then any one in the world, have sick reflexes and have more accuret clicking then anyone else! That's way more intens then the average person who uses a computer. I mean have you seen office people they are slow as hell and have the same rutin every day. Youd think they improve. So yeah E sports is a sport and should be quailfyied as an olympic sport.
Joffa99 mmmh Then scabble should be in it, card games as well. Poker doesn't need the player to be super athletic, requires strategy, but you never see them in olympics
Mike Está Aqui so you say that runing and jumping takes that much strategi? You just run and jump and wave your arms a littel. Where is the mussel memory there? Kids learn that. Can you look at 20 things in 10 sec and perform 30 different actions while doing it, and think of 10 good stratigies to win a game?
i never said anything about their sacrifices the only point i was trying to make is that esports is extremely competitive and if you dont think that then you have no clue what esports actually is,for the record i dont think that esports should be in the olympics
neh, ill acknowledge it takes skills and training to be successful in its own right but the Olympics has always been a physical competition. its not in the same league.
Like shooting
Yea I'll admit some of the games are questionable of if they belong in the Olympics but in shootings defense, unless you ever had a good range day, shooting does ask something physical of you especially in clay and skeet. A few hrs of 12gauge shooting will beat you up.
For the love of god no....
I would say
Even as a gamer no. The Olympics have always been physical.
Think of it this way a sport, like chess doesnt need to be physical to be a sport, but the Olympics are about physical sport .
Like shooting
Esport should have its own championship🤔🤔🤔
Honestly, no. It can have its own tournament but the Olympics is on a whole other level.
It should be in the Olympics. I did a essay in University about whether its the future of sport and I agree that it has be acknowledged as a sport first. And it needs that respect
Maybe i think it is not possible, because racing is not included olympic sport too, then same about e-sport game 🎮🎮
and skeleton or bob racing and running or speed skating and skiing is not racing?
I understand Olympics are based on athleticism but I'd watch e sports in the Olympics over a lot of sports that are already in the Olympics.
Yes it should be in the Olympics. Traditional sports shows which country has more physical skill and esports will show which has better planning and reaction times, and aren't those skills that people should be proud of and shown off?
No, it would make the Olympics into a joke, theres nothing physical about esport
Like shooting
or ping pong, diving, basically every 'artistic' olympic event, tug of war, curling, fencing
'physical involvement' is even present when gaming but I'd imagine OP doesn't consider hand/eye coordination/reaction times/ability to adapt to infinite possibility of situations as things that could be considered talent or measurable in a format either under time or in a competitive sense.
10 years ago if you told me golf was a sport I'm sure just about everyone would laugh at you and call you retarded but it's a part of olympics and has a low amount of physical involvement while relying heavily on luck under many conditions
Joe Cowan the olympics are dying anyways esports will revive it
All sports are games, but not all games are sports. The Olympics are for sports, feats of physical prowess and skill. Many video games do require skill, but so do games like poker and chess and you don't hear anyone arguing that they should be Olympic sports.
Right now, I think we should focus on making ESports be recognized as a sport first before we push or think of it being on the olympics
"It isn't a sport, it's a competition." - John Skipper
"It's not gambling, it's surprise mechanics." - EA Rep.
No, just let gaming have it's own seperate Olympics.
Put all the crappy events in it like pingpong, diving, sync swimming, tug of war, shooting, water polo, curling and almost every race/short sprint timed event. Might as well just use the undisputed sports as main olympic events and everything else is the Sub-Olympic Events.
Of course not
Create the Elympics. Have multiple different games, with each country having a team/representative for each individual game. Have different genres, run it every four years and with a different host city each time
I would say it would be pretty cool to see gaming being recognized as a sport but personally in my opinion I highly doubt this would happen in my lifetime but then again I could be wrong and this may happen in the future but who knows
*No*
I'm saying no. It in some ways would be a insult to the athletes who train for years to get their bodies in peek condition, to compete in their respected sport. Oh and shooting & archery still require some physical training, that would not be needed for esports.
Just FYI. There are over 10 Sports that many of witch have been in the Olympics that take less physical exercise then Esports. Many Oulipians are not fit at all.
I honestly believe that eSports should REPLACE athletic sports!
No, it's a different thing
It has a long way to go. There are other so called “sports” that would be considered as Olympic Sports. Let’s take póker for example, I think it has almost the same amount of challenges that esports do. There are so many things poker and esports have in common and yet none of them are being even considered to appear in 2024
No. They would have to make an e-Olimpics event then.
It’s good for getting video games recognized as a good thing. Not so good for making video games a sport.
Video games shouldn’t be in the olympics. The lifespan of majority of all games is too short and some games are just trends (battle royale games). Sports should be it’s own thing and not something related to athletes.
6:30... people treat their professional gamers as athletes. This is probably why they die at their stupid fucking anti-social Internet cafe desks
Why not?
No.
No , imagine my ancient ancestors seeing derk teens playing videogames in favour of zeus
If you think Michael Phelps was sincere, you are pretty naive. Do you think he would call gamers nerds at an award show he was paid to be at? Come on.
No, Just make ESPORTS Tournament
Welp street fighter and rocket league will be a Olympic esport in 2020
I love playing video games and I consider myself a gamer but come on, video games shouldn't even be considered a sport let alone be on the Olympics
Okay, not gonna lie, didn't appreciate the bashing that you guys gave golf. Doesn't deserve that bashing at all
No as all the events in the Olympics have clear defined rules while overwatch may be the fps of esports now what about in 20 years I doubt it and then you change the rules of something and there for a new record needs to be brought in, and alternative would be creating an Eolympics and make it all about gaming
How about Elympics, covers everything from gaming to amount of keypresses in a single minute, to click in a minute, to accuracy speed typing a predetermined list of 1000 words, speedruns, build competitions (ingame building) because just like the artistic stuff in current olympics gotta have a digital version, and even multi-tasking events as the alternative to things like triathlons and such or simple a copy of triathlons in the sense that would need to mario warp clear a game then solve a randomly generated 50 step minimum puzzle, cook some pizza rolls, then eat them while trash talking a 7yr old in an fps who screams they've fornicated with your mother.
No, eSports is too cool to be associated with real sports.
Erm I'm sorry but is no one acknowledging him not calling golf a sport for "rich people hitting a ball into a hole". That's like the most fucked up thing watchmojo has said since their destiny 2 list
Yeah sorry we were wrong, Golf is a cool game for cool dudes.
Nope, they should make their own thing.
No...fuck no...if baseball isn't in the Olympics why should "eSports" be?
baseball is coming back
Interesting video but i can't help to feel that it maybe should've been about 3-4 minutes shorter? Kind of drags on a bit.
Mike Está Aqui it's not that bad. I mean far enough in some ways it could've been better and not have as many games. To me it is what it is. But at least the third game is finally coming out next year. Even though it should've been this year!
No. It doesn't really require physical or athletic skill. Things like skateboarding do. It's the same as saying darts should be in the Olympics, no it shouldn't. Yeah it takes practice to get good but no it's not right for the Olympics. Have an alternative for eSports, but do not include it in the Olympic games. Look at it this way, an Olympic athlete could play games, probably not as well but they can do it. Could your average eSports competitor attempt an Olympic event, run the 100M, chuck a javelin, do a half pipe, play football or rugby? Probably not. Maybe I'm stereotyping but I play games but also mountain bike and play football and I know which is harder to be proficient at and which make me feel better and that's not sitting in front of a console.
It´s only a matter of time and nobody can change it. World has changed since the first Olympics and constatly will. If these people who don´t consider about esports as regular sport next generation will.
I've played a video game of the Olympics. If that was the game being played then yeah because super meta.
I WANNA BE AN OLYMPIAN WITHOUT MY INHAILER
Give games their own Olympics!😆
Let’s hope for 2040 when we’ll be living on mars
I immediately said no the very second i saw the title of this video
Yeah.
Don't make the Olympics a fucking joke
They need to put QWOP in the olympics, lol!
Im a gamer but for me its a bad idea video games in the olympics
Cause boomers be like. Esports are stupid theres no physical movement
Someday
No. Fuck no.
E-sports has no place in the olympics
Why?
no
Absolutely not
Yes it should be in the olympics , video games are better than olympics anyway, olympics are boring as shit and who cares about athletic abilities. There can be Olympic video games like maybe , Mario and sonic at the olympics 2020 or maybe being able to flip a controller in the air. Anyway video games are equal to the olympics and it would be discriminatory to not let them in the olympics. This is sarcasm by the way haha
I hate watching people play I want to play
WHY NOT JUST MAKE AN EOLYMPICS LUL
hell no.
Yes!
na.i love video games but na.
its a big NOPE .
Yes
Simple. No
Simple yes
i never watch the olympics
No... Even gamers realize that esport shouldn't be on olympics. Downvoting this video for having the most biased opinionated video of the day
I’m a gamer and I think esports should be in the olympics
No no no no no no no no
Yes for F sake! Games stand up for your right to shine
E sports is all about muselmemory, strategi and competion. Don't you dare say. "Döh you don't physicly move, Döh just because it has the word sport in it, does not quailfy it as a sport." simple minded people!
E sports players type faster then any one in the world, have sick reflexes and have more accuret clicking then anyone else!
That's way more intens then the average person who uses a computer. I mean have you seen office people they are slow as hell and have the same rutin every day. Youd think they improve.
So yeah E sports is a sport and should be quailfyied as an olympic sport.
Joffa99 mmmh Then scabble should be in it, card games as well. Poker doesn't need the player to be super athletic, requires strategy, but you never see them in olympics
darklyger64 that's right ma mate! :)
Mike Está Aqui so you say that runing and jumping takes that much strategi? You just run and jump and wave your arms a littel. Where is the mussel memory there? Kids learn that. Can you look at 20 things in 10 sec and perform 30 different actions while doing it, and think of 10 good stratigies to win a game?
who needs sports, we have video games
Ebin Delgado ok then you fat fuck
Yes yes they should be allowed
No, olympics is prided on actual competitiveness
Adey Kalina And there's no competitiveness in Video games?
so games are not actually competitive? have you ever played a fighting game sir????
if your not speaking from experience your opinion holds no value
I think the staff from MLG, The International, EVO or whatever major eSport organization want to have a word with you.
i never said anything about their sacrifices the only point i was trying to make is that esports is extremely competitive and if you dont think that then you have no clue what esports actually is,for the record i dont think that esports should be in the olympics
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