The business of eSports

6 Minute English

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2019-06-27

6 分钟
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  • 6.8 English From BBC Learning English Hello and welcome to 6 Minute English, I'm Neil.

  • And I'm Sam.

  • Now Sam, how would you define e-sports?

  • e-sports.

  • Well, this is essentially competitive video gaming.

  • Individuals and teams take part in competitions where they play video games.

  • Ah, so just like me and my kids at the weekend.

  • Well, no.

  • e-sports is enormous.

  • Tens of thousands of people turn up to watch these events.

  • The players are professional and get paid huge salaries.

  • The best ones are millionaires.

  • Well, maybe I'm not quite in that league yet,

  • but the business of e-sports is our topic for this program.

  • Before we press play on the subject, though, a question.

  • Approximately how much was generated by e-sports and video games in the last year.

  • Was it a $130 million?

  • B, $13 billion?