Do you consider pro gaming a Sport?

I'm a huge fan of football and mostly all American Sports, and i do think Video Games can be considered a Bonified Sport.I think ATM it's far from it though heres why

Xbox has alot of Pro Gaming Leagues for Halo and Gears , but thats the problem they use 2 differant games, imagine one day NFL was playing Soccer? when a game make a specialized game just for a competition and they can use that certain game for the next 5 to 6 years the VG can Achieve Sports status.

for example, in Madden toruneys the fact they use a differant version every year messes up the competitivness, the best 07 player might not be better than the 06 winner but the 06 winner isn't used to the 07 version, Sports need an equal Playing field.

if they make a Master madden thats the same every Compeition they can make some really competitive Madden Matches an people would practice for months and they can actually track stats.

i think VG will be a Major sport in a few years because it is competitive and not anyone can pick up a controller or KB/M and be good at a game, the sport probally would be Stremed online because i don't see non tech savy people wanting to watch people play games, and it would make sense to have the matches viewed online than on Fox. If ESPN is gonna consider Poker a sport then i'm sure if Pro Gaming Does the right things it'll be on ESPN too.

I do know that everytime someone brings up MLG their pompous and annoying attitude makes me want to explode.

I'm a huge fan of football and mostly all American Sports, and i do think Video Games can be considered a Bonified Sport.I think ATM it's far from it though heres why

Xbox has alot of Pro Gaming Leagues for Halo and Gears , but thats the problem they use 2 differant games, imagine one day NFL was playing Soccer? when a game make a specialized game just for a competition and they can use that certain game for the next 5 to 6 years the VG can Achieve Sports status.

for example, in Madden toruneys the fact they use a differant version every year messes up the competitivness, the best 07 player might not be better than the 06 winner but the 06 winner isn't used to the 07 version, Sports need an equal Playing field.

if they make a Master madden thats the same every Compeition they can make some really competitive Madden Matches an people would practice for months and they can actually track stats.

i think VG will be a Major sport in a few years because it is competitive and not anyone can pick up a controller or KB/M and be good at a game, the sport probally would be Stremed online because i don't see non tech savy people wanting to watch people play games, and it would make sense to have the matches viewed online than on Fox. If ESPN is gonna consider Poker a sport then i'm sure if Pro Gaming Does the right things it'll be on ESPN too.

peacebringer

I don't believe video games are sports...it's just not right. There is virtually no physical activity which in my mind differentiates between a sport and a competition in some instances. I'm not saying it's not competitive or boring cause i love watching matches, it just isn't a sport. Also i'm not understanding your point about a madden tournament not being an equal playing field. If the game comes out the same time for everyone, everyone gets the same amount of time to practice. If the "06 winner" is truly so great he should be able to adapt to the 07 game.

You clearly haven't seen CS 1.6 pro matches if you are asking for a game with a 5+ year cycle. :|

Halo and Gears as the main competitive sport? No dude. Just no.

You clearly haven't seen CS 1.6 pro matches if you are asking for a game with a 5+ year cycle. :|

Halo and Gears as the main competitive sport? No dude. Just no.

DeeJayInphinity

as deejay said cs 1.6 is a massively copetitive online game... gears and halo pale in comparison

alot of you guys saying no way or no, don't understand Basketball/baseball/football al started out as games to pass time, there children games just like Videogames, just back in the day they didn't have Madden so they invented throwing the ball at people. 50 years ago if you asked someone is playing football would make them a millionaire they would laugh. Sports is just Competitve play with Incentive. it takes more skills to be amazing in Halo or any game than play a hand of Poker. peacebringer

You clearly haven't seen CS 1.6 pro matches if you are asking for a game with a 5+ year cycle. :|

Halo and Gears as the main competitive sport? No dude. Just no.

DeeJayInphinity

If video games are a sport, then chess and poker are also both sports.Mumbles527

Chess is considered a mental sport.... Not sure about poker though.

[QUOTE="peacebringer"]alot of you guys saying no way or no, don't understand Basketball/baseball/football al started out as games to pass time, there children games just like Videogames, just back in the day they didn't have Madden so they invented throwing the ball at people. 50 years ago if you asked someone is playing football would make them a millionaire they would laugh. Sports is just Competitve play with Incentive. it takes more skills to be amazing in Halo or any game than play a hand of Poker. Mumbles527

poker takes almost no skill... it's almost compleately luck, yes i know what i'mn talking about

[QUOTE="peacebringer"]alot of you guys saying no way or no, don't understand Basketball/baseball/football al started out as games to pass time, there children games just like Videogames, just back in the day they didn't have Madden so they invented throwing the ball at people. 50 years ago if you asked someone is playing football would make them a millionaire they would laugh. Sports is just Competitve play with Incentive. it takes more skills to be amazing in Halo or any game than play a hand of Poker. Mumbles527

Unless it's a poker videogame. :P

[QUOTE="Mumbles527"][QUOTE="peacebringer"]alot of you guys saying no way or no, don't understand Basketball/baseball/football al started out as games to pass time, there children games just like Videogames, just back in the day they didn't have Madden so they invented throwing the ball at people. 50 years ago if you asked someone is playing football would make them a millionaire they would laugh. Sports is just Competitve play with Incentive. it takes more skills to be amazing in Halo or any game than play a hand of Poker. pattyfattycake

poker takes almost no skill... it's almost compleately luck, yes i know what i'mn talking about

no! a sport includes a phisical activity exerted by ones self or with a team to acheive a goal... i fail to see the physical activity in playing video games.pattyfattycake

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[QUOTE="Mumbles527"][QUOTE="peacebringer"]alot of you guys saying no way or no, don't understand Basketball/baseball/football al started out as games to pass time, there children games just like Videogames, just back in the day they didn't have Madden so they invented throwing the ball at people. 50 years ago if you asked someone is playing football would make them a millionaire they would laugh. Sports is just Competitve play with Incentive. it takes more skills to be amazing in Halo or any game than play a hand of Poker. Mumbles527

poker takes almost no skill... it's almost compleately luck, yes i know what i'mn talking about

No, all you're doing is increasing hand and eye cordination, and it tells young people that you can grow up to be a pro gamer without an education. It's a bad example in my opinion.ChicaQueenWarGa

??? Lol.. Most of them are either in uni or they already graduated.

[QUOTE="Mumbles527"][QUOTE="pattyfattycake"]

[QUOTE="Mumbles527"][QUOTE="peacebringer"]alot of you guys saying no way or no, don't understand Basketball/baseball/football al started out as games to pass time, there children games just like Videogames, just back in the day they didn't have Madden so they invented throwing the ball at people. 50 years ago if you asked someone is playing football would make them a millionaire they would laugh. Sports is just Competitve play with Incentive. it takes more skills to be amazing in Halo or any game than play a hand of Poker. peacebringer

poker takes almost no skill... it's almost compleately luck, yes i know what i'mn talking about

[QUOTE="pattyfattycake"]no! a sport includes a phisical activity exerted by ones self or with a team to acheive a goal... i fail to see the physical activity in playing video games.peacebringer

maybe your hands but in a sport you must be physical... actually exert energy... your hands do not count... most gamers are fat...

No, all you're doing is increasing hand and eye cordination, and it tells young people that you can grow up to be a pro gamer without an education. It's a bad example in my opinion.ChicaQueenWarGa

[QUOTE="peacebringer"][QUOTE="Mumbles527"][QUOTE="pattyfattycake"]

[QUOTE="Mumbles527"][QUOTE="peacebringer"]alot of you guys saying no way or no, don't understand Basketball/baseball/football al started out as games to pass time, there children games just like Videogames, just back in the day they didn't have Madden so they invented throwing the ball at people. 50 years ago if you asked someone is playing football would make them a millionaire they would laugh. Sports is just Competitve play with Incentive. it takes more skills to be amazing in Halo or any game than play a hand of Poker. Mumbles527

poker takes almost no skill... it's almost compleately luck, yes i know what i'mn talking about

poker is all luck /thread

[QUOTE="ChicaQueenWarGa"]No, all you're doing is increasing hand and eye cordination, and it tells young people that you can grow up to be a pro gamer without an education. It's a bad example in my opinion.peacebringer

not an athlete if he didn't do anything close to athletic

[QUOTE="peacebringer"][QUOTE="pattyfattycake"]no! a sport includes a phisical activity exerted by ones self or with a team to acheive a goal... i fail to see the physical activity in playing video games.pattyfattycake

maybe your hands but in a sport you must be physical... actually exert energy... your hands do not count... most gamers are fat...

[QUOTE="peacebringer"][QUOTE="ChicaQueenWarGa"]No, all you're doing is increasing hand and eye cordination, and it tells young people that you can grow up to be a pro gamer without an education. It's a bad example in my opinion.pattyfattycake

not an athlete if he didn't do anything close to athletic

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[QUOTE="peacebringer"][QUOTE="pattyfattycake"]no! a sport includes a phisical activity exerted by ones self or with a team to acheive a goal... i fail to see the physical activity in playing video games.peacebringer

maybe your hands but in a sport you must be physical... actually exert energy... your hands do not count... most gamers are fat...

1. brain is not a muscle

2.mental= not a sport, is math a sport? no!

3. noone has died in nfl for like 60 years

4.competitive does not mean it's a sport

5. sack racing is more a sport than video games

poker is all luck /threadpattyfattycake

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[QUOTE="peacebringer"][QUOTE="ChicaQueenWarGa"]No, all you're doing is increasing hand and eye cordination, and it tells young people that you can grow up to be a pro gamer without an education. It's a bad example in my opinion.peacebringer

not an athlete if he didn't do anything close to athletic

the victor, the winrar, the winner, the champion, but definately not an athlete

[QUOTE="peacebringer"][QUOTE="pattyfattycake"]no! a sport includes a phisical activity exerted by ones self or with a team to acheive a goal... i fail to see the physical activity in playing video games.pattyfattycake

maybe your hands but in a sport you must be physical... actually exert energy... your hands do not count... most gamers are fat...

Most of the top CS/UT2k4/Quake players are skinny, actually. I only know a couple of overweight top cs players, and the top 10 wouldn't have any overweight players at all.

[QUOTE="pattyfattycake"]poker is all luck /threadMumbles527

prove it is not luck

[QUOTE="ChicaQueenWarGa"]No, all you're doing is increasing hand and eye cordination, and it tells young people that you can grow up to be a pro gamer without an education. It's a bad example in my opinion.DeeJayInphinity

??? Lol.. Most of them are either in uni or they already graduated.

graduated middleschool?

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[QUOTE="ChicaQueenWarGa"]No, all you're doing is increasing hand and eye cordination, and it tells young people that you can grow up to be a pro gamer without an education. It's a bad example in my opinion.pattyfattycake

??? Lol.. Most of them are either in uni or they already graduated.

graduated middleschool?

uni = university.. "pro gamers" doesn't include the kids that you find at public servers. :roll:

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[QUOTE="peacebringer"][QUOTE="pattyfattycake"]no! a sport includes a phisical activity exerted by ones self or with a team to acheive a goal... i fail to see the physical activity in playing video games.DeeJayInphinity

maybe your hands but in a sport you must be physical... actually exert energy... your hands do not count... most gamers are fat...

Most of the top CS/UT2k4/Quake players are skinny, actually. I only know a couple of overweight top cs players, and the top 10 wouldn't have any overweight players at all.

compleately irrelevent to the fact that gamers exert next to no physical strenghth during their activity, thus making it not a sport

Random people on GameSpot wont have a clue, whereas if you were to post on a counter-stirke forum or something you'd get better replies than "sitting on your ass aint a sport"

Games like madden ehhh sure, but the most popular is counter-strike and it should be a sport as it fits every single description of sport/professional sport. Also you should know chess is considered a sport, so either make chess not a sport and I'll be happy with gaming being called E-Sports or keep chess a sport and add games like CS to the list of sports.

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CS has been played competitively for around 8 years and is the most online played shooter.

compleately irrelevent to the fact that gamers exert next to no physical strenghth during their activity, thus making it not a sport

pattyfattycake

I could care less about that, you're just shouting out stereotypes.

[QUOTE="peacebringer"][QUOTE="Mumbles527"][QUOTE="pattyfattycake"]

[QUOTE="Mumbles527"][QUOTE="peacebringer"]alot of you guys saying no way or no, don't understand Basketball/baseball/football al started out as games to pass time, there children games just like Videogames, just back in the day they didn't have Madden so they invented throwing the ball at people. 50 years ago if you asked someone is playing football would make them a millionaire they would laugh. Sports is just Competitve play with Incentive. it takes more skills to be amazing in Halo or any game than play a hand of Poker. Mumbles527

poker takes almost no skill... it's almost compleately luck, yes i know what i'mn talking about

[QUOTE="pattyfattycake"]

[QUOTE="peacebringer"][QUOTE="pattyfattycake"]no! a sport includes a phisical activity exerted by ones self or with a team to acheive a goal... i fail to see the physical activity in playing video games.DeeJayInphinity

maybe your hands but in a sport you must be physical... actually exert energy... your hands do not count... most gamers are fat...

Most of the top CS/UT2k4/Quake players are skinny, actually. I only know a couple of overweight top cs players, and the top 10 wouldn't have any overweight players at all.

There's like 2 professional fat cs players

(which is actually mind boggling as thousands of people sit on there ass playing cs and are somehow not fat)

[QUOTE="DeeJayInphinity"][QUOTE="pattyfattycake"]

[QUOTE="peacebringer"][QUOTE="pattyfattycake"]no! a sport includes a phisical activity exerted by ones self or with a team to acheive a goal... i fail to see the physical activity in playing video games.Brainkiller05

maybe your hands but in a sport you must be physical... actually exert energy... your hands do not count... most gamers are fat...

Most of the top CS/UT2k4/Quake players are skinny, actually. I only know a couple of overweight top cs players, and the top 10 wouldn't have any overweight players at all.

There's like 2 professional fat cs players

(which is actually mind boggling as thousands of people sit on there ass playing cs and are somehow not fat)

Poor Warden.GettingTired

:lol: Yep that's who I was referring to.

[QUOTE="Brainkiller05"][QUOTE="DeeJayInphinity"][QUOTE="pattyfattycake"]

[QUOTE="peacebringer"][QUOTE="pattyfattycake"]no! a sport includes a phisical activity exerted by ones self or with a team to acheive a goal... i fail to see the physical activity in playing video games.GettingTired

maybe your hands but in a sport you must be physical... actually exert energy... your hands do not count... most gamers are fat...

Most of the top CS/UT2k4/Quake players are skinny, actually. I only know a couple of overweight top cs players, and the top 10 wouldn't have any overweight players at all.

There's like 2 professional fat cs players

(which is actually mind boggling as thousands of people sit on there ass playing cs and are somehow not fat)