The International Olympic Committee is holding an esports event this year, but it includes unorthodox games like Konami's WBSCeBaseballPowerPros.
A $1 baseball game shadow dropped by Konami during a Nintendo Direct, WBSC eBaseball: Power Pros was a very odd release in February. That said, the purpose of its launch and low price point is becoming clearer as the International Olympic Committee revealed that it’s one of the featured games in its Olympic Esports Series 2023 lineup.
WBSC eBASEBALL: POWER PROS - Launch Trailer - Nintendo Switch Starting this month, players can start competing in featured games like Power Pros to qualify for the Olympic Esports Finals 2023, which will take place at Singapore’s Suntec Centre between June 22 and June 25. A more arcade-like and low-poly take on the sport than something like MLB The Show 23, Power Pros was a fairly small-scale and simple game that mainly stood out because of its low price point.
Esports has been popular for quite a while, although the most popular esports titles are games that can’t really be emulated in real life, like Starcraft 2, League of Legends, Call of Duty, and Fortnite. The IOC is taking a decisively different approach with its esports competition, instead choosing to include games that emulate real-world sports, with the IOC calling it a “virtual and simulated sports competition.
This unorthodox approach to esports is why a Konami game like Power Pros, which came out less than a month ago, isn’t the most in-depth baseball simulation out there, and only costs $1, made the cut. Still, there is something exciting about the barrier of entry for an official Olympic competition being this low.Today's tech news, curated and condensed for your inbox Check your inbox! Please provide a valid email address to continue. This email address is currently on file.
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