This week, the Gamers8 event will continue in Riyadh, the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, hosting a Street Fighter 6 invitational tournament with a total prize pool of a cool $1 million, including $400 th…
Feels like it may turn out a bit like Epic Store vs Steam situation. One has a lot of money to offer to people to get them to come there - but not any actual infrastructural investment to get them to stay.
In the end, money is no substitute for ingenuity and honest community. I’m sure people will go, I mean it’s a huge prize pool, but in a potential future where SA no longer has oil money…I don’t think they’re going back.
Feels like it may turn out a bit like Epic Store vs Steam situation. One has a lot of money to offer to people to get them to come there - but not any actual infrastructural investment to get them to stay.
In the end, money is no substitute for ingenuity and honest community. I’m sure people will go, I mean it’s a huge prize pool, but in a potential future where SA no longer has oil money…I don’t think they’re going back.