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Re:Amazon’s Twitch Acquisition Is Official by sjtrny on Monday August 25, 2014 @05:21PM (#8224312)
Watching competitive games is just like watching any other sport.
Re:Amazon’s Twitch Acquisition Is Official by Semaphor on Tuesday August 26, 2014 @06:48AM (#8226474)
Exactly this.

I never understood how people could watch soccer/football and not get bored to death until the rise of esports. Now I often watch the league games for my favorite team and most of the world championship games.