Sony Interactive Entertainment has acquired the esports technology platform Repeat.gg, and its ambitions continue to grow in that area.
Repeat.gg is one of the world’s largest esports tournament platforms, helping users compete for prizes across online games. In addition, we will host asynchronous esports tournaments, while at the same time allowing players to compete in the game even when they are not online.
The company automatically tracks player in-game stats and awards awards based on player performance. Repeat.gg shared the news On the blog, He always focuses on “Esports for Everyone” and states that he has no plans to stop the mission immediately. So why did you agree to the acquisition?
“With access to more resources, game titles and technology, we’ll be able to grow our team and push repeats in previously impossible directions,” wrote Jeff Schul of Repeat.gg. I am. “This will allow us to grow our repeats with many new features significantly over the next few years, creating a home where everyone has a chance to compete and win, making us synonymous with esports. Will continue our mission. “
Despite being acquired by the PlayStation, Repeat.gg will support “PC, mobile and other consoles alongside the PlayStation.”
Since its inception, Repeat.gg has hosted more than 100,000 tournaments with more than 2.3 million participants. The PlayStation is clearly very excited to add this experience to the team.
“The vision of eports on the PlayStation was to break down the barriers for gamers to compete at all levels,” said Steven Roberts, vice president of global competitive gaming at Sony Interactive Entertainment. GamesIndustry.biz. “With the talented Repeat.gg team, we are excited to find more ways for players to participate in competitive games and broaden their esports services. This is us. It’s just the beginning of our journey and we look forward to sharing more updates with our community in the future. ”
This is another step forward for PlayStation’s esports games, following the acquisition of the Evolution Championship Series, the world’s largest fighting game tournament. There is also news that PlayStation has completed an agreement to acquire Destiny developer Bungie.
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