Esports Predictions 2020

As customer acquisition costs continue to rise for developers on mobile, console, and PC — browser games will have a breakout year in 2020. Several browser-first games will go viral and have real staying power.

This will be the biggest year yet for mobile gaming. I might even go as far as saying it will be the breakout year for mobile esports in the West. We have seen the potential of mobile esports in Asia.

In 2019, we saw the streaming wars between Twitch, YouTube, Facebook, and Mixer heat up for individual creators. I expect there to be a shift in strategy towards structuring deals around leagues, tournaments, and teams.