PlayStation blijft bezig met het uitbreiden van de esports kant, dit doet het door de nieuwe aankoop Repeat.gg. Volgens Gamesindustry.biz, is Repeat.gg een technologie platform met services als het hosten van leadersboards en toernooien. Repeat.gg heeft al meer dan 100k toernooien achter zijn naam staan.
“At PlayStation, our vision for esports has always been about breaking down barriers for gamers to compete at all levels,” said Sony Interactive Entertainment’s vice president of global competitive gaming Steven Roberts.
“Together with the talented Repeat.gg team, we’re excited to explore more ways for players to engage in competitive gaming and expand the breadth of our esports offerings. This is just the start of our journey and we look forward to sharing more updates with our community in the future.”
“Repeat.gg was designed to enable new tournament formats that are easy to enter and scalable to millions of players,” aldus Repeat.gg CEO Aaron Fletcher. “We’re thrilled to join the PlayStation team and work together to enhance the variety of tournament experiences gamers can enjoy, regardless of their skill level.”