There have been many local games such as Dreadout which has become global and the Indonesian eSports team has won international tournaments. The question is, do you still want to underestimate Indonesia's ability in the gaming and eSports industry?
Senz Houston CEO of Revival said at the 'Press Conference Dunia Games Awards 2021', Thursday (12/23/2021), that he felt a lot of progress when he started his career in the game world.
"I started my career in 2008, far away. Now, there are more and more stakeholders, casters, players and fighters behind the scenes. Esports or gaming is an industry that is growing, COVID is growing very fast, but this industry is increasing. Because, yes, we are at home. , playing games, online tournaments can be done. This is different from other industries," he said.
He saw the game change very rapidly. One of them is the growth of local game developers. He saw from his immediate environment who were already familiar with games made by the nation's children.
"Local games are also not inferior, my wife also plays local games. I hope local games can develop to compete with games from outside so that we can make more competitions. Moreover, more and more pro players, there are casters and even hosts," said Senz .
In line with Senz, Yabes Elia, Chief Editor of Hybrid.co.id, said he was very optimistic that the gaming market would continue to grow. However, there is more PR in the eSports industry.
"Many people don't understand the difference. The number of eSports market is only 10% of the gaming market, so the homework is whether Indonesian eSports can develop there more? Even though there are many Southeast Asian eSports athletes from Indonesia," he said.
Rezaly Surya Afhany, Manager of eSports Telkomsel, who is usually called Bang Jali, also said that Telkomsel as a corporation sees great potential for the game and eSports industry in Indonesia given the very large population. When asked about talent, he believes that more players, casters and cosplayers will appear.
"But if you are asked how many, maybe someone has to count first. But it can be seen from the growth of talent agencies, whether they already have brands or are new, coupled with the many local gaming platform industry businesses that will foster the growth of talent agents," he explained.
"We are optimistic that it will continue to grow, and we hope that there will be more careers as gamers or streamers that will help publishers to sustain it. There are quite a few, including those who will participate in the 2021 Dunia Games Awards," he concluded.