Sony presented its own eSports platform at Santiago Bernabéu this evening. It's called Liga Oficial PlayStation in Spain. Some details:
http://www.gamereactor.es/noticias/196624/Liga+Oficial+PlayStation,+la+plataforma+de+eSports+de+PS4/
- Starts tomorrow (16th) in Spain
- Soon in Portugal and Italy, probably expanding to Europe.
- Own 'democratic' eSports platform for PS4, for both casual and expert gamers
- Free for PS Plus users
- Linked to PSN account, matchmaking based on play history
- Individual and team prizes
- Season structure: first one lasts until January the 11th.
- Big third party support.
- Starts with Battlefield 4, Call of Duty: Ghosts, War Thunder, FIFA 15, others such as NBA 2K15, Battlefield: Hardline, DriveClub or Invokers Tournament will join soon.
Interesting bet in console space
EDIT: Searched, found nothing. James Armstrong pic added.
EDIT: Link has now debut trailer.
EDIT:
Just got first info on prizes:
- Best player of the season will get one year of PS Plus + 1.000 euro
.
- Prizes for season's 10 best players. Second gets 500 euro + year of PS Plus.
- Additional prizes for teams and best players on specific games.
- Game-specific prize example: you are the best Battlefield 4 player season one, you get Battlefield: Hardline for free (or maybe additional DLC, etc).
- Info specific to this first League (Spanish), may vary on upcoming Leagues (Portugal, Italy, etc).
- Prizes could be complemented with additional stuff or money, depending on League's sponsors and partners.
There's an interview with League's rep, so more details should pop up soon-ish.
http://www.gamereactor.es/noticias/196624/Liga+Oficial+PlayStation,+la+plataforma+de+eSports+de+PS4/
- Starts tomorrow (16th) in Spain
- Soon in Portugal and Italy, probably expanding to Europe.
- Own 'democratic' eSports platform for PS4, for both casual and expert gamers
- Free for PS Plus users
- Linked to PSN account, matchmaking based on play history
- Individual and team prizes
- Season structure: first one lasts until January the 11th.
- Big third party support.
- Starts with Battlefield 4, Call of Duty: Ghosts, War Thunder, FIFA 15, others such as NBA 2K15, Battlefield: Hardline, DriveClub or Invokers Tournament will join soon.
Interesting bet in console space
EDIT: Searched, found nothing. James Armstrong pic added.
EDIT: Link has now debut trailer.
EDIT:
Just got first info on prizes:
- Best player of the season will get one year of PS Plus + 1.000 euro
to expend on PS Store
- Prizes for season's 10 best players. Second gets 500 euro + year of PS Plus.
- Additional prizes for teams and best players on specific games.
- Game-specific prize example: you are the best Battlefield 4 player season one, you get Battlefield: Hardline for free (or maybe additional DLC, etc).
- Info specific to this first League (Spanish), may vary on upcoming Leagues (Portugal, Italy, etc).
- Prizes could be complemented with additional stuff or money, depending on League's sponsors and partners.
There's an interview with League's rep, so more details should pop up soon-ish.