Gaming: Become the Next Millionaire

Wharf Street Strategies
The Epiko
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4 min readJun 26, 2019

Gaming has drawn upon its significance not only as a source of entertainment, but it has in a short while become a source of earning revenue. In this article, we’ll be emphasizing over the possible ways by which one can be the next millionaire!

Gaming beyond entertainment

Take the case of the UK, where the esports market has been growing rapidly. This market is so big that youngsters are diving to become the next esport gamer. Realizing the future perspective of gaming as a source of revenue, the UK launched it’s very first esports arena in London.

Further, in the US and South Korea, every year a large number of gaming events are organized to boost the growth of this very sector, for instance, players of Starcraft II, Call of Duty, and Dota 2 compete among themselves to fetch the winning amount of over $1 million.

How to join the pool of gaming millionaires?

Now the thing comes that how can we too become the next millionaire merely by playing video games? Here, are the best ways that can be adopted by one who aspires to fulfill their dream of joining the Millionaire club:-

Prerequisites to become the next gaming millionaire

Intensive training

The foremost thing one has to do is to give adequate time for honing the eyes-hands coordination skills, for this one needs to follow a well-balanced day of playing video games for 8 to 10 hours a day, making sure that their health is not affected in this process.

Learn from the Big players

The best way to learn something is to “Observe and try,” which means that one has to watch game videos present over popular streaming channels like Youtube and Twitch, where gaming experts have uploaded the gaming tutorial videos to help beginners learn to use their reflexes properly.

Time for Action to become the next gaming millionaire

Once you are done with the prerequisites, then the time comes to showcase your skills and start making money out of it. There are three ways by which one can generate revenue from gaming like sponsoring the games, competing for prize money and earn as a team player. Following are the methods by which you can monetize your acquired gaming skills:-

Set-up your gaming channel

Youtube and Twitch are a great platform that is very popular among people of all age groups. Thus, once you have learned all the gaming skills, you can set up your gaming channel over these streaming platforms. Based on the number of viewers you get and the subscribers, you will earn revenue.

Choose the right gadgets

Another important thing which comes into picture is the selection of right gaming gadget while streaming your gaming video; here you can use the latest gaming consoles, headsets, surround-sound chairs, etc. to maintain the interest of the viewer for a longer period.

Game developing and selling

Once you get an idea over how the games are set up, you can develop your games and sell them via App selling platforms like Google Play store, App store, etc. Depending upon the number of users who downloads your games and plays it, you can make good money.

Gaming as a career?

Looking over the development in the gaming sector, a large number of people chose to game as a career, here are some of the successful gamers who made good money out of games:-

Elspeth Eastman, a young graduate student who decided to choose to game as a profession. After graduation, she bought a new computer system worth $2,000 and started streaming her gaming channel, in a short while she got 103,000 followers, and after that, she became a full-time streamer with a good source of income.

Sumail Hassan, nineteen years old teen made over $1 million by competing against the other players over the esports platform. He’s the youngest gamer to win this significant amount and holds a record in the Guinness Book of World Record.

Andrew Bereza, an eighteen years old gamer is the developer of popular games Miner’s Haven and Azure Mines. These games became so popular that Andrew made good amount out of it and used that money to pay his college fees, which once seemed impossible for him to pay.

Summary

Therefore, gaming is no more a source of entertainment; instead, it has become a good source of making money. Players all over the world are participating in the gaming events, competing among themselves to win the “prize money”, while others are streaming their gaming videos.

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