New York 2016 Broadcast in Virtual Reality

ESL will create a new milestone in the world of esports, because next week’s ESL One: New York 2016 tournament will be broadcast using virtual reality technology. So for those of you who already have a VR device, you will feel the sensation of a 360-degree CS: GO match.

In addition to broadcasting using virtual reality technology, the Twitch TV channel will also broadcast the ESL One: New York 2016 match conventionally. SLIVER.tv became the first company to provide virtual reality match streaming technology, recently receiving a capital injection of $6.2 million.

Valve as the game publisher also gave a little hint that future DOTA 2 tournaments could also be broadcast with virtual reality technology. Just a reminder that the 2016 ESL One: New York tournament will be attended by a total of 8 teams competing for a $250,000 prizepool where the winner will take home $100,000.

Of the eight teams, 6 received direct invitations and the other 2 were teams that passed the qualifying round in Europe and America (NA). Defending champions SK Gaming, ELEAGUE champions Virtus.pro, Fnatic, G2 Esports, Natus Vincere and Astralis are confirmed to be present at the ESL One: New York 2016 tournament, there is still one more team that has qualified for the Americas (North America) qualifiers.

Below are examples of CS:GO matches broadcast using virtual reality technology: