PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds esports broadcasts need to copy golf

I’ve spent the last two Friday nights sitting at my computer talking about other people competing in PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds. Don’t pity me. I don’t go out on Friday nights anymore, so this is quite exciting by my typical standards. As part of GamesBeat’s PUBG Family Dinners, I have taken on the role of camera person and play-by-play commentator using the last-person-standing shooter’s custom game and observer tools. And I’ve come to some realizations about the nature of Battlegrounds that make me worry about its future as a digestible esport.

The production teams that take on broadcasting tournaments and competitions for PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds should take pointers from professional golf.