For eSports industry, 2016 was one of the most successful years if not the most successful year. It seems that 2017 is going to be even better year for eSports in many different aspects. This article will present you with some of the biggest expectations when it comes to the eSports industry in 2017.Those changes are mostly regarding the size of the prize pool, new approaches that certain parts of eSports industry will introduce and some completely new aspects of eSports industry that will be incorporated in the industry in 2017.

Dota 2 International breaking another Prize Pool Record

This seems like the obvious one. Following the trend of the past couple of years where Dota 2 International broke all the records when it comes to the size of prize pool, it is expected that Dota 2 International 2017 will not be different. Even though some people think that soon the time will come when the prize pool for The International will stop growing, but it seems that 2017 is not that year.

New Approach in Overwatch League

In November 2016, Blizzard announced that in 2017 the Overwatch League will go through some changes and recently we got the information about how the new League will look like. The new Overwatch League will attach the teams competing in Overwatch League to different cities all around the world. This will be very similar to what the NFL or NBA are doing in their leagues. Those cities will host different competitions throughout the year and the players in all teams will have guaranteed play and different kinds of benefits which once against resembles the leagues of professional sports.

Bigger Involvement of Fighting Games in eSports Industry

Fighting game community is gaining more and more fans all over the world in the last couple of years. The tournaments that feature games such Street Fighter V or Super Smash Bros. Mele have been increasing the prize pool with every year and it seems that 2017 will not be different at all. With several new titles coming in 2017, fighting game community is on the rise and it will be important factor in the eSports industry very soon.