The first part of Fabian Ziermann’s three-part article on the nature of eSports and gaming ecosystems in SpoPrax, a German (e)Sports law journal, outlines the role of network effects and orchestration. Fabian discusses the evolution of gaming from hardware-centric to software-centric ecosystems, the intricacies of gaining and maintaining market power, and the economic cost thereof. The three-part series aims to highlight issues of economic fairness for non-publisher stakeholders. It can be accessed here.
