poker fenix Tencent encerrando o Penguin Esports é apenas o começo

Gigante de videogame Tencent recentemente anunciado Que eles encerrarão sua própria plataforma de streaming, conhecida como esports do Penguin, depois que todas as tentativas de consolidar suas participações de streaming foram bloqueadas.

De acordo com a CNN, a plataforma confirmou que todos os seus serviços pararão de operar até 7 de junho.De acordo com o Penguin Esports, razões como mudanças na “Estratégia de Desenvolvimento de Negócios” afetaram seu preço para forçar a mudança por Tencent.Embora para fornecer algum tipo de compensação aos usuários da plataforma, a Tencent também incluiu no anúncio de que eles fornecerão cupons digitais que podem ser usados em jogos como a League of Legends.

Tencent mergers keep getting blocked

In 2020, Tencent attempted to sell Penguin Esports to fellow Chinese live streaming service Douyu which leads the nation’s “contest” when it comes to streaming. Following the acquisition, a merger between Douyu and its main competitor is Huya, would see the Chinese streaming market largely consolidate under Tencent’s banner.

The merger that was priced at around $6 billion was blocked by China’s State Administration of Market Regulation in an attempt to stop Tencent from becoming too powerful in the current market. We discussed Tencent’s attempts to consolidate the industry almost two years ago, when it was painfully obvious they decided who gets to broadcast League of Legends and where. Several months after the initial merger plans got stalled, TJ Esports became news after getting flavored into broadcasting deals.

Bilibili the third largest player on the market is also getting slowly acquired by Tencent, putting the company in an awkward position of owning four large video sharing/streaming platforms with no ability to consolidate.

Out from competition

With ever increasing influence by the gov’t in how video games are treated, we are entering an era where Tencent is struggling to keep businesses afloat. Over the past few years, we’ve seen games getting banned, while play hours get limited and regulated by law.

Chinese authorities are also blocking Tencent game approvals since July of last year. One of the reasons for this is how video games could affect children’s health, especially those that spend more time playing than doing recreational activities. This all leads to Tencent recording their slowest financial year since 2004.

Sobre o assunto, o fundador da Lightstream Research Mio Kato mencionado Como esse movimento da Tencent seria benéfico para eles, mesmo que isso signifique que uma de suas principais plataformas estará fora da competição.

“A concorrência intensificada e a repressão tecnológica do governo tornaram inviável apoiar o Penguin, enquanto possuía dois concorrentes maiores que também estão perdendo dinheiro.A indústria parece que precisa se consolidar. ”

No entanto, é óbvio que a "indústria" não poderá se consolidar.Não devemos nos surpreender se mais empresas receberem o "tratamento do Penguin Esports" este ano, pois a Tencent tenta navegar nesses tempos "difíceis".