Chennai:The Covid-19 outbreak and the subsequent nationwide lockdown have driven an unprecedented inclination towards gaming as an engaging distraction for the masses.
A report by Publicis Groupe India stated that gaming saw a 41 per cent increase in time spent. Obviously, gaming platforms are cashing in on the demand.
India’s leading sports community platform Rooter launched a gaming and eSports streaming feature on its app early in May. Developed internally within just 4-5 weeks of the lockdown, the streaming tool allows users to stream any game through the mobile app as well as from their PCs with ‘best-in-category’ audio-video quality and features.
Soon after its foray in the segment, the platform onboarded 50,000 plus promising gaming streamers from the country, adding more than 1.8 to 2 million downloads on app in less than a month since streaming launch.