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This means ESL events in the near future, like ESL One Cologne and Season Seven of the ESL Pro League, can be viewed in video quality up to 1080p and 60 frames per second.It\u2019s also seems that Facebook out-negotiated other streaming platforms, such as Twitch and YouTube, for the exclusive rights to ESL\u2019s broadcasts. Last year, YouTube was the exclusive streaming platform for ESL\u2019s events, with similar quality streams.Related: It's official: ESL Pro League to be exclusively streamed on YouTubeThe deal has been met with much opposition from the Counter-Strike community, however, as many think that the change will hurt viewership and that a Facebook account will be required to watch tournaments. 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ESL announced<\/a> its newest broadcasting deal today, and it\u2019s already a fairly controversial topic in the world of esports and CS:GO<\/em>.<\/p>

The iconic social media site, led by CEO Mark Zuckerberg, will be exclusively streaming CS:GO<\/em> events within its Facebook Watch platform. This means ESL events in the near future, like ESL One Cologne and Season Seven of the ESL Pro League, can be viewed in video quality up to 1080p and 60 frames per second.<\/p>

It\u2019s also seems that Facebook out-negotiated other streaming platforms, such as Twitch and YouTube, for the exclusive rights to ESL\u2019s broadcasts. Last year, YouTube was the exclusive streaming platform<\/a> for ESL\u2019s events, with similar quality streams.<\/p>

The deal has been met with much opposition<\/a> from the Counter-Strike<\/em> community, however, as many think that the change will hurt viewership and that a Facebook account will be required to watch tournaments. ESL\u2019s Ulrich Schulze reassured<\/a> fans that an account won\u2019t be needed.<\/p>

At the same time, Facebook is set to release a change to its news feed algorithm. \u201cWe’re making a major change to how we build Facebook,\u201d Zuckerberg said in a statement<\/a> last week. \u201cYou’ll see less public content like posts from businesses, brands, and media. And the public content you see more will be held to the same standard\u2014it should encourage meaningful interactions between people.\u201d<\/p>

More importantly, the Facebook CEO believes \u201cthe time [spent on] Facebook and some measures of engagement will go down.\u201d This is somewhat conflicting with what ESL believes in: \u201cEasier promotion of esports content to the millions of esports fans on the platform.\u201d<\/p>

Regardless of what the companies believe, the platform transition could have an impact on the growth CS:GO\u2014<\/em>and esports overall. Or, more likely, it could have such little impact that no one cares about the move in a couple of months.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"