Video games in South Africa

This strategic placement of outlets across the country provides easy accessibility of the latest gaming products to South Africans.

In South Africa, most video game retailers purchase their stock directly from publisher-authorized distributors within the country.

Some distributors supply licensed products to retailers and also sell directly to consumers, potentially creating power imbalances in the market.

[8]: 64 A lack of local investment and government support in addition to a shortage of game development skills have been identified as key challenges for the industry.

[8] Other important challenges include inflexible currency exchange regulations and onerous registration requirements imposed by the South African Films and Publications Board.

With internet infrastructure being more than sufficient to support esports, and with Fibre being almost fully integrated in cities and wealthy suburban areas, the growth in online gaming can only be motivated.

[27] Further proof that South Africa is highly respected is that Thomas Brown was selected to referee at the 2016 World Cyber Arena (WCA) in Beijing,[28][29] and that on August 2016, Jason Batzofin was elected into the International eSports Federation Athletes' Commission.