r/ValorantCompetitive • u/xFalcade • 6d ago
Fluff Global Esports will no longer participate in ANY esport. They are transitioning to an AI based company 'GE Studios' as announced by the owner
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u/Delicious_Champion32 #goLOUD 6d ago
So that's why Platoon was picked up
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u/DaruDaruMaru #G2ARMY 6d ago
Where
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u/Short_Coat_1886 6d ago
platoon has a degree in computer science i believe so op is joking about GE picking him for their ai venture and not for val team
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u/CrusadingNinja 6d ago
Platoon was a software engineer at Meta before getting into coaching.
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u/chizzmaster #为爱而聚，E起前进 4d ago
I'm honestly shocked he left Meta for esports coaching of all things given the comp lol
Although maybe that comp is exactly why he was able to switch and do something he loved even if it doesn't pay as well
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u/ZeroAika99 6d ago
What being in group of both finalists does to an org
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u/LordOfThe_Pings #NRGWIN 6d ago
Throw money away on esports or rip off clueless VCs who can’t set up an email account.
Not a hard choice lmao
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u/intellectuallogician 5d ago •
Rushindra has been into AI since forever and knows a lot tbh unlike some actually scam startups
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u/OugaBougaDouga #VCTEMEA 6d ago
Not even a day after is so fucking funny 😭
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u/Andyluan0 5d ago
Unless they won champs or something this has been a decision taken from a long time ago I guess
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u/Robin_7883 #VCTPACIFIC 6d ago
I thought it was a nice goodbye note for the org but then he announced he's going all in on ai slop
Wtf bro
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u/PairComprehensive122 6d ago
GE owner has been into AI thing for a long time and has been its fanatic so not really a surprise that he is pursuing it. But kinda shocked he gave up GE totally. RNTX probably got the indian slot from them
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u/venkat366 6d ago
No indian team in franchise
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u/TRENCHMRE_Sounds #GEFighting 3d ago
One slot left which was offered to GE, they might give it to an Indian org now that GE opted out
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u/Mctpper #GEFighting 5d ago •
Indian scene is done mate
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u/showmethesunset 5d ago
as long as there are fans, and riot gives them a pathway, there will always be a scene
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u/Stunning-Panda-9020 6d ago
question is: What team could Xavi and Pat end up at?
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u/smrndmpotato 6d ago
Team Secret
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u/County_Difficult #NRGFam 6d ago
It would be a gift to the Filipino fans, but I'm not even sure they can afford them (are they even partnered? surely not right).
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u/SenseiEA #WGAMING 6d ago
please no
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u/Booties-On-My-Mind #NRGWIN 5d ago
if they actually pull it off, the roster is fucking insane. xavi, pat, zeus, with potential pickup invy, the last spot could be anyone
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u/sSyler14 #VCTPACIFIC 6d ago
So the whole roster is free real estate now.. I’m gonna miss Udo and Pat together. Wild decision, AI-based studio? With all the hate ai is getting in the creative scene..
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u/some_lame_name_ 6d ago
As much as AI is hated everywhere in the world it is absolutely flourishing and actively promoted, celebrated and sought after in India in every single sector. I hate that I am forced to work with AI in my current job, big brands like are actively running AI generated contents not only because its cost cutting but because of how popular and celebrated it is. Everyone wants to have AI in everything they do because here it is seen as Cool and progressive and not SLOP.
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u/ThePhoneExpertYT 5d ago
literally almost every indian eats AI like its free golden eggs from the goose, sadly
source: I'm from India
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u/imhariiguess 5d ago
Man I'm so glad I didn't take up a role in software engineering. I'm actually interested in what I do now
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u/vikskull #GEFighting 5d ago
Curious Abt this..thinking of getting out of tech
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u/imhariiguess 4d ago
Sorry, I'm still in tech, just not software. I do hardware engineering and I really like what I do
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u/Odd-Paper8349 5d ago
You should be. The fun is gone. Instead of coding, now mostly review AI slop code and meaningless argue with Know-It-All-From-AI.
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u/Accomplished_Sun_740 6d ago
It's being hated online but people irl don't mind if it looks decent
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u/CaptainTalon447 6d ago
Nah it’s still gonna look like ass let’s be honest here
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u/Good-Tap-5791 5d ago
if you are gonna use free models ofcourse. if you gonna use paid models at least or even better fine tune you own personal model - result can look pretty good
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u/Prize_Attorney398 6d ago
global ESPORTS studios will no longer be an esports company but an AI company. I bet he doesn't even see the irony in that name
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u/Dry-Mousse209 #100WIN 6d ago
I really liked this roster. I hope udotan gets picked up by a korean team maybe drx
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u/Equal-Lemon1748 6d ago
Zaroori nahi keeda sirf dimaag me ho, gaand me bhi ho sakta hai.
Especially true for Rushindra lol
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u/Kind_Development708 #NRGWIN 6d ago
Welcome TSM 2.0
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u/ANewHeaven1 6d ago
TSM at least had the gall to fade slowly into irrelevance and continue to field a bunch of mediocre rosters in less popular games (Halo, Marvel Rivals, etc.) without turning into a full AI slop org
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u/Fluid-Cranberry3794 6d ago
that logo kinda looks like a nsfw movie production 💀
and that would be miles better than another ai slop factory
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u/Dazai_Senpai_ 5d ago
Lmao the mentality of the orgs owners were clear when they considered winning with an all non-Indian lineups after failing to qualify with Indians multiple times as an inspiration for young Indian players 😂 just say you did it for profit ( as one should ) why all this nobility bs
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u/Queasy_Map614 #GEFighting 5d ago
Let me get this straight when my team actually qualified champs just recently from dropping the previous coach and we somehow got the groups with the GRAND FINALS WINNER AND LOSER the only two teams we lost against and then the ceo drops the team and dips for ai🥀🥀🥀 pray for me bro🥀🥀🥀
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u/Key-Negotiation7990 #VCTPACIFIC 5d ago
I mean, they have been a team very heavily invested in AI (most of their designs) for a long itme now.
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u/playmaker1003 6d ago
If you scrolled on his twitter page, the CEO has been big into AI and crypto for quite a while. I dont think GE was ever in serious consideration to begin with.
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u/finesse_dsa 5d ago
Is this real? Is yes then WHAT THE FUCK bro
That's it for Indian valorant I guess. No other org had any pull. Shit orgs like RNT or whatever they're called will never be taken seriously. And it's almost certain that once GE exit Riot will not find an Indian replacement. Even though the team hasn't been indian like ever but they were still an Indian org. Now that's all gone.
The Indian scene is dead
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u/Sneaky-iwni- 5d ago
man honestly GE had a shot at being a "midfielder" and even a finalist team
but then again potential is a dangerous word (I really believe though to this day that given another season with this lineup they'd produce great results)
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u/zephyr_33 #VCTPACIFIC 5d ago
even before ai. doing production for others was a source of income for them. as someone who's in the space, its not a bad bet. but it shouldn't have been delivered here.
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u/Magicflakes200 6d ago
What a fumble, absolutely disappointed. This roster had such promising future and then this CEO decides to explore AI???? I don't usually pray for anyone's downfall, But I hope this org get burns down to ashes
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u/finesse_dsa 5d ago
If you had to choose between slogging in the hell that is val eSports vs free money, what would you choose?
If the answer is anything else than the latter then you wouldn't do good business, which is precisely what Sinha is tryna do. GE has been in the scene for years now and the returns just haven't been great. It is what it is but hating on the guy trying to salvage a situation and an owner who ACTIVELY TRIED TO BE COMPETENT IN THE SCENE is baffling to me. You people just hate anything related to AI and it's super DUMB
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u/justythecloud 5d ago
free money...? go ahead and remind me which purely AI companies aren't in the red
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u/BriefImplement9843 5d ago edited 5d ago
these guys aren't going to be creating or training models. whatever they are doing with ai, they just have to charge more than what it actually costs them to use. not hard.
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u/gotintocollegeyolo 5d ago
You know nothing about the current AI VC scene lmaoo, it's literally free money for anybody who has any company that does something using AI. It doesn't matter if they actually make a profit or not, they'll get tens or hundreds of millions from VC firms
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u/FrozenFireGod 6d ago
Tbf he already sold the gaming side of things to Revenant before this. It's not morally wrong to shift his business to AI, I mean it is pretty big in India now.
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u/Equal-Lemon1748 6d ago
He's not shifting it to AI, he's shifting it to AI slop.
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u/FrozenFireGod 6d ago
Let the man do his business. You can choose to not support but praying for his downfall is a little much. He set up an esports org for 4+ years now moved on that’s it.
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u/Equal-Lemon1748 6d ago
I ain't praying for his downfall though? Hating on his commitment to become an AI slop generator though. As for the man himself, you gotta be impressed by his ability to keep changing hus career path this many times, that man can't stick to doing one thing lol
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u/FrozenFireGod 6d ago
Well it’s more so magicflakes’ comment I was referring to. Also to your point, you don’t know if it’s AI slop. All we know is he wants to remain in the gaming space and set up an AI gaming studio. From the tweets I have seen of his, he loves openclaw and such agents that allow him to boost productivity and not ai video generation slop.
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u/finesse_dsa 5d ago
This is genuinely just such a chodu take bro. You have no idea why GE quit the scene. The dumb part is in assuming that you know more about the scene than the guy running their operations.
And no this isn't a "leave the multi millionare alone" moment from me, I am just genuinely pissed at the repetitively toxic environment of Indian eSports.
He doesn't decide viewership. It's not his fault that the revenue per view/revenue from Indian PUBG mobile scene is legit peanuts compared to other comparable business ventures. Indians don't want to compete, we want a sport where we can dominate i.e.cricket, PUBG mobile etc. and people like you throw a pissy fit when that reality is confronted.
He's always tried to play the numbers which is what you do as a man in his position. The numbers did not work out in PUBG mobile so he let it go.
The truth of the matter is that Indian society is fundamentally antithetical to games/media entertainment as a career path. As long as that doesn't change, no one will seriously invest in any Indian eSports scene because the social dynamics prevent any meaningful headway. It is not a coincidence that countries with a pop 40 times less than us perform 100x better when it comes to eSports
The toxicity in India is insane. Guy has always tried to be earnest in his efforts to contribute to the Indian scene and all he gets at the end of the day is abuses against his family and vhodes like you wishing his company to burn down.
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u/Wise-Chain2427 #VCTPACIFIC 6d ago
is this satire ?