Agreed.

It's a fair point, but there's definitely more to the history.

Ten years earlier, let's look at 1997:

- Final Fantasy VII

- Castlevania: Symphony of the Night

- GoldenEye 007

- Banjo-Kazooie

- Fallout

- Age of Empires

- Diablo

- Star Wars: Shadows of the Empire

- Grand Theft Auto

- Planescape: Torment

And crucially... It was 2000 when we received Counter-Strike. This game undoubtedly started the competitive gaming scene, and opened up new avenues for expansion and profitability, with the potential of vast sportlike eyeballs and sponsorships.