League of Legends‘ Esports POV viewer, Pro View, will retire early this year. According to the official website, its subscription was not received as well as expected. The full text reads:
LoL Esports will be sunsetting Pro View starting February 1st, 2022
LoL Esports has made the difficult decision to retire Pro View starting February 1st, 2022. All Pro View payments or subscription purchases made after December 31st, 2021 will be refunded.
While we saw interest in the POV feeds, we did not see a strong interest in Pro View as a stand alone subscription service. We will continue to explore the best ways to deliver content and feeds to our fans going forward, but for now we will be sunsetting the existing product.
We want to thank our fans and players for their understanding and continued support for LoL Esports.
The service provided the professional players' POV in-game, with two of the ten players being accessible to free users. Features like multi-view were locked behind a subscription paywall, priced at $6.99/month. While it did not find success as a paid service, it was a great innovative idea. It provided a good opportunity for players to learn the game more intricately. This aside, Pro View also gave a new experience to viewers, instead of the official broadcast they can watch their favorite player's point of view.
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