It seems to me that it will be so. Over the past 5 years, the level of esports has grown significantly, and the prize pools are impressive. People who have not heard about esports before are perplexed when they find out the amounts for the first places and see footage from the competition site.
Succeeding in games and getting to the pro level is as difficult as in classic sports. Previously, this kind of entertainment was popular mainly among children, but the "first generation of gamers" has grown up, many of them don't play anymore, but still they gather sometimes with friends to watch an important match of their favorite team.