KakaoTalk features live KBO baseball games with chat

Kakao has a new feature that let's you watch live Korean KBO baseball games inside KakaoTalk, and livechat with other fans at the same time.

"Pro Baseball Bot" Plus Friend on KakaoTalk. Image: Kakao

It's simple to use. Just add the "Pro Baseball Bot" (프로야구봇) from the list of KakaoTalk plus friends. You can search for the term manually or just click here: 카카오톡채널 - 프로야구봇

Adding the Pro Baseball Bot on KakaoTalk. Image: Kakao

After adding it, you can specify the team or even player that you're interested in, and the chatbot will message you when your team's game is ready to be watched live.

The bot an do other stuff to, like keep you updated on schedules, scores, rosters, news, etc.

Stats for upcoming game. Image: Kakao

Of course the main draw is being able to watch the games, and chat along with other fans, cheering and jeering. Here's a few images of what that looks like.

Livechat with game broadcast. Image: Kakao

 Watching the game and chatting together. Image: Kakao

Fans of Korean baseball may find this interesting. With the KBO games being shown on ESPN during this whole quarantine thing in America, and baseball being played in empty stadiums here, this seems like a fun way to bring back a little piece of the social aspect of visiting the ballpark. Sit at home, have your beer and grill, and relax to some live baseball.

I'm not sure if this will stream outside Korea though, so your mileage may vary.

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