The "Rise of eSports" (Competitive Gaming) (Episode: "The Simpsons Game", 2007)

The Simpsons has earned quite the reputation for seemingly predicting the future. It’s actually a bit of a meme at this point, with fans pointing out how many things in the real world appear to have been "predicted" by the show, sometimes years in advance. While some of these predictions are purely coincidental or the result of broad satire, others do seem oddly prescient.

The "Rise of eSports" (Competitive Gaming) (Episode: "The Simpsons Game", 2007)

• What happened: In this episode, there’s a scene that parodies competitive gaming culture, where characters play games for huge stakes.
• Reality: By the 2010s, competitive gaming (eSports) exploded in popularity, with huge tournaments for games like League of Legends, Fortnite, and Dota 2 offering multi-million-dollar prize pools and attracting millions of viewers online.