Watching people play video games is something I still don't understand.
Twitch could be a $20B company within Amazon
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#22Watching people play video games is something I still don't understand.
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#23Watching people play video games is something I still don't understand.
Simple concept. You get the benefit of playing through the game without the drawbacks.
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#24More and more people are dumping cable TV. The main reasons that I hear for people keeping it are sports and news. If live streaming sites like twitch can sign deals with sports leagues, then I think we will see even more people cancelling their cable. The nice thing about streaming is that you aren't channel limited, so there is no reason why you can't follow some obscure minor league team on the other side of the p…
NFL rights alone will (my guess) cost around 5 billion USD per year when the next contracts are negotiated, maybe more.
There is no way an online service puts up that kind of money considering something like 1/3 of Americans simply don't have high-speed internet access.
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#25Watching people play video games is something I still don't understand.
Do you understand watching people play sports?
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#26Watching people play video games is something I still don't understand.
Give it a try, see if you like it. I'd suggest a variety streamer first. The main thing for me, is that it's entertainment, not really the game itself.
Visualise this: Imagine your favourite comedian cracking jokes, now imagine him cracking jokes while playing a video game. Now imagine a chat of thousands joining in and interacting with your favourite comedian. Now imagine yourself talking to and cracking jokes with them. This is, in essence what many popular streams are.
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#27Maybe the most useful interview I've ever done on Mixergy is with Twitch's cofounder about how he founded the company. Do yourself a favor and get the transcript. He's super-methodical. https://docs.google.com/document/d/11Bcu32XwL4S0BHB2fybaqRRQ...
26 page transcript...how long did this take?
One hour.
Think of it as a mini-book.
I shared the Google Doc so you can save it to your Gogle Drive and read it when you have time for something longer than a blog post.
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#28Earlier quoted context omitted.
26 page transcript...how long did this take?
One hour. Think of it as a mini-book. I shared the Google Doc so you can save it to your Gogle Drive and read it when you have time for something longer than a blog post.
By the way, for anyone who's curious. The original link has 4 upvotes and the Doc has 52 people reading it now.
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#29It's worth noting that in the 2 year period since Amazon bought Twitch, their search interest via Google has been stagnant. https://www.google.com/trends/explore?date=2014-08-25%202016...
interesting, but as others have pointed out, it doesn't show us anything we can form conclusions from. It's just an interesting coincidence or correlation.
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#30Watching people play video games is something I still don't understand.
To me, at least for professional gamers, they're really entertaining to watch. They understand the game they're playing completely and are dedicating themselves full time to be the best player.
It is something that I admire, plus it gives people that "live" for playing games a chance for a decent life and job.