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I've found that the Apple TV is the only way I "get" YouTube in the same way the kids these days do. No way am I watching videos on my laptop/desktop/iPhone/iPad while multitasking, but video on the big TV is great when sitting on the couch or on in the background.
Twitch on the Apple TV would be similar, but it appears Amazon (as with Prime Video) is refusing to release an app.
I wish Twitch had an Apple TV app. I've found that the Apple TV is the only way I "get" YouTube in the same way the kids these days do. No way am I watching videos on my laptop/desktop/iPhone/iPad while multitasking, but video on the big TV is great when sitting on the couch or on in the background. Twitch on the Apple TV would be similar, but it appears Amazon (as with Prime Video) is refusing to release an app.
Steam(Valve) could be next on Amazon's list. Desktop application: Add - amazon shopping - streaming - viewing - social ...
It'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...
This whole industry of game streaming is operating in a gray zone. It's a matter of time before we see some big lawsuits against the streamer and streaming platforms which make a lot of money by publishing the whole content, without any royalties to game developers /publishers. For certain games. it doesn't spoil or ruin the fun factor for viewers, but some others it just removed the incentives to buy a copy of the g…
If that does happen it will be unprecedented. Activision and Bungie, which own Destiny, frequently works with streamers to premiere new content and hold events and they are not alone. They seem to know that streamers are good for business.
What is a good example of a twitch stream to show how great live streaming can be?
Big events/tournaments are basically like TV coverage of sports, with similar production values. Examples:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4wJkl-6w09s
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iSqxzRtwi80
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jIygo3bIVmo
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YouTubers that also do streams, personality is important. I personally find this kind often to slow and with to many interruptions, so I don't really watch them. But they are popular and seem to be a great way to make money (compared with just YouTube).
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DjCGn1wo4kQ (mostly strategy/simulation-type games, relatively small following -> interacts with subscribers a lot, names ingame-things after them ("hi $name! weren't you a dwarf that lost both arms once?"). EDIT: he is also streaming Ludum Dare this weekend, for another type of streaming content: https://www.twitch.tv/quill18
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uegnAQD1hRs (Minecraft player, relatively random pick)
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There is also the category of competitive players streaming just playing (and since competitive play takes their attention, there is not much interaction with the audience. But you get to see how somebody really good at a game plays like and hear them explain their logic). Don't have good examples available though, since I don't play competitive games.
Amazon bought two things with Twitch: 1) A social community 2) a monetization model. The video service itself is secondary. The past several years has shown the social communities grow organically. But its hard to make users adopt one. If you build it, they probably won't come. It's easier for a big company to buy one up than start one from scratch. (Think Instagram versus Google Plus). Second, Twitch is one of the f…
Can users purchase games (from Amazon) directly through Twitch? Amazon could offer streamers a referral cut, too.
I wish Twitch had an Apple TV app. I've found that the Apple TV is the only way I "get" YouTube in the same way the kids these days do. No way am I watching videos on my laptop/desktop/iPhone/iPad while multitasking, but video on the big TV is great when sitting on the couch or on in the background. Twitch on the Apple TV would be similar, but it appears Amazon (as with Prime Video) is refusing to release an app.
Welcome to todays walled entertainment gardens. Amazon thinks their Fire TV or Stick is superior to Apple TV (or any other product) and why would you want an Apple TV anyway? (sarcasm)
Apple on the other hand doesn't support their video ITunes content on non apple devices.
Funny enough, I'm watching a Starcraft II channel on Twitch just now, while reading HN. I don't play any games, not even the smallest, but I watch - although only caster streams, not player streams. Tastosis FTW :) I have a cable subscription as part of my apartment package - but I don't use it. I don't even have a TV. Internet and streaming only . I find that if I had TV I'd be much more passive and watch too much,…
With all that growth opportunity, you'd think they could invest a little more in the engineering side. I mean, I like Twitch, but their platform is still a mess. Chat delay can be a minute or more, and the VOD situation still sucks (60 days? Seriously?). I mean, they're owned by the people who run AWS for crying out loud. They should be able to knock this out of the park. I thought YouTube Gaming was going to muscle…