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GOOGLE’S STRIVING TO make its services more stream-friendly with Youtube Gaming, a new games-centric site launched today. Designed as a direct competitor to Twitch, it puts streaming front and center while also functioning as a new launchpad for the extensive Let’s Play and general gaming library already on YouTube. I’ve been spending some time with the new set-up, and it’s pretty nice. Twitch might have its work cut out for it.
YouTube’s been looking to break Twitch’s near-monopoly on videogame streaming for a while. When Twitch was up for sale last year, one of the major rumors was that Google would be the buyer. Instead, when Amazon picked Twitch up for a whopping $970 million, Google started grooming YouTube to compete directly with the service, bolstering its streaming capabilities and offering the ability to upload videos running at sixty frames per second.
Now, that groundwork might have a chance to pay off. YouTube Gaming’s design ethos seems to be “like Twitch, but better.” It’s smoother, cleaner, and more pleasant to use. Colored in a Steam-reminiscent charcoal, to make us games folk feel at home I suppose, the interface is dense but responsive, compactly offering the same sort of information you’d find on Twitch.
Watch Out, Twitch: YouTube Gaming Just Went Live | WIRED
YouTube’s been looking to break Twitch’s near-monopoly on videogame streaming for a while. When Twitch was up for sale last year, one of the major rumors was that Google would be the buyer. Instead, when Amazon picked Twitch up for a whopping $970 million, Google started grooming YouTube to compete directly with the service, bolstering its streaming capabilities and offering the ability to upload videos running at sixty frames per second.
Now, that groundwork might have a chance to pay off. YouTube Gaming’s design ethos seems to be “like Twitch, but better.” It’s smoother, cleaner, and more pleasant to use. Colored in a Steam-reminiscent charcoal, to make us games folk feel at home I suppose, the interface is dense but responsive, compactly offering the same sort of information you’d find on Twitch.
Watch Out, Twitch: YouTube Gaming Just Went Live | WIRED
