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Sykkuno is officially moving to Youtube Gaming, adding to the Youtube Gaming roster of Valkyrae, Dr Lupo, CourageJD, Tim and Ludwig
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Here come the wave of people alpha-nerding by claiming they have no idea who this is...
OK, I don't know who this is either, but c'mon...
OK, I don't know who this is either, but c'mon...
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Some of the bigger streamers proved it works, so indeed why not just take the money.
Thats if twitch is around long enough or will be able to afford that bag.
Have they talked about any new features (edit: or improved discoverability) coming up soon? They added some core features around the time of the last big wave of signings last year but it's seemed like radio silence since then. Practically every time I've tuned in right after someone moves over they're repeatedly explaining to chat that they don't have [feature] there.
I've heard of all the other people in the title, no clue who this is.
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Couple of days ago, the head of YouTube Gaming tweeted out that news for YTG will be coming in 2 weeks. We know they've been beta testing a lot of features in other countries so yeah stuff could be launching this summer
If you missed out on who Sykkuno is even after Among Us blowing up to nuclear levels on Twitch, then you're probably just not connected to streaming in general. He was part of the group of people who played with AOC.
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They currently testing gifted subs in other countries. They were previously testing a new feature which shows when you're live around your Youtube channel's icon if someone stumbles upon your videos while you're streaming (on mobile) and they're also working new mod tools
Large streamers are more than just themselves. They are brands. Even smaller streamers have a decent amount of merchandise that you buy. Their channel is a product, and they carry with them large audiences. It's not "creating a YouTube channel". They're migrating an entire audience from one platform to another. I know this site likes to downplay how big streaming is, but if an NFL team can create a hype trailer for a 4th round wide receiver, then a streamer with a large audience can create a hype trailer for switching platforms.
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez. She's a Democratic member in the House of Representatives. Very popular among progressives.
Seriously.
I dunno how much the bag was but if it was me... you get like... I dunno 10+ million? Why the hell not. Especially with Twitch messing with revenue like they are, I'd take such a deal in a heart beat. Live normally, bank the majority, invest. Worse case scenario youtube busts out and then you are back to twitch regular streaming.
Lots of people just tune out politics, I be most Americans couldn't even tell you who she is.
Still seems crazy to me that as far as I know, Twitch doesn't really do anything to fight to keep these bigger streamers. Last I heard, YouTube and Facebook were the only ones making offers, whereas Twitch just kind of sits there expecting streamers to be on their platform.
Sykkuno who? Among us what? Twitch what? streaming what? AOC who? /s
It's amusing to see people naming some random US politician and expecting everyone to know about them lol. AOC to me is a computer monitor brand...
I'm glad Youtube is growing as a streaming platform to be honest, so long as the chat doesn't turn into the mess that is Twtich chat. I constantly watch streams on YT with 10k+ viewers and the chat is still readable instead of becoming an endless spam of emotes and half of them not even working without some extension.
I'm glad Youtube is growing as a streaming platform to be honest, so long as the chat doesn't turn into the mess that is Twtich chat. I constantly watch streams on YT with 10k+ viewers and the chat is still readable instead of becoming an endless spam of emotes and half of them not even working without some extension.
Literally watch twitch everday for 5 years, and nearly everday before that and no don't know who that is.
Edit* Ah it's a politician. Not american but recognize them from the news.
An american politician AND/OR a Computer Monitor company.
About Sykkuno, kinda weird to make such a story about quitting twitch and getting goodbye donations and then announce a move to Youtube the next day.
Seems pretty common too.
I don't watch a lot of his content but what little of his content I watched through collaborations (I used to watch a lot of Among Us videos with a group of Youtubers he was a part of) he seems to be one of the nicer influencers around so I'm happy that he's being pushed to, hopefully, a bigger audience rather than one of the uh... more toxic influencers.
I seriously think YouTube Gaming is going about this all wrong.
They should be offering a higher payrate to all creators, improving their UI, and tapping into what makes Twitch successful (chat, memes, features). It's nearly impossible to break through on Twitch. If they could offer better discoverability, better pay, and a better user experience, they'd actually be competition.
But maybe I'm just an idiot. Probably that.
They should be offering a higher payrate to all creators, improving their UI, and tapping into what makes Twitch successful (chat, memes, features). It's nearly impossible to break through on Twitch. If they could offer better discoverability, better pay, and a better user experience, they'd actually be competition.
But maybe I'm just an idiot. Probably that.
Yup, that one's on me. I had an American-centric moment there. It was a massive stream when she played as it was a month before the general US election, and it created a 30+ page on Era as well. I remembered it for being a significant moment, but didn't stop to consider the audience of who it would have been significant towards.
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They already are working on their UI and are already working on new features. They've said this in October and those features are planning to come out this year lol.
GTA mostly these days. He's part of the OTV and friends group, so does a lot of the same stuff they do. GTA, Valo, etc
I think it boils down to them wanting to keep only a few "big" streamers since they lose money on them (yes, really). Just enough to keep people checking out Twitch and hopefully start watching other medium-sized streamers, but so far they shown to be willing to bleed A LOT of big boys out. It is pretty crazy tho, Ludwig said when he approached them about him moving to youtube their counter-offer was "k thnx bye".
I've watched his streams and stuff but honestly i don't really care who is on what platform, for me twitch/youtube/tiktok are just things I run when I'm bored or want something "extra" to watch while I'm doing something else, and I don't really care who is streaming. There is a near infinite amount of choices and the tiny, tiny fraction of people who I find I want to follow and watch once in a while... I just watch produced and edited youtube clips of them.
With the pain in the ass advertising has become on the platforms as well I find myself watching a LOT less than a year ago, which makes sense too given many were in quarantine and stuff last year so you did tend to stay at home a lot more.
I guess that probably explains why though my most watched twitch streams nowadays tend to be old ass repeats of old stuff, like Bob Ross, MST3K/Rifftrax, or people singing beautifully in /music The whole parasocial "we're really friends / a community!" stuff of most channels just feels too fake now to me.
With the pain in the ass advertising has become on the platforms as well I find myself watching a LOT less than a year ago, which makes sense too given many were in quarantine and stuff last year so you did tend to stay at home a lot more.
I guess that probably explains why though my most watched twitch streams nowadays tend to be old ass repeats of old stuff, like Bob Ross, MST3K/Rifftrax, or people singing beautifully in /music The whole parasocial "we're really friends / a community!" stuff of most channels just feels too fake now to me.