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Pros :
-Better streamer revenue balance ( ie : Everyone will earn the same amount of money regardless of where they're from )
-Better servers
-Better video encryption
-Directly posting vods on YT
-Google knowledge and engineering means ( I love twitch but google is #1 worldwide )
-Better mobile app, stream on you adroid phone ?
Cons :
-Google lobbying ( use your g+ account to connect bullshit )
-Google Copyright policy
-Possible censor in some countries (UAE/China...)
-Information gathering
-Killing concurrence kills innovation, i'd rather have google create their own video game streaming platform and provide new ideas.
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Northern Ireland26493 Posts
I'm not against differing opinions by any means, but what's the point of 'This is shit', one sentence responses?
There might well be stuff that the likes of myself are unaware of that forms that view and by expressing it we might even re-evaluate our positions .
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On May 19 2014 09:39 Doraemon wrote:why isn't it good? i see plenty of advantages, especially in improving twitch's core service, which is streaming. we've all experienced that excruciating twitch lag. it will most likely help monetisation as well
I see twitch wanting to use you real name for twitchchat, prompting to ask for your phone number every few weeks, coupling your twitch account to your gmail and a stupid amount of UI changes that culminates in a bunch of shapeless vague gray icons instead of useful buttons and interface. Also pop up commercials that you have to click away.
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The only way I will like this is if:
1. Google makes no changes to the visual or user interaction of the site.
2. Google invests money to better the infrastructure globally
3. Advertising works effectively (sometimes content stops after ad)
4. Content developers get more CPM
5. They do implement G+ to chat/comment
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On May 19 2014 08:34 Kiernan wrote:
I hope the Twitch Guys just start a new Twitch with their knowlage. I bet Google will ruin Twitch like they ruined YouTube...
I agree completely Google ruined Youtube and they will ruin Twitch if they acquire them I hope this doesn't happen
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I;m against Google, because I am against monopolies. Google has also been dabbling in biometrics, which could have immoral implications somewhere down the road.
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The more I think about it the more I want G+ to be required to talk in twitch chat. Do you know how much shit that will immediately solve?!
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On May 19 2014 10:16 Zooper31 wrote:
The more I think about it the more I want G+ to be required to talk in twitch chat. Do you know how much shit that will immediately solve?!
GET THE FUCK OUT!
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soo what are the odds of a number of streams not being watchable from germany due to unclear copyright licenses? there is a whole bunch of youtube vids that you cannot access with a german ip.
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GRAND OLD AMERICA16375 Posts
On May 19 2014 10:16 Zooper31 wrote:
The more I think about it the more I want G+ to be required to talk in twitch chat. Do you know how much shit that will immediately solve?!
You're probably one of those guys that likes calling the cops on a small house party a block down the street
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On May 19 2014 10:21 amazingxkcd wrote:Show nested quote +On May 19 2014 10:16 Zooper31 wrote:
The more I think about it the more I want G+ to be required to talk in twitch chat. Do you know how much shit that will immediately solve?! You're probably one of those guys that likes calling the cops on a small house party a block down the street
Once and awhile having a loud party is fine. Not every night... 24/7 365...
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So what would be the biggest issue here, like the one thing that must not be changed? Not being able to stream certain games?
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amazingxkcd, what about all the racist comments before G+?
Youtube is putting accountability in the internet.
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$1bn seems like a really high valuation though
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I don't see how this can be anything but good. I'm sure the streamers would make more money because Youtube would be a little better at getting ad money from companies. Also I see people saying how Google ruined Youtube, but I don't remember the last time I looked up a video on a website that wasn't Youtube, or someone sent me a video link from website that wasn't Youtube.
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Well, let's hope Azubu gets their shit together.
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United States980 Posts
Wow..... Must be a very exciting time for the owners of Twitch but at the same time I'm disappointed/sad. Google has made Youtube horrible and I very rarely use it anymore because I can't stand all the changes that have been made. About the only thing I use it for is Proleague VODs, I listen to music and watch videos elsewhere. Twitch provides a great product and sure it can use some improvements but I'm not so sure of Google.
I'm curious about how "big" of a monopoly this could become.
Some other things to consider:
How will this affect current streamers? VODs? Subscriptions/subscribers?
Will the UI change? For better or worse?
What about CPM? How will this change?
How about commercials? Will you still be able to use ad-block or will they do the MLG thing that stops the video unless you turn it off?
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Kinda scared that Google will own the world, but if this means twitch won't be a piece of shit anymore, I'm fine with this
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doesn't Djwheat work for twitch?
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On May 19 2014 08:50 [SXG]Phantom wrote:
lol google ruined you tube? Sure.
Hello, would you like to watch this video as X username or your real name?
*click x username*
Okay you are now watching as "real name"
expect all kinds of annoying google+ shit to be shoved into twitch, more ads, no more music, twitch chat will be reduced to nothing if everyone has to sign in with real names and will boring as hell.
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