My biggest concern is that if this deal goes through that it does not impact the livelihoods of the Twitch broadcasters who use it as a source of income. If they destroyed the subscription model or something of that nature it could neuter all of the content creators that make Twitch great.
That said, after thinking about this the past couple of hours, I doubt that after spending $1 billion dollars that YouTube/Google would do such a thing as it would make the acquisition worthless. They no doubt have the money and engineering capability to create a Twitch infrastructure if that was their end goal, what they are buying IS these content creators as well as the user base who loyally use the service and log such a high average content watched per session.
Yeah G+ integration can be a bitch at times, but its not that hard to make a throwaway account if linking to your primary contact details is your biggest gripe with that. As long as they keep Twitch operating relatively the same, keep the primary (re: non executive) staff who run the company the same, I see this potential acquisition as a huge stepping stone and validation for an industry that those of us engaged in eSports/regular game streaming consumption sometimes may take for granted as knowing about. Think of the millions of people who know nothing about Twitch or video game streaming that will now get exposure to it through this purchase.
I remain optimistic about this deal until such a time that it is clear that the primary content creators on Twitch are being negatively impacted by this deal.
Are these not true? I'm curious what downsides people are seeing. Google has already backed down from g+ it seems, so I don't expect them to require g+ for twitch.
On May 19 2014 09:12 NKexquisite wrote: Probably a good thing. People always cried about how awful Twitch was, now they will get solid backing from Google's endless supply of resources and they are crying b/c they might have to use their "real name" (*gasp*) on the internet and won't be able to troll in a pool of stupidity anymore *gasp*.
Edit: Twitch's mobile app also leaves a lot to be desired, as does a lot of other facets of their website. Twitch should only continue to get better with this.
Right, I should use my real name and expose myself to the "pool of stupidity"--nothing dangerous about that.
On May 19 2014 08:43 FiWiFaKi wrote: Wow, twitch is worth over a billion? Didn't think it was that much.
I don't really know what to think of this. I like google as a company, and they have the better infrastructure... I like it.
Google does a bunch of ostensibly nice things to make you like them. They provide free, simple, and reliable email, free storage for all sorts of different documents through google drive, a free (and fast) web browser, tons of good pr from their weird tech experiments and the amenities of the googolplex, etc.
However, look at their actions and you'll see that they truly wish to dominate in almost all aspects of the tech industry, and thanks to their data collection and custom tailored advertisements, they can simply buy out those that truly outcompete them.
Now all I want to do is get a startup going.
preach my friend =) thumps up however monopoly is never good unless its a natural monopoly.
why does youtube not stream movies or "live" of the people that use youtube.example live music show from peoples homes with a dash of security recordings. I would like to see more options on xbox at twitch. I miss the old youtube rating system. is the content of movies on youtube advertising method or stolen? or is movie makers afraid? facebook vs twitch vs blizz vs google. why does youtube not start their own same with blizz it appears risky. blizz or other gaming companies could show or give players option to show with a delay option. it doesnt get much riskier. if blizz and other companies had such plans probably prompt such a sale. if these companies is that valuable why they dont expand to live good quality chat. if there was starcraft 2 equal with good video chat I would consider playing it instead. if there is one please message me. imagine watching participants from favorite talent shows live. why does youtube not take their natural expansion? twitch fake bet natural expansion. is youtube afraid twitch will expand to something similar to youtube? teamliquid.net good video chat cafe expansion? teamliquid.net card hero game expansion? teamliquid.net video puzzle of starcraft 2 expansion? teamliquid.net.tv?
On May 19 2014 12:45 WilliamDonaldLewis wrote: why does youtube not stream movies or "live" of the people that use youtube.example live music show from peoples homes with a dash of security recordings. I would like to see more options on xbox at twitch. I miss the old youtube rating system. is the content of movies on youtube advertising method or stolen? or is movie makers afraid? facebook vs twitch vs blizz vs google. why does youtube not start their own same with blizz it appears risky. blizz or other gaming companies could show or give players option to show with a delay option. it doesnt get much riskier. if blizz and other companies had such plans probably prompt such a sale. if these companies is that valuable why they dont expand to live good quality chat. if there was starcraft 2 equal with good video chat I would consider playing it instead. if there is one please message me. imagine watching participants from favorite talent shows live. why does youtube not take their natural expansion? twitch fake bet natural expansion. is youtube afraid twitch will expand to something similar to youtube? teamliquid.net good video chat cafe expansion? teamliquid.net card hero game expansion? teamliquid.net video puzzle of starcraft 2 expansion? teamliquid.net.tv?
Can someone decipher this for me? I am hoping that everything turns out well for the community of streamers and viewers.
On May 19 2014 12:45 WilliamDonaldLewis wrote: why does youtube not stream movies or "live" of the people that use youtube.example live music show from peoples homes with a dash of security recordings. I would like to see more options on xbox at twitch. I miss the old youtube rating system. is the content of movies on youtube advertising method or stolen? or is movie makers afraid? facebook vs twitch vs blizz vs google. why does youtube not start their own same with blizz it appears risky. blizz or other gaming companies could show or give players option to show with a delay option. it doesnt get much riskier. if blizz and other companies had such plans probably prompt such a sale. if these companies is that valuable why they dont expand to live good quality chat. if there was starcraft 2 equal with good video chat I would consider playing it instead. if there is one please message me. imagine watching participants from favorite talent shows live. why does youtube not take their natural expansion? twitch fake bet natural expansion. is youtube afraid twitch will expand to something similar to youtube? teamliquid.net good video chat cafe expansion? teamliquid.net card hero game expansion? teamliquid.net video puzzle of starcraft 2 expansion? teamliquid.net.tv?
What????
Youtube does have a streaming service... Google is not buying Twitch for their shitty service, they are buying it for the content creators and brand.
So it looks Microsoft and others made offer to twitch but they rejected them because they think google and youtube would be a better fit for the service and help them grow more:
On May 19 2014 09:12 NKexquisite wrote: Probably a good thing. People always cried about how awful Twitch was, now they will get solid backing from Google's endless supply of resources and they are crying b/c they might have to use their "real name" (*gasp*) on the internet and won't be able to troll in a pool of stupidity anymore *gasp*.
Edit: Twitch's mobile app also leaves a lot to be desired, as does a lot of other facets of their website. Twitch should only continue to get better with this.
Right, I should use my real name and expose myself to the "pool of stupidity"--nothing dangerous about that.
People might have to act civiilzed, I know right...
On May 19 2014 13:14 BreAKerTV wrote: Personally I would rather have Microsoft picking up the slack than google. Anyone else with me?
lol... no thanks. Microsoft has ruined everything they've owned / purchased.
Agreed, look at Skype. Microsoft can keep its fucking fingers away from Twitch, same for Apple. Google only rightful heir if it ever has to come to this.
On May 19 2014 13:14 BreAKerTV wrote: Personally I would rather have Microsoft picking up the slack than google. Anyone else with me?
lol... no thanks. Microsoft has ruined everything they've owned / purchased.
Agreed, look at Skype. Microsoft can keep its fucking fingers away from Twitch, same for Apple. Google only rightful heir if it ever has to come to this.
Well, what does this mean for the streamers like myself?
On May 19 2014 13:14 BreAKerTV wrote: Personally I would rather have Microsoft picking up the slack than google. Anyone else with me?
lol... no thanks. Microsoft has ruined everything they've owned / purchased.
Agreed, look at Skype. Microsoft can keep its fucking fingers away from Twitch, same for Apple. Google only rightful heir if it ever has to come to this.
Well, what does this mean for the streamers like myself?
No one knows yet, might mean absolutely nothing. Heck it's still a rumor tbh at this point and not even confirmed.
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