{"id":214632,"date":"2021-03-12T20:15:54","date_gmt":"2021-03-12T20:15:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/gamerant.com\/valkyrae-explains-youtube-far-behind-twitch-comes-streaming\/"},"modified":"2021-03-12T20:15:54","modified_gmt":"2021-03-12T20:15:54","slug":"valkyrae-explains-how-youtube-is-far-behind-twitch-when-it-comes-to-streaming","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/itteacheritfreelance.hk\/wordpress\/index.php\/2021\/03\/12\/valkyrae-explains-how-youtube-is-far-behind-twitch-when-it-comes-to-streaming\/","title":{"rendered":"Valkyrae Explains How YouTube is ‘Far Behind’ Twitch When It Comes to Streaming"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Twitch<\/strong> maintains its status as the indisputable leader within live-streaming video platforms globally despite multiple attempts from a wide gamut of companies attempting to challenge. A large aspect of Twitch<\/a>‘s success comes from its pedigree honed for almost a full decade, with the service beginning on June 6, 2011. This time has allowed a community to build around the service with a unique culture. A culture with its own unique form of communication has turned into a cultural phenomenon found\u00a0only within the platform.<\/p>\n

Many corporations have taken swings at Twitch in the past. Multiple attempts have been made to establish a rival service\u00a0to share the success of the company. There have been a variety of tactics used to lure Twitch’s audience away\u00a0to new platforms. Exclusivity contracts for massive names in the industry have been a tactic favored by the now-defunct Mixer and YouTube Gaming Live. Mixer notably offered partnered streamers\u00a0bonuses<\/a> at the beginning of the pandemic for working overtime during the pandemic.<\/p>\n

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Former\u00a0Twitch streamer and 100 Thieves<\/a> partner Rachel ‘Valkyrae’ Hofstetter offered some insights as to why she believes YouTube continues to struggle against Twitch. Valkyrae moved to YouTube after being offered a multi-year deal for exclusivity. A lack of the streamer culture which was cultivated exclusively on Twitch for years is a large setback, yet the backend simply doesn’t readily support streaming as users are\u00a0familiar with. Rachel Hofstetter stated, “We have no emote culture, we have no hosting, we hardly have a directory.” The difficulty in finding streamers on YouTube seems to offer an uphill battle to users from the start of the experience.<\/p>\n