Live streaming video platform Twitch is about to get some competition after Google announce plans to launch YouTube Gaming on Wednesday 26 August.
Schematics are out; gauges are gauging and the prototype is ready to rock n roll. Twitch is about to have a fight. YouTube Gaming is about to step into the ring.
Google will launch YouTube Gaming on Wed 26 Aug in a bid to create the ‘go to destination for anything and everything gaming.’ It’s great news for everyone involved in the world of gaming, including the poker community, because nobody likes a tiger living in the woods with nothing but rabbits.
The new stream will operate at 60fps, each stream will contain a custom URL for ease of sharing, and streamers will be able to chat with other streamers/members of the community during livestream events.
Twitch was launched in 2011 by Justin Kan and Emmett Shear, the co-founders of Justin.tv, one of the earliest sites to stream user content on the web. The pair raised $35m in funding to launch the site, and Amazon swooped in and picked them up in a deal worth a reported $970m last summer.
The acquisition was a surprise to many after news circulated that Google has agreed terms to purchase Twitch in an all-cash deal worth in excess of $1bn. It was later reported that the deal fell through over potential antitrust issues. Google acquired YouTube for $1.65b in 2006.
The new YouTube Gaming channel will be available wherever YouTube is available.
Let the fight begin.