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I think Twitch is probably better off not trying to go after the non-live market because it's tough to surface both live content and recorded content well using
by rtkwe 7y ago
I think Twitch is probably better off not trying to go after the non-live market because it's tough to surface both live content and recorded content well using the same layout and the tools for deciding what recorded content to show is much different and involved than live.
I do wish they would do better with organizing the VoD section though it's so hard to find particular VoDs even for simple things like Critical Role's once a week show that happens at the same time every week much less a less scheduled streamer.
- whymauri 7y agoIt's definitely an experience design tradeoff. It's nearly impossible to organically find livestream content on YouTube outside of 1) copyrighted TV shows or 2) 24/7 music streams.
- username90 7y agoIt is pretty easy to find game streams on youtube, just look here: https://www.youtube.com/gaming/live https://www.youtube.com/gaming/live You can also filter by game, for example Fortnite streams: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCXzGWycANrrfyBmzX6JMsvQ/live https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCXzGWycANrrfyBmzX6JMsvQ/liv... They have a list of top viewed games just like twitch: https://www.youtube.com/gaming/games https://www.youtube.com/gaming/games The problem seems to be that on Twitch those pages are at the center and are how the users find content, while on youtube you have to dig for them and people find content via Youtube's algorithm so most are not even aware that they exist.