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That’s sad. Less competition, worse both for those watching and making content. Makers of (gaming-related) content for YouTube – worried about the future of Yo

by arrrg 12y ago

That’s sad. Less competition, worse both for those watching and making content. Makers of (gaming-related) content for YouTube – worried about the future of YouTube – have often already been relying on Twitch to provide them some stability, to stand on more than one leg. This competition also insured that YouTube couldn’t do literally anything. Makers of content had a place to go if things didn’t work out. This is a potentially great move for Google and more specifically YouTube, but I don’t see any upside for anyone else (ignoring those profiting from the sale for the moment).

United857 12y ago
Don't forget Kamcord, the other player in this space (and another YC company). Twitch isn't everything.
- mcmillion 12y ago
  I'm an avid gamer and this is the first time I've heard about Kamcord, so that's must mean something.
  - alexcroox 12y ago
    Same here, never heard of it.
  - baby 12y ago
    that promoting an application is hard?
  - diziet 12y ago
    Kamcord is Mobile Gaming focused first, whereas Twitch is on PC~
    - glomph 12y ago
      Who streams mobile games?
      - Frozenlock 12y ago
        Who watches streamed mobile games?
      - vecio 12y ago
        My startup https://shou.tv https://shou.tv, samples https://shou.tv/v/elsjtiy https://shou.tv/v/elsjtiy
      - pferde 12y ago
        Who fucking _plays_ mobile games?
        zimpenfish 12y ago
        About 75% of the people on my daily commute.
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  - Wilya 12y ago
    I'd guess because nobody has ever heard of Kamcord and you look like a guy trying to plug his company (not saying that's what you are, it's just what it looks like).
    - dgesang 12y ago
      Naming alternative services in a news about some other service being bought/shutdown isn't really advertising. It's care.
  - deleted 12y ago
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  - lelandriordan 12y ago
    I'd never heard of it so I didn't dig too deep but it seems like a VOD site, not a streaming platform. On the homepage there are zero live channels and nothing mentioned about live broadcasting, only VODs. Had you suggested something like MLG.tv or Azubu, actual Twitch competitors, I don't think you would have been down voted.
- robryan 12y ago
  From a quick look it is videos, not streaming? Also mobile only? It isn't really currently the same space.
timdorr 12y ago
I don't see how this means less competition. Who else is even directly in the game streaming business?
- arrrg 12y ago
  It’s not all about streaming. Or it can be all about streaming. YouTube and Twitch were very much direct competitors, even ignoring YouTube’s live streaming.
Andrenid 12y ago
A lot of my "hardcore" gaming friends have been moving to http://beta.azubu.tv/ http://beta.azubu.tv/ with all of Twitch's issues lately.
- floody-berry 12y ago
  Azubu doesn't let the general public stream so there is nothing for them to "move" to. I also don't know what azubu's plan is once they run out of money to throw at popular streamers.

by arrrg 12y ago

United857 12y ago

Don't forget Kamcord, the other player in this space (and another YC company). Twitch isn't everything.

mcmillion 12y ago
I'm an avid gamer and this is the first time I've heard about Kamcord, so that's must mean something.
- alexcroox 12y ago
  Same here, never heard of it.
- baby 12y ago
  that promoting an application is hard?
- diziet 12y ago
  Kamcord is Mobile Gaming focused first, whereas Twitch is on PC~
  - glomph 12y ago
    Who streams mobile games?
    - Frozenlock 12y ago
      Who watches streamed mobile games?
    - vecio 12y ago
      My startup https://shou.tv https://shou.tv, samples https://shou.tv/v/elsjtiy https://shou.tv/v/elsjtiy
    - pferde 12y ago
      Who fucking _plays_ mobile games?
      - zimpenfish 12y ago
        About 75% of the people on my daily commute.
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- Wilya 12y ago
  I'd guess because nobody has ever heard of Kamcord and you look like a guy trying to plug his company (not saying that's what you are, it's just what it looks like).
  - dgesang 12y ago
    Naming alternative services in a news about some other service being bought/shutdown isn't really advertising. It's care.
- deleted 12y ago
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- lelandriordan 12y ago
  I'd never heard of it so I didn't dig too deep but it seems like a VOD site, not a streaming platform. On the homepage there are zero live channels and nothing mentioned about live broadcasting, only VODs. Had you suggested something like MLG.tv or Azubu, actual Twitch competitors, I don't think you would have been down voted.
robryan 12y ago
From a quick look it is videos, not streaming? Also mobile only? It isn't really currently the same space.

timdorr 12y ago

I don't see how this means less competition. Who else is even directly in the game streaming business?

arrrg 12y ago
It’s not all about streaming. Or it can be all about streaming. YouTube and Twitch were very much direct competitors, even ignoring YouTube’s live streaming.

Andrenid 12y ago

A lot of my "hardcore" gaming friends have been moving to http://beta.azubu.tv/ http://beta.azubu.tv/ with all of Twitch's issues lately.

floody-berry 12y ago
Azubu doesn't let the general public stream so there is nothing for them to "move" to. I also don't know what azubu's plan is once they run out of money to throw at popular streamers.