
Twitch offers two types of paid plans: Twitch Turbo and Twitch Prime. There are two additional subscription tiers at $9.99 per month and $24.99 per month, which include more of the same type of benefits. Subscribing to a channel costs at least $4.99 per month, and unlocks benefits such as ad-free viewing, custom chat emotes, more chat privileges (sometimes channels host subscriber-only chats), and a channel badge to use in chats. Following a channel is free, and helps you keep track of your favorite streamers. Note that following a channel is not the same as subscribing to it.
#TWITCH DESKTOP FREE#
A free account lets you contribute to the chat on most streams, follow channels, and stream for yourself. You don’t need to sign up a Twitch account to watch most streams, but you do need an account if you intend to stream for yourself or interact with channels. On that front, Twitch launched a Twitch Safety Advisory Council (Opens in a new window) and updated its Community Guidelines (Opens in a new window). There are simply unavoidable privacy and safety risks with participating in any online community, and especially one that puts such an emphasis on the individual. Broadcasters, in particular, should assume that everything they say and do on Twitch will be captured and forever available on the internet. You may be worried about your child seeing potentially inappropriate content or being harassed by toxic community members on Twitch-for good reason. For example, Ninja is back on the platform, albeit not exclusively. However, as competing streaming platforms fall by the wayside, like the now-defunct Facebook Gaming and Microsoft's Mixer, many of the biggest streaming stars have had no choice but to return Twitch. Know that Twitch lost Overwatch League streaming rights to YouTube.

As an Amazon-owned platform, Twitch also has rights to Thursday Night Football games. It’s not a full-fledged sports streaming service, but it has streaming rights to WNHL, and WNSL games. In addition to esports content, Twitch streams traditional sports, too. There’s also the free-to-play Twitch Sings experience, which is just an endless stream of vocal performances. Unsurprisingly, the majority of the top streaming content is related to popular games, such as Apex Legends, Counter-Strike: Global Offensive, Fortnite, Grand Theft Auto V, League of Legends, and Valorant. One of the top streaming category at the time of publishing is Just Chatting, which is a sort of catchall category for content that doesn’t fall completely into one of the other dedicated categories. Note that everything tagged with the Creative category falls under the IRL category, too. There are three main tags: IRL (for everything that has real people), Creative (streams in categories such as Music & Production, Travel & Outdoors, Makers & Crafters, and Food & Drink), and game genres (such as FPS, MOBA, Driving/Racing Game, and Strategy). Twitch Communities are long dead, but there’s now a tagging system in place. Since then, Twitch has blossomed into the go-to streaming destination for watching esports, live streaming games (not to be confused with game streaming services), and supporting other entertainment personalities. In 2014, Amazon acquired the parent company, Twitch Interactive.
#TWITCH DESKTOP SOFTWARE#
For starters, what type of hardware and software do you need to stream? Also, how can you watch and support your favorite streamers? Our guide answers all your questions.įirst, a little background: Twitch launched back in 2011 as a gaming-centric spin-off of the now-defunct. Whether you want to launch a Twitch channel to broadcast your video game sessions, or you simply want to watch others do the same, you need familiarize yourself with the various terms, tiers, and tricks that make Twitch tick.
#TWITCH DESKTOP HOW TO#

#TWITCH DESKTOP PC#
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