I'm not surprised to hear this story. As a content creator on YT I can't deny I look forward to the day my channel can bring in some mula. I mean, really, who doesn't have a YT channel with the intentions of making money even if it's not the main reason? But I digress.
So according to the tweet below Twitch is apparently testing a feature where a streamer can set their streams so that only subs can watch it. Maybe it's just me but wouldn't that hurt a streamer more than benefit them? I can see some ways where this feature may be useful. The OA of the tweet tried to compare it to Patreon where people who subscribe get subs only extra content. That makes sense, the point of Patreon is to give people more in exchange for some help maintaining the content they create. But Patreon is a separate system altogether. It's not part of Youtube or even Twitch. Most fans wouldn't even realize they are missing out on extra content if they are not aware of Patreon or are not interested in it. So having sub only streams could be seen the same way giving the sub fans an extra treat for them only. But that means the channel is then blocked to the rest of the fans. The ones who followed to be able to watch their favorite streamers and if these streamers get greedy and decide every stream will be subs only from now on because they are big enough to demand it then the fans are basically being told if you can pay too bad, your problem not mine. Is this really what streamers want? Is this really what Twitch wants?
Well, as the saying goes "all good things must come to an end" and it was only a matter of time before Twitch started charging to use it. YT already has YT Premium but most of the stuff on there is not worth paying for it anyways. The only real benefit is the ad-free feature and Google Play Music subscription that comes with it. the rest of YT is still open to the rest of us.
Maybe I'm making too much out of this. But I don't see this being a good thing when it's obvious many streamers are likely to abuse it at first and when that happens goodbye Twitch and help Youtube Livestreams. If anything this will be a benefit for YT who may see a surge in livestream views.
So according to the tweet below Twitch is apparently testing a feature where a streamer can set their streams so that only subs can watch it. Maybe it's just me but wouldn't that hurt a streamer more than benefit them? I can see some ways where this feature may be useful. The OA of the tweet tried to compare it to Patreon where people who subscribe get subs only extra content. That makes sense, the point of Patreon is to give people more in exchange for some help maintaining the content they create. But Patreon is a separate system altogether. It's not part of Youtube or even Twitch. Most fans wouldn't even realize they are missing out on extra content if they are not aware of Patreon or are not interested in it. So having sub only streams could be seen the same way giving the sub fans an extra treat for them only. But that means the channel is then blocked to the rest of the fans. The ones who followed to be able to watch their favorite streamers and if these streamers get greedy and decide every stream will be subs only from now on because they are big enough to demand it then the fans are basically being told if you can pay too bad, your problem not mine. Is this really what streamers want? Is this really what Twitch wants?
Well, as the saying goes "all good things must come to an end" and it was only a matter of time before Twitch started charging to use it. YT already has YT Premium but most of the stuff on there is not worth paying for it anyways. The only real benefit is the ad-free feature and Google Play Music subscription that comes with it. the rest of YT is still open to the rest of us.
Maybe I'm making too much out of this. But I don't see this being a good thing when it's obvious many streamers are likely to abuse it at first and when that happens goodbye Twitch and help Youtube Livestreams. If anything this will be a benefit for YT who may see a surge in livestream views.
