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by Drew_
2195 days ago
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I think you're just mistaking Twitch for a recent unicorn. Twitch grew completely organically from Justin.TV in the mid-late 00's and the demands for hosting something like Justin.TV we're far lower than they are for Twitch now. Just to put it in context, game streaming was picking up steam on Justin.TV before Instagram even launched. The juggernaut that Twitch is now was just inevitable. |
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As a former Counter-Strike 1.6 player in a decent level I do remember the transition from watching eSports on HLTV and other in-game broadcast solutions to watching on Justin.TV or UStream.
I think the major turning point was around 2011-2012 and my days of competitive gaming were way behind me at that point so being able to watch pros through a live videostream was quite exciting, now it's just a given but it's been brewing for the past 10-15 years.