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by Kathula 1286 days ago
By "continually losing creators to YouTube" you mean YouTube paid a few top streamers million dollar contracts? I don't see anyone prefer streaming on YouTube over Twitch unless you already have a big channel on yt.

Discovery is still better on Twitch. There's raids and hosts, and simply picking a catogery/game you like and see everyone who streams it. How do I find a Dota livestreamer on Youtube? There's not any intuitive way, if I search it I just get videos.

And then there's twitch prime, the supreme chatting experience of twitch etc.

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> the supreme chatting experience of twitch etc.

You mean the stream of high-pressure shit is ejected at higher rate ? That's pretty much "chatting experience" on any big channel regardless of platform...

Riight. I've been following a bunch of Twitch streamers for years, none have migrated to YouTube. (as much as I want them to, I personally find the viewing experience on YouTube live, is much better then Twitch)