Twitch reportedly being bought out by YouTube (Google) for 1 Billion

[STORMS]

A report that seems to be going viral over the last 2 hours consists of the streaming service "Twitch" being bought out by video monster, YouTube (Google). Variety.com has reported that although it is not set in stone yet the likelihood of this deal doing down seem very imminent. This is especially big and surprising news for all players considering Twitch is "the platform" for streaming anything from local tournaments, majors to streaming your gaming session.

"If completed the acquisition would be the most significant in the history of YouTube, which Google acquired in 2006 for $1.65 billion. The impending acquisition comes after longtime Google ad exec Susan Wojcicki was named CEO of YouTube earlier this year."

Source: Variety via noobde

 

[WakeUp DP]

R.I.P twitchtv, you were too young.

 

[1man3letters]

twitch now normalized to a shitter

 

[Rampage254]

This could mean no more troll accounts. R.I.P EMP accounts.

 

[SAREDODEVIL]

finally

 

[BookOfTheBlack]

Oh God, signing into Google+ to be a stream monster.

Save us, Justin.tv, you're our only hope

 

[IMakeItL00kC00L]

R.I.P. twitch, you were never allowed to live. God help us all....

 

[Pan1cMode]

Looks like Hitbox tv might actually have a use now. That and ustream.

 

[Vulcan Hades]

Twitch would probably still remain mostly the same.

Almost the same.

Except that it will have the same stupid automated system that detects copyright material and prevents you to monetize it. So Let's players and reviewers will be handed out twice the copyright strikes.

 

[Chuckychuck]

Quick, everyone to Perfect Legend's streaming site Abuzasomething!

 

[EMPEROR PRYCE]

It'll prolly remain the exact same. Don't overreact too much. Who knows we might get more server stability as well. This should be a good thing.

 

[Euphoric]

Fuck this sucks so much. Everyone's gonna have to add Vevo in front of their name or some shit lol.

 

[Rickyraws]

Skynet.

 

[AK coolcmcgee]

i am so looking forward to google's destroying of the twitch layout and continuing to make it worse, and the addition of Lord Google+ to do anything

 

[Alien Substance]

When there is no competition, the reigning empire will monopolize the service, as is the case with YouTube and the Google Plus deal: YouTube has no worthy competition, so Google is free to do as it pleases to the userbase.

In the event that Twitch becomes "normalized to a shitter", we should probably start looking for an alternative streaming service.

 

[SHAOLIN]

@Perfect Legend was on to something I guess.......

 

[shaowebb]

But how will this work since youtube wants to ban so much game related content?

 

[iShinnok03]

Copyright strikes incoming.

 

[Gesture Required Ahead]

Google confirmed illuminati

 

[VenomX-90]

Deal with it. Lol

 

[Ricky Torres]

Goodbye emp_juris_feet rip in peace

 

[Glass Sword]

Google+ will be used like it or not.

 

[DarthArma]

 

[Zoidberg747]

That's racist

 

[roosTakk]

I swear the average age of TYM is 12