Youtube Gaming the next dominant game streaming service?

Recently Youtube announced that they'll be running a game streaming division of Youtube so gamers will be able to stream all their content. We don't know too many details on what Youtube plans to do but we know it will have all the same features that Twitch does currently. With Youtube being one of the biggest websites on the Internet, you can almost guarantee this will be a hit. So where does this leave Twitch?

For a long long time Twitch has held the monopoly over the game streaming services. It's features haven't been matched and it's also is one of the biggest website on the Internet which means it attracts a lot of viewers. Lately though a lot of people have become disenchanted with Twitch, bringing in features to curb people playing copyrighted music on their service which has driven some Twitch users away to Hit Box and other streaming services. Not only that, Twitch has got to a point where small streamers can't get any viewers, small timers pretty much have to get down on there knees and beg for viewers, Twitch only promotes the top viewers since they make financial gains from that.

Which leads me to believe that a lot of small time consistent streamers will actually move over to Youtube Gaming. They'll have a fresh start and a much better chance at getting people to actually watch their streams. Youtube Gaming will also draw a lot of viewers, it's inevitable since it's Youtube, so Twitch definitely has a lot of worry about.

All that being said though, Twitch will obviously survive and continue to hold the monopoly over the streaming world for the medium term. Twitch has way too many developed streamers that command massive amounts of viewers. Youtube Gaming will have to invest and focus on their small time streamers and grow them to really start commanding the amount of viewers that Twitch does. Long term though? all bets are off....well, I'd bet on Youtube Gaming to be on top. Kinda like the transition from Myspace to Facebook, if you know what I mean.

Youtube Gaming is releasing this summer for UK and US gamers.  It will be a restricted release while Youtube get feed back on their service. Once the service is finished being optimized gamers around the world will be invited to take part in Youtube Gaming.

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