Twitch comes to the Nintendo Switch

[broccoli27]

Summary

Twitch is now on the Switch

 

My thoughts

Finally I can watch twitch streams on my switch. BUT there is no chatting and you can't stream from your console 

 

Sources

 https://gbatemp.net/threads/twitch-comes-to-the-nintendo-switch.602789/

 

https://twitter.com/Twitch/status/1458851260032036866?s=20

 

 

 

[Lightwreather]

Huh, nice.
GUess this means streamers don't need to screen capture and stream?

[broccoli27]

4 minutes ago, J-from-Nucleon said:

Huh, nice.
GUess this means streamers don't need to screen capture and stream?

No... that was a typo.. Sorry but you WONT be able to stream from your console

[Lightwreather]

Just now, broccoli27 said:

No... that was a typo.. Sorry but you WONT be able to stream from your console

Oh.
Well, that's a disappointment

[suicidalfranco]

25 minutes ago, J-from-Nucleon said:

Oh.
Well, that's a disappointment

Given big N stance on streaming gameplays of their titles, it wouldn't have made sense for that feature to be there in the first place. Unless it came with an auto DMCA take down the moment you press the start streaming button, and it sent the user current location to N's lawsuits department where a team of highly trained lawyers would have rushed to there to sue the bejesus out of him.

[Cyberspirit]

Oh man, that's great! Here's hoping that it's more usable than the Twitch app on mobile.

[Not_A_Spider]

Is this what Twitch is doing with their money? The last new feature on their website that I remember is the hype train thing and that was at least 2 years ago by now.

[Helpful Tech Witch]

5 minutes ago, Not_A_Spider said:

Is this what Twitch is doing with their money? The last new feature on their website that I remember is the hype train thing and that was at least 2 years ago by now.

can you name something that you want added to twitch?
making the fanbase happy with more places to watch twitch

twitch seems pretty well rounded to me

[Arika]

I keep forgetting that the switch (or any other console for that matter) have things like youtube, and now twitch. I cannot think of a situation where I'd have my switch with me but not mutable or phone which have much better screens.

 

Do people actually use these "apps" on their switch?

[Slottr]

5 minutes ago, Arika S said:

I keep forgetting that the switch (or any other console for that matter) have things like youtube, and now twitch. I cannot think of a situation where I'd have my switch with me but not mutable or phone which have much better screens.

 

Do people actually use these "apps" on their switch?

Switch also has a built in kickstand, I've used it a few times away from home where I can set it on the nightstand and watch YouTube in bed 

[adarw]

12 minutes ago, Arika S said:

I keep forgetting that the switch (or any other console for that matter) have things like youtube, and now twitch. I cannot think of a situation where I'd have my switch with me but not mutable or phone which have much better screens.

 

Do people actually use these "apps" on their switch?

i mean theres a whole lot of kids and elders that have switchs but no phones. 

[InstantNewt]

Just because you guys don’t have a personal use for it doesn’t mean it’s worthless. It’s just another way to watch twitch. If that doesn’t seem like something you’d want, don’t download it. 
 

I see these switch apps being most likely used in docked mode. This way people who might not have a streaming box or have a really slow smart tv can just use their switch. It’s the same reason why PlayStation and xbox have these apps, consoles have become more like a htpc in recent years. 

[soldier_ph]

On 11/12/2021 at 11:32 PM, Arika S said:

I keep forgetting that the switch (or any other console for that matter) have things like youtube, and now twitch. I cannot think of a situation where I'd have my switch with me but not mutable or phone which have much better screens.

 

Do people actually use these "apps" on their switch?

I only use the YouTube app on my Switch Lite to look up tutorials but I pretty much have only used the Switch maybe twice this year so yeah. The games are way too expensive.