Huge Increase in Twitch Subscription Prices

Twitch announced that it will update its subscription prices in Turkey following a blog post published today. The company switched to local pricing in our country in 2021 and has not made any increases to date. Today, this situation has changed and Up to 343% increase in subscription fees came.

The subscription system was one of the most important tools that enabled users to support their favorite publishers and was offered in 3 levels. However, recently there have been complaints from publishers on the grounds that the prices are low. The company said in its statement, “Publishers rising costs and fluctuations in some local currencies “We are updating subscription prices in some countries taking this into account.” He explained the reason behind increasing prices with his statements.

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Apart from Türkiye, increases were also made in Australia, Canada and the United Kingdom. However, only Tier 1 prices increased in these countries. In Turkey, the prices of all three levels have changed.

New prices will come after March 28

price update, March 28 will come into force as of. In its statement, the company says that existing subscriptions will be automatically updated with the new price, adding that these users will be informed via e-mail 1 month in advance.

In addition, the price update is only Subscriptions purchased via desktop and mobile web It is also added that it will be for. Prices on mobile app according to Twitch in the coming months will be updated.

Twitch says broadcasters are making such a move to “increase their income”

Twitch also made a detailed statement about the price increase in its statement regarding the price update. The platform stated that it did this to increase publishers’ income and make publishing more sustainable for them. The full statement is as follows:

“Subscription is one of the most reliable tools that allows viewers to support the streamers they love. We’re increasing subscription prices to increase revenue for our streamers and make broadcasting more sustainable for them. For subscriptions and gift subscriptions, the streamer’s net revenue sharing ratio will remain the same, so the price increase means the streamer gets more money per subscription.” “The increase in the revenue we earn per subscriber as Twitch will also contribute to protecting and improving the long-term future of broadcasting.”