The new features announced at the TwitchCon event will make Twitch a much more interactive environment. For Twitch, at the beginning of the innovations that seem to be copied from TikTok and Instagram Stories And Discover tab is included.
Stories and Discover for Twitch on the way
Twitch, all the features that will be added to the platform at TwitchCon Paris exhibited. Inspired by Instagram and Snapchat, the new Stories feature will include 24-hour posts. With this innovation, which will only be available in the mobile application, it will be possible to share photos, videos or clips.
You’ve asked, “Why not make better use of Clips on Twitch itself?”
Enter, Discovery Feed!
If a scrollable feed of bite-sized funny/hype/heartfelt moments sounds familiar to you, that’s because you’re a human being with a phone in 2023. Sometimes a good idea is just a good idea. pic.twitter.com/BHmjsxlxpC
— Twitch (@Twitch) July 8, 2023
In addition, creators will be able to hide the visibility of these Stories. If they want, they will be able to limit it only to their followers and subscribers. In this way, subscribing or following a publisher will become more important.
Another remarkable innovation isDiscover Feed” (Explore) tab. This feature, which will be integrated into the Twitch application, will allow creators to communicate with their subscribers even when they are not broadcasting. Content creators will be able to post clips or any photos from live streams.
Recognizing the importance of clips, especially for small streamers, Twitch will add new tools to its clip editor. The most significant change includes vertically cropping the clips and sharing them directly on TikTok,
It’s essential you have control over which of your Clips are shown in Discovery Feed.
You already control who can make Clips of your stream & can delete ones you don’t like.
In August, you’ll be able to mark Clips as “Featured Clips” that will be prioritized in Discovery Feed. pic.twitter.com/q0Ybxr03pH
— Twitch (@Twitch) July 8, 2023
Twitch also addressed concerns about ads appearing during the broadcast. Accordingly, thanks to a counter to be added to the chat, viewers will be shown when the ads will be played. Some of the new features will be available to users towards the end of this year.
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