Tuesday, December 2, 2014

Steam takes on Twitch with new broadcasting feature


Valve is moving into video game streaming with a new broadcasting feature for Steam. Launching in beta today, the feature will let Steam users watch other people play games without leaving the service. The service sounds like it's primarily designed so you can watch your friends, but there's also a public option that lets anyone view a game stream — which puts the service in direct competition with Twitch. Game streaming has rapidly become a big business, thanks in part to the rise of esports. In August Amazon purchased Twitch for nearly $1 billion, and YouTube was reportedly also eying the company.


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