Originally Posted by
ncxcstud It obviously can be used for that, but I think it also gives an avenue for those that are REALLY GOOD (or really bad...) showcase their skills in how they play the game, or just be a way for people to mess around...
I'm sure we'll see more opportunities and different uses as gamers find all sorts of different ways to use the streaming features... we'll see though...
Originally Posted by
Coreldan Perhaps that too, streaming games is REALLY popular now. Some people enjoy watching others play while they do a commentary at the same time etc. I don't really know why, personally I rather play myself than watch others play, but obviously many like to watch other (probably better ones too?) players except them. Just go to twitch.tv frontpage and you can probably see how theres a HUGE amount of people streaming different games and many of them have thousands of watchers live.
I guess part of the reason is how it's live and many streamers interact with their watchers who can comment through the chat.
That makes sense. I could see where it would be popular. It reminds me of the Poker TV shows. I'd rather play Texas Hold'em than watch pros play on TV, but people do learn strategy by watching the Poker TV shows; so I could see where this would work for video games too.