Amazon purchases Twitch.tv for 970 million. Do you think Amazon will handle Twitch better or worse than Google would have? How do you think this will impact the site negatively and positively?
Link to site:http://kotaku.com/reports-amazon-to-buy-twitch-for-over-1-billion-1626564744
(The link says "over-1-billion" because the post was originally created following the Google rumors but has since been updated)
this is the first i've heard of this.. honestly.
oops sorry, I can delete my post if you want
Lolz, practical example of how the big boys avoid anti-trust legislation.
Twitch is screwed one way or the other, and CS:GO for linux has just been postponed indefinitely.
Don't be surprised if soon you're only going to be able to access Twitch through the Amazon app on select consoles...
yah, people are all happy that google didnt buy them but wait for when you get flooded by ad's from amazon
I think Google would have done the exact same thing, although I would've like to have seen them integrate Twitch with YouTube. I've always had trouble watching Twitch streams and thought the site layout was horrible, and so gave up on it after a while. I know Amazon are a giant corporation which makes them evil and people are probably crying into their keyboards over this, but I'm interested to see if they can actually make Twitch good rather than just functional.
Dear Twitch Community
It’s almost unbelievable that slightly more than 3 years ago, Twitch didn’t exist. The moment we launched, we knew we had stumbled across something special. But what followed surprised us as much as anyone else, and the impact it’s had on both the community and us has been truly profound.
Your talent, your passion, your dedication to gaming, your memes, your brilliance - these have made Twitch what it is today. Every day, we strive to live up to the standard set by you, the community. We want to create the very best place to share your gaming and life online, and that mission continues to guide us.
Together with you, we’ve found new ways of connecting developers and publishers with their fans. We’ve created a whole new kind of career that lets people make a living sharing their love of games. We’ve brought billions of hours of entertainment, laughter, joy and the occasional ragequit. I think we can all call that a pretty good start.
I’m pleased to announce we’ve been acquired by Amazon. We chose Amazon because they believe in our community, they share our values and long-term vision, and they want to help us get there faster. We’re keeping most everything the same: our office, our employees, our brand, and most importantly our independence. But with Amazon’s support we’ll have the resources to bring you an even better Twitch.
I personally want to thank you, each and every member of the Twitch community, for what you’ve created. Thank you for putting your faith in us. Thank you for sticking with us through growing pains and stumbles. Thank you for bringing your very best to us and sharing it with the world. Thank you, from a group of gamers who never dreamed they’d get to help shape the face of the industry that we love so much.
It’s dangerous to go alone. On behalf of myself and everyone else at Twitch, thank you for coming with us.
Emmett Shear, CEO