Tech Break

Feb 28th 2017

Tech Break 3769

Twitch to Give Creators a Cut

Hosted by Megan Morrone

Twitch will let viewers buy games straight from the stream of their favorite players.

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Guests: Scott Johnson
Category: TWiT Bits

Game streaming service Twitch will let viewers buy games straight from the stream of their favorite players. Streamers will get 5% of the profits of the sale of the game starting in the Spring of 2017. Scott Johnson from Frogpants says this is great for creators, but will Steam lose sales?

For the full episode, visit twit.tv/tnt/1713.

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