Twitch on Wednesday introduced it is going to start limiting streamers to 100 hours of highlights and uploads, and can delete content material if a channel exceeds the restrict. The corporate stated it’s introducing the change as a result of highlights haven’t been efficient in driving discovery or engagement, and since storage is dear. The storage cap goes into impact on April 19.
The change applies to highlights, that are snippets edited from a channel’s previous broadcasts, in addition to different uploaded content material.
Clips and previous broadcasts (VODs) gained’t be impacted by the change, nonetheless. (Previous broadcasts are already routinely deleted after a sure time frame).
Twitch’s announcement comes the identical week that Fb stated that reside movies will now solely be saved on its platform for 30 days, after which they are going to be deleted. The corporate can also be eradicating previous broadcasts within the coming months.
Twitch stated it initially launched highlights to assist streamers create spotlight reels of their greatest moments, however that different options like Clips, Tags, and the Cellular Discovery Feed are more practical in driving discovery or engagement.
“Regardless of low effectiveness, some customers have accrued hundreds of hours of Highlights and Uploads (usually used to create Highlights) over time,” the corporate shared in a weblog submit.
“The storage of this content material is dear. Introducing this 100-hour storage restrict, which impacts lower than 0.5% of lively channels on Twitch and accounts for lower than 0.1% of hours watched, helps us handle sources extra effectively, keep help of Highlights and Uploads, and proceed to put money into new options and enhancements to more practical viewer engagement instruments like Clips and the cellular feed.”
Some streamers have taken to social media to share their discontent with the choice, with many declaring that Twitch is owned by Amazon, which is a market chief in cloud providers by way of its AWS platform.
Streamers whose channels are over the restrict after this information could have their highlights and uploads routinely deleted, beginning with highlights with the least views. Twitch is encouraging customers to obtain or export their content material forward of the deadline.
