bhytre 2,753 Posted June 22, 2020 Share Posted June 22, 2020 Microsoft is closing its Mixer service on July 22nd and plans to move existing partners over to Facebook Gaming. The surprise announcement means Mixer partners and streamers will be transitioned to Facebook Gaming starting today, and Microsoft will no longer operate Mixer as a service in a month’s time. Microsoft has struggled to reach the scale needed for Mixer to compete with Twitch, YouTube, and even Facebook Gaming which has led to today’s decision. “We started pretty far behind, in terms of where Mixer’s monthly active viewers were compared to some of the big players out there,” says Phil Spencer, Microsoft’s head of gaming, in an interview with The Verge. “I think the Mixer community is really going to benefit from the broad audience that Facebook has through their properties, and the abilities to reach gamers in a very seamless way through the social platform Facebook has.” Microsoft is partnering with Facebook to transition existing Mixer viewers and streamers over to Facebook Gaming in the coming weeks. On July 22nd, all Mixer sites and apps will automatically redirect to Facebook Gaming. Existing Mixer Partners will be granted partner status with Facebook Gaming, and any streamers using the Mixer monetization program will be granted eligibility for Facebook’s Level Up program. Mixer viewers with outstanding Ember balances, channel subscriptions, or Mixer Pro subscriptions will receive Xbox gift card credit. TL;DR: Microsoft Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Goukosan 2,257 Posted June 22, 2020 Share Posted June 22, 2020 Didn't they pay Ninja 50 million or some ridiculous number to stream exclusively on Mixer and @DynamiteCop!said that was a good move instead of paying for exclusives. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Cooke 2,030 Posted June 22, 2020 Share Posted June 22, 2020 No idea what this even is Quote Link to post Share on other sites
DynamiteCop 2,087 Posted June 22, 2020 Share Posted June 22, 2020 It was too late in the game, great service but Twitch had already fully established itself. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
nitric 472 Posted June 22, 2020 Share Posted June 22, 2020 Hopefully they pull the plug on the Xbox and just become a publisher. It's best for everyone Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Teh_Diplomat 2,054 Posted June 22, 2020 Share Posted June 22, 2020 1 hour ago, DynamiteCop! said: It was too late in the game, great service but Twitch had already fully established itself. 1 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Goukosan 2,257 Posted June 22, 2020 Share Posted June 22, 2020 (edited) 36 minutes ago, DynamiteCop! said: It was too late in the game, great service but Twitch had already fully established itself. 4 minutes ago, Teh_Diplomat said: Ninja and those two other streamers that MS spent almost $100 million on all three of them..... they can now go back to Twitch or where ever they like AND KEEP THE MONEY Edited June 22, 2020 by Goukosan Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Remij 4,683 Posted June 22, 2020 Share Posted June 22, 2020 It was obvious this was coming when they pulled the Mixer tab from Xbox lol. Sucks though.. Twitch needs a good competitor... but holy shit what a colossal waste of money. They could have funded a AAA game with that money Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Mr. Impossible 410 Posted June 22, 2020 Share Posted June 22, 2020 1 hour ago, Teh_Diplomat said: LMFAO @ DynamiteTard 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
kaz 2,439 Posted June 22, 2020 Share Posted June 22, 2020 2 hours ago, Cooke (not admin cant help said: No idea what this even is me neither but I assume it was a twitch-like platform. no idea why they thought they could go against twitch lol. typical MS failure. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
DynamiteCop 2,087 Posted June 22, 2020 Share Posted June 22, 2020 1 hour ago, Goukosan said: Ninja and those two other streamers that MS spent almost $100 million on all three of them..... they can now go back to Twitch or where ever they like AND KEEP THE MONEY No, they're transferring over to Facebook. None of this is a free venture, Microsoft is partnering with them. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
kaz 2,439 Posted June 22, 2020 Share Posted June 22, 2020 38 minutes ago, Liquid said: LMFAO @ DynamiteTard dyno can't stop losing I like how people sometimes even acknowledge this gays opinion on anything like the TLOU2 thread he just made. just ignore this retard and hopefully he will go away I think he won't cope with another ban. don't want blood on my hands. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Purist 134 Posted June 22, 2020 Share Posted June 22, 2020 Expected. But it's good that they can stop wasting money buying streamers. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Spicalicious 128 Posted June 22, 2020 Share Posted June 22, 2020 TCSHBR Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Spicalicious 128 Posted June 22, 2020 Share Posted June 22, 2020 3 minutes ago, kaz BLackMage said: dyno can't stop losing I like how people sometimes even acknowledge this gays opinion on anything like the TLOU2 thread he just made. just ignore this retard and hopefully he will go away I think he won't cope with another ban. don't want blood on my hands. typical hermstink 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
kaz 2,439 Posted June 22, 2020 Share Posted June 22, 2020 13 minutes ago, BLM Spico said: typical hermstink I had to ban him, he was getting on my nerves. But I take it easy on the forum. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Goukosan 2,257 Posted June 22, 2020 Share Posted June 22, 2020 51 minutes ago, DynamiteCop! said: No, they're transferring over to Facebook. None of this is a free venture, Microsoft is partnering with them. They are free to go wherever, read up on it bro. Facebook is not binding them exclusively. Microsoft Kills Mixer, Xbox Partners With Facebook, Ninja And Others Can Return To Twitch https://www.forbes.com/sites/paultassi/2020/06/22/microsoft-kills-mixer-xbox-partners-with-facebook-ninja-and-others-can-return-to-twitch/ Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Mr. Impossible 410 Posted June 22, 2020 Share Posted June 22, 2020 59 minutes ago, kaz BLackMage said: me neither but I assume it was a twitch-like platform. no idea why they thought they could go against twitch lol. typical MS failure. Lemmings always think that because MS has so much fucking money they can buy themselves into anything and take over. This is like just about every other arena they decide to throw their hat in, pump money into and it flops. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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