The 10 Biggest Tech Trends of 2014 (So Far)

evolveteam June 27, 2014 0
Twitch streaming

6. Online Gameplay Streaming

Who said videogames were anti-social? The gaming community is gaining more backing than ever before with the rise of gameplay video streaming. Users can upload and stream games in real-time, making video games the next big spectator sport. The popularity of gameplay streaming experienced a major boom with Twitch. Now it’s bound to grow even bigger with YouTube buying the biggest player in the game. With the service integrated into the latest round of next-gen consoles, the PS4 and Xbox One, gamers are going share crazy with their playthroughs, with Microsoft’s machine supposedly accounting for over 23 million minutes of sharable footage the first week of Twitch availability. Nobody can predict the future with certainty. What we do know is that this incorporation of video streaming is definitely a game-changer.