X has rolled out a livestreaming studio. How will it fare against Kick and Amazon’s Twitch?
Kate Irwin4 min read
That sentiment might have to change for Twitter to compete with streaming platforms like Twitch and Kick. Twitch Partners are able to livestream in unlimited amounts at 1080p resolution. And while Twitch Affiliates are restricted to a 720p resolution, higher-resolution streams look significantly better when playing games with fast movement, like most shooter games as well as RPGs like Diablo IV.
Live streaming on Twitter doesn’t have to be just for video games, however. From a technical standpoint, users will be able to stream anything that OBS can capture to Twitter via the Media Studio, including full-screen webcam footage or computer screen captures.
According to Twitter’s current rules, it does not allow “media that is excessively gory” or for users to “share violent or adult content within live video or in profile or header images.” The platform’s rules also do not allow users to “violate others’ intellectual property rights, including copyright and trademark.”
In this regard, it looks like Twitter’s rules are similar to those on Twitch, where streamers similarly cannot livestream violence, adult content, copyrighted content, or illegal activity, among other restrictions.
