Facebook Gaming may not be a popular streaming network such as Twitch or YouTube Gaming, despite that the streaming destination is starting to add interactive features to create its attraction.
The Media platform is testing out a unique layer of interactivity the platform is calling “play with streamer” which allows people to jump into game streams with their followed streaming personalities. The platform is testing the feature with the launch of Pac-Man Community, a version of the classic which adds modern touches such as multiplayer, user-generated mazes, also viewer interactivity seeking to grab a bit of the magic of something such as Twitch Plays Pokémon.
In the games in which the feature is allowed, users could click a button to get in the game instantly and enter in multiplayer mode. The selection of the game is very little for now, It’s just limited to the new Pac-Man game and Worlds FRVR, a clone of Minecraft that quietly introduced the functionality in August.
Streamers can control that who gets the privilege and could dole it out as a bonus to their most dedicated followers, a critical tool for creators building and linking with gaming-based communities.
To create attraction as a hub friendly to emerging streamers, Facebook Gaming now provides 100% of earnings to creators, but if the deal looks too good to be true, it is: the offer expires in 2022.
In October, the media giant develop a co-streaming feature that lets creators cooperate also stream simultaneously. It is a feature that Twitch has held since back in 2019 in the form of “Squad Stream” also a crucial one for creating a vibrant streaming ecosystem.
Since the beginning of FarmVille, The media giant has hosted a stable of casual games which share little in common with Twitch’s numerous popular titles. While Facebook Gaming highlights streams from games such as Fortnite and Call of Duty too, the company’s focus on mobile-friendly HTML5 games can lend the platform unique appeal beyond hardcore gamers. As streaming develops even better mainstream, which can draw first-time viewers who likely can’t discover themselves at Twitch.
Twitch still controls the lion’s claim of streaming hours watched. At the end of 2020, Twitch accounted for 66% of hours watched, and YouTube Gaming trailed with 23%, and Facebook with 11%. Despite the latter two platforms are gaining ground — in 2020, Facebook Gaming tripled its number of streaming hours watched compared to the year prior while YouTube’s numbers duplicated.
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