Youtube mentioned that the next days will be very intense for the streaming part of the platform and now we know what it was about.
It has been quite quiet for some time about transfers from Twitch to Youtube. Not much happened, and then suddenly Sykkuno, one of the popular streamers, announced his move to Youtube. This is a big blow for Twitch, because the streamer was watched by over 4 million people.
On average, the streams had over 15,000 people, and often this number exceeded 20,000. He is said to be one of the 6 people who will move to Youtube.
6 people are switching from Twitch to Youtube
Where did this decision come from? Money, a guaranteed contract, a secure future and a constantly developing platform where there are no such big concerns about getting banned.
It is not known yet who the other streamers are, but it can be suspected that they will be really big names. Sykkuno is TOP 106 on TTV, the next ones are probably of a similar caliber. Disguised Toast said that there will be more such transfers:
It cannot be said for sure that this is the end of Twitch etc. This is undoubtedly a very big blow for the platform.