Comment on Twitch has stories now, because all social media has to be the same
NocturnalMorning@lemmy.world 11 months agoNot really, twitch is a streaming service. It’s weird for it to have stories. It’s like if your toaster also was able to have a small one item freezer. It just doesn’t make that much sense.
There’s shorts and there’s stories. Superficially similar but fundamentally different in how they are consumed.
Makes a lot of sense for Twitch to have shorts, it fits into their core business of streaming. Stories not so much, maybe I’m biased by Instagram and WhatsApp but stories are for personal stuff.
Tons of creators streaming on YouTube. Also shorts are an easily palatable way to watch highlights or funny moments from a stream, it makes sense
Steeve@lemmy.ca 11 months ago
I would argue that short video clips on a video streaming service actually makes a lot of sense…
NocturnalMorning@lemmy.world 11 months ago
It is a live streaming service. That doesn’t make any sense at all. What are you going to post, the first minute of your stream?
CarlsIII@kbin.social 11 months ago
You could already watch previously recorded videos before. You could also previously “clip” a video to isolate a short moment of a stream.
Steeve@lemmy.ca 11 months ago
I don’t know, maybe funny clips? Notable moments from stream? You know, that clip functionality that Twitch has had for years that allows sharing short clips from the stream?
I’m starting to think you guys have never actually used the platforms you’re complaining about lol.
NocturnalMorning@lemmy.world 11 months ago
It archives streams after they’re done. But until very recently there’s been no short clips functionality that I’m aware of. I watch twitch streams almost every day.
CluckN@lemmy.world 11 months ago
I think it’s a way for Streamers who go live infrequently can still provide updates and content without forcing their fans to follow them on Twitter. I agree though if a Streamer is going live 4 hours a day everyday why would they create shorts?
karlach@lemmy.world 11 months ago
Maybe that’s one reason: to keep people on Twitch. If a website’s users are going elsewhere, that is lost attention and a drop in ecosystem reliance/usage. Copying features from an outside ecosystem will give users a reason to stay in the current ecosystem.
Twitter supporting live streams. Reddit supporting follows. All social media supporting likes and favourites. Twitch supporting stories. They are converging on what retains users’ attention.
bassomitron@lemmy.world 11 months ago
Twitch isn’t only live streaming. There’s tons of highlight clips and prerecorded videos on there. They’re expanding their feature set to be more varied, I don’t really see what the big deal is, honestly. You don’t have to use it and it’s there for those who will, no real harm done.