YouTube’s latest buy impacts gamers

0Reports are in that YouTube has confirmed the purchase of Twitch TV for over $1 billion.
Many in the internet community are wondering what this means for media steaming and online video games in the long run. Could Google be pushing for a larger role in the gaming industry?
Think of Twitch as YouTube for video games. Hundreds of live game feeds available with one click of the mouse.
Twitch was ranked fourth in peak internet traffic with over 45 million monthly users and over 1 million active members uploading new content monthly putting it ahead of Hulu, Facebook, Steam, and Amazon but not generating enough traffic to surpass the top three which include Netflix, Google, and Apple Inc.
From a business point of view this comes as an expected move considering YouTube has come a long way since 2010 in terms of live game streaming.
“YouTube is obviously no stranger to dabbling in the live streaming arena,” said Quentyn Kennemer at Phandroid.com
With the past events in thought, it seems that the Tech giants along with Facebook buying the Oculus Rift project are trying to get a bigger part in the coming advances of next generation technology.
There are concerns that Facebook and the Oculus will become more of a social experience and not a gaming format that it was originally intended for. The same goes for “Google’s courtship of Twitch,” said Kyle Russell at techchurch.com, with the main fear of gamers today Google’s overall business model instead of focusing mainly on new exciting content that gamers want.
There are still plenty of legal concerns that the Federal Court will not allow YouTube to keep Twitch in fear of a streaming monopoly. This causes YouTube to prepare a case for US regulations to debate raising issues in the online video-market.
Taken from Techchurch.com-
The other big concern Twitch fans have voiced in response to the acquisition story — first reported by Variety — is that Google will force Google+ integration onto Twitch profiles as it did with YouTube.
In both of the comment threads regarding the acquisition on the League of Legends section of Reddit, the vast majority of responses expressed fears of such a change, with comments like “Just seeing the + sign near Twitch is making me feel sick,” receiving hundreds of upvotes from the community.
Regardless of where the merger leads for the future in tech both companies show major promise in the advancement of future gaming experiences and having an army of investors backing your every move helps too.