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It’s official: Amazon’s bought Twitch! … Wait, what?

Just when we thought that we knew what was going on with Twitch and Google’s plan to acquire it, suddenly all we knew is flipped on its head. Previously it seemed that Google had bought Twitch and all that was needed was some loose ends tied up; even the changes that Twitch made to their VoD storage made it seem that Google was in charge. Yet Google wasn’t the only company bidding for the livestreaming service, and now Twitch have announced that yes, they have been acquired. By Amazon.

 

Amazon

 

In a letter from the CEO posted on their website, the Twitch community was addressed and thanked for getting the company to this point. The site has been around for little more than 3 years and it seems that the CEO is awed by how far they’ve come since then thanks to the gamers who use their service to broadcast live lets plays and more to their fans across the globe.

 

“Your talent, your passion, your dedication to gaming, your memes, your brilliance – these have made Twitch what it is today… Together with you, we’ve found new ways of connecting developers and publishers with their fans. We’ve created a whole new kind of career that lets people make a living sharing their love of games. We’ve brought billions of hours of entertainment, laughter, joy and the occasional ragequit. I think we can all call that a pretty good start.” wrote the CEO in the post.

 

The post then went on to announce the acquisition and said that they had chosen to accept Amazon’s offer because they felt that Amazon were the right choice because “they believe in our community, they share our values and long-term vision”. Google lost out due to antitrust concerns meaning a deal could not be closed between Twitch and Google in the end.

 

 

In terms of how this could turn out, Amazon are a little less tested in the area of live video than Google. On the other hand, this could turn out to be the start of something wonderful for both companies. It’ll certainly sit better with more people than a Google-owned Twitch ever could have done.

 

I’m cautiously optimistic.

 
 

Twitch “Letter from the CEO”: [x]


August 25th, 2014 by
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