These do not influence editorial content, though Vox Media may earn commissions for products purchased via affiliate links. “That’s how they make a living. Feel really bad for the people who managed to cultivate a community there for it be dashed out. Non-partner creators will be able to join Facebook’s Level-Up Program, which will immediately give them access to monetization “similar to the partner creators as well” Sharma added. there is a problem or bug on mixer and the webcam that when theyre connected the xbox thinks it over heats and shutdowns. To Microsoft? By using our Services or clicking I agree, you agree to our use of cookies. Perhaps Ninja’s and Shroud’s audience followed them, but even still not by much. So i started to dig in on diferent forums about the issue i was having thinking it was my xbox console dying and turns out its not. Xbox. The announcement was made Monday. “We weren’t going to be continuing with Mixer as it was, and we wanted to find a partner for us who had a similar worldview on how gaming can evolve and the impact it could have, and a partner that had unique assets to really take that Mixer community, make it their own, and grow it to the level of impact and size that I really think it deserves and needs.”, “Streamers look at their streaming capability as a livelihood,” Spencer continued. Mixer users will not be required to transition to Facebook Gaming, but the two companies plan to make the change as easy as possible for them. “We know what it takes to make sure that we can cultivate and curate safe communities for people. Well you could always use light stream if you have a laptop. Main. https://mixer.com/static/thank_you_for_everything.png, Press J to jump to the feed. Microsoft’s surprise Mixer closure has left the streaming community in shock.

“And so we are looking forward to a world where, working together with the Xbox team and Phil’s team, we can open up experiences where somebody is browsing through Facebook and is able to encounter deep immersive gameplay and then continue that on the Xbox console or PC.”. Oct 25th and people having their consoles shut down still. Oh definitely mixer is just a weird name that doesn't standout like others.. Microsoft really overestimated people’s willingness to quickly change their streaming platform of choice because a few big names were paid to be on it. imo they should've gone the route of signing a bunch of smaller streamers with a big overlap in viewership to actually build a community instead of two big streamers with 0 overlap in viewership at all. In exchange, Project xCloud will expand onto Facebook. They are partnering with Facebook... so more of a 'move' than shutdown. Sharma added that Mixer users won’t be forced to move over to Facebook. You couldn't switch to Mixer even if you wanted to. An important part of this partnership, Spencer stressed, is the integration of Project xCloud technology onto Facebook. Reaching more and more customers is important to that ecosystem, and finding a partner like Facebook that can really reach the scale that that community needs as, I think, critical to the long term success.”. there have been streams where ive done easily 6-7 hours non stop with no problem but there have been times when im streaming in 30 minutes and my xbox shutdowns unexpectedly. Lol What they spent buying Mixer they earn it again 9 days later... Glad they didn't pull a Google and drag the damn thing along behind them for 2 years before finally shutting it down. Recently i started streaming Blackout, Apex, Pubg ,. They don't read that even getting people from youtube to watch twitch takes a whole lot of effort for the ContentCreator, like I will never watch a twitch stream at all.

The transition of Mixer’s communities to Facebook, Spencer said, will also allow the Xbox team to continue their focus on games and gaming in the lead up to the launch of Xbox Series X this holiday. Big companies never learn. I don't know if it's a mixer problem or Microsoft problem. PLEASE email mixer and Microsoft support to notify them of this issue. “Partner creators on the Mixer side have the option of joining Facebook and maintaining their status,” Vivek Sharma, Facebook head of product for gaming, told Polygon on Monday. “We think that one of the very exciting things ahead is how cloud gaming is going to completely change the way that people access content and gaming,” Sharma said. Microsoft will shut down Mixer, transition users to Facebook Gaming, No Man’s Sky rare dino goes extinct on capital planet, Halo 3 fans spent 13 years trying to break into a skybox, The Spider-Man Remaster changes a lot — including Peter Parker’s face, The next-gen Spider-Man is literally a whole new Peter Parker, No one on TV can believe what happened last night, From pundits to comedians, everyone was left dizzy by the presidential debate, The mass Twitch exodus: Why streamers are leaving, Phil Spencer says Amazon and Google are Xbox’s real competition, Charmander is the featured Pokémon for October’s Pokémon Go Community Day, Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War’s Zombies mode heads to the ’80s for a new chapter, Need for Speed: Payback and Vampyr are October’s free PlayStation Plus games, Scott Adkins’ YouTube show is full of amazing action movie anecdotes, Conan (the Barbarian) is getting a Netflix show, Marvel has found its Kamala Khan for the Disney Plus Ms. Marvel show, Animal Crossing: New Horizons Spooky Pumpkin DIY recipe list, How to get Halloween clothes and accessories in Animal Crossing: New Horizons, How to get Halloween skin tones and eye colors in Animal Crossing: New Horizons. It was renamed Mixer in 2017. I don't like Ubuntu, I am just giving an example many people loved windows 7 but hated to be forced to switch to windows 10, As has been reported, Mixer has had a rough few months that involved the original founders leaving the business alongside a general manager and corporate vice president. mostly FPS shooters and BR's and other games on mixer thru my xbox one X and my logitech stream cam connected via usb to the xbox. Most of the site’s partners are going to Twitch, although some are headed to Facebook Gaming. I don't stream on the Xbox, but I really wonder if this is on Mixer's radar.

We will be returning shortly, we just want some time for people to process everything.

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For more information, see our ethics policy. In August 2017, it was acquired by Microsoft, and quickly integrated into the Xbox One by the following spring. Microsoft is shutting down Mixer and moving most of its streamers to Facebook Gaming as part of a strategic partnership it’s entering with the social media giant. “So for us, when I think about the areas we’re investing, when I think about our continued growth of console and off-console, when I think about our investments in our first party studios and the incredible growth that we’ve seen there and us continuing to stay focused on xCloud, and the future we see in the ability to play, stream games from Azure data centers, it is a decision that I need to make in order to focus the organization.”. I feel bad for the little streamers who moved over for even the slight chance to gain a following away from the crowdedness of Twitch, but of course the big guys are the headline earners.

I dont see this being fixee anytime soon...if ever. They purchase startups, infect them, gut them and finally throw them down the drain. Cookies help us deliver our Services. A shame as it was a pretty neat site/interface. In exchange, Microsoft’s Project xCloud game streaming platform will begin to appear on the social media giant in the near future. just look how ubuntu marketshare doubled in last months. Mixer began life as a streaming platform called Beam in 2016. “We made a decision earlier this year that we were going to change approach,” Spencer said.

“Their beliefs are their beliefs, and they are more than welcome to choose to join Facebook Gaming,” Sharma said. ive recently discovered that if i disconnect the logitech camera and stream with out a cam it doesnt shutdown whatsoever. So ill have to wait for mixer to fix this issue since a cannot do anything else. Speaking with Polygon Monday, head of Xbox Phil Spencer said Microsoft made the choice to partner with Facebook in order to expand the potential audience for Mixer creators. When Mixer shuts down in July, the site and its apps will redirect to Facebook Gaming. Fans should instead look for them to make statements on their own as to their plans going forward. Their decision on where to take their content and their viewership will be up to them. Last month, Microsoft announced it was shutting down Mixer on July 22nd.