Twitch has abandoned Nintendo Switch, it's official 1

Twitch has abandoned Nintendo Switch, it’s official

It is a rotating page. Famous streaming platform Twitch turns its back on its no less famous console Nintendo’s, Switch (both standard and Switch OLED). Creators on the platform can rest assured: It’s no longer a matter of the machine not allowing streaming. Actually Twitch app disappearing from Switch. On the special page, in a red box, we can read: 6 November 2023It will no longer be possible to download the application from: Nintendo eShop.

If you already have Access will be banned as of January 31, 2024. So you only have a few months left to enjoy it before you say goodbye. But maybe “enjoy” is too big a word. Using the application from the Japanese manufacturer’s hybrid console is actually quite disturbing. However, Twitch did not specify whether the observed limitations were due to the Switch itself or specific Nintendo policies.

Twitch will disappear from Nintendo Switch in a few months

In fact, if you open a streamer’s channel in the Switch’s Twitch app, access to chat is impossible. For this you must: use smartphonerequires you to do this Open Twitch and scan a QR code is displayed on the console. We have seen better ones in terms of practicality. You can’t subscribe to a publisher from the app either, and first of all, It is impossible to stream Switch directly from the device. However, this is possible on other current consoles.

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A Twitch spokesperson stated simply: “We recently made the difficult decision to remove the Twitch app from Nintendo Switch. Nintendo remains a valued partner, and we appreciate all the support the Switch community has given to Twitch and our streamers.”

Source : Gizmodo

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