Twitch streaming comes to Xbox One in March - just in time for Titanfall eh!

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Twitch has been a success on PS4 what with 20% of streaming on the service coming via its users but now Xbox One is getting in on the action and providing a 'less limiting' experience than what Sony's offering does. Market speak you gotta love it, regardless this is a good thing as both consoles will now be providing their users the ability to stream the greatness or complete dire attempts at gaming for all to see and comment upon!

 

That's where things get interesting, no not the trolls or try-hards but the way developers can make the game react to what people are saying via the chat. Examples that are already in existence or are coming are the ability to give a player health, items or be evil and spawn more or powerful enemies for them to face. It's no longer a watch and that's it type thing, it's getting people involved and in a good way too. Of course you're going to have those people who try and push it but that's the world we are in today and except for the actions of a few dodgy blokes this will be a valuable feature for both consoles to have.

 

And being Xbox we of course have to have acheivements...

 

We love the content that gamers can watch on Twitch so much that we added the ability for spectators to earn media achievements -- only on Xbox One. Think you’ve seen all the videos Twitch has to offer? Watch through the night to earn the Night Owl achievement, or join 100,000 viewers simultaneously watching a broadcast on Twitch to earn the Standing Room Only achievement. There will be 10 Achievements at launch with the Twitch experience. Here’s what you’ll need to do to earn each:

• Watch one hour of live video on Twitch to become a Newcomer
  
• Watch 10 hours of live video on Twitch for Competitive
  
• Watch 100 hours of live video on Twitch for Best Viewer
  
• Watch one hour of live video on Twitch channels that have less than 10 viewers to be the Hipster
  
• Watch 10 hours of live video on Twitch channels that have less than 10 viewers and become theTalent Scout
  
• Max Bandwidth is received by watching a single channel on Twitch for more than eight hours consecutively
  
• Around The Clock is exactly that, just watch at least one minute of live video on Twitch in each hour of a full day
  
• Prime Time, simply: watch a total of 10 hours of live video on Twitch between peak viewing hours from 7:30 to 11:30 p.m., on a weekday
  

Thanks - Gamasutra - Xbox One finally gets Twitch livestreaming alongside Titanfall