Title. Curious if I should get a Twitch account or not as currently I only have YouTube. Not sure if I want another corpo ad machine in my life.

  • snowe@programming.dev
    272·
    10 months ago

    YouTube. Twitch is cancer. Also you can rewind, start over, etc in the middle of a stream. You’re not going to miss anything.

  • kbal@fedia.io
    23·
    10 months ago

    Twitch. I figure their corporate masters are about equally evil, so if you really have to choose one you may as well go with the one that still has better discoverability, community, and chat. #AlternatePlayer makes it tolerable.

  • Björn Tantau@swg-empire.de
    21·
    10 months ago

    Twitch is better for seeing the chat next to the video. YouTube is better to watch a stream that is in progress from the beginning.

  • xmunk@sh.itjust.works
    131·
    10 months ago

    YouTube, but there are a few creators that only stream on Twitch that I like. The content is more important than the platform to me.

    Also, weirdly, I find Twitch generally has the less toxic chat - Twitch as a company tends to be better at policing their platform while YouTube really doesn’t give a shit… Moderators are definitely more impactful, but Google really doesn’t give a shit about moderating.

  • rufus@discuss.tchncs.de
    9·
    10 months ago

    I don’t watch live streams. It’s the same concept like watching TV. I think YouTube and video on demand has been a great achievement.

  • AlwaysNowNeverNotMe@kbin.social
    7·
    10 months ago

    Twitch is better for audience integration like what happens in dougdoug’s stream, and unless it’s some major event or well produced ttrpg I can’t be arsed to watch unedited content.

  • InfiniteGlitch@lemmy.dbzer0.com
    6·
    10 months ago

    Currently twitch because there are the people, I like to see streaming their games.

    I would prefer YouTube because no advertisements due to uBlock. I know there are twitch adblockers but they don’t work very well.

    Also twitch seems to be filled with softcore/ lots of almost sexual content which I don’t want to see.

  • xNIBx@kbin.social
    5·
    10 months ago

    Youtube has better quality and rewind but twitch has more interesting chat, even if it is just spamming emojis. Twitch chat has a vibe, feels like you are in a stadium. Also for gaming streams, twitch is a must. Also you need a browser extension like 7tv to appreciate the chat.

  • DLSantini@lemmy.ml
    3·
    10 months ago

    The couple of streamers I watch regularly, all post thier streams to YouTube the next day, so I watch there. I do still have a twitch account, so I can use the free sub I get with Amazon prime to sub to one of them. Not much, but better than nothing, as they don’t have a patreon account. A secondary reason for maintaining that twitch account is to reserve my particular username, just in case.

    In terms of twitch chat and/or interactivity, I just could not possibly care less. I use FreeTube for all of my YouTube watching, these days, and I keep comments completely turned off. On the rare occasion I do actually watch something live on twitch, I have chat completely hidden.

  • katy ✨@lemmy.blahaj.zone
    3·
    10 months ago

    twitch for the interactivity and availability of broadcasters but youtube for the interface and mobile apps (i have youtube premium)

  • TheBest@midwest.social
    2·
    10 months ago

    I use my PC as a media machine in my living room. I absolutely use both. Twitch has the culture, while YouTube has the better video player.

    Most importantly, just watch the streamer you want to watch live on the platform they choose.

    I pay for YouTube premium so no ads there, and adblock works wonders for me and I don’t see ANY ads on twitch.