Twitch streamer Ludwig – who broke records for his number of subscribers on the platform – is making a move away, announcing that he's signed exclusively for YouTube Gaming.
The streamer announced the move on Twitter (below), where he shared a short clip that shows him and a friend switching out of a car sporting Twitch's iconic purple colour scheme and into another coated in YouTube red, before the words "Streaming exclusively on YouTube Gaming" appear.
During the clip, the pair talk about a range of topics from hairlines to Clifford the Big Red Dog before also making a nod towards Twitch's DMCA music strikes: "Don't you get into trouble for playing music?", his friend asks. "Not in this car," Ludwig responds.
Earlier this year, Ludwig broke Twitch's subscriber record during a 31 day non-stop stream that saw him overtake the previous holder, Tyler "Ninja" Blevins. The plan for the stream was to keep it running until people stopped subscribing - with every additional subscriber to the channel adding an extra ten seconds onto the time. While the streamer initially thought the event might last a day or two, it ran for the duration of a month, during which he kept the stream running day and night.
While Ludwig's move to YouTube Gaming is certainly significant for the platform, he isn't the first major streamer to make the switch in recent memory. Earlier this year, prominent Call of Duty Warzone streamer TimTheTatMan made the jump while other creators such as CouRageJD, LazarBeam and Valkyrae have completed similar moves in the past.
Despite the fact that Twitch will likely be hoping that other streamers don't follow suit, the company offered a classy response to Ludwig's move on Twitter, stating: "You're a mogul in every sense, Ludwig. Best of luck and keep doing big things out there."
For more on Twitch, make sure to check out this piece detailing how you can now download an app for the streaming platform for Nintendo Switch.
Jared Moore is a freelance writer for IGN. You can follow him on Twitter.
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The streamer announced the move on Twitter (below), where he shared a short clip that shows him and a friend switching out of a car sporting Twitch's iconic purple colour scheme and into another coated in YouTube red, before the words "Streaming exclusively on YouTube Gaming" appear.
pic.twitter.com/717LGs0CvkDuring the clip, the pair talk about a range of topics from hairlines to Clifford the Big Red Dog before also making a nod towards Twitch's DMCA music strikes: "Don't you get into trouble for playing music?", his friend asks. "Not in this car," Ludwig responds.
Earlier this year, Ludwig broke Twitch's subscriber record during a 31 day non-stop stream that saw him overtake the previous holder, Tyler "Ninja" Blevins. The plan for the stream was to keep it running until people stopped subscribing - with every additional subscriber to the channel adding an extra ten seconds onto the time. While the streamer initially thought the event might last a day or two, it ran for the duration of a month, during which he kept the stream running day and night.
While Ludwig's move to YouTube Gaming is certainly significant for the platform, he isn't the first major streamer to make the switch in recent memory. Earlier this year, prominent Call of Duty Warzone streamer TimTheTatMan made the jump while other creators such as CouRageJD, LazarBeam and Valkyrae have completed similar moves in the past.
Despite the fact that Twitch will likely be hoping that other streamers don't follow suit, the company offered a classy response to Ludwig's move on Twitter, stating: "You're a mogul in every sense, Ludwig. Best of luck and keep doing big things out there."
For more on Twitch, make sure to check out this piece detailing how you can now download an app for the streaming platform for Nintendo Switch.
Jared Moore is a freelance writer for IGN. You can follow him on Twitter.
Continue reading...