Xbox exec says Mixer ‘won’t just become’ Facebook Gaming on console

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Xbox’s Larry ‘Major Nelson’ Hyrb has suggested that Microsoft won’t simply switch Mixer for Facebook Gaming on console, following Microsoft’s decision to close its streaming platform.

Microsoft announced it was closing the Mixer streaming service and transitioning all users to Facebook Gaming in a statement on Monday.

Speaking to fans on Reddit following the news, director of programming Hyrb said: “If you are asking if the current Mixer integration in the dashboard is just going to become Facebook Gaming. The answer is no.”

The comment was made in a thread about a Phil Spencer tweet, in which the Head of Xbox said “we absolutely want to give gamers choice of where to stream from Xbox.”


From July 22, all Mixer sites and apps will redirect users to Facebook Gaming.

Mixer Partners will be granted partner status with Facebook Gaming, and the platform will honour and match all existing Partner agreements “as closely as possible,” according to Microsoft.

In a statement published on the Xbox website, head of Xbox Phil Spencer said the service had failed to grow in line with its expectations.

Microsoft confirmed to Business Insider that major streamers Tyler ‘Ninja’ Blevins and Michael ‘Shroud’ Grzesiek were now free agents and had received their full pay-out before leaving Mixer.

According to an industry insider, the pair had received payouts in the tens of millions following Microsoft’s decision to close Mixer and release them from their exclusivity contracts.



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RyanPosted:

Not a fan on any streaming site other than Twitch, never even used Mixer so not sad to see it go.

JoeIPosted:

It's good that they will give us the choice. Good to see!

ifconfigPosted:

Aspi I remember when the twitch app used to be an extention on the xbox one before mixer took over that department. Would be good to see that again:)


I do too, and the GUI was lovely and smooth.

ifconfigPosted:

Good choice by Xbox to allow users to choose where to stream rather than dominate Facebook.

AnimePosted:

Well I'm glad it won't be all 100 Facebook.

BrodingoPosted:

Just miss the days where it was mainly just twitch! YouTube and twitch should be the two they are focusing on not Facebook. I completely understand the move to fb (publicity and such) but it's nice to have a specific place to watch gamers and such instead of almost everywhere..

LoodPosted:

Rui
Aspi I remember when the twitch app used to be an extention on the xbox one before mixer took over that department. Would be good to see that again:)


They need to implement YouTube streaming/Twitch back as a add on to the Xbox like how PlayStation have it. Imo twitch on Xbox is poorly optimised


Poorly optimized but still better than mixer

0101010101010101Posted:

Aspi I remember when the twitch app used to be an extention on the xbox one before mixer took over that department. Would be good to see that again:)

Agreed. Felt so much smoother than the current interface.

RuiPosted:

Aspi I remember when the twitch app used to be an extention on the xbox one before mixer took over that department. Would be good to see that again:)


They need to implement YouTube streaming/Twitch back as a add on to the Xbox like how PlayStation have it. Imo twitch on Xbox is poorly optimised

AspiPosted:

I remember when the twitch app used to be an extention on the xbox one before mixer took over that department. Would be good to see that again:)


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