After a few years of awkwardness, Microsoft is bringing back proper Twitch streaming integration on Xbox. It used to be a feature, back in the snap days (rip), but recently you've had to do things manually from within the Twitch app.
That changes with today's update, as Twitch has been re-added to the Xbox guide, where you can manage microphone settings, camera options, overlay positioning and more. Oh, and the new integration features proper webcam support.
How to Twitch stream directly on Xbox
Once the latest dashboard update has been applied — which rolls out today, February 23rd — head over to the Capture and Share tab within the Xbox guide. From there, you'll see your linked Twitch account above a "Go live now" button. The aforementioned settings options are also displayed here.
This has been a long time coming, and we're glad to finally see it return for all users! Snap and Twitch integration were initially removed in 2017, and the streaming process has been finnicky since Mixer shut down. Now, about snap coming back...
Will you be more likely to livestream with proper Twitch integration? Let us know your thoughts below.
[source news.xbox.com, via theverge.com]
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Snap was awesome. Very unique and almost a dream feature if done correctly. Was a shame to see it disappear. Glad Twitch is back!
Interesting timing of this update with elden ring being available on Friday.
Curious to hear other people's thoughts? But I really found mixer superior to Twitch. Legit sad when mixer closed up.
@GuyinPA75 better streaming quality. And I liked how they would bribe us to use it.
@GuyinPA75 I really liked Mixer too, especially the ability to mix streams and stuff, but I've been using this new Twitch integration for a week or two and it's pretty good over all, just barebones, and has a lot of room to improve at the moment.
The quality is good (the highest setting is 1080p 6000 kbps), the intregation is good, and it's all simple to use. It's easy enough to add camera (including webcams, unlike the PS consoles), voice, and chat options, and to balance them. All without extra equipment.
But some of the settings reset every time you stop streaming, so you essentially have to set it back up again each time. The camera is very zoomed in and there are no options to control the zoom.
All in all, I'm happy with it as a starting point.
I used snap a lot back in the day. Now used to watching/listening to a podcast while playing some games on a carefully placed phone or tablet.
Mixer was really good, I was sad to see it go.
That said, welcome back Twitch integration!
Can you use the Kinect for video, I thought it wasn't compatible with the Series S|X. Or is it just for Kinect games it doesn't work?
I mourn for the loss of snap. Spent many a Sunday playing Forza while watching the game in the corner. We were promised a PIP mode, but that's never materialized.
I'd like to see more distribution sites support YouTube Live, NicoNico, mildom, Restream.io.
I miss Mixer. Purely because by BF and I used to use it to watch each other play a game and chat, and Mixer's lag was tiny compared to Twitch's of a few seconds so it doesn't really work in real time.
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