The streamers making six figures are few and far between.
Whales in video games are few and far between. They still get catered to because they are the money makers.
The big streamers, those are the ones delivery the most to twitch, the ones drawing in people from other platforms, the ones taking the least resources, the ones people talk about, the ones bringing out the most money. Disproportionatly so because the low viewer streamers (as noted) cost 1000 per 200 hours or whatever they said.
The point remains that if enough "top talent" goes away, Twitch may not last long for missing the former subscription money. Who's to say if Amazon will want to keep it going if it's not profitable.
Whales in video games are few and far between. They still get catered to because they are the money makers.
The big streamers, those are the ones delivery the most to twitch, the ones drawing in people from other platforms, the ones taking the least resources, the ones people talk about, the ones bringing out the most money. Disproportionatly so because the low viewer streamers (as noted) cost 1000 per 200 hours or whatever they said.
If the whales leave, the game dies.
The six figure people aren't Twitch's 'whales' though. The seven figure and eight figure people are.
The point remains that if enough "top talent" goes away, Twitch may not last long for missing the former subscription money. Who's to say if Amazon will want to keep it going if it's not profitable.