Twitch has another secret weapon in the streaming platform war: Twitch Prime, a “free” benefit of an Amazon Prime membership that allows the user one Twitch subscription a month without paying anything.
In the short term, Twitch is the streaming site with the most eyes glued to it at any one time.
YouTube needs stars, but Twitch can build its own From scamming drama to a ban on gambling streams, Twitch just had one of its most eventful weeks ever.
While this may sound risky for the platform, it seems clear that Twitch doesn’t believe it actually needs superstar streamers.