You can stream just about everything on Twitch.TV these days. Computer games? No problem. Console games? Both the PS4 and Xbox One have integrated Twitch.TV streaming platforms. But what about mobile games? Whatever shall we do if we cannot get a 24 hour stream of someone playing Candy Crush Saga ?
Well Twitch.TV has an answer for that. They recently announced the Twitch Mobile Software Development Kit, a new program that will allow broadcasting, capturing, and archiving of mobile game footage. Basically, this will allow for the creation of new apps that will allow users, with comparable phones or PC phone emulators, to host their very own Twitch streams from their phones themselves. Now that’s a way to make a commute more interesting.
“Our vision is to provide the Twitch community with the ability not only to view, but to broadcast live video game content wherever they are, whether they’re on the go or in the living room,” Twitch marketing executive Matthew DiPietro said in a statement. “We’ve achieved that with our PC and console integrations, so the trifecta will soon be complete with our deep and concerted foray into mobile broadcasting.”
- The Twitch Mobile SDK will include the following features:
- The ability to capture and broadcast gameplay video and audio
- Video capture from the front-facing camera
- Audio capture using an internal or external microphone
- Videos can be archived for immediate viewing on Twitch and uploaded for sharing
- Broadcast quality can be toggled between High, Medium, and Low settings
- Robust chat options including emoticons badges and chat colors
- The easy discovery of related broadcasts from other gamers
A launch date for the functionality has not yet been announced.
Source: Gamespot