Twitch plans to cull some of the content archived by streamers to save on storage costs. On Wednesday, the streaming platform announced that it will introduce a 100-hour storage limit for videos and downloads starting April 19, warning that users will automatically delete their content until it is less than the limit.
Twitch says it is doing this because “highlights are not very effective at driving discovery or engagement” and storing thousands of hours of such content is not worth keeping. Twitch is owned by Amazon, a leading cloud storage provider, and this detail has not gone unnoticed by streamers criticizing the decision.
The update only applies to highlights – certain segments edited from live streaming (VOD) recordings using the Highlighter tool to showcase the streamer’s best moments – and uploaded content created using third-party services. Other types of on-demand content, including clips and VOD (the latter of which are already automatically deleted), will not be affected by the new storage limit.
Twitch plans to delete some of the content archived by streamers to save on storage costs. On Wednesday, the streaming platform announced that it will introduce a 100-hour storage limit for videos and downloads starting April 19, warning that users will automatically delete their content until it is less than the limit.
Twitch says it is doing this because “highlights are not very effective at driving discovery or engagement” and storing thousands of hours of such content is not worth keeping. Twitch is owned by Amazon, a leading cloud storage provider, and this detail has not gone unnoticed by streamers criticizing the decision.
The update only applies to highlights – certain segments edited from live streaming (VOD) recordings using the Highlighter tool to showcase the streamer’s best moments – and uploaded content created using third-party services. Other types of on-demand content, including clips and VOD (the latter of which are already automatically deleted), will not be affected by the new storage limit.
