Mixer shuts down, many small streamers at risk
Yesterday something really unexpected happened and shocked the whole gaming community. Mixer announced that their service is shuting down and that partners and streamers have the option to transfer to Facebook Gaming, Microsoft's new partner. This was announced on Mixer's official Twitter account too and it caused many reactions.
'The official announcement of @Mixer'
Mixer Partners, streamers, and community - today, we've got some very big news for you.
— Mixer (@WatchMixer) June 22, 2020
While we’ve decided to close the operations side of Mixer, we're officially partnering with @FacebookGaming and we're cordially inviting all of you to join.
📰 https://t.co/E1eMDvjYQb pic.twitter.com/554hHAXfaB
Although this change is not going to affect big streamers like @Ninja and @Shroud because of their big following, it could mean disaster for smaller streamers with a watching base of 30-50 viewers because a change of platform could mean that they will lose many of them.