YouTube Gaming star Rachel "Valkyrae" recently announced the release date of the much-awaited membership gifting beta for YouTube. As per the streamer herself, the beta is scheduled to start on May 11, 2022, and is exclusive to YouTube streams.YouTube bringing this popular feature isn't anything new. The platform has been teasing the same since February 2022, after it announced that more updates are on their way to the Google-Owned platform.Valkyrae announces the release date of YouTube's membership gifting betaOn May 11, 2022, YouTube Gaming star Valkyrae took to her official Twitter handle to announce the release date of YouTube's biggest feature for streamers, and fans were delighted. As per the streamer herself, YouTube is continuously working on improving the streaming side of the platform.But more interestingly, that's not all. Valkyrae even hinted at some more changes, indicating that YouTube could be working on some other major modifications to its platform for streamers and online content creators.RAE@ValkyraeExcited to announce that starting May 11th, memberships Gifting Beta will be enabled for YouTube streams!Been streaming on YouTube for 2.5 years and just so happy to see the platform continue to focus working on improving the streaming side of it.Many more changes to come :)15040531Excited to announce that starting May 11th, memberships Gifting Beta will be enabled for YouTube streams!Been streaming on YouTube for 2.5 years and just so happy to see the platform continue to focus working on improving the streaming side of it.Many more changes to come :)When it comes to streaming, the two big names in this sphere are none other than YouTube and Twitch. And with this new feature added to the former, it seems like the debate just got a bit more heated at the moment.As part of its growth in the streaming sphere, YouTube is bringing out more and more new features to its platform. The platform has attracted a large chunk of prominent streamers to its platform with great deals and freedom.From Ludwig to Dr. Disrespect to the most recent one, Sykkuno, Twitch has already lost a large batch of creators to its rival platforms.Fans react to Valkyrae's Twitter postAs expected, the release date elicited a wave of positive reactions from fans. The YouTube faithful are more than thrilled with this new addition to the platform.Here are some reactions in that regard.Tubbo@TubboLive@Valkyrae That’s rather poggers535740@Valkyrae That’s rather poggersMinzyyy☀️🌱@miniminzyyy_@Valkyrae Okay now someone has to explain to me what gifting members/subs even is because I never understood it and never had to understand it241@Valkyrae Okay now someone has to explain to me what gifting members/subs even is because I never understood it and never had to understand it😂Razmok@Razmokk@miniminzyyy_ @Valkyrae Let's say you're gifting 20 subs on twitch, basically you're gifting a subscription to 20 random viewers. If someone else is gifting subs you might get lucky and be one of the people that gets a sub for free. It'll be the same with memberships on YT17@miniminzyyy_ @Valkyrae Let's say you're gifting 20 subs on twitch, basically you're gifting a subscription to 20 random viewers. If someone else is gifting subs you might get lucky and be one of the people that gets a sub for free. It'll be the same with memberships on YTDave@Krtzyy@Valkyrae no shot its been 2.5 years since you signed over to youtube wtff5971@Valkyrae no shot its been 2.5 years since you signed over to youtube wtffGraphic@xGraphiic@Iyokuu @Valkyrae Most likely certain streamers first, then it will roll out for everyone2@Iyokuu @Valkyrae Most likely certain streamers first, then it will roll out for everyonevalkynator@patrick_blase@Kreshr_ @Valkyrae Atleast it's shorter than you learning how to respect peoples work. Which you probably still don't have27@Kreshr_ @Valkyrae Atleast it's shorter than you learning how to respect peoples work. Which you probably still don't haveyashvi :D@yashvi66220160@niallsburner @Valkyrae These are some i'm aware of- (for rae's yt channel)1. Membership badges2. Custom emotes3. Ability to chat when 'members only' mode is enabled12@niallsburner @Valkyrae These are some i'm aware of- (for rae's yt channel)1. Membership badges2. Custom emotes3. Ability to chat when 'members only' mode is enabled https://t.co/D9AaBopGUJRyan Wyatt@Fwiz@Valkyrae 2.5 years! Time flies!! I know you have wanted this feature for a long time now. Congratulations! :)3022@Valkyrae 2.5 years! Time flies!! I know you have wanted this feature for a long time now. Congratulations! :)Gerald | Mightygandolf@MightyGandolf@Valkyrae So I couldn't find any info on this so I'll just ask but is this feature going to be available to all streamers on the platform or just those who are verified kind of like the clip feature?@Valkyrae So I couldn't find any info on this so I'll just ask but is this feature going to be available to all streamers on the platform or just those who are verified kind of like the clip feature?Sonho 🍀@SonhoMobile@Valkyrae OMG FINALLY, PERFECT TIMING13@Valkyrae OMG FINALLY, PERFECT TIMINGFerg@Ferg@Valkyrae O MY GOD PERFECT TIMING61@Valkyrae O MY GOD PERFECT TIMINGMiracle@gabriel_espina@Ferg @Valkyrae Back to everyday stream1@Ferg @Valkyrae Back to everyday streamWhat are gifted memberships?For those unaware, YouTube's membership gifting system is much like Twitch's subscription system. In this, users have all the freedom in the world to gift a channel's subscription to another user. It is one of the most popular features of the purple platform.So basically, users first have to make a small purchase of a membership to a certain streamer and then they can just gift that subscription to other users. It could just be a perfect gift or a special way to show support towards one's favorite creator on the platform.Now, with Rae's recent tweet, it seems like YouTube users are in for a treat as the platform continues to bring out more features as it further breaks into the streaming sphere.