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The balance of power between YouTube Gaming and Twitch is slowly but surely shifting as yet another streamer has switched from purple to red. Ali "Myth" has officially announced his move to the Google-owned platform. Fellow streamers and fans from the gaming community have subsequently flooded his posts on Twitter and YouTube with felicitations.
The American streamer of Middle-Eastern descent had a considerable following on Twitch with 7.4 million followers and almost a thousand active subscriptions, making him the 12th most followed streamer on the platform. Twitch-turned-YouTube streamers such as TimTheTatman and Ludwig took to Twitter to welcome the former Fortnite pro to the red platform.
Myth has set Twitter abuzz with his YouTube transition announcement
Kabbani's announcement comes just five days after OTV star LilyPichu's move from Twitch to YouTube. The streamer wars are getting heated as he becomes the latest addition to YouTube's exclusive streamer list. Myth had already hinted at the move in a tweet, which led some to anticipate a move.
Streamers such as Valkyrae, Pokimane, Felixnja, Maya, bnans and numerous others congratulated him on the move:
Many fans even urged Poki to follow her friends and make the switch as well, citing YouTube's pluspoints:
Streamers who have been critical of Twitch's policies in the past, such as TimTheTatman, also tweeted his appreciation of the move:
Ludwig Ahgren, who made a similar move at the end of last year, wanted to arrange a Twitch vs YouTube Rust tournament, stating:
"YOUTUBE VS TWITCH RUST SERVER WE STREAM ROLL NOW"
With that being said, Sykkuno had recently let it slip that a few more would be joining the red party by saying:
"I don't think I should say much about that, I'll say I know there's more people moving for sure."
He also congratulated Myth on the transition:
The official Twitch handle also replied to the streamer, wishing him luck as he moves to a new platform:
YouTube Gaming also came in, congratulating the creator on the move by replying to a bunch of fans:
Many on the esports scene have been taking digs at Twitch over the recent exodus:
Fans have rallied under his post, hyping up the move. Some reminisced about the old Twitch days with screenshots of their Twitch sub ranks:
A lot of debate has surrounded YouTube's policy of recruiting streamers. However, the recent arrivals allude to a prudent and tactful process. More streamers on the platform will also help cultivate a streaming culture that might attract aspiring creators to prefer YouTube over Twitch.
Myth will start his streaming on the red platform on July 12, 2022.
