Microsoft is Set to Take on Twitch and YouTube with Livestreaming Firm
Microsoft is poised to take on YouTube and Amazon's Twitch and other streaming services, by purchasing its own livestreaming service.
The Xbox maker has announced today plans to purchase live-streaming service Beam which is a Seattle-based business founded by 18-year-old Matt Salsamendi.
The teen who founded his business in January claims it has already reached 100,000 users.
The Xbox maker today announced plans to buy live-streaming company Beam, a Seattle-based company founded by 18 year old Matt Salsamendi
It lets users be involved and influence the streaming video game, which is different from other streaming services.
Beam lets viewers suggest challenges to streamers and even modify in-game elements such as the weapon loadout or the quest selection.
Developers can also create button layouts that let viewers interact with the games being streamed via Beam.
'We at Xbox are thrilled about this convergence of playing and watching and we're eager to provide gamers with the option to enjoy amazing multiplayer experiences across all Beam's platforms,' Chad Gibson, a program manager for the partner group at Microsoft's Xbox Live division, said in a statement.
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The acquisition will let gamers enjoy the games they love and with the people they like, and on the devices they prefer.'
The conditions of the deal haven't been made public.
He also explained how the system could work with Minecraft.
'Using 'Minecraft' as one example With Beam you don't just sit and watch your favorite streamer play but you also take part in their games.
It is possible to give them new challenges and make in-real-time decisions that impact their gameplay, from selecting tools to quests to movement; all through simple visual controls.'
Salsamendi says that Beam will continue to operate even if the team members of his join into the Xbox engineering team.
In a blog post on Beam's website, Salsamendi says the service has grown to about 100,000 users since it was launched in January of this year.
He writes, "As part Xbox, we will be able to grow faster than ever before,"
We're expanding our team, bolstering our infrastructure and, most importantly, continuing to grow and support the incredible community of Beam.'
The 18-year-old CEO AND FOUNDER
After operating a huge game server platform that hosted Minecraft servers for four years, Matthew Salsamendi, at 18 years old, decided to launch Beam.
The company, which is based out of Seattle lets creators chat with viewers and also allows them to control certain aspects of the game that is streamed.
Beam allows players to interact with each with each other and control their play. This includes setting the weapon loadout in multiplayer shooters as well as setting the weapon loadout for multiplayer shooters.
It launched at TechCrunch Disrupt NY 2016 and won the Startup Battlefield contest.
TechCrunch Disrupt Startup Battlefield Winners Matt Salsamendi of Beam pose for photographs during TechCrunch Disrupt NY 2016, Brooklyn Cruise Terminal, May 11 on the 11th of May in 2016.
Salsamendi is from Bellevue, Seattle. He is obsessed with web performance and high availability infrastructure. according to his bio.
It adds that he can be found programming, creating theater lighting, flying aircrafts and composing short films in his spare time.
However, even Salsamendi was not anticipating the approach - in a recent interview with Geekwire, when asked if he would prefer Gates, Zuckerberg or Bezos in your corner, he replied: 'Zuckerberg, hands down.
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"He has a unique global view of human interaction and communities.
We function as an indirect social gaming network, and Zuckerberg is the supreme social.