- TwitchCon 2024 took place in San Diego
- From now on strikes will be temporary and expire after a certain period rather than being permanent
- Shared chat feature is coming soon to make chats linked
Twitch has announced a series of evolutions to its service, including making strikes temporary and plans to introduce shared chat.
The announcements were made at the annual TwitchCon event, which was held in San Diego.
Shared Chat
Twitch announced some of the bigger evolutions that users can expect in the coming months. For instance, Shared Chat is coming this week, which will be a new feature of Stream Together, which enables up to six creators to combine their chats when streaming together.
When collaborating in Stream Together, starting a Shared Chat can be achieved with a single click.
This will be extended in time to be used for other collaborations such as IRL streaming and Discord collaborations.
Improved broadcasting
There will also be improved broadcasting with additions to Enhanced Broadcasting. From “first thing” next year, Twitch will offer 1440p (2K) resolution for viewers of streamers using Enhanced Broadcasting. This will start in selected regions before expanding over the course of 2025.
In addition, from next year streamers will be able to steam in vertical and landscape video simultaneously to give viewers and optimal experience whatever device they are watching on.
Strike clarity
There are also updates to Twitch’s approach to strikes and enforcements. For instance, there will be more clarity given to users who violate the Community Guidelines. Twitch will now share with users and except of the Chat where a violation occurred, so it can be reviewed or appealed.
Another change being made is making strikes time-limited, rather than permanent as they currently are. Twitch acknowledged that for some long-term streamers it can result in them being banned for a relatively small infraction. From early next year, strikes will expire after a set period of time, depending on the severity of it.
Twitch say this will improve clarity and reduce the risk of streamers losing their livelihood for low severity infractions. However, suspensions will still be made for serious infractions.
