The streaming giant has announced that Twitch’s video resolution will be capped at 720p in South Korea. The update was posted on the official Twitch Korea blog and explains that “the cost of operating Twitch services in South Korea continues to rise and this is expected to continue for the foreseeable future.” This means streams will no longer display in 1080p for users in the country, though streams with transcoding enabled will still have the option for lower resolutions.
questionable message also explains that Twitch originally tested peer-to-peer technology for sharing native resolution streams in July and August 2022, but determined that while “it is currently a viable solution for many service providers, it should be examined more carefully before that is going to become widespread. implementation.” As a result, Twitch streams in the country will be limited to a maximum resolution of 720p starting on September 30.
Professional esports commentator Wolf Schroeder who lives in Korea and commentates for Riot Games League of Legends after working on StarCraft II, Heroes of the Storm, and Overwatch League. explain that the change follows the introduction of new Korean internet regulations. Bandwidth costs previously paid by ISPs are now borne by streaming platforms like YouTube, Netflix and Twitch.
Other similar providers are likely to follow suit and either replicate this change in their own services or try to pass on these higher costs to users instead. Currently, this rule is only in effect in South Korea, but if it proves popular, other countries may follow suit. Ookla, a Speedtest.net company, currently ranks South Korea fourth in the world for average internet speed.
Twitch also recently introduced new Twitch Gameplay Rules on the platform following a messy gaming scam controversy that affected several high-profile streamers. He also recently revealed long-known changes to Twitch’s affiliate agreements that reduce the revenue share offered to the platform’s biggest names after the $100,000 revenue limit is exceeded.
Source : PC Gamesn
