For those equipped to do so, I think the latest batch of consoles are going to open up an entirely new social world of gaming. One key feature? The ability to show off your gaming skills, or in my case, lack of said abilities. The PlayStation 4 has some Twitch functionality under the hood. And right now, it’s dominating that gaming scene.
According to Sony, around 10% of Twitch is now flying the PlayStation 4 flag. That’s nearly 800 000 broadcasts of gameplay, and combined with Ustream, accounts for over 7.1 million spectate sessions so far.
So which games garner the most views? Usual first-person-shooter suspects Battlefield 4, Killzone Shadow Fall and Call of Duty: Ghosts rule the roost. Ustream broadcasts usually garner at least 31 minutes of attention so far, with SCEE president Shuhei Yoshida remarking that “We’re very excited to see gamers embrace live streaming from their PS4 system and we look forward to seeing how PlayStation gamers advance social gaming in the coming years.”
Need even more numbers? Then here are a bunch more, so excuse me while I go take my new PS4 branded car for a drive and avoid accusations that I’ve been bought off. Yet again.
- 20 million minutes of gameplay broadcast so far
- PS4’s Share Menu has been accessed 10.9 million times since launch
The console launches this side from midnight tomorrow. Or if you’re lucky, your local House and Home/Musica/Hi-Fi Corporation has already broken the street date, and left other vendors seething with pure hate. I’m looking to try some of that Twitch streaming for myself, and see if I can rake in tons of cash with my displays of terrible gaming skills.
Last Updated: December 11, 2013
Admiral Chief of pixels
December 11, 2013 at 14:44
As long as the video’s don’t contain this:
http://d24w6bsrhbeh9d.cloudfront.net/photo/aZPDeX0_460sa.gif
ToshZA
December 11, 2013 at 14:47
Isn’t that the new Superman movie?
TiMsTeR1033
December 11, 2013 at 15:00
that is the most messed up thing I seen this month!
Unavengedavo(aka. MadeYouLook)
December 11, 2013 at 15:11
Wanna bet?
Unavengedavo(aka. MadeYouLook)
December 11, 2013 at 15:10
Lol reminds me of this…
#blankspace
December 11, 2013 at 15:19
the comments are getting weird again
Unavengedavo(aka. MadeYouLook)
December 11, 2013 at 16:13
Seems as though most people are just avoiding this article completely…
#blankspace
December 11, 2013 at 16:22
almost tempted to bring out the gamers toilet again
Unavengedavo(aka. MadeYouLook)
December 11, 2013 at 16:25
Gamers toilet?
#blankspace
December 11, 2013 at 16:26
http://www.rustlersgamesafe.com/wp-content/uploads/gaming-toilet.jpg
Unavengedavo(aka. MadeYouLook)
December 11, 2013 at 16:30
To be honest, I would prefer something along the line of this…
http://www.city-data.com/forum/attachments/las-vegas/78397d1302590219-toilet-chair-chairtoilet.jpg