News | Twitch will be making several changes soon, such as Stories
Twitch announced several new features coming soon to the platform during the TwitchCon event in Paris. These features, including Stories, are designed to increase streamer visibility and reach.
Twitch has listed all the announcements via a blog post. Some of the features announced include making it easier for streamers to go live together, improved communication between moderators on the platform, and the ability for users to export videos from TikTok. In addition, Twitch wants to give streamers more control over the commercials that are played during their streams. They will soon be able to snooze (postpone) it temporarily or pull it forward so that, for example, important cutscenes are not interrupted by advertisements.
The two most notable additions are Stories and the Discovery Feed, which appear to be carried over from Instagram and TikTok respectively. Stories allow streamers to post short videos and images to their profiles that disappear after 24 hours. It allows streamers to reach their audience without having to be live in front of the camera. The Discovery Feed, on the other hand, is a separate feed that allows users to scroll through clips from different creators. This feature is very similar to TikTok and YouTube Shorts. Twitch hopes that users will discover new streamers through this Discovery Feed.
It's a celebration of the community and what's next at Twitch, live from the City of Lights.
— Twitch (@Twitch) July 8, 2023
The #TwitchConParis Opening Ceremony starts now at the Glitch Theatre.
Watch and co-stream at https://t.co/xoTh1bov6T pic.twitter.com/80iOlhfE7a
Twitch has listed all the announcements via a blog post. Some of the features announced include making it easier for streamers to go live together, improved communication between moderators on the platform, and the ability for users to export videos from TikTok. In addition, Twitch wants to give streamers more control over the commercials that are played during their streams. They will soon be able to snooze (postpone) it temporarily or pull it forward so that, for example, important cutscenes are not interrupted by advertisements.
The two most notable additions are Stories and the Discovery Feed, which appear to be carried over from Instagram and TikTok respectively. Stories allow streamers to post short videos and images to their profiles that disappear after 24 hours. It allows streamers to reach their audience without having to be live in front of the camera. The Discovery Feed, on the other hand, is a separate feed that allows users to scroll through clips from different creators. This feature is very similar to TikTok and YouTube Shorts. Twitch hopes that users will discover new streamers through this Discovery Feed.
Hardware | Intel shows new NUC 13 Extreme at TwitchCon
At TwitchCon, Intel showcased the new NUC 13 Extreme system. 'Raptor Canyon' will be the most powerful and largest NUC to date.
The complete NUC 13 Extreme system is a PC casewith a volume of 13.9 liters. The largest NUC to date, Intel’s 12th-generation gaming-focused Extreme model, was 8 liters. With the introduction of a larger chassis, it becomes possible for the first time to equip NUC systems with video cards with a thickness of approximately three PCI slots. During the TwitchCon broadcast, a decent RTX 30 video card was inserted into the NUC 13 for demonstration purposes.
The so-called compute element has also been renewed with Raptor Canyon. The mainboard is once again built as a PCIe component, this time incorporating a thirteenth generation Intel Core processor (Raptor Lake). Intel has not yet revealed which (different) CPUs will be used in the new generation of NUC systems. Usually the choice consists of at least two or three different and sometimes unique chips.
During TwitchCon, Intel gave us a look at the NUC 13 Extreme, codename Raptor Canyon
— Charlie (@ghost_motley) October 10, 2022
Larger chassis to support larger GPUs (up-to 3 slot), single PCB connects both GPU and Compute Element, which has been drastically redesigned with improved cooling
Intel says more info soon pic.twitter.com/GZbTNseeg9
NUC systems are usually supplied without a ‘dedicated’ video card, although that may change with this generation. Earlier, Intel already demonstrated NUC systems with Intel Arc GPUs. There is a chance that Intel will soon also offer NUC options that include proprietary Arc video cards. Coincidentally, the Arc A770 desktop card will officially appear tomorrow, the first GPU where Intel also manufactures ‘Limited Edition’ variants.
Intel didn’t say anything about the expected prices of the new NUC systems, let alone the specifications of CPUs or potential GPUs. Further details should follow in the coming weeks; a kick-off for the first NUC 13s will follow soon.