The new price goes into effect starting on October 1st.

The new price goes into effect starting on October 1st.

  • Bluefruit@lemmy.worldEnglish
    1·
    4 months ago

    Twitch announced on Wednesday that Tier 1 and gift subscriptions in more than 40 countries will have a higher price on the iOS and Android apps starting on October 1st. According to emails from Twitch shared by Dexerto and on Reddit, Tier 1 subscriptions will cost $7.99 per month, an increase from the current Tier 1 price on the app of $5.99 per month. The cost of Tier 2 and Tier 3 subscriptions will remain the same.

    The July price hike, which affected subscriptions on the web, upped a Tier 1 subscription to $5.99 per month in the US, an increase of $1. (Once the new mobile price increase takes effect, subscribing via the app will once again be more expensive than on the web; like other companies, Twitch charges higher prices for subscriptions on mobile apps as a way to offset Apple’s and Google’s app store fees.)

    Last year, in the US, Twitch increased the price of Twitch Turbo, its monthly subscription that removes ads, from $8.99 per month to $11.99 per month.

    • BrikoXOPMEnglish
      2·
      4 months ago

      It’s self-hosted, so people that stream need to switch first, which is not happening.

      • ozoned@lemmy.worldEnglish
        1·
        4 months ago

        I switched. :-). People on Reddiy used to tell me no one would switch to Lemmy. Also look at Mastodon.

        I also know some streamers that stream to both Twitch and their Owncast. To each their own. It’s here if folks become interested. Most don’t even know a self hosted option exists.

        • BrikoXOPMEnglish
          1·
          4 months ago

          Props to you. Though, based on your stream description, you are more technical than most people, which is a huge barrier for entry. Even Mastodon is unattainable for most people.

            • BrikoXOPMEnglish
              1·
              4 months ago

              Right, but how many casual streamers have a server or know how to SSH into it to even run the command? It’s only easy if you are already technical, even if the actual process is not complicated.