Lightstream to help people transition from Mixer

Microsoft appear Mixer's demise earlier this week, much to the chagrin of its streaming community, who had supported the website equally an alternative to Twitch. Though Microsoft'southward statement indicated that Mixer'due south website would redirect to Facebook Gaming starting on July 22, non everyone wants to make the jump to Facebook. Lightstream is now easing the transition by allowing Mixer streamers to add a second destination to their stream.

It'south live! Become to https://t.co/KCAifZmiRH and in the upper right, you will be able to add a 2nd destination! Get live from your Xbox equally usual and your stream will go to Mixer and your new platform automatically so y'all can outset transitioning your community. 💚💙💜 pic.twitter.com/oiAbLrRaXK
— Lightstream (@Lightstream) June 25, 2022

Once you prepare everything upwardly and link your accounts, just stream from Mixer as yous usually would from your Xbox and a second stream will automatically showtime on your new platform of choice. If information technology's not Facebook Gaming, people volition nearly probable be moving to Twitch, which is endemic by Amazon.

Facebook Gaming is used by billions of people, and Microsoft thinks thinks platform can assist abound Project xCloud the most, which is why the companies partnered together.

Cardinal to this vision is our Project xCloud engineering science, which nosotros see delivering games to all kinds of screens and windows in your life, including those on Facebook. Gaming is already part of our social fabric, and Project xCloud can accept you from discussing a new game – whether it'south a funny in-game moment posted by a friend, an advertising, or an ongoing stream – straight to playing information technology.

Microsoft nabbed some major streamers from Twitch in recent years similar Ninja, Gothalion, and Shroud, who are now reportedly free to go back to Twitch.

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New Windows 11 preview build brings improved taskbar for touch users

It'south fourth dimension for another Windows xi preview build, and this calendar week is another large one. Today's build is 22563 and features even more taskbar improvements, this time for tablet users. Microsoft is introducing a new car-hide Taskbar interface that's similar to the touch-first taskbar that was outset introduced on Windows 10X and the Surface Neo.