Elon Musk challenges Twitch: Tech billionaire live-streams 'Diablo IV' for 52 minutes to test X's gaming capacity
Elon Musk, who purchased X (Twitter) last year, has been on a mission to turn the social media platform into an everything app and now he seems a step closer to achieving that goal.
On Monday, Musk, the tech tycoon known for his ventures like Tesla and SpaceX, in a bid to test X's game streaming capability, live streamed on the platform to play Diablo IV, a popular video game.
Without any prior announcement, he initiated a 52-minute stream on X, attracting a peak audience of 1,300 viewers and accumulating a total of 20,000 views.
Creating a new X account under the alias @cyb3rgam3r420, Musk navigated a tier 69 dungeon in Diablo IV. This unannounced test marked X's foray into the competitive realm of game streaming, rivalling established platforms like Twitch.
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« Back to recommendation storiesI don't want to see these stories becauseSUBMITMusk's exploration of X's potential didn't end with the gaming session. He used his primary X account to confirm the success of the test, announcing plans to tackle a Tier 100 Nightmare dungeon live on the platform.
This move aligns with X's strategy to expand its services and attract more users through premium subscriptions. X now enables paying subscribers to share in ad revenue, making it an appealing platform for content creators.
To support more game streaming on X, Musk shared a video guide by X engineering director Mark Kalman, explaining how premium subscribers could set up live streams using Open Broadcaster Software (OBS).
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