The German Twitch streamer ohnePixel (25) is known for his content about CS:GO (Steam), focusing less on outstanding gameplay and more on opening cases. In a huge stream, he opened boxes worth almost 120,000 euros, but mostly got nothing.
What kind of streamer is he? ohnePixel is a German streamer for Valve’s tactical shooter CS:GO. His content mainly revolves around opening loot boxes and trading the skins he obtains.
In Spring 2023, the hype around the CS:GO successor Counter-Strike 2 took the Twitch scene by storm and led to explosive growth for ohnePixel’s channel. From March to May alone, the 25-year-old gained 320,000 new followers and now has over 700,000 followers in total.
What happened during the stream? In early July, ohnePixel received a generous donation in the form of cases worth 118,000 euros. The streamer could hardly believe it and even called his mother to share the news with her.
On July 7, he opened the boxes in a mega stream, where the 25-year-old even dressed up and wore a suit.
Streamer turns 118,000 euros into 4,000
How did the stream go? In a six-hour stream, ohnePixel opened box after box – pulling one dud after another. Ultimately, the streamer received skins worth under 4,500 euros. The chances of valuable items in CS:GO are incredibly low, as shown by the experiment of a player who opened boxes for 200,000 euros.
Nevertheless, it seems that ohnePixel did not expect to have quite so much bad luck in his mega stream. “That was a kick in the pants,” the 25-year-old summarizes his haul. His co-streamer Arrow adds: “I don’t like to say it, but that was the worst possible outcome.”
You can see the reaction when only a sticker worth a few hundred euros comes out of the last capsule instead of the desired holo-sticker worth 20,000 – be careful, it gets loud:
Streamer still comes out as a winner
Why was the stream still worth it? ohnePixel made a huge spectacle out of his record stream. Even in advance, he vigorously promoted it on Twitter, and the stream itself was also followed by big streamers like MontanaBlack, Papaplatte, and even xQc.
As a result, the stream was viewed by more than 556,000 unique viewers, with up to 232,224 viewers watching simultaneously. Many of them apparently intend to stay, as ohnePixel gained more than 77,000 new followers and nearly 29,000 new subscribers.
For ohnePixel, the mega stream proved to be a success despite all the bad luck. The new subs alone should bring him at least 70,000 euros, with additional ad revenue and sponsorship money on top of that.
On Twitter, the streamer writes that he actually doesn’t care about statistics, but a thank you seems appropriate.
The 25-year-old did not take a break, as he jumped into a win challenge with his CS:GO buddy Arrow the very next day.
Praise and Criticism
How are the reactions? Not everyone can be happy for ohnePixel. Alongside numerous congratulations, there is also criticism for the stream. Loot boxes and similar mechanics have been criticized for a long time for being nothing but gambling.
The Twitch streamer ItsSlikeR, for instance, is said to have defrauded his fans and other content creators of hundreds of thousands of dollars to finance his gambling addiction. He later stated that it all began with CS:GO skins.
This case led to a tightening of the guidelines for showing gambling on Twitch in 2022 – but opening cases in CS:GO is still permitted.
Even Twitch reporter Jake Lucky praises the 25-year-old for his business sense but also urges his fans not to gamble (via Twitter).
ohnePixel is a German streamer but moved to the Netherlands for his studies and predominantly streams in English. The 25-year-old has been talking about wanting to move to Switzerland for some time. In June 2023, he took a break from streaming, and Twitch colleague MontanaBlack revealed that he was in the middle of moving.
Whether the decision has anything to do with the planned ban on loot boxes in the Netherlands is unclear:
