Blizzard allows players of Hearthstone, Overwatch and WoW to stream their game directly via Facebook now.
Streaming on Facebook – Good Idea or Bad Joke?
As announced a few weeks ago, Blizzard has now entered into a partnership with Facebook. Among other things, it is now possible to log into World of Warcraft and other games using the Facebook profile. At the same time, yesterday’s (27.08.2016) patch for the Battle.net application provided the necessary data to stream games directly via Facebook.
The Battle.net software offers basic functions, allowing you to set who can view the stream in the Facebook timeline. Additional options allow enabling and disabling the webcam and headset, so you can present your potential viewers with a nice face or spare them from that.
Interestingly, several streaming services appear to be available under the advanced settings – so far, only Facebook is listed there, but this could be expanded over time.
(Bonus points for the video for featuring the example streamer “D.Va”.)
Anyone who has always wanted to start their career as a great streamer can now easily find their way into the scene.
The current patch for Battle.net has already provided the necessary data, but currently streaming is only possible in America and some other regions. According to Blizzard, “worldwide access” to the feature is expected to happen “soon.” Whatever “soon” may mean at Blizzard.
At least in the YouTube comments, the entire service is received rather negatively. Many fans are wondering why they chose Facebook specifically instead of other platforms like Twitch. It remains to be seen how this feature will be used in the coming weeks.
