Twitch launch subscriber stream beta

On June 26, Twitch announced the beta launch of a new feature which allows its Partners and Affiliates to create special subscriber only streams. This joins the growing list of perks streamers can give their loyal fans in return for hitting the subscribe button. 

The service will only be available to Twitch Partners and Affiliates “without a Community Guidelines violation within their last 90 unique broadcast days”, and it is expected to remain exclusive to them after the beta has ended. 

Non-subscribers will be able to watch a preview of the stream to help them decide whether its worth subscribing for or not. The preview will also carry a permanent “Subscriber Stream” tag to notify viewers of its value. 

Stream VODs will still be saved as usual, but only subscribers will be able to access them. Streamers that later on decide to remove the VOD's designation as part of a subscriber stream can do so, allowing access to all viewers. Subscriber streams will also not prevent viewers from creating clips and sharing freely.  

This serves as just another way for streamers to justify fans subscribing to their channels. Everyone likes to feel special and Twitch keeps finding new ways to help its Partners and Affiliates do that for their viewers.