Microsoft is following up on a promise to enhance Twitch livestreaming on Xbox consoles. As of as we speak, Xbox Series X/S and Xbox One house owners can stream on Twitch instantly from the system Guide. Once you have linked your Twitch account, you simply have to decide on a “go live now” possibility to begin broadcasting. You even have entry to some streamer-friendly choices, together with the bitrate, decision, title and separate audio ranges to your sport and microphone.

The integration is wise sufficient to mechanically pause your feed and alter present titles in the event you change video games, and you may determine whether or not or not you need viewers to listen to your get together chat. Your Xbox pals may select to obtain alerts whenever you go reside on Twitch.

This type of tie-in wasn’t stunning. Microsoft shut down Mixer almost two years in the past, leaving Xbox customers with out a actually built-in livestreaming possibility. The Twitch app stuffed that hole, however required considerably extra steps to go reside. This makes it extra viable to stream on an Xbox, and may assist Microsoft compete towards Sony’s comparatively robust Twitch help on the PS4 and PS5.