Microsoft is Set to Take on Twitch YouTube with Livestreaming Firm
Microsoft is poised to take on YouTube, Amazon's Twitch and other streaming services by buying its own livestreaming service.
Today the Xbox maker announced plans to purchase Beam Livestream, a live streaming service founded in Seattle and founded by Matt Salsamendi (18 years old).
The teen who started his company in January claims it has already had 100,000 customers.
The Xbox maker today announced plans to acquire live-streaming service Beam, a Seattle-based company founded by 18 year old Matt Salsamendi
In contrast to other streaming services, it lets users influence and interact with a video game being streamed by another player. servers
Beam lets viewers suggest challenges to streamers and even modify in-game elements such as weapon loadout or quest selection.
Developers can also design button layouts that let viewers interact with games streamed on Beam.
"We at Xbox are thrilled about this convergence of watching and playing, and want gamers to have the flexibility and choice of fantastic multiplayer experiences across all Beam's platforms," Chad Gibson, a program manager of partner groups at Microsoft's Xbox Live division said in a statement.
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"This acquisition will allow gamers to enjoy the games they love with the people they love, and on the devices they prefer."
No terms of the deal were disclosed.
He explained how the system could work with Minecraft.
'Using 'Minecraft' as one example with Beam you don't only watch your favorite streamer's game and you get to take part in their games.
"You can test them and make real-time decisions that affect their gameplay, including tool selection as well as quests, movements, and more. All of this is possible by using simple visual controls."
Salsamendi says that Beam will continue to exist regardless of whether Beam and his colleagues are integrated into the Xbox engineering team.
In an article on Beam's website, Salsamendi says the service has seen a rise of around 100,000 users since it was launched in January of this year.
He writes, "As part Xbox, we will be able to scale faster than we have ever before."
'We're expanding the team, strengthening our infrastructure and, most importantly, continuing to expand and help the amazing community at Beam.' Minecraft
THE 18-YEAR-OLD CEO and Founder
After running a massive game server platform hosting Minecraft servers for four years, Matthew Salsamendi, at the age of 18 decided to launch Beam.
The company, which is based in Seattle lets creators chat with their viewers and let them to control certain aspects of the streamed game.
Players interacting through Beam can control the actions of the person streaming, performing things like setting the weapon loadout they use in battle for multiplayer shooters, for instance.
It was launched at TechCrunch NY 2016 and won the Startup Battlefield contest.
TechCrunch Disrupt Startup Battlefield Winners Matt Salsamendi of Beam pose for pictures during TechCrunch Disrupt NY 2016, Brooklyn Cruise Terminal, May 11, 2016.
Salsamendi from Bellevue in Seattle is 'passionate about high-availability infrastructure and web performance! According to his bio.
In his spare time, you'll be able to find him programming, creating theater lighting, flying planes and making short films,' it adds.
However it appears that even Salsamendi did not anticipate the approach in an interview with Geekwire, when asked if he would you rather have Gates, Zuckerberg or Bezos in your corner, he replied"Zuckerberg hands down..
"He has an unique global perspective of human interactions and communities.
"We function as a social media indirect platform for gamers and Zuckerberg is the King of Social.
