YouTube streaming will compete with Twitch in 2022

YouTube streaming can be considered as a phase in the evolution of YouTube. In this phase, there is no downloading involved. YouTube now will automatically start playing from an online source instead of being downloaded from its server first and then played after the download finishes. This basically means that you need a stable internet connection to view these kinds of videos. And because it's based on online streaming, the quality isn't as good as downloading a video with high bitrate settings which brings us to our next topic.

What are Bitrates?

When talking about video encoding, we're always talking about something called BITRATE (it's like "body mass" for people). The bitrate reflects how much information is stored in one second of your video.

Why is YouTube streaming better than Twitch? 

You're thinking about starting a channel on YouTube, but the biggest streaming platform for this is Twitch. You ask yourself if it's worth turning off your stream and starting using it. I don't know what you think of the live streaming platforms like Twitch and Hitbox, but sometimes they can be frustrating! So let's discuss why it's better to leave Twitch behind and switch to YoutTube. This website is having endless problems with their encoder:  There are always lag issues when streaming on Twitch and even people with faster internet connections aren't able to get a steady stream going because of buffer drops every 5 minutes... It's definitely not something you want happen during your big tournament match. Check the image below - there are always live streams on YouTube in different industries - Sports, Gaming, Daily lifestyle, Physolophy, Chess, etc.

Go live on YouTube - Smartphone or Laptop?

Since Google+ and Hangouts were merged, you can do live streaming to Youtube directly from a mobile phone. However, there are some cases when for example you might prefer to use your computer instead of your cell phone. If this is the case, then you will need to start as usual on YouTube as if you would record a video (using your webcam), but once it's started press CTRL + ALT + SHIFT + S which will leave that small recording window visible without stopping your "live" stream, allowing you to switch between recording and going live easily.