While Twitch streaming may already be available on the PlayStation 4, Microsoft has revealed that the Xbox One will not have the feature at launch this week. Instead, it's expected to come sometime in 2014.
On the Xbox Wire Microsoft commented:
"We know the ability to instantly broadcast gameplay is something the gaming community is excited about, and we are too. We are working to ensure the initial Twitch on Xbox One broadcasting experience meets the expectations of the Twitch community, so while this feature won’t be available right away, we’ll let you know as soon as it is ready. Our goal is to deliver it during the first part of 2014."
While Xbox One users won't be able to stream at launch they will be able to watch gameplay using an Xbox One app which supports snap – allowing players to view gameplay while playing.
There will be 10 achievements for using Twitch at launch and these are:
- Watch one hour of live video on Twitch to become a Newcomer.
- Watch 10 hours of live video on Twitch for Competitive.
- Watch 100 hours of live video on Twitch for Best Viewer.
- Watch one hour of live video on Twitch channels that have less than 10 viewers to be the Hipster.
- Watch 10 hours of live video on Twitch channels that have less than 10 viewers and become the Talent Scout.
- Max Bandwidth is received by watching a single channel on Twitch for more than eight hours consecutively.
- Around The Clock: watch at least one minute of live video on Twitch in each hour of a full day.
- Prime Time: watch a total of 10 hours of live video on Twitch between peak viewing hours from 7:30 to 11:30 p.m., on a weekday.
Additionally, you'll earn Night Owl for watching a stream through the night and Standing Room Only for viewing a stream with 10,000 other users.
You can watch a video of Twitch and its Xbox One features below. Microsoft today released its SmartGlass app for Xbox One on WIndows Phones.
