It's still possible for Microsoft to partner with Twitch for the Series X, but there is some bad blood between the software giant and Twitch owner Amazon. Microsoft hasn't named a streaming service for its console, but this partnership with Facebook can be taken as a hint. With Mixer funneling its streamers and viewers into Facebook Gaming, it's possible the social media giant plants its platform on the next-gen console. Mixer is the default streaming app on the Xbox One and, up until we learned of its demise, was expected to return on the Series X. Without one, Xbox would give Sony and the PS5 a huge advantage.
The company must now find a new streaming platform to integrate into the console so it's easy for users to share and upload gameplay.
Microsoft's move to ax Mixer comes just months before the Series X is set to launch. “I think the Mixer community is really going to benefit from the broad audience that Facebook has through their properties, and the abilities to reach gamers in a very seamless way through the social platform Facebook has.' What this means for Xbox Series X 'We started pretty far behind, in terms of where Mixer’s monthly active viewers were compared to some of the big players out there,” Phil Spencer, Microsoft’s head of gaming, told The Verge.
