The company that distributes video games streaming confirmed on its website it was acquired by the giant e-commerce. Amazon cut the grass under the feet of Google, who was keenly interested in Twitch.
“It’s almost unthinkable to say there is three, Twitch did not exist. “This is via a statement posted on the company website Streaming Video Game Emmett Shear, CEO of Twitch, confirmed its acquisition by giant Amazon e-commerce. “We chose Amazon because they believe in our community and they share our values and vision for the long-term.”
Meanwhile, Amazon has also confirmed the transaction by the voice of CEO Jeff Bezos. “Disseminating and watch parts of video games is a global phenomenon and Twitch has created a platform that attracts tens of millions of people watching billions of minutes of games every month enthused the contractor. As Twitch, we are obsessed with our consumers and we want to think differently. We hope to learn from this company and help it grow even faster to create new services for the gaming community. “
The deal amounted to 970 million dollars (735 million of euros), according to the business website Business Wire. The acquisition is expected to close by the end of the year. Amazon cut the grass under the feet of internet giant Google, quoted in the past as a candidate for the redemption of Twitch.
The company, launched in 2011 and headquartered in San Francisco, presents itself as the most important global distribution platform video game streaming (no download stream online) with more than 55 million visitors per month on its claimed www.twitch.tv website.
It advertises online Live games for an Xbox (Microsoft) or PlayStation 4 (Sony) and watch and comment on the performance of other players. Twitch also retransmits video game competitions.
Amazon, starting with simple online bookseller, has greatly expanded its operations in recent years, particularly in the digital content (e-books but also movies and music online) the devices (tablets and eReaders Kindle, the Fire Phone smartphone) or business services paperless online (“cloud”).
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