Microsoft shuts down with Mixer: from July 22 users will automatically switch to Facebook Gaming

We are very used to seeing how some companies, firms that are more than established, fail with the launch of products, something that also happens and on a good number of occasions in the world of software. Google is one of the best known in this regard and there we have tools like Google+, Wave, Inbox…

Google is one of the best known, but not the only one. Microsoft also has its place on this list (Groove Music is the first example that comes to mind) and has just expanded the list of failures with a new tool that will not see any glorious days in the future.Bad news for Mixer users, the own alternative to stand up to Twtich.

Goodbye Mixer, hello Facebook Gaming

For those who don't know, remember that Mixer is Microsoft's game streaming platform, in the style of Twitch, a tool launched in May 2017 after the purchase of Beam that allows the broadcasting of video game games from Windows 10 or Xbox One. A multi-system application, as it is also present on iOS and Android. And now, after three years, it's time to reach the end of the road.

A failure that attracts attention, since a few days ago the application was updated on iOS and Android. And yet Mixer comes to an end that, not as expected, ceases to be painful for the users of a platform that, to a greater or lesser extent, were faithful to Mixer.Those affected see how now they have no other option than to make the leap to a rival platform such as Faebook Gaming.

And when it comes to streaming live games, it's clear that Twitch is the dominant app, followed by YouTube and Facebook GamingAnd it is the latter that takes over from Mixer, something that Phil Spencer, Microsoft's head of games, has made clear in The Verge.

Current Mixer users will see all the content and features they used to migrate to Facebook Gaming before July 22, the date on which all content should be automatically redirected to the Facebook platform Also, as a thank you, current Mixer users will have partner status with Facebook Gaming.

In those cases in which they will use the Mixer monetization program, they will also be able to opt to be part of Facebook's Level Up program and in the case of having a credit balance on July 22,will get that balance back in the form of a credit card to use on Xbox

In addition, the technology used by Microsoft in Mixer is not lost, as the company ensures that already present improvements such as low latency of the Streaming video or real-time interaction can be applied to own developments such as Project xCloud.

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