Microsoft releases Beam for Xbox One: Easy interactions with streamers

Microsoft has just released Beam for Xbox One application, along with its streaming service for some Xbox One users from the Insider program. With this app, you can watch video streams of other people, chat with each other, find channels, video or stream the game you are playing. Beam has been acquired by Microsoft back in August last year. The notable aspect of this service is the low latency compared to other services, such as Twitch or Youtube Gaming.

Similar to Twitch and Youtube Gaming, Beam allows streaming live videos to the Internet, but with a much better latency, below 200ms. The other two are not too bad, but they lag behind, with latency of less than 10 seconds. Low latency means that there will be very good for interactions between the audience and streamers, and that is precisely why Microsoft bought Beam. Exclusive support for Xbox One also helps Microsoft compete with Twitch and Youtube Gaming in the gaming market worth $3.8 billion!

Furthermore, Microsoft is also preparing a lot of interacting features with Beam. Matt Salsamendi, head of Beam development, shared that Beam is a unique service in streaming game. It will enhance interaction between the audience and streamers to a level never seen before. One notable feature is that for every minute of watching on Beam, you will get 2 Sparks – the currency of Beam. You can use Sparks to interact with streamers, unlock emojis, increase XP, … About XP, every 5 minutes of watching via Beam, you are awarded 10XP.

Beam for Xbox One: An interesting service for streaming

With the promised feature, Beam seems to be a very interesting streaming service. It will be a heated competition in the streaming field, with Twitch, Youtube Gaming and now Beam. If you are a streamer, you can look forward to this service from Microsoft!