Valkyrae claims YouTube is \u201conly real option\u201d for star streamers for one big reason YouTube: ValkyraeRachell \u2018Valkyrae\u2019 Hofstetter has stepped up to bat for YouTube, claiming the Google-owned platform is the only real option for all the biggest names in streaming as the exclusivity wars heat up again, for one big reason. Ludwig\u2019s shock defection from Twitch to YouTube this week has set the ball rolling on the streaming exclusivity wars again, with many chiming in on options. One of YouTube\u2019s biggest advocates, Valkyrae, has stepped up to bat for the famous video website again, claiming that in the looming choice between Red and Purple that many top streamers will soon face, there\u2019s only one real pick \u2014 the platform she inked a major contract with all the way back in early 2020. According to the 100 Thieves owner, YouTube has one big advantage; they support top talent and \u201cwork with them\u201d to improve the site. That sense of importance is something Twitch has never leaned into. YouTube is the only pick, she continued, because \u201cthey care.\u201d \u201cThere\u2019s a sense of representation [on YouTube],\u201d Hofstetter explained, \u201cthat I never felt like was there for Twitch. YouTube wants to treat me well and work with me.\u201d Valkyrae said: \u201cThat was one of the biggest reasons why I was very happy to move from Twitch to YouTube [in January last year], because the people behind the scenes made it very clear that they value my opinions. \u201cIt\u2019s that kind of thing that makes them the only real option I think. \u201cThey pulled me from this whole other company. They always want to treat me well, and they\u2019re always checking in to see if I\u2019m doing okay, seeing what else I need. We work closely together and if I have something that I want them to do for the channel or website they\u2019re always like, \u2018done!\u2019\u201d \u201cI feel valued on YouTube. They make me feel important. On Twitch, that\u2019s not really there. They have so many people on deals that you don\u2019t get that feeling.\u201d This isn\u2019t the first time Valkyrae has urged her former Twitch co-stars to make the leap across either; days after the monster Amazon leaked revealed earnings for dozens of the platform\u2019s top streamers, she sounded the horn too. \u201cYou know, YouTube is looking to sign more streamers,\u201d she said at the time. \u201cYeah, they are. The streaming side of the platform has a lot of room to grow. They\u2019re working on and focusing on it. \u201cI\u2019m happy here. Seeing how hungry they are is exciting. I\u2019m not biased, but YouTube doesn\u2019t have ads, and we\u2019re working on a lot of other things.\u201d Related segment begins at 4:20:12 in the video below. Hofstetter also conceded the switch isn\u2019t simple either. The 100 Thieves co-owner has opened up in the past about how difficult it was for her to leave her Twitch fanbase behind, and she worried she\u2019d \u201cabandoned them.\u201d \u201cI was pretty stressed about it,\u201d she said. \u201cI really, really struggled with the move. It felt like I was letting a lot of people down, like my core community on Twitch. I felt like they just didn\u2019t wanna watch me anymore because I left them. It was sacrificing everything I had worked for, for stability.\u201d In the end, however, the move worked out perfectly for Valkyrae: she\u2019s now reigning as the \u201cQueen of YouTube,\u201d and can\u2019t speak highly enough of the bold move.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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