Valkyrae reveals why she turned down Twitch comeback to stay on YouTube YouTube: OfflineTVRachell \u201cValkyrae\u201d Hofstetter has revealed why she knocked back a potential Twitch comeback to stay on YouTube Gaming for another two years, with one big reason \u2014 outside of the money \u2014 swaying her choice. Valkyrae is staying on her red-branded YouTube throne for another two years, with the reigning Queen of the Google-owned platform happy to sign. There was a Twitch offer, which did turn her head for a time; a comeback on the purple platform was \u201cinteresting,\u201d but just not enough in the end, Hofstetter explained. While there were a few factors, one stood out above the rest \u2014 Valkyrae, and her fans, are happy on YouTube. \u201cYouTube\u2019s fantastic, I couldn\u2019t be happier,\u201d she said. And, 100 Thieves co-owner added, she wanted to avoid \u201cdisappointing\u201d the fanbase she\u2019d cultivated on Google\u2019s website over the last 48 months. \u201cLast time I switched [sites] I was depressed. It felt like I\u2019d made a mistake. I felt guilty, felt like I\u2019d abandoned my community. I didn\u2019t want to do that again.\u201d Then, of course, there was the YouTube money too \u2014 the financial side of Google\u2019s power-play offer played quite the part, Hofstetter admitted on the OfflineTV Podcast\u2019s latest episode, in swaying her. Valkyrae has never been coy about \u201cgetting the bag\u201d via her streaming career and has happily talked in the past how financial incentives have played a role in her career. The same question popped up for the 30-year-old as she tossed up two rival offers, before Google\u2019s titanic video site upped the kitty. \u201cIf I could, I would love to talk about the YouTube contract they offered me,\u201d the platform\u2019s stream-queen said. \u201cBut I don\u2019t think I can. I can\u2019t! I would absolutely love to share what they offered me, but it\u2019s just not possible.\u201d Her suggestion, however, was her recent two-year extension was worth quite a bit of coin; a fact only bolstered by YouTube\u2019s plans to use her as a site icon. There were questions surrounding where Valkyrae would land right up until her announcement on January 31, with the leading suggestions claiming she would trade red for blue and defect to Facebook. That was never on the cards though, she reveals. \u201cI was messing with my fans, and it grew from there,\u201d the 30-year-old laughed. \u201cThey really thought I was going to Facebook because I kept baiting them in my final streams. They started assuming it was a new platform, and people were making Facebook profiles and things. \u201cBut no, it\u2019s nothing serious like that,\u201d the YouTuber \u2014 for another two years, at least \u2014 repeated. \u201cIt\u2019s no big deal: I\u2019m happy here, so I\u2019m staying on YouTube.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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