FaZe Swagg officially leaves Twitch for YouTube
Call of Duty: Warzone streamer and content creator Kris "FaZe Swagg" has signed an exclusive contract with YouTube Gaming, becoming the latest streamer to leave Twitch. He had already announced that he would be revealing something big. The reveal in question was a short clip that can be found on his Twitter profile currently. This video let his fans know that from September 9, he will only be streaming on the red platform.
With more than two million followers on Twitch, Swagg was the biggest Warzone streamer. According to Sullygnome, he has got over 16 million watch hours with an average of 10K concurrent viewers on his Warzone streams over the last year.
The FaZe member is joining a growing list of streamers who have left for YouTube in the recent past, including people like Myth and LilyPichu. Both these individuals joined the Google-owned platform in July 2022.
Dr Lupo left the purple platform in August 2021 and today is the one-year anniversary of TimTheTatman's on YouTube. But when Ludwig, the "Golden Boy" of Twitch, left last November, people realized something was up.
Many suspect that in order to curb the seeming exodus, Twitch recently announced the termination of the exclusivity clause in the Partnership Program. But it hasn't been enough, it seems, as Faze Swagg is moving to YouTube to much fanfare.
Myth, who made the transition in July, welcomed his fellow streamer to the new platform:
Quite a few of his fellow FaZe Clan members offered words of encouragement to the 26-year-old streamer and congratulated him. Even the official organization had something to say.
Twitch also commented on the streamer's decision to join YouTube, making a clever pun on his name to great effect as they thanked him for his commitment
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