Ninja Hints at Leaving Twitch After Abrupt Stream Ending

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In a recent stream on Twitch, Fortnite streamer Ninja quickly ends the broadcast after a couple of hours and leaves with a vague comment about when and where he will be getting back online. As a result, fans have started speculating on whether or not Ninja might be joining the list of streamers making the move from Twitch to YouTube Gaming recently.

In addition to ending this stream early, it would appear that Ninja has also taken steps to clean the slate on his online presence, such as through his Twitch and Twitter accounts. However, the only direct announcement from Ninja at the time of this writing is from a tweet claiming that he will be taking a break, seemingly from streaming in general.

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The inciting incident took place on Ninja's most recent stream, while online with fellow Twitch streamer SypherPK, when an opposing player used one of Fortnite's divisive rift items to quickly warp out of the fight. After the other player used the Rift-To-Go to escape, Ninja simply stopped playing and signed off with a rant about how annoyed he's become with these items being spammed while playing. This abrupt end has been followed by Ninja tweeting, «I just need a break...I don't know when I will be back, or where,» and changing his name, profile picture, and banner on Twitter. Similarly, the verified check and subscriber button have also been removed from Ninja's Twitch account.

It's the specific phrasing of Ninja claiming not to know when he'll be back «or where» that has fans speculating that this might mean that the streamer will be moving to a different streaming service. Some fans also assume this might be indicating that he could be looking to start playing a new game, considering recent