Twitch Streamer xQc Reveals How Much YouTube Would Have to Pay to Make Him Jump Ship

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One of Twitch's most popular streamers, xQc, has revealed what it would take for him to leave the most popular game streaming platform behind and join YouTube Gaming. Game streaming has become a massive industry where the platforms are owned by the world's largest tech giants and compete against each other for talent. According to the Canadian streamer, it would take $1 billion for YouTube to acquire a five-talent cast including himself from Twitch.

The battle between the streaming platforms has been fierce for years, and YouTube would likely love to have some of Twitch's more popular streamers switch platforms. In fact, some popular streamers have recently left Twitch to exclusively stream on other platforms. Variety streamer Fuslie signed an exclusive deal with YouTube and is the latest one to leave Twitch behind. Even controversial figures like xQc would bring more credibility to Google's offering which is still far from catching up to Twitch.

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During one of his latest streams, the former professional Overwatch player drafts a quick deal that Google could use to lure him and a few of his friends to YouTube. This Microsoft Paint contract includes him and four of his Twitch buddies Poke, Jesse, Adin, and Kai Cenat. According to xQc, this talent pool is worth a whopping $1 billion. Furthermore, this needs to be delivered in one neat lump sum, not over years of streaming. ​​​​​​​

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However, it is highly unlikely that Google would shell out a billion dollars, even on five of the best-performing streamers. The price tag itself will likely make sure that xQc will stay on Twitch. In fact, it seems that xQc probably doesn't want to make the move