Twitch has launched a new Power-ups feature for chat, and streamers are already asking for a way to disable it.
Using bits for these features means that each streamer will receive a small amount of money from each power-up used, but it hasn’t been very well-received.
Shortly after the feature’s reveal, streamers across the platform have taken to social media and Twitch’s own user voice website to share their distaste for Power-ups and ask for a way to turn it off on their channel.
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A post made on UserVoiceshortly after the features reveal has 1,274 votes at the time of writing and is flooded with comments from people wanting to be able to toggle Power-ups on and off.
“Good idea, terrible implementation. Give us a toggle,” one user replied.
Another said, “As others have explained, it’s a nightmare as a mod. You either have to set the price so high it’ll dissuade most people, or 4-5 people can completely take over a chat with this garbage.”
Many others shared their thoughts on Twitter/X, too, includingrecord-breaking Twitch streamerPirate Software.
“Any time a feature launches that modifies the broadcast experience it needs to come with a toggle to enable or disable it. Larger streams are unwatchable unless the streamer edits these to be super expensive or have a long cooldown. Having no toggle on this is wild,” he said.
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Any time a feature launches that modifies the broadcast experience it needs to come with a toggle to enable or disable it. Larger streams are unwatchable unless the streamer edits these to be super expensive or have a long cooldown.Having no toggle on this is wild.
“Give me an option to disable this eyesore in my channel points. How dare you force things on my channel that I do not want,” another streamer asked.
Twitch has yet to respond to the backlash around the new features, but we’ll be sure to update this article if they do.
Dylan Horetski is a Senior Writer on Dexerto’s US team. He is an expert Entertainment reporter, covering Twitch, YouTube, TikTok, Tech, and viral news. He also has bylines at IGN. You can contact him at: dylan.horetski@dexerto.com
