It's been more than two years since Amazon acquired Twitch. While to this point the acquisition hasn't resulted in particularly noticeable changes, today that changes in a big way.
Twitch Prime has been introduced to the Amazon portfolio. This allows Amazon Prime subscribers to earn three major perks when utilizing Twitch. These perks are as follows:
- Free in-game loot every month, plus surprises – You'll get characters, vehicles, skins, and boosts for games like Hearthstone and Smite, plus surprises like a copy of Streamline the day it launches.
- Ad-free viewing plus a free channel subscription every 30 days – Support your favorite streamer, plus get exclusive emotes, more chat colors, and crown yourself with the chat badge of royalty.
These benefits are particularly substantial. Channel subscriptions usually cost around $4.99/month, which is roughly half the cost of a monthly Amazon Prime subscription. The ad-free viewing and loot are just a cherry on top.
Amazon Prime offers both monthly payments at $10.99/month, or annual payments at $99/year.
More information as well as a video introducing the news can be seen here.
