So you want to start streaming on Twitch.tv.
You've got your console, but you don't have a gaming computer.
You don't have a streaming computer.
You're just getting started.
So what do you do?
Let's dove into that
What's going on, folks?
Tony Hannides here, the Xbox master trainer, four expert zone here in the US.
And we're going to talk about a brand new integration
that just got released to all Xboxes,
and that is live streaming with Twitch.
If you don't know already, Twitch is probably the number one destination
for live streams, whether it's video games or podcasting,
listening to deejaying and just so much more.
And quite frankly, with the latest integration between Twitch and Xbox,
they've made it so much easier for anybody to start streaming.
So first off, you're going to want to create a Twitch.tv account.
You already have one. Perfect.
If you don't.
I do recommend you go to Twitch.tv and create an account
because then from your Xbox, it's going to be
that much easier to connect your account to your Xbox.
Next on your Xbox go ahead and launch a game.
Could be anything.
Forza Horizon five, Minecraft, whatever you like.
And once you have the game launched and ready to go, go ahead and tab over
to the Capture tab and then scroll down to set up Livestream here.
It will allow you to set up with Twitch and when Twitch Pops up,
there will be a QR code.
You can use your phone to scan the QR code or there's a URL
you can go to via your computer or tablet, whatever.
And then punch in those numbers that you see on screen.
From this point, this will connect your console
and your Xbox account to your Twitch account.
So virtually any Xbox you sign into,
you can start streaming from all anybody really needs to start streaming.
And this is a whole different video.
Is the gumption and the willing to try something new?
Right.
But aside from that, regarding the hardware, you just need a headset
with a mic, you just need a controller and that's it.
Now you can bump it up a little bit and add a webcam.
And as you can see, you have the ability to delineate
where you want the webcam to be on the live stream.
Now, luckily for you, when you're playing your game,
you're not going to see the webcam overlaid on top of your game.
So you as the gamer will continue to see in full screen
what you're supposed to see,
but your viewers will see wherever you place your webcam.
If you want to take it up another notch and if you want to get super fancy,
Xbox does allow you to play certain games with full mouse and keyboard.
Minecraft is one of those games.
So if you feel more comfortable playing Minecraft with full mouse and keyboard
and being able to chat with your audience
over the webcam, you want to have a much better microphone.
You can USB connect a microphone into it.
I do recommend that you use a USB hub.
There are three USB inputs, but you might you might have one of those
being used up by an external hard drive or something like that.
So in any event, an external USB hub is probably the best
way to go But with respect to the setup of Twitch itself,
you can specify the title of your stream, what you're playing.
You're going live notification, it's very similar to setting up live streams
with other programs like OBS, Stream Labs or even XSplit.
And for those concerned, if your party chat, audio will be picked up by Twitch,
there's a little rocker for you to specify.
So you could either have your party chat be just for you,
or you can have the party chat be broadcast to your Twitch viewers.
It's up to you.
The one concession I see is that you don't have the ability
to see chat coming in on screen, and I realize why they don't do that.
They want you to have the full real estate of your screen
so you don't have anything in the way you're able to see
any people coming at you or cars or whatever.
But I do recommend having a second device, whether it be a laptop, tablet,
your phone even, and that you'll be able to look at your twitch chat
and still be able to communicate with your audience that way.
Now, if you're wondering how do I set up on screen
alerts and widgets and that sort of thing, we're not going to get into that video.
But if you want us to let us know in the comments section down below
and if we didn't cover anything, also let us know
so we can make sure that all of you are set up for success.
And FYI, we do stream on Twitch as well.
Twitch.tv/EZencore but we also stream
here on YouTube generally at the same time.
So whichever platform you prefer to watch, our streams will be there.
We also have an Instagram, Twitter, TikTok, pretty much all of them.
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