One of the most frustrating experiences while watching an eSports event online is dropping a stream and having to reload and sit through another commercial while the action continues. TwitchTV, the most popular video game streaming service, has heard customer complaints and is now offering a solution.
The new “Twitch Turbo” subscription service will allow users to remove all ads from the Twitch website. That means no pre-roll ads, no display ads, and no companion ads.
Unfortunately, the service is priced absurdly high at $8.99 per month. A subscription to Netflix Instant Watch streaming is only $8 per month. With a year-long PlayStation Plus subscription, for less than $5 per month gamers could be playing games themselves instead of watching other people game on a stream. Not to mention free ad-blocking software can do the same job as Twitch Turbo for free.
The Turbo service doesn’t only offer ad-free Twitch, however. Subscribers will…
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For a customer to get the best of this offer, a lot of thinking has to be done on the benefits associated when compared with the ad service. The current pricing could be way to high for a lot of people. However, its still good to know that views have options to choose from when it comes to streaming service.