Twitchthe well-known video streaming platform and the biggest giant in the segment along with YouTube, announced end of support for its official Nintendo Switch appwhich will disappear from the eShop on November 6, 2023, but users who have it installed will have access until January 31, 2024.

The official Twitch app arrived on the Nintendo Switch in late 2021, long after the console was a big sales success. However, it seems that he never finished, in general, convincing users due to shortcomings such as cannot see chat broadcastswhich forces you to use another device to communicate with other people or see what others are writing. It also didn’t allow you to subscribe to creators’ channels or support broadcasts..

Twitch employee Gabriella Raila told The Verge that they recently took “tough decision to remove Twitch app from Nintendo Switch. Nintendo remains a valued partner and we appreciate all the support the Switch community has given Twitch and our streamers“.

Announcing the end of the official Twitch app for Nintendo Switch.

Cross platform application, rotten cause

More than a decade ago, cross-platform applications began to proliferate as a way to support Windows, macOS (then OS X), and the Linux desktop that began to gain notoriety through Ubuntu. However, this has not always been addressed, and over the years there have been cases of significant asymmetry in support for different platforms, in some cases including today’s consoles.

For example, the Windows version of OBS Studio has a lot more features than the macOS and Linux compilations, so in the end Microsoft’s system continues to maintain its advantage in terms of application support and can engage the rise of possible alternatives. operating system market for personal computers.

In other words, Cross-platform apps promised to balance the different platforms in the market, but in the end, they only served to mitigate the situation than in the past, as platforms with more users eventually get better support and more features.