Twitch streamer Forsen reveals that he turned down a deal that would have seen him move to Mixer. Forsen told viewers about the deal the same day that timthetatman, LIRIK, and DrLupo all announced their Twitch exclusivity deals, which will keep them on the live streaming site for several years.
In a Twitch stream yesterday, Forsen responded to a fan question about a potential move to Mixer. The streamer, who has 1,182,454 followers on the site, said, “I had an offer, but I declined.” Forsen, who streams games such as Counter-Strike: Global Offensive, Halo: Reach, and Hearthstone, also joked that he may have to “reconsider” the offer. Rumors say that Fortnite streamer Ninja was offered millions to move to Mixer, and it may be that Forsen wants a multi-million dollar deal on the table before thinking about leaving Twitch.
Forsen answered another question from a viewer wanting to know when Mixer made the offer. The Twitch streamer didn’t answer that, but he did tell viewers to imagine what Twitch would be like without him and his fans. He said, “if this channel never existed, you would still be spamming Poggers and TikTok memes,” and there would also be no PepeLaugh emote. Forsen also said that “creating trends” on Twitch is “never a bad thing,” suggesting that this is another reason why he turned down Mixer’s offer.
However, Forsen is only one streamer, and his position says very little about other Twitch stars’ potential moves to Mixer. Fortnite streamer FaZe Ewok has just moved to Mixer, and names like shroud and King Gothalion have also moved to the site. Additionally, other popular Twitch streamers have moved to YouTube and Facebook Gaming.
There are also suggestions that streamers like Corinna Kopf, who was recently banned by Twitch temporarily, could move. Certainly, Ninja’s move to Mixer seems to have opened the doors for streamers to sign deals and move where they want to go, and that could be an issue for Twitch.
