Streaming: Facebook launches "Facebook Gaming" a video game streaming application

Facebook has launched "Facebook Gaming", its own streaming application for mobile video games, on 20/04/2020. On the new platform, streamers and influencers can offer free live streams to users, as is already done on Twitch (Amazon), Mixer (Microsoft) and YouTube (Google).

According to the group, the application also includes specific new features such as the ability to stream live games from a smartphone to Facebook. Through the app's "Go Live" feature users can stream easily from their mobile phones.

The launch of the application, initially planned for June 2020, was brought forward due to the intensification of gaming activity during the lockdown period, according to the New York Times on 19/04/2020.

"Investing in gaming in general has become a priority for us because we see gaming as a form of entertainment that really connects people. It's entertainment that's not just a form of passive consumption but entertainment that is interactive and brings people together," said Fiji Simo, head of Facebook Gaming, to the New York Times, which also indicated that 700 million of…