Twitch has introduced a new characteristic chosen Predictions for creators who want to encourage viewer participation on their channels. Predictions let creators set events wherein viewers tin can apply their Aqueduct Points to predict an consequence. For example, the host tin can broadcast a pizza-eating challenge with a prediction asking viewers if they retrieve they can finish a table-sized pizza in 15 minutes. Viewers can then bet their Channel Points on either of the ii possible outcomes the host typed in — say, "Yes" and "Definitely not" — and win a proportionate share of Channel Points from the total pool.

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Users tin earn Channel Points on the platform by watching, following and subscribing to channels. They can then utilise those points to unlock features, such equally the employ of certain emotes or the ability to highlight their messages in chat. While the points have no monetary value, viewers in Denmark, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Philippines, Poland, Quebec, Singapore, Sweden, Korea and Turkey still can't participate in Predictions. In its FAQs page for the feature, Twitch says it's due to legal restrictions, though it didn't confirm whether it'south due to those countries' gambling laws.

The feature is now bachelor to 50 percent of all Twitch Partners & Affiliates. Twitch is hoping to gather user feedback from the soft launch offset before making it available to everyone by the end of the year.