Twitch is one of the most popular video services still using Flash, with most everyone else having transitioned to the lighter and faster HTML5. As of today, the websiteâs paying Turbo users will get access to a new video player.
My MacBook Air is pretty capable. Sure, itâs not for hardcore gaming, but it can get most things done pretty well on the Internet. Twitch? Twitch brings my machine to its knees, the fans blaring as though itâs trying to cool a molten core.
That should get better with the move to HTML5, a long overdue transition. The company has promised an HTML5 player for a while, having formally announced the new player at last yearâs TwitchCon. It recently got delayed.
The company says âload times are expected to be faster with better frame rates, while taxing our viewersâ devices less,â using the new player.
The new player doesnât support ads right now, which is why itâs being rolled out to Turbo-only users, who pay a subscription ($8.99 per month) to get rid of ads.
More people will get access this summer, with the Flash player being formally sunsetted (read: killed and burned in a fire) sometime in the future.
