{"id":1964820,"date":"2026-05-31T10:31:07","date_gmt":"2026-05-31T07:31:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=1964820"},"modified":"2026-05-31T10:31:07","modified_gmt":"2026-05-31T07:31:07","slug":"twitchs-new-dual-format-feature-lets-streamers-broadcast-horizontally-and-vertically-at-the-same-time","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=1964820","title":{"rendered":"Twitch&#8217;s new Dual Format feature lets streamers broadcast horizontally and vertically at the same time"},"content":{"rendered":"<article class=\"article \" data-ads=\"true\" data-article-type=\"news\" data-article-group=\"news\" data-paywalled=\"false\" data-premium=\"false\" data-sponsored=\"false\" data-type=\"article\">\n<header class=\"article_header\" data-component=\"article-header\">\n<div class=\"breadcrumbs\">\n<nav class=\"nav_breadcrumbs\" data-component=\"nav-breadcrumbs\" aria-label=\"Breadcrumb\">\n<ul class=\"nav-links\">\n<li>\n                <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/\" data-active=\"false\"><br \/>\n                      Home<br \/>\n                <\/a>\n            <\/li>\n<li>\n                <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/news\" data-active=\"false\"><br \/>\n                      News<br \/>\n                <\/a>\n            <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/nav><\/div>\n<div class=\"headline_details\" id=\"main-content\">\n<h1 class=\"title\">Twitch&#8217;s new Dual Format feature lets streamers broadcast horizontally and vertically at the same time<\/h1>\n<p class=\"strapline\">&#8220;Viewers on mobile will see a full-screen vertical view, and viewers watching on a desktop will see the classic horizontal format.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"headline_asset\">\n<figure class=\"headline_image_wrapper\">\n<p>        <img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"headline_image\" src=\"https:\/\/assetsio.gnwcdn.com\/000002885-15.png?width=570&amp;quality=85&amp;format=jpg&amp;dpr=3&amp;auto=webp\" alt=\"Twitch&apos;s Dual Format\" loading=\"eager\" data-uri=\"000002885-15.png\" data-lightbox width=\"570\" height=\"321\"><figcaption>\n          <span class=\"attribution\">Image credit: <cite>Twitch<\/cite><\/span><br \/>\n        <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"metadata\">\n<div class=\"avatar\">\n<p>    <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Vikki Blake avatar\" src=\"https:\/\/assetsio.gnwcdn.com\/1533038852.jpg?width=2048&amp;height=2048&amp;fit=bounds&amp;quality=85&amp;format=jpg&amp;auto=webp\" style=\"aspect-ratio: 1\" width=\"180\" height=\"179\"><\/p>\n<p>  <img alt=\"Vikki Blake avatar\" data-autosize=\"crop_lossy\" data-uri=\"1533038852.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" style=\"aspect-ratio: 1\" width=\"180\" height=\"179\">\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"text\">\n<div class=\"byline\">\n                  <span class=\"article_type\" data-slug=\"news\"><br \/>\n                    News<br \/>\n                  <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"by\">by<\/span> <span class=\"author\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/authors\/vikki-blake\">Vikki Blake<\/a><\/span>                    <span class=\"job_title\"><br \/>\n                      Contributor<br \/>\n                    <\/span>\n            <\/div>\n<div class=\"published_at\">\nPublished on <time datetime=\"2026-05-31T10:31:07+00:00\">May 31, 2026<\/time>              <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/header>\n<div class=\"article_body\" data-component=\"article-content\">\n<div class=\"article_body_content article-styling\">\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/companies\/twitch\">Twitch<\/a> has announced it&#8217;s launching dual-format streaming next month, a new system that lets creators stream in both horizontal and vertical formats at the same time.<\/p>\n<p>Announced at <a href=\"https:\/\/blog.twitch.tv\/en\/2026\/05\/30\/everything-we-announced-at-twitchcon-rotterdam-2026\/\">TwitchCon Europe 2026<\/a>, this new feature will optimise viewing experiences for both desktop and mobile viewers.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We&#8217;ve gotten a lot of positive feedback during the beta and made noticeable performance improvements, too,&#8221; Twitch said. &#8220;Dual Format leverages Enhanced Broadcasting technology, which uses the client to encode multiple variants of your stream to viewers. When we roll this out next month, we\u2019ll be adding server-side transcoding support for Partners and many Affiliates, to offset the strain this can put on some systems.&#8221;<\/p>\n<figure>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Dual Format streaming in action - horizontal on the left, vertical on the right\" height=\"1090\" src=\"https:\/\/assetsio.gnwcdn.com\/000002885-09.png?width=2048&amp;height=2048&amp;fit=bounds&amp;quality=85&amp;format=jpg&amp;auto=webp\" style=\"aspect-ratio: 1.4477064220183486\" width=\"1578\"><\/p>\n<p><img alt=\"Dual Format streaming in action - horizontal on the left, vertical on the right\" data-autosize=\"crop_lossy\" data-lightbox data-uri=\"000002885-09.png\" height=\"1090\" loading=\"lazy\" style=\"aspect-ratio: 1.4477064220183486\" width=\"1578\"><figcaption><span class=\"attribution\">Image credit: <cite>Twitch<\/cite><\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The company also confirmed it would be expanding 2K (1440p) streaming to all partners and affiliates next month, coupled with increased bitrate support, better notifications, and Stream Summaries, a &#8220;new feature that generates a brief synopsis of what has happened during a broadcast so far&#8221;. It does not mention AI in the update.<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"injection_placeholder\" data-position=\"1\"><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Twitch is also &#8220;continuing to invest in Clips&#8221; with the introduction of Auto Clips, which &#8220;automatically generates captioned clips from moments in a stream&#8221;. It is also introducing automatic clip captions and updates to Stories, including stream recap features and additional clip surfacing across Twitch.<\/p>\n<p>We&#8217;re also getting .gifs in chat for tier 2 and tier 3 subscribers \u2013 I can&#8217;t decide if that&#8217;s a good or a bad thing \u2013 and &#8220;several updates designed to help creators earn more, including Creator Badge Drops, Mythic Trains, Creator Sponsorships and the expansion of Bounty Board campaigns to Affiliates through Open Invite campaigns&#8221;. Drops will also be &#8220;easier for viewers to discover, earn, and track&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p>Perhaps the biggest news for Eurozone streamers, however, is confirmation the SEPA payments now remove currency exchange fees, making for &#8220;lower transfer costs&#8221;. There&#8217;s no news on when, exactly, this&#8217;ll be rolled out, thought, only a pledge to &#8220;notify you once the update is live&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p>Twitch will be in Berlin for TwitchCon Europe on 22\u201323rd May, 2027.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"preferred-source\" data-component=\"preferred-source\">\nLove Eurogamer.net? Make us a <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/preferences\/source?q=https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\">Preferred Source on Google<\/a> and catch more of our coverage in your feeds.  <\/div>\n<\/article>\n<div class=\"article_body\" data-component=\"article-content\">\n<div class=\"article_body_content article-styling\">\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/companies\/twitch\">Twitch<\/a> has announced it&#8217;s launching dual-format streaming next month, a new system that lets creators stream in both horizontal and vertical formats at the same time.<\/p>\n<p>Announced at <a href=\"https:\/\/blog.twitch.tv\/en\/2026\/05\/30\/everything-we-announced-at-twitchcon-rotterdam-2026\/\">TwitchCon Europe 2026<\/a>, this new feature will optimise viewing experiences for both desktop and mobile viewers.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We&#8217;ve gotten a lot of positive feedback during the beta and made noticeable performance improvements, too,&#8221; Twitch said. &#8220;Dual Format leverages Enhanced Broadcasting technology, which uses the client to encode multiple variants of your stream to viewers. When we roll this out next month, we\u2019ll be adding server-side transcoding support for Partners and many Affiliates, to offset the strain this can put on some systems.&#8221;<\/p>\n<figure>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Dual Format streaming in action - horizontal on the left, vertical on the right\" height=\"1090\" src=\"https:\/\/assetsio.gnwcdn.com\/000002885-09.png?width=2048&amp;height=2048&amp;fit=bounds&amp;quality=85&amp;format=jpg&amp;auto=webp\" style=\"aspect-ratio: 1.4477064220183486\" width=\"1578\"><\/p>\n<p><img alt=\"Dual Format streaming in action - horizontal on the left, vertical on the right\" data-autosize=\"crop_lossy\" data-lightbox data-uri=\"000002885-09.png\" height=\"1090\" loading=\"lazy\" style=\"aspect-ratio: 1.4477064220183486\" width=\"1578\"><figcaption><span class=\"attribution\">Image credit: <cite>Twitch<\/cite><\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The company also confirmed it would be expanding 2K (1440p) streaming to all partners and affiliates next month, coupled with increased bitrate support, better notifications, and Stream Summaries, a &#8220;new feature that generates a brief synopsis of what has happened during a broadcast so far&#8221;. It does not mention AI in the update.<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"injection_placeholder\" data-position=\"1\"><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Twitch is also &#8220;continuing to invest in Clips&#8221; with the introduction of Auto Clips, which &#8220;automatically generates captioned clips from moments in a stream&#8221;. It is also introducing automatic clip captions and updates to Stories, including stream recap features and additional clip surfacing across Twitch.<\/p>\n<p>We&#8217;re also getting .gifs in chat for tier 2 and tier 3 subscribers \u2013 I can&#8217;t decide if that&#8217;s a good or a bad thing \u2013 and &#8220;several updates designed to help creators earn more, including Creator Badge Drops, Mythic Trains, Creator Sponsorships and the expansion of Bounty Board campaigns to Affiliates through Open Invite campaigns&#8221;. Drops will also be &#8220;easier for viewers to discover, earn, and track&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p>Perhaps the biggest news for Eurozone streamers, however, is confirmation the SEPA payments now remove currency exchange fees, making for &#8220;lower transfer costs&#8221;. There&#8217;s no news on when, exactly, this&#8217;ll be rolled out, thought, only a pledge to &#8220;notify you once the update is live&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p>Twitch will be in Berlin for TwitchCon Europe on 22\u201323rd May, 2027.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Home News Twitch&#8217;s new Dual Format feature lets streamers broadcast horizontally and vertically at the same time &#8220;Viewers on mobile will see a full-screen vertical view, and viewers watching on a desktop will see the classic horizontal format.&#8221; Image credit: Twitch News by Vikki Blake Contributor Published on May 31, 2026 Twitch has announced it&#8217;s [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[226,253],"class_list":["post-1964820","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized","tag-crawlmanager","tag-eurogamer-net"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1964820","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=1964820"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1964820\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=1964820"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=1964820"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=1964820"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}