Microsoft has rebranded its Beam streaming service as Mixer.
Promising that "the core experience remains unchanged", the update – which aims to boost social streaming and make it easier to match players and viewers without the "traditional 10-20 second latency commonly seen on other platforms" – also includes several community-requested features, including a "special edition Mixer 4K broadcast" for viewers wishing to watch Microsoft’s upcoming E3 briefing via their 4K displays.
According to co-founder Matt Salsamendi, the Minecraft team has been "experimenting with the interactivity that Mixer offers", in the hope of allowing viewers to actively participate in streams. The idea is to add official game integration that allows stream viewers to change the in-game weather, or even to spawn zombies at will.
Source: IGN PC Articles
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