Twitch Creators Will Soon Be Able To Stream In Horizontal And Vertical Formats Simultaneously
The company announced the new Dual Format feature alongside other updates at TwitchCon Europe.
At TwitchCon Rotterdam 2026, the company announced a slew of improvements coming to the platform soon. That includes Dual Format, which lets creators stream horizontally and vertically at the same time, to accommodate viewers on desktop and mobile devices alike. Twitch says the feature will roll out next month, along with 2K streaming for all partners and affiliates.
Dual Format "means that viewers on mobile will see a full screen vertical view optimized for mobile devices, and viewers watching on a desktop will see the classic horizontal format," Twitch explained in a blog post. In the vertical layout, "You can switch to classic split view. And when you turn the phone from either view, you're back in a full screen horizontal view." Twitch added that it will be "adding server-side transcoding support for Partners and...
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