We conveyed to you in June 2018 that Facebook made its Twitch rival game platform Fb.gg (Facebook Gaming) available . In April 2020, the company, which brought the Facebook Gaming application together with game lovers, announced that the Facebook Gaming application would end its activities .
According to the information conveyed by Facebook, all activities of the Facebook Gaming mobile application will be terminated on October 28 . As a reminder, users could both watch the publishers they wish and play games with the Facebook Gaming mobile application.
After the closure of Facebook Gaming ‘s mobile applications on iOS and Android platforms, Facebook Gaming platform will be moved to Facebook’s own mobile application. In short, users will be able to access the Facebook Gaming platform through Facebook’s own mobile application.
Let’s also remind you that Facebook has established the Facebook Gaming platform to compete with platforms that focus on game broadcasting, especially Twitch. According to a report prepared by Streamlabs based on data from the second quarter of 2022, Facebook Gaming dominates only 7.9 percent of the market.
YouTube, which is the rival of the platform , dominates 15.4 percent and Twitch dominates 76.7 percent of the market . Let’s add that Meta has not made any explanation about why Facebook Gaming mobile applications were closed.
The main reason behind the shutdown of Facebook Gaming’s mobile applications may be that the Facebook Gaming platform is far behind its competitors in terms of competition . Finally, let’s add that Meta, which continues to work on live broadcasts, has started testing a new platform called Super , where influencers will broadcast live.
