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hit the 'net in August 2015, promising to compete with the live-streaming world's dominant force, . Two years later, both sites have evolved. Twitch offers a raft of non-gaming streams -- including and marathons, cooking shows, and creative corners -- plus it instituted an in-chat tipping system and enabled directly on individual channels. Twitch has its own bustling economy.
Meanwhile, YouTube Gaming , reorganized its UI a few times and rolled out "," allowing viewers to send cash to streamers each month.
Today, YouTube Gaming is dragging behind Twitch when it comes to actual viewer numbers, as demonstrated by the hottest new release: the open beta for . The beta went live on July 18th and it's been a hot topic across the video game community, with dedicated fans clamoring to consume every shiny new weapon, map and mode. Destiny 2 represents big-budget, AAA games with massive audiences -- the gaming industry's bread and butter. So, how is it faring on the two largest live-streaming sites?
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