Twitch CEO Dan Clancy got a response from Elon Musk after asking for some tech support with Starlink and the possibility of a stream with the Tesla boss.
Elon Musk is taking X into the streaming realm and has seen some pretty good results himself with millions of users watching him play Diablo 4 earlier this month.
With X looking to become the next big thing in streaming, Twitch CEO Dan Clancy teased the idea of doing a broadcast with Elon, but only if he could get some assistance with Starlink.
In a post, Clancy asked Elon for help directly and was pleased to get a reply while he was in the middle of a stream with T-Pain and Esfand.
@elonmusk Huge Starlink fan. You probably don't know this, but I am the Twitch CEO and live in an area where I use Starlink. Unfortunately, sometimes the upload can't quite keep up for live streaming. Wondering if anything you can do to help.I try to stream regularly each…
— Daniel Clancy (@djclancy999) October 27, 2023
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On October 26, the Twitch CEO reached out to Elon on X, formerly known as Twitter, to inquire about some assistance with his Starlink connection.
“You probably don’t know this, but I am the Twitch CEO and live in an area where I use Starlink. Unfortunately, sometimes the upload can’t quite keep up for live streaming. Wondering if anything you can do to help,” Clancy asked.
To make things even more interesting, the Twitch figurehead added that he was interested in potentially streaming with Elon Musk on X.
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“Maybe we can do a stream together,” he pondered.
Thanks @elonmusk To be clear it works most of the time, but then sometimes it drops. Don't know if there is anything that you can do. May just be as the satellites move. Also, there are some features that are a bit more data hog. Planning to get Starlink for my van as well.…
— Daniel Clancy (@djclancy999) October 27, 2023
A little bit later, while Clancy was speaking with T-Pain and other streamers on Twitch, Musk responded, albeit it may not have been the reply the CEO was hoping for.
“It should work. What uplink bit rate do you need?” Elon asked, prompting Clancy to see if someone at Starlink could help directly, but added that T-Pain and the rest of the crew enjoyed the way he responded.
On Twitch, T-Pain was amused by the interaction and literally stood up laughing when he heard what Elon had to say.
We’ll have to see if Musk and Clancy end up actually streaming together, but it could be quite an event that brings Twitch and X closer together if it happens.