Louise Bernard, edited by Ophélie Artaud 12:12 p.m., September 01, 2022, modified at 12:19 p.m., September 01, 2022
Launched in 2020, the Facebook Gaming application will disappear on October 28, Meta announced.
The application was actually trying to compete with video game streaming giant Twitch.
"You will still be able to find games by going to the 'Gaming' tab in the Facebook app," the company said in the statement.
After two years of existence, Meta announced the end of Facebook Gaming.
Launched in 2020, this application dedicated to video games will be withdrawn from online stores on October 28.
There were games, discussion forums and live streaming to watch Internet users play.
The information was announced via a press release posted by Cory Michael on Twitter.
Known under the pseudonym Gothalion, this streamer was one of the best known on the platform.
Compete with Twitch
“Despite this news, our mission to connect gamers, fans and content creators through the video games they love has not changed. You will still be able to find games, streamers and groups by going to the 'Gaming' tab of the Facebook app," they said in the statement.
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The application actually wanted to compete with the powerful Twitch platform, Amazon's platform, leader in video game streaming.
In vain.
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— Gothalion (@Gothalion) August 29, 2022