TimTheTatman may be the next streamer to jump platforms.
Since Ninja made his move to Mixer over three months ago, Microsoft has been poaching top Twitch streamers left and right. Shroud is the latest edition to the Mixer roster.
Since then, many fans are speculating that TimTheTatman will be the next to switch over. It’s not just guesswork, however. The speculation is grounded in some solid evidence. On one of TimTheTatman’s recent streams, he dropped some subtle hints that Microsoft might have its eyes on him.
Tim informed his fans via a “just chatting” stream that he won’t be going to Las Vegas this weekend due to some travel plans, but he is not at liberty to divulge the specifics. “I have something else that I need to do… Saturday. And I can’t say what it is,” he stated.
At the end of the clip, he even goes as far as saying that he is going to “mix it up” this weekend. Fans can interpret the clip however they want, but it isn’t too much of a leap to infer that Tim is suggesting a departure from Twitch.
All of this follows Ninja’s tweet on October 24, which included a link to a fake TimTheTatman Mixer stream. It looks as if the tweet has since been deleted, which may be even more telling.
In addition to Tim hinting a change, it makes sense that he would be a target for Microsoft’s skilled recruiting team. TimTheTatman has over 4 million Twitch followers, making him the fifth most popular streamer on the platform.
Since Shroud is already streaming exclusively on Mixer, only Tfue, Myth, Dakotaz, and Riot Games offer Microsoft a more attractive viewer-base - and Tfue has already sparked a few Mixer rumors of his own.
If Microsoft’s strategy continues to center around attracting the best talent from other platforms, Tim certainly falls well within their modus operandi. Whether you are buying into the rumors or not, fans will likely find out more information soon.