How to Access Prime Gaming (Formerly Twitch Prime)
How to Use Your Free Prime Gaming Channel Subscription
As a Prime Gaming member, you can subscribe every month to a Twitch Partner or Affiliate channel and get the channel-specific perks that come with it, such as chat privileges, emoticons, badges, and more. Here’s how:
Open Twitch and navigate to the channel you wish to subscribe to. Select the purple Subscribe button on the channel’s home page. It’s typically in the top-right corner of the screen or below the video to the right. You should now see a popup window with a variety of subscription options. Choose Subscribe Free under the Free Subscription with Prime section.
How to Cancel A Free Prime Gaming Channel Subscription
To cancel your free Prime Gaming channel subscription, simply wait for the end of the current 30-day subscription period. After that, it expires and you’re free to sub to another Affiliate or Partner channel.
How to Switch From a Paid Subscription to Free
You can switch from a paid channel subscription to the free Prime Gaming option without breaking your streak on a channel. It requires you to cancel your current paid sub before making the change. Here’s how to do it:
Go to the Subscriptions page on the Twitch website. Find the subscription you want to cancel and select the cog icon next to it. Select Don’t Renew. This sets your subscription to expire at the end of the currently billed period and ensures you’re not billed in the next payment cycle. After your paid subscription expires, subscribe to the same channel with your free Prime Gaming option. The free subscription takes over from the paid subscription if it’s activated within 30 days of the previous subscription’s last active day.
What Is a Twitch Subscription?
A Twitch subscription is a recurring payment made to individual channels on the streaming service. Beyond donations, they’re one of the most popular ways viewers support their favorite broadcasters. They give streamers a recurring source of income and they give subscribers a variety of digital rewards such as new emotes, badges, an ad-free viewing experience on the subscribed channel, and access to exclusive Twitch chatrooms.
How Much Money Does the Twitch Streamer Get?
The free Twitch subscription provided by Prime Gaming is only valued at $4.99, the lowest subscription tier. This subscription functions exactly the same way as it would if you paid for it out of your own pocket so the streamer receives 50 percent of the total donation fee, around $2.50, and Twitch keeps the rest.
