Sources say th🔴at high profile Mixer sඣtreamers like Ninja and Shroud took huge buyouts from Microsoft in the range of $10-$30 million.
Microsoft's announced today that they will be shutting down Mixer and t𝔉ransitioning all of their streaming partners over to Facebook Gaming. The news comes as quite a shock to many, including, apparently, . While many are left in a lurch, Mixer's biggest talents Ninja and Shroud are reportedly set to receive huge financial windfalls from the closure.
According to , Facebook Gaming made offers on their original Mixer contracts, but both streamers refused, forcing Mixer to offer them buyouts.ꦛ Slasher's sources have indicated this means somewhere close to $30 million for Ninja and $10 million for Shroud༺.
Both streamers were recruited from Twitc𒐪h by Microsoft in an effort to bolster the struggling streaming platform. While each individually maintained impressive view counts, that increased viewership didn't translate to an overall growth for the platform.
Facebook reportedly made offers that would nearly double e🍰arnings on their original contracts, buꦯt by taking a buyout from Mixer both streamers are now free to return to Twitch where they'll likely be met with open arms and massive audiences.
Mixer is scheduled to shut down July 22nd, at which point aℱll of Mixer's domains and links will redireജct to Facebook gaming.