Last month we announced that Twitch was preparing to launch the official Twitch app for the Sony PlayStation 4. If you’re an avid Twitch streamer then you might be pleased to learn that the company has officially announced the arrival of the Twitch app for the PS4 console, so gamers can go ahead and download it already.
According to Twitch, “Our PlayStation 4 app provides the full Twitch experience. You can watch, follow, or interact with any broadcaster or game on Twitch – not just those broadcasting from PlayStation. It’s all the games you love, all in one app, across all your PlayStation devices.” Basically the app will bring all the functionality that gamers have come to expect.
There will also be full chat integration which according to Twitch, will be for the PS4 only. By that we mean that Twitch will also be bringing the app onto the PS3 and the PS Vita later this fall, but as far as integrated chat features are concerned, that will only be a PS4 feature. We’re not sure why, perhaps it could be due to limitations in the software, but either way PS3 and PS Vita players will have to sit that feature out.
Twitch also stated that the app will see a release in the Americas region first, which includes the United States, Canada, Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Mexico, Peru, Bolivia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, Panama, Paraguay, and Uruguay. So if you’re not from that region, you can expect availability at a later date.