Hello everyone,

I recently launched the demo for my game Cyber Seekers on Steam, where you play as a bot and use Dynamic wall running to explore the level and destroy other bots. It is inspired from games like Prototype and Returnal.

I would love to have any youtuber play the Demo and maybe cover it. I want to know your thoughts on the demo. Reach out to me if you would like to get more details.

Thanks

"50 minute episode? Hell naaaw... ain't got time for dis..."

What is a reasonable amount of time for you to click on a video?

It's easier to overlook the duration of a video when you're already invested in the series but how much is too much? What's a reasonable duration that makes you go:

I can watch this right now!

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I am planning to make mostly VRgameplay and playthroughs and occasional MMORPG and other game videos.

I live in Nepal and India, and people in my country only watch PUBG, Freefire and Valorant contents, and VR isn't a thing in my country.

So, is there a way to reach Western English speaking countries like USA\UK even if I live in Nepal?

Im having an issue with my monitor having one HDMI port since i recently got a USB 3.0 Capture Card for cheap on Amazon and I was searching up on how do I connect that and my PC so I can be able to record but i don't know what HDMI splitter I should get. Do I get the one with 2 ports or 3? I only have one HDMI port for my monitor so I can only plug in my HDMI to my PS5 and cant do anything with my PC nor the capture card since I don't have any ports for them to connect too.

Hi, I’m on PS5 and I’m a complete novice with questions.

I have a top spec iPad Pro, MacBook and a semi decent mobile. Will this be sufficient to make decent videos?

Can anyone give me an idea of what it’s like recording on the PS5’s innate vid capture function? Do I need to fiddle with any settings?

How big are we talking for Files sizes? I read you can record for up to an hour how big will that likely be?

If I buy a capture card how does it work exactly? Will I need any additional hardware? Can I just plug it into the PS5 (or is it the TV?) do my thing and then plug it into the laptop or do I need to connect all devices together in some convoluted way?

Does the quality of my TV matter? Does it affect recording or quality in any way?

Once I finally have my footage is there some innate editing software for the capture card and if not which editing software would you suggest?

Could someone give me a rundown on the basics for how to record my voice over audio and suggest hard/software or will I be able to get good enough audio from my current devices?

I’ve noticed that PS5 keeps giving me annoying pop up notifications saying recording halted during cutscenes, is there a work around for this? In fact is there a way to turn off the annoying pop-ups in general? I don’t want them showing on the recordings if it’s avoidable.

Are there any good resources, YouTube channel to aid beginners with all these questions and any others I might have?

Literally any advice or tips beyond what I’ve asked?

I want to make long form trophy hunting videos if that changes any of these answers. Thank you all.

Hello,

Im very new to the youtube scene but have been streaming on twitch for some time. How would I go about using my stream gameplay for youtube videos? I im talking longer videos like a “my thoughts on this game” kind of thing. Should i just download a whole stream ~2.5 hours and import it to davinci resolve and sit there and watch it through and cut out parts i dont want? Or is there a more efficient way to doing it? Thanks for any help!!

So I have hear a lot of people talk about picking a single game and sticking to that niche. Problem I have is I like to play a few different games roughly 4-6 games and play through them. It’s a mix of survival games ex. Minecraft and fps games ex. Call of duty. Do I need to pick a single game to post and stream or can I grow by playing and posting all of the games I play on the same channel?! Thank you in advance?

This is a rhetorical question. And while for the most part, it might be objectively agreed upon to not have them be present in your gameplay, some times it can add to context of another section later on, or perhaps it can even be a silly death worth keeping. It depends on the style of video as well, if there's commentary or not, the specific type of game, etc. etc...

So, I would say that it really just depends, and might not be as straightforward of an answer for some gameplay. What do you think??

Hey everyone, I run a Brawl Stars gaming channel and have been experimenting with YouTube Shorts for a while now. I’ve noticed something strange: some of my Shorts get 10k+ views, while others barely break 500-800. And the thing is, they’re all pretty similar in terms of content, quality, and niche.

Here’s an example: I recently put a lot of effort into one particular Short, making sure it had high retention, clean editing, and engaging content. Everything checked out—great retention, good initial engagement. But the algorithm just… stopped pushing it. Meanwhile, another similar Short that I posted got way more views with less effort.

So, I’m genuinely curious: What is the YouTube Shorts algorithm actually looking for? I know there are factors like watch time and engagement, but it seems like there's more going on under the hood. Has anyone else experienced this? And does anyone have any insights into what could be happening?

I’d love to hear your thoughts or any tips on how to “crack” the algorithm to get more consistent results. Thanks in advance!

What is your preferred style of releases?

Would you rather have a daily consistent upload or single big massive video of one or few hours?

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Hey everyone, I’ve decided to start a Let’s Play YouTube channel in English. I already have one in my native language but for the past 1 year or so it’s pretty bad. I have 189 subscribers on my channel in my native language, I started nearly 3 years ago and I gotta say that my videos are kinda bad.

At first, three years ago I didn’t know how to edit but now I got some ideas (I mean I only know how to trim the boring parts but the videos are still boring :) ) I don’t really know how to edit the videos to make them watchable and not boring. I really want yo keep things simple and not blow my mind with complicated edits.

I really wanted to ask you guys some questions before I start my channel in English and to see your opinions.

1. How long should the videos be?

I was thinking at first to make them short-medium like 15-30 minutes but I saw that let’s play channels in English have long videos from 1 hour to 2 hours.

2. When you find a new channel, do you expect or are you looking for heavily edits on the videos or you can watch the videos if the boring parts are cut?

3. If I have a 1080p monitor should I export the videos in 1440p or 4K? I know that YouTube has some weird compression codecs and stuff.

4. Should I play games that I played before?

I mean I like some games and I like the OG’s ones and I know the games. Should I replay them just to record them or should I start recording some games that I heard they’re good but never got the change to play them before? I just want the viewers to like me and not say like “He didn’t cried on that part, He’s trash” and I actually want them to enjoy my content.

5. Do you think if I record in 30fps is a problem?

I don’t really have a powerful PC, I have a gaming laptop that still holds up (Ryzen 4800h, 16gb RAM ddr4 3200mhz and rtx 3050 4gb) but I don’t think that I can record all of my gameplay in 60 fps especially on games that came out in the last 2 years at max settings, maybe if I put the graphics on medium.

6. What do you guys think it’s a good schedule?

I also have to go to school and I don’t know if I can over stress myself with a video per day. Maybe if I put like 2 videos per week?

That’s all guys. Thanks for your time. I would love to see your opinions on thoughts on this. Have a great day/night.

Anyone know of a way to download old YouTube videos? I have an old channel with a different email and I want to migrate those videos to my new channel. But it says I need YouTube premium? Bummer. I never realized how much features got trapped behind a paywall. Anyone have any suggestions?

Waddya think about your favorite tubers reviewing your favorite games? Old or new.

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So I've uploaded a thumbnail to a stream that I plan on using for a future long form video. Would youtube not like that and potentially blacklist or flag my video for it if I use the exact same thumbnails with the exact text and everything?

Hey everyone!

I’ve been dreaming of starting this project for a long time, and now that I’ve finally begun, I’d love to hear about your experiences so I can learn what works best and avoid common mistakes.

A bit about me: I’m a millennial with a lifelong passion for video games, and I’ve always wanted to share that passion through videos. My goal is to build this up as a side hustle while working a full-time job and raising a family (wife + toddler). As you can imagine, free time is a little harder to come by now than it used to be!

I’m particularly into EA FC 25 (formerly FIFA) and have some good content ideas for it. I also love adventure and souls games like Elden Ring, Bloodborne, Uncharted, GTA, and Red Dead Redemption. I’ve decided to create two YouTube channels: one dedicated to EA FC (FIFA) and another for adventure/souls games. My aim is to share my thoughts, tips, and experiences—and ideally, to earn a bit of extra income from it.

I’ve been doing a lot of research on video creation and have taught myself the basics of editing using CapCut. I recently posted my first video, and despite hours of editing and voiceover, it only received 20 views. I know this is just the start, but I’d really appreciate any advice you could offer before i keep going. Here are a few questions I have:

1. In your experience, is this project achievable for someone with a full-time job and family?
2. What’s the ideal publishing frequency to succeed in the gaming niche?
3. My goal is to reach $500/month. How realistic is this, and what strategies would help reach it?

Thanks in advance for any insights you can share!

I lot of what I've found focuses on thumbnails, titles, etc but even the best thumbnail won't get clicks if it isn't seen. I'd love to hear how other small channels got their feet off the ground and developed a community. I love making content and playing games but it hits a whole new level of amazing when I have a commenter saying they enjoyed an episode or otherwise conversed with me. How can I reach and entertain more people? How did you?

Newish creator here and I've done a 2 hour, 1 hour, and newly 45ish minute long series. Really I like making them at any length and my longest run time (Dark Souls) is primarily due to the length of the game and ground to cover. I assume it depends on the content of the game but I don't want to over do it. Would love to know what length video people like most (Right now they're playthroughs but I want to eventually make supercuts at the end of some series)

Basically similar to people like King of Skill or whatever. I plan to do commentary in the future once I can get my own mic, but I was just wondering if these type of videos are eligible for monetization. I’ll probably end up doing a mix of both of them anyways.

I’d ask on r/newtubers but honestly it feels like a sub where the blind is leading the blind because nobody on there really knows how the monetization policies work. Some say that any gaming content without commentary is reused content, while others say it’s not, so I’m confused. 🤷‍♂️

My previous youtube live stream videos (1080p, 60fps, 11000bitrate, 30 minutes) take 15 to 1 hour for SD, HD processing but now its take 12 to 15 hours, how to solve the problem. Please help

Hi

I am sort of at a crossroads right now.

I used to have a gaming channel I uploaded a lot onto but had to stop because of life and now I am tempted to get back into it.

The main problem is I do like to play loads of different games (let’s plays and multiplayer) BUT I do also play A LOT of Sims and Minecraft.

So if I get back into a gaming channel is it best to have one channel with every game uploaded to it (With their own Playlist) or would it be best to create one channel for all the different let’s plays and games and have a different channel for either Minecraft and/or Sims?

Do you follow Gaming YouTubers based on them or the game? Does it put you off if they uploaded an episode of a game you don’t want to watch?

Thank you

When I do a \"live stream\" on YouTube, of less than 16 minutes, the SD quality of these live streams on the \"YouTube\" platform is processed quickly relative to the SD quality, in less than 10 minutesBut when I do 25, 30, 40 minutes of live streaming, YouTube takes too long to process the SD quality, almost a day.The problem is that before live streams lasted 1 hour or 2 hours, the quality was processed very quickly (in less than 20 minutes).

If I don't explain.

My problem happens that every time I broadcast live on YouTube (be it more than 20, 30, 40 minutes on YouTube, it takes too long to process in (SD), either in (720p or 480p) when previously a 2 hour Live in 480p had no problem processing it in SD in less than 20 minutes. And now it takes almost 1 day, from a 20-minute to 2-hour stream

Did something like this happen to you? And what was the solution, I need your help seriously. If you like I can give you more details

Hi, my friend and I were planning to publish MLBB games to youtube with our own commentary. So naturally we're editing our own gameplay sessions and adding reactions and such. But we're wondering about using the character portraits or depictions as part of our thumbnail or reaction moments. What exactly do we have to do to not get a copyright strike or demonetized?

I’ve been enjoying a lot video game youtube essays and can’t think of the last time I actually saw a walkthrough video lol (it’s been years). Now I wonder, what type of gaming content does everyone enjoys or wishes there was more of?

i want to start a channel similar to youtubers like zanny,kevduit(highly editing and cut videos) i wanted to do it for a long time i have a ps5 any help would be nice or advice

Please help me validate this.

I am thinking of making a tool where a user uploads their long form content like youtube video / podcast and I dub it in 5 other popular languages from english to Japanese, German, French, Chinese, Hindi, etc. and also make 5 short form tiktok like video and also dub it in 5 other languages so reach of the video can be increased across borders.

So creating 30 ready-to-post videos from just 1 video.

Can this be useful? and how much would you pay for it? assuming it works good and gets the job done. I know opus clips already exists for creating short form content but this also dubs and adds subtitles in every video for all languages.

so what do you think?

I’ve been making gaming videos seriously for a couple of months now. I’ve seen a bit of progress, with a few of my long forms hitting a few thousand views🤠

I do really enjoy the process of making content. From filming to editing, but I want to improve my commentary, and just overall “me” in front of the camera, yet I find myself when I record I keep trying to say things perfectly or repeating over and over because I think I need to say it better.

Many people say to treat the camera as talking to a friend.. but I’m still not at that point yet where it feels natural. I still feel the pressure of the camera.

Should I take some time to not record or make videos, and just practice my commentary and jokes off camera so I get used to it more?

Any suggestions? 😀