They pay the stramer because they enjoy watching him stream, not because they want to play the game he is streaming (most of the times, I guess pre release streams are kind of like that, however).I do not generally ever watch streaming, but some people actually give money to streamers??? That's just fucked up, seriously just buy some games people
The biggest viewership numbers are for two free to play games.
I don't get your argument, it's not like and anybody is forced to donate.Donate for other people's hobbies? Nah thanks. If I donate or invest it is either for my personal use in the end (like Kickstarter) or for real charity.
I mean I also didn't raise donations when I played with my model railway back then. And it was also quite some money that sunk into that.
I mean seriously nobody forces them to buy all that equipment and stream stuff..
People donate because they are entertained and want the streamer to continue to do his thing.
I mean, people, it's not that hard, a lot of people actually want to give money for stuff they like, they actually contact streamers to know if they can donate without any sollicitation too.