With pandemic still raging on across the world, people are glued to their screens. Watching movies in the theatre seems like a long-lost experience. Earlier on, we had written a detailed guide on how to watch movies together with friends online in hope that people would be able to interact, at least, virtually while watching movies and shows. And now to make your experience even better, Twitch has come up with something called Watch Party. Basically, you will be able to host an online movie party on Twitch and play Prime Video content seamlessly. So if you want to learn how to start Watch Party on Twitch then here are the steps to follow.
Before you can host an online movie party on Twitch, you need to set up a streaming application first. Here, I am going to use OBS Studio as it’s free and works like a charm. You can learn how to stream on Twitch using OBS Studio from our detailed guide, but here I will be showing some major steps so you get the gist. With all that said, let’s begin.
- Set Up OBS Studio
- First of all, open Twitch and log in to your account. If you are new to Twitch then sign up from here.
Set Up OBS Studio
- You are almost done with setting up OBS. Keep in mind, you don’t need to capture any video or audio source in OBS Studio. OBS is only being used for webcam and mic sources. So, disable the desktop audio first and then add your webcam under Sources.
Start Watch Party on Twitch
Before I show you how to host an online movie party on Twitch, let me clarify that Twitch is a public streaming service which means that you can’t host a private stream with a select few friends and family. Anyone on Twitch can view your stream including Watch Parties. The most you can do is make your stream subscribers-only but for that, you need to gain at least 50 followers.
Now that you have set up a streaming application with webcam and mic sources, you are good to go. Open this link and it will take you to the Watch Party page on Twitch. Here, you will find the “Watch Party” action on top. Now, click on “Add”.
You have successfully connected your Prime Video account to Twitch. Now, you can search for any Prime Video content on Twitch and play it then and there. For example, I searched for Harry Potter and opened it.
Further, click on the “Start Watch Party” button.
