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How can I stream (Jackbox) with the lowest latency possible?

Arqade Asked on December 17, 2020

My friends and I would like to play Jackbox Party Pack online. The only way to do this is to have one person host the game, and stream the video to the other players.

The problem is that Steam Broadcast and Twitch both have a 15-20 second stream latency, which is way too high to play the game together.

Is there some way to stream the game online without such a high latency?

4 Answers

Updated for 2020:

Now that Mixer is gone, the best option by far has been Discord. It has even lower latency than Mixer did, and it automatically works with Discord voice chat, so you don't need to do any complicated setup to avoid people hearing themselves on the stream!

Correct answer by BlueRaja - Danny Pflughoeft on December 17, 2020

For what it's worth, my personal experience was that Hitbox has far less stream delay than Twitch, which was why I preferred it over the more popular site. Something closer to 5-7 seconds was the norm, from what I recall. I haven't personally tried Steam Broadcasting in any significant amount, so I'm not sure how it compares.

(Just in case, disclaimer: I have no affiliation with any streaming service, other than using Hitbox on the rare occasions that I stream.)

Answered by Michaellogg on December 17, 2020

Unless you're planning on allowing people other than your group of friends to watch the game, any group video chat or screen sharing software would be perfect for your needs.

Google Hangouts have incredibly low latency (< 1 second in my experience) and allow you to share your screen with others in the chat. Google Hangouts are also free if you already have a Google account. I've personally used Google Hangouts for this purpose, and many other times I've had to share my screen / look at someone else's screen. While there are some quirks if you also speak through the Hangout, this shouldn't be a problem for you if you're using Teamspeak.

As another option, join.me is a screen-sharing alternative that is free, lightweight, and easy to configure.

Answered by Brandon on December 17, 2020

There is a new streaming service over at https://mixer.com/ which offers almost instant streaming (roughly 500ms in the worst case scenario) when using their FTL protocol. As long as your friends use a HTML5 compatible browser they'll see what you see with little to no visible latency. FTL will be rolling out to everyone over the next month or two by the sounds of it. Streaming on their service without using FTL is also quick, however. Last time I checked it had less latency than that of Hitbox and Twitch providing your network speed supports at least 2000kbps upload and your streaming software's settings are correct.

You can watch their blog at https://blog.mixer.com/ for announcements as to when they launch FTL to the whole userbase.

Answered by JohnHoulderUK on December 17, 2020

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