Now that Apple announced app support for the new Apple TV, Riot should develop their own app for video viewing. I already stream to my current Apple TV from my phone, but having a built in app would be a much better experience. It would be nice for LCS viewing of course, but would also benefit Champion Spotlight and other videos.
xJLx MCHammer1 votesWhy should they make their own app?
It doesn't really make sense. They are trying to make LCS, LSK, LPL..etc easier to view. Right now, it's as easy as it gets. Go on Twitch, lol E sport, or YouTube. Youtube alone is the easiest accessible streaming app. It pre-loaded in most phones, every knows about it, and it even has past broadcasts. Remember when Korea Steams require you to subscribe $7.99 to get High Source? Now you don't. All thanks to riot.
Riot doesn't need an app to alienate viewers.
Mike170321 votesWhy would an App alienate viewers?
And watching on the Big Screen isn't exactly seamless right now. I open Safari on my phone, open the VoD section on the LCS page, find the game I left off with (because I don't usually watch live), click the link to open it in the youtube app, then hit the Airplay button to push it to my Apple TV.
The other choice is to use the Apple TV remote to type one letter in a time into the Youtube app on the Apple TV to find the game I want, and I still would have to look the name up first on the VoD section.
Riot could make a very nice LCS app that puts access to all the videos in the same place, making it easy to watch them in order. Why would that piss anyone off? If you don't care you just wouldn't use it. I am not saying it should replace anything that is already there, and the App would be free if you did want to use it.
Think of an app that is basically the VoD section of the LCS page on the Apple TV, click the game and it plays. Would be nice if it remembered what you watched already too.
You might not care if you don't have an Apple TV, but that platform is an insanely popular streaming device in the US. If Riot got out the door early with an app it would be nice exposure for them.
DrCyanide1 votesLet me get this right. You want Riot to make an App that just links to either Twitch, YouTube, or Safari, depending on the content/when you're watching?
What's the point? What Riot specific content would there even be? Why would it need to even be Riot who makes the app? Anyone who can program and can look up the Twitch API and the YouTube API could make what you want.
I use a Chromecast myself, and think that the browser->YouTube->TV path is just fine. I'm not even sure I need to go to the YouTube app if I was feeling up for it, I just do it for convince.