‘Burnt out’ Myth walks away from streaming after exclusive YouTube deal expires

Veteran content creator Myth has told fans he’s taking an “indefinite” break from streaming, with the decision to walk away coming hot on the heels of the 25-year-old’s two-year deal with YouTube Gaming expiring.

Myth, who’s been huge in the streaming scene since Fortnite‘s heyday in 2017, admitted in a twelve-minute vlog shared on social media today that he’s burned out and needs to take a break away from regularly content creation to figure out his future. “It is true in my heart, to my core, that I need to take a break,” the exiting star admitted. He has no set return date in mind, but declared he does “want to be back.”

Myth then confirmed that whenever he does return, it will be on Twitch again. The last time he broadcast on the Amazon-owned platform was in late 2022, before he signed a mega exclusivity deal with Google’s video site.

It’s no great surprise Myth would turn back to the purple-branded streaming juggernaut after his 24-month stint on YouTube; the star has slowly disappeared from the public eye since the swap and has been recording as few as 10,000 to 20,000 views across his livestreams. In the days leading up to his final contracted stream, which ran on July 13, he hinted he’d be leaving the website. His last broadcast ran for just two hours.

The streamer was quick to stress he’s not retiring permanently and knows he’ll have to “work for it again” when he returns, but stated several times he needs to find a passion to work in the entertaining space again. “I love streaming… I want to feel happy to do it,” he said. “I want to feel there’s a reason behind me doing it.”

While musing, Myth added: “I do feel like I’ve accomplished a lot, but at the same time I look back at my past and I have this feeling that I really didn’t do much.”

Whenever the eventual comeback does happen, Myth will have more than 7.3 million followers to return to on his original Twitch channel. The dormant live page hasn’t been activated since June 2022 but will likely be where Myth streams again.

It’s unlikely Myth will sign any future deal with Twitch to stream exclusively, leaving the door open for Kick to woo the variety star should they be interested. However, considering his two-year contract with YouTube saw him get “the fucking bag,” as the streamer described it when he originally moved, cash won’t be key there.

Said Myth on what to expect when he pulls up the keyboard again and goes live: “I want to make content and I want to stream in a way that’s authentic to me.”