{"rewrite":{"id":"r_9491a3101d7b972e86b9f92c","clusterId":"c_04899c25bde6a64137be0d7f","slug":"rta-in-japan-will-delete-most-twitch-archives-on-december-12","model":"deepseek-v4-1-flash","headline":"RTA in Japan Will Delete Most Twitch Archives on December 12","summary":"RTA in Japan announced that most of its past Twitch archives will be deleted on December 12, 2026, because of a change to Twitch's VOD storage policy. The group's official X account posted the notice along with links to the affected streams. Archives on the event's YouTube channel will stay viewable. Games Done Quick also announced that its Twitch archives will be deleted on the same date.","whyItMatters":"The charity speedrun events that built their audiences on Twitch VODs are now losing that store of past runs, leaving YouTube as the surviving archive for RTA in Japan.","webCardHtml":"\u003cp\u003eRTA in Japan\u0026#39;s notice points viewers to YouTube for anything they want to rewatch. The same date applies to Games Done Quick, which also announced Twitch archive deletions for December 12, 2026.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe winter event continues as scheduled: RTA in Japan Winter 2026 runs from December 25 to December 31 at Bellesalle Iidabashi First, with free admission, and the game schedule is already out.\u003c/p\u003e","blueskyPost":"Twitch's VOD policy change hits preservation hardest: RTA in Japan's YouTube channel keeps the runs watchable, so the loss is Twitch's archive depth, not the event's record.","twitterPost":"RTA in Japan loses Twitch's archive depth, not its record. The YouTube channel keeps the runs watchable after December 12.","threadsPost":"RTA in Japan's December 12 deletion is really about where the record lives. The YouTube channel keeps the runs viewable, so what disappears is Twitch's archive depth. Games Done Quick faces the same date.","newsletterBlurb":"RTA in Japan will delete most of its past Twitch archives on December 12, 2026, citing a change to Twitch's VOD storage policy, and pointed viewers to its YouTube channel for what remains. Games Done Quick announced the same deletion date. RTA in Japan Winter 2026 runs December 25 to 31 at Bellesalle Iidabashi First with free admission.","attributionJson":"[{\"source\":\"Game Spark\",\"url\":\"http://www.gamespark.jp/article/2026/11/05/174537.html\",\"title\":\"\\\"RTA in Japan\\\" to Delete Many Stream Archives on December 12 Due to Twitch Specification Change - Still Viewable on YouTube\"}]","lintFlagsJson":null,"lintHits":0,"costUsd":0,"inputTokens":5608,"outputTokens":701,"status":"published","repairAttempts":0,"nextRepairAt":null,"factsAttemptedAt":1793891091,"createdAt":"2026-11-05T14:59:04.000Z","publishedAt":"2026-11-05T15:03:51.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-11-05T15:03:51.000Z"},"cluster":{"id":"c_04899c25bde6a64137be0d7f","canonicalTitle":"「RTA in Japan」Twitchの仕様変更に伴い12月12日で多数の配信アーカイブを削除へ―YouTubeでは引き続き閲覧可能","representativeArticleId":"a_9bdf926825cb24aae920e6b9","sourceCount":1,"writtenSourceCount":1,"writeAttempts":0,"isSolo":true,"entitiesJson":"{\"anime_titles\":[],\"manga_titles\":[],\"work_titles\":[],\"studios\":[],\"people\":[],\"type\":\"news\",\"domain\":\"games\",\"is_roundup\":false}","contentType":"news","status":"published","firstSeenAt":"2026-11-05T14:18:40.000Z","lastSeenAt":"2026-11-05T14:18:40.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-11-05T15:03:52.000Z"},"attribution":[{"source":"Game Spark","url":"http://www.gamespark.jp/article/2026/11/05/174537.html","title":"「RTA in Japan」Twitchの仕様変更に伴い12月12日で多数の配信アーカイブを削除へ―YouTubeでは引き続き閲覧可能"}],"entities":{"anime_titles":[],"manga_titles":[],"work_titles":[],"studios":[],"people":[],"type":"news","domain":"games","is_roundup":false},"keyFacts":["RTA in Japan will delete most of its past Twitch archives on December 12, 2026.","The deletion is due to a change in Twitch's VOD storage policy.","RTA in Japan archives on the event's YouTube channel will remain viewable.","Games Done Quick announced its archives will be deleted on December 12, 2026.","RTA in Japan Winter 2026 runs from December 25 to December 31, 2026, at Bellesalle Iidabashi First."],"pageLinks":{"healthSlugs":[],"storySlugs":[],"entities":[],"stories":[],"entitiesOk":true,"storiesOk":true}}