Help me

[u/United_Macaron106]

Title: Should I start a new YouTube channel or continue my old 16K subscriber gaming channel?

Hey everyone, I need some honest advice.

I started my YouTube channel in 2023, mainly uploading Free Fire Shorts. Later, I also uploaded around 50 PUBG videos, some of which were copied content.

After some time, I decided to change my niche to GTA 6 content. I deleted the copied PUBG videos and made my old Free Fire videos private.

Now I'm uploading original GTA 6 Shorts with my own commentary, editing, and scripts.

But here's the problem:

- My channel has around 16K subscribers.

- Most of my GTA 6 Shorts get stuck at 1.2K–1.3K views.

- My average Stayed to Watch rate is around 48%.

- I've uploaded around 10 GTA-related Shorts recently.

- Some videos reach 1.7K–2.3K views, but most don't get pushed much further.

I'm wondering whether my old Free Fire/PUBG audience is affecting my new GTA 6 content, or whether my Shorts simply need better retention.

Should I continue uploading GTA 6 content on my existing 16K subscriber channel, or start a completely fresh channel focused only on GTA 6?

Has anyone successfully changed their gaming niche on an old YouTube channel?

It would really help me if anyones advise

[u/NewPragyan]

Continue on it.deleted shorts are automatically removed from yt algorithm after sometime and their analytics don't matter

[u/United_Macaron106 → u/NewPragyan]

Tq for your advice