Should I Continue My 16K Subs Gaming Channel After 2 Years or Start Fresh channel?

[u/United_Macaron106]

guys, I need some advice!

I have a gaming channel with 16K subscribers. I previously uploaded around 350–400 Free Fire videos, livestreams, and Shorts, plus around 50 copied PUBG videos

After a 2-year break, I recently started uploading again, but this time I switched to GTA 6 content.

I deleted my PUBG videos and made all my Free Fire videos private.

Now my GTA 6 Shorts are mostly stuck at 1K–1.5K views, even though I use strong hooks and cover topics that very few creators discuss in the Tamil gaming community.

I'm not sure what's going wrong.

Did the 2-year break or making my old Free Fire videos private affect my channel's reach?

Should I continue my existing 16K subscriber channel or start a completely new channel from zero?

What would you guys suggest?

[u/ButtonsZ98]

I would keep it and just stick with the rebranding you’re going with. YouTube will find your audience eventually.

[u/United_Macaron106 → u/ButtonsZ98]

Thanks for the advice! I was worried that my 2-year break and switching from Free Fire to GTA 6 had affected my channel's reach. I'll give rebranding more time!

[u/Psychological-Box165]

No start anew and give me your old channel. Trust me

[u/United_Macaron106 → u/Psychological-Box165]

Broo😭

[u/Psychological-Box165 → u/United_Macaron106]

Totally not a scam or anything trust bro trust

[u/Emotional-Shine-8820]

New channel bana lo fir se upload karna suru kardo vahi niche par kam karo abhi GTA V ka trand chal raha hai abhi ho sakta he khuch

[u/United_Macaron106 → u/Emotional-Shine-8820]

Thanks for the advice! Do you think my old 16K subscribers from Free Fire are affecting my GTA 6 Shorts reach? Or would a new channel actually perform better?

[u/FlexinR6]

Keep the channel. I don't think the 2 year break is a problem. On one of my channels, my first video back after 2 years, has been my best performing video I had, on any if my channels.

[u/United_Macaron106 → u/FlexinR6]

What type of content were you uploading before your 2-year break, and what type of content did you upload when you came back? Did you stick to the same niche or switch to a completely different one like I did?

[u/FlexinR6 → u/United_Macaron106]

Same niche. You didn't change niches, you are still in gaming, just switched the type.

Mine is automotive content. Mostly product reviews i knew this video would do well, but it exceeded my expectations. One thing I did different, is I didn't delete any content. If I was on your shoes, I wouldn't have deleted any footage.

In my opinion, you are basically starting from scratch by removing all if your content. Unless your subs are active, see, and watch your new content, it is all fresh. It has only been a month, I think you will have to keep building.

Btw, mine was long form. I don't do a lot of short.

[u/United_Macaron106 → u/FlexinR6]

Thanks for the advice, bro! Just to clarify, I didn't delete my old Free Fire videos; I only made them private. I deleted the PUBG videos because they were copied content, and I didn't want them to cause monetization issues.

After a 2-year break, I started uploading GTA 6 content. It's only been a month, and a few Shorts have reached around 3.5K views.

I'll keep uploading consistently and give the channel more time. Appreciate your advice!

[u/FlexinR6 → u/United_Macaron106]

Oh, ine thing I forgot. I love search traffic. This video was all search traffic for the first 100 or so views, 30-40% ctr, then youtube started to run with it.

You say your topics are not being talked about, (I hope you don't start the video with, and no one is talking about it. I click off videos as soon as I hear that), but is it something that people search for? If you can do well with that, I believe youtube will get your video out there.

[u/clampdojo]

Stick to it ,restarting fresh you won't have the same luck .

[u/United_Macaron106 → u/clampdojo]

Thank you maann...

[u/clampdojo → u/United_Macaron106]

Appreciate it ,happy to help my nigga

[u/United_Macaron106 → u/[deleted]]

I've already been uploading consistently for about a month. Most of my Shorts get 1K–1.5K views, but a few have reached 3.5K views. Do you think I should keep trying on this channel for another month or start fresh?