Xbox no longer allows sharing clips to Twitter from the console

The flexibility to share your sport clips and screenshots to Twitter immediately from the Xbox console has been disabled. It’s additionally now not attainable to share clips or screenshots to Twitter from the Home windows Recreation Bar on PC.

Causes for the function being eliminated weren’t described intimately however Microsoft says that it needed to disable the power. As identified by engadget, it might have one thing to do with Twitter charging for entry to the API. A not so paltry sum of a minimum of $42,000 a month for Enterprise entry. To which Microsoft possible declined to pay and as a substitute determined to take away the power to share issues from the console.

In response to the tweet from the official Xbox account, direct sharing was disabled someday on April 20. As of now it appears to be like like PlayStation customers can nonetheless share immediately from the console. There’s no phrase for now on if Microsoft will select to re-enable it at any level. Fortunately customers nonetheless have one other methodology for sharing.

Xbox customers can nonetheless share to Twitter from the cellular app

Whereas sharing immediately from the console is definitely simpler, it’s not the one option to share clips or screenshots. Microsoft confirms that customers can nonetheless share their favourite moments on Twitter by way of Xbox cellular app. It’s an additional step or two, but it surely works.

And the tip outcome is identical as customers get to share their content material with their followers. This works for each Android and iOS variations of the app as nicely.

When you don’t use or look after the app, there’s at all times the choice of importing from the pc to the Twitter web site. Although this methodology will take somewhat longer because you’ll want to maneuver your clips to a flash drive first.