Xbox confirmed to remove the feature of sharing game clips on Twitter

Microsoft has effectively confirmed that they are eliminating the possibility Xbox users share game clips directly to Twitter from the console. The revelation comes as testers of the latest Insider update a few weeks ago noted the functionality was no longer available.

Xbox game clips must now be sent to mobile phones to post on Twitter

An update to Xbox Insider builds Alpha Ring and Alpha – Skip Ahead Ring added a “mobile sharing” option to the Game DVR tab on the Xbox console including icons for Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram. This means that users will have to upload clips and screenshots to their mobile phones before uploading them to multiple social media platforms. As noted by Windows Centralthis fully confirms that Microsoft has no plans to reintroduce this feature in the near future.

The first update released on March 7 removed the ability to share game clips to Twitter from Xbox consoles. However, it was not known at the time whether this was the result of deliberate experimentation or an error of some sort. Exactly what this meant for the future of Twitter Game DVR sharing was unclear at the time, with the Xbox console lacking any functionality for posting clips and screenshots to the streaming platform. social media. Players will still be able to link their Xbox Live accounts to their Twitter profiles, showing their controller to other users.

Twitter sharing has been included in Microsoft’s console for several years, and is a feature frequented by many users, including Xbox employees known for their public profiles. So this may seem like an odd move for Microsoft but could be some sort of attempt to get more people to interact with the Xbox mobile app.

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