Xbox players started noticing this week that Microsoft has removed the ability to share screenshots and clips directly to Twitter from the Xbox Game Bar on consoles or Windows. If you open the sharing options window, you’ll see that the Twitter options have been completely removed.
Microsoft confirmed Thursday — Reply to player tweet about deletion — Twitter is no longer a sharing option. A tweet from the Xbox Twitter account said, “We had to disable the ability to share game uploads directly to Twitter from consoles and Game Bar on Windows.” You can continue to share your favorite moments on Twitter.”
We had to disable the ability to share game uploads directly to Twitter from consoles and Game Bar on Windows. You can also share your favorite moments on Twitter using the Xbox apps for Android and iOS.
— Xbox (@Xbox) April 20, 2023
Microsoft didn’t say this was due to Elon Musk’s new Twitter API (application programming interface) paywall, but it’s pretty likely. Polygon has reached out to Microsoft for confirmation and will update this story once we hear back.
The Xbox change coincides with the rollout of a new API pricing structure by Twitter, which could cost a company like Microsoft about $42,000 per month. According to The VergeFree and basic tiers ($100/month) are available as part of the new Twitter API pricing structure, but are intended for smaller projects.
Nintendo and Sony are now allowing players to send clips and screenshots to Twitter from their respective consoles. We have reached out to both companies to confirm that we will continue to have access.
Players trying to get screenshots or sick video clips from their console to Twitter teeth Another option: the Xbox mobile app. You can access your console captures in the library there and share them on Twitter, Instagram, etc.
But beyond Twitter sharing from Xbox consoles, Microsoft is also removing Twitter support from its advertising platform.company Place a note at the top of your support page It states that support will end on April 25th. Ad platform users will no longer be able to manage Tweets via the included social media management tools.
Musk apparently responded to a tweet about Microsoft’s end-of-life with “time for litigation.” Microsoft claims “Illegally trained using Twitter data”
