Earlier this month, an Xbox Insider update removed the ability to share to Twitter. The social media platform was missing entirely from the share screen, leaving messages, OneDrive and mobile as the core remaining options.
Now, Twitter is back, along with a whole host of other platforms like Facebook, Instagram and Whatsapp. However, these aren't direct Game DVR sharing options like the Twitter option once was. Instead, selecting these just sends a notification to the mobile app, showing you can share your screens and clips from there.
https://twitter.com/IdleSloth84/status/1504818846204637186?s=20&t=FZsczE6Ot8xV5rLaWoQCVg
So, essentially, this new sharing system is a remote ping to your mobile device, and direct social media sharing is no more on Xbox. Well, in the Insider program at least, as this update hasn't rolled out to everyone just yet.
While we welcome changes to game captures on Xbox — the system is more than ready for an overhaul — this seems like a bit of a step backwards. Removing direct sharing means Xbox is missing a core feature that the competition still delivers.
Microsoft has yet to comment on the change publicly, so we'll wait and see if there's more to this than meets the eye.
What do you make of this Xbox Insider update? Let us know in the comments.
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Just remove sharing all together. Implement something else that is way cooler like more dynamic backgrounds or the snap screen to watch like Netflix while playing a game at the same time.
@OliverOwen removing or not improving on media sharing aren’t required steps to get the other 2 features to become a thing.
It had it .. It worked fine. I spammed the hell out of it. I'm sorry that people not wanting to either
1. Type a few words and hit tweet
2. Leave the default # and hit tweet
Felt that it was too hard. Who the heck is really using any of those other platforms to show off random gaming clips? Twitter is that platform.
What a shame that Twitter is back.
@darkswabber No, but it will free up space and time to do other things better. I'm just jaded because i dont use that feature and its not something i want as a feature at all. Just my own unpopular opinion.
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