PlayStation to drop Twitter integration from next week
thesixthaxis.comSony are to drop Twitter (aka X) integration from PlayStation 4 and 5 consoles from November 13th, 2023. Sony are following Microsoft who dropped the feature earlier this year and although no reason has been given for the removal of the feature it’s almost certainly because Elon Musk decided to start charging $42,000 USD a month to use the Twitter API.
PlayStation users will still be able to share screenshots using the PlayStation app or by saving the files to an USB stick. Here is the full statement from Sony.
“As of November 13, 2023, integration with X (formerly known as Twitter) will no longer function on PlayStation 5 and PlayStation 4 consoles. This includes the ability to view any content published on X on PS5/PS4, and the ability to post and view content, trophies, and other gameplay-related activities on X directly from PS5/PS4 (or link an X account to do so). For details on how to share game captures from PS5, click here, and for PS4, click here.”
Twitter has been losing support since Elon took over (you may have noticed TSA no longer posts regularly) and is now worth less than half of what he paid for it. His latest plan is to merge his artificial intelligence startup xAI in to Twitter. Twitter has also reinstated the account of far-right agitator Tommy Robinson, who has previously posted Islamophobic content on Twitter, and also brought back the account of Katie Hopkins.
Source: Sony
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