Microsoft has removed the ability to upload screenshots and gameplay clips from an Xbox console to Twitter. This function is also no longer available via the Xbox Game Bar on Windows. This may have something to do with the paywall of the Twitter API.
Until recently, gamers could share snippets and screenshots on Twitter directly from the Xbox menu or via the Game Bar, but now the official confirms Xbox account on Twitter that this feature has been removed. It should still be possible to upload gameplay to Twitter via the Xbox app on Android and iOS, as the mobile app can access the library of screenshots and clips via a Microsoft account. The console giant does not disclose why the feature was suddenly removed.
According to Polygon and Forbes journalist Paul Tassi most likely has this with the paywall for the Twitter –application programing interface. External ecosystems need this API to communicate with the Twitter system and therefore to publish their own content directly on the platform. On the other hand, since the end of March, companies have to pay to access the api. Microsoft has not responded to suggestions that a lack of such an API subscription is the reason the feature is no longer available. This week it was also announced that the Xbox owner Twitter would remove it from its advertising tool, which was also linked to Twitter’s new API model.
An entry-level subscription to the Twitter API costs $100 a month, but here’s just one limited number of possible tweets possible. It is not publicly known how much an Enterprise subscription costs, although before the introduction, various sources talked about an amount of more than $ 40,000 per month. This would be the cheapest possible option, which is said to be insufficient for a company like Microsoft.
