Microsoft removes Xbox gameplay video sharing to Twitter after API fee hike

Yet another Microsoft product is removing its Twitter integration shortly before the social media platform’s new high-priced API plans go into effect.This time it’s Xbox.Last week, Xbox gamers began to notice that they could no longer share video game clips to Twitter. The feature was previously built right into the console and allowed users to record gameplay and share their favorite moments right to the social media platform. Tweet may have been deleted (opens in a new tab) “We have had to disable the ability to share game uploads to Twitter directly from the console and Game Bar on Windows,” the official Xbox Twitter account replied to a few users who noticed the removal of Twitter sharing. “You can still share your favorite moments to Twitter via the Xbox app for Android and iOS.”Xbox’s statement adds news of an additional removal from the Game Bar available on Windows computers, which allows similar screen recording and social media sharing functionality.The official Xbox Twitter account also provided a step-by-step guide for what users could do as an alternative. Tweet may have been deleted (opens in a new tab) That alternative basically instructs Xbox users to record gameplay that they want to share as usual, then go to the Xbox app on their mobile device, find the clip, and then manually share it to Twitter.While Microsoft did not specify that Twitter’s new API pricing is the reason for this change, it seems very likely. Unlike the quicker and now-defunct method of sharing Xbox…Microsoft removes Xbox gameplay video sharing to Twitter after API fee hike