Twitter Integration to Be Removed from PS5, PS4 Next Week

Elon Musk is behind this?

So ‘direct’ posting is being removed, but what if I upload clips or pics that are saved in my camera roll, and tag them PS5, PSShare, PlayStation, etc.? Am I looking at getting banned (despite the idiot billionaire blathering about “freedom of speech” being so important (except where he personally doesn’t agree with it…)?

“ although plenty of people will tell you that Twitter is circling the bowl right now anyway.”

• doesn’t matter , still one less of the very few (if any) features playstation has left. Why do they keep taking things away to the point of PS5 being identical to a PS1/2 in terms of just playing a game then turning it off . are they trying to make psn a safe space for kids only or what ….

@Fizza Absolutely agree about the whole X nonsense! Ever in its own settings it still refers to itself as “Twitter”. Absolutely insane power flex of a rebrand.

Almost 70% of people never posted anything so no big deal. PS5 is for playing games and if you wanna use X, pick up your smartphone

Never had a twitter account to begin with. Circling the bowl how have I never heard those words before😂, be using those words soon for something else when appropriate

I don’t use Twitter. What’s the reasoning behind this? Are they taking a stand against Elon Musk or is it something else?

Not having a twitter account is the best thing ever.

@nomither6 Interesting point now you mention it. Does seem like the more powerful PlayStation becomes, the less it actually does. Can’t wait for PS6 with its lack of Blu Ray compatibility (already gone from PS5 digital of course).

Such a shame love me some X these days.

@Luigia Except PSShare is for, you know, sharing…? There’s quite a few people on Twitter post game clips and pics. They’ve not all voted on here though obviously. Widen your view my friend.

@ItsBritneyB_tch Elon Musk raised the cost of the Twitter API substantially this year. MS has already removed it. Playstation just took longer.

Since I finally got onto BlueSky there's increasingly less reasons to be on Twitter these days. This is probably to prevent people from bypassing the inevitable Subscription fee Musk is planning to add on Twitter/X by making posts through the PlayStation if your account's already linked.

@Andywax Banned for what???

@3Above ah right, thanks 😊

Twitter is one of those media platforms that will get MySpace destiny any time now

I used it to upload screenshots but once they started appearing on the PS App i stopped using Twitter for it.

@FatalBubbles Promoting PS. Wasn’t clear who removed the share option. Seems Sony did as the price was hiked.

And nothing of value was lost.

Does seem like a strange move as I constantly see #PS5Share when new games drop.

I guess Sony have the data to suggest its not a huge deal.

I actually used it a lot. Now that you can save your captures with the PS app it's fine.

Twitter is dead anyway. I plan on deleting my account soon.

The PS App made it redundant. Twitter’s a mess anyway, little baby Musk is such a ‘visionary’ that he makes everything he touches turn to sh*t.

It would be fantastic if I could play my Playstation without seeing a single social media logo.

Didn't even know I could share anything through Twitter lol. No big loss

Twitter is just a hellhole and Elon just made it worse. Highly doubt many people use their consoles for social media stuff anyways

Shame they don't replace it with Insta integration or something. I did use it every now and then because it was easy but also not surprised given how Twitter has gone to pot.

And nothing of value was lost.

I stay off of twitter it's filled with crazys and porn and not the good kind of porn 😒 😅

Oh nooooooo. Anyway.

Circling it? Not really, Twitter/X is much better than it was before. Elon has improved it a lot.

I can sit here echoing the comments of people here, but I feel that Sony should be courting the owners of other forms of social media for sharing purposes. It's said they own a part of Discord, which Xbox now has heavy integration with, so that could be a good place to start. But there's Mastodon, BlueSky, even Threads out there that could benefit with a little integration. Facebook support being pulled was never really because the service was disintegrating like Twitter, but rather because of the huge privacy breach that absolutely nobody liked. Unlikely to ever return, but you never know.

@nessisonett The one thing that hasn't fallen apart under him is SpaceX, but he has notoriously left it well alone. It's in the hands of someone very competent, but I imagine the situation is more like he calls the shots, and then most of the yes men just ignore him.

My guess would be not enough people used it to justify paying the increased API costs. I'd actually forgot it was even there as an option so it's no big loss to me but I'm sure there will be some out there that won't be happy.

Coincidentally, the only time I've ever used twitter was in early 2021 to get notifications about possible PS5 availability when they were so tough to find. Went to pick one up 2 weeks later 🙂

I don't use Twitter and would never want to, but I would still like to see Sony provide an explanation or reason for decisions like this. All too often, we simply don't have a clue why they're changing things, there's just no transparency.

@BeerIsAwesome There was a tweet a while back talking about how they didn’t know anything about rocket science or electric cars so just assumed he knew what he was talking about. It was only when he started mouthing off about software engineering and it was all obvious BS that they realised that he was just a money man who gives off the air of someone who has a single functioning brain cell.

@Andywax Im sorry and please accept my apology 🙏🏻 Thank you for shutting me down

@Ainu20 you are asking transparency to a billion company? Did Nintendo say why they launched a new update for 3ds (that kills most hacks) right before shutting down the eshop? Companies do things and it's up to you if you buy or not.

Given that twitter owner wants to charge for use to regular people i wouldn't be surprised if he wants a stupid amount from sony and they don't want to pay.

But we are here so: "Oh No SoNy DoEsN't cArE " about something i don't use lol.

Ive shared some glitches on the odd occasion but i can download those vids on the ps app and share with my friends if its that good lol

@nessisonett That I can't disagree with. Lucking out with Paypal (ironically formerly called x.com) and Tesla just makes one a shrewd investor, not a genius.

I dont use that trash 🗑 Twitter so f🤔ck it.word up son

@Andywax and you still can share, the ps app or downloading to your computer are still there. Not working directly with a company means the terms of use changed. Como on dude "Widen your view" lol

Down with this sort of thing!

That's a shame, I'm apart of a trophy community on twitter and we all share direct from PlayStation to x our recent platinum's and milestones.

X(twitter) is getting worse anyway, its becoming very hateful and full of propaganda every minute

@BeerIsAwesome People who start out rich with rich parents is easy mode anyway. All that apartheid emerald mine money means you can fail 90 times and just need one success.

I actually use it quite a lot to post my Fortnite wins. Oh well.

Sony shutting off posting to Twitter while trying to launch 10 GaaS games is an interesting move.

I wish I gave enough of a s**t about twitter to have an opinion on this.

@Vivisapprentice

I know what you mean. I don't frequent but I can imagine Twitter is full of flat-earthers, Trump supporters, climate change deniers, and a bunch of people who think having a hot take is a personality trait.

@Vivisapprentice Been like that for years now.

Never used it anyway. Well, i did actually since you could find the Google browser through it as well with a bit of efficiency.. Not that it's a huge deal if it isn't available anymore, maybe i can do another workaround..

"also known as X, but no one in their right mind actually calls it that"

I'd argue that no one in their right mind has been on Twitter in the first place.

I'll be honest, I actually enjoyed sharing the plat trophies or a few screenshots during my run of whatever big story game I'm on, but yeah, I get it after Lon surged the API cost.
The platform has gone down pretty heavily, it's basically a crappy live service game with a bunch of people trying to bait engagement for ad $$$ now.

Bummer. I was using Twitter to upload screenshots so I can use them on my PC. Now the only way to achieve this will be to use a USB disk. Thanks Sony!

I didn't even know PS5 had Twitter integration...

@Constable_What Sounds well dodgy considering what's lurking on the social media platform formerly known as "Twitter"... 🍕 😬

I always used a usb to transfer my files to my computer then upload anyway🤷🏽‍♂️. So this isn't big deal for me personally.

@LightningLeader Did you ever win something? I only used it for some gachas I used to play to get currency.

@Constable_What Woah man. I was only making a joke ffs 😂 no need to make it more sus 🧐 lol (again, I'm joking with you. But there is some dodgy ***** on Twitter.)

That's a bummer. I've been using that feat constantly. It's very convenient. I'll be missing it for sure.

@Jaz007
No one actually believes that. It was a toxic cesspool before and now it is even worse in that regard and much worse off financially than ever (estimates put it at worth $20B).

You can still post meme worth screenshots by just taking a shot with your controller and then uploading it from your PS App on the phone. I don’t see this being much of an issue.

@Constable_What Maybe the relation is twitter 🤔 because they need to sort it out. Take a chill pill dude. Genuinely sorry, if that upset you. It was meant in good humour but whatever.

I never share anything on my console online, twitter (and other social media app) is a time waster. For me it's good only for following some retro gaming company account like evercade and analogue inc.

I love how people think Twitter is dying. This is purely an API issue nothing to do with Elon. X is alive and well.

Weird move considering how X wants to get into more streaming. Partnering with the biggest home console install base would have been a great idea.

@Exerion76 technically, isn't this socially media?

@naruball Forums get considered as a separate entity. Like when forums shut down, the closing message points the blame at social media as for why the forums are shutting down.

@Maddie47 😂😂 world's smallest violin plays

@nessisonett Yeah, pretty much every self-made billionaire out there has received a loan of several million from their families. But they made the money themselves you understand!

Twitter/X is odd, seems to be the social media choice of celebrities/journalists, but I rarely meet anyone in my life who talks about using it.
I don't even know what age range is attracted to it.