Sony's decision to withdraw Twitter integration from the PS5 console has had a knock-on effect: the Shared tab on your PS5 Profile has been rendered effectively useless. Beforehand, this page would list the videos and screenshots you've posted to the social media site over the years. Now, it's a blank screen saying "media you've shared publicly will appear here", except such media never will as it's no longer possible to share it anywhere except for your friends' groups on the system itself.
This section of the PS5 Profile was actually displaying our shared captures last night, but the functionality is completely gone now as Twitter integration is pulled from the machine. This was an issue we highlighted when Sony confirmed the decision, so it'll be interesting to see if it simply removes the tab from your PS5 Profile altogether, or does something else with it. You can still post your screenshots to Twitter, but you must now do it either via the PS App on your phone or by saving them first to a USB drive and then uploading them to a PC.
An official Twitter account stated the social site has reached out to Sony to explore new integrations that could include live streaming, but we imagine that's not something that could be sorted in a matter of days. So, for now at least, the Shared tab on your PS5 Profile sits there obsolete. Maybe it'll find a new use further down the line.
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I feel another PS5 Patch looming.
Only used it a few times anyway so not a loss to me.
Other OS was getting lonely on the scrap heap.
I liked that page on the ps4 where you could see what your friends were up to, if they started a new game or achieved any hard trophies. You could also share screenshots and clips there. It was just within the PSN and not connected to any social media junk.
I must have looked at that tab at some point, but I don't remember it.
Bring back the social feed of friends' trophies! WHY would they get rid of that?!
It still shows my streams to YouTube.
Have ye ever heard of a thing called Youtube? 😅
The video streaming site designed for sharing videos. You can share videos there
@tameshiyaku I liked that too I wonder why they got rid of it
This means nothing to me. I play games for myself and not to share with the public. They can get rid of useless things like this and implement cooler more fun things like more Free cosmetic DLC for single player games.
@VaultGuy415 I miss that too. No idea why they got rid of it.
Actually, I never used it.
What's Twitter?
It shows all my videos uploaded to youtube so... its not "nothing"
@VaultGuy415 this is what's needed. Was honestly one of the best features for me on PS4. Especially when I had platinums to show off.
Stop the misinformation! As others have said, the Shared tab displays content that is shared on YouTube. This article is useless.
The whole profile area and the main trophy UI needs an overhaul. I dont understand why MS can make these changes yearly to the Xbox dashboard, but Sony barely touches the aesthetics of our profiles.
Never looked at that tab and the idea of sharing my gaming clips to social media is anathema to me. No great loss.
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