PLAYSTATION gamers have been left frustrated after it was announced a key sharing feature will disappear forever next week.
And fans are pointing the finger at one tech billionaire for the unexpected change.
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Sony has revealed that both PS5 and PS4 consoles will lose integration with X, previously known as Twitter.
It means players will no longer be able to share any clips or screenshots from their games on the platform.
The tool will be switched off on November 13.
Sony hasn’t explained why the long-running feature is going away.
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But some have speculated that it might be to do with new rules and pricing to access the social network that were introduced earlier this year.
By extension, gamers are blaming Elon Musk, 52, for the “disappointing” removal, following a number of big changes to X since buying the company in October 2022 for £35billion / $44billion.
PlayStation rival Xbox has already pulled sharing support to the platform a few months back.
“PlayStation will no longer tweet to X with achievements in a week because Musk wants massive fees from Sony to access API’s,” one person vented.
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“Does he not realise no one will be left using X at this rate!?!?”
Another said: “Musk thought he could charge corporations with his API, so PlayStation backed out.
“I imagine that will also happen with Switch soon.”
A third added: “Elon Musk has gone too far if PlayStation removes the integration to post screenshots and videos directly from PS5.”
Musk has since tweeted about the matter, saying he “will look into this”.
An alert has started appearing on PS4 and PS5 consoles warning gamers.
It reads: “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).”
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