Removal Of Facebook Integration On Ps4

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The removal of Facebook integration also means that PS4 users won’t be able to find PlayStation Network friends via their Facebook accounts. The Facebook mobile app on an Android smartphone. Removal of Facebook integration also means that linking your PlayStation Network account to your Facebook account isn't possible, so details like profile pictures imported from Facebook,. After October 7, PS4 owners who try to share something to social media console will find that Facebook integration has been fully removed. The October 7 Facebook removal will take place prior to.

Facebook functionality has been removed from PlayStation 4, although it is expected to only be a temporary measure.

The platform holder announced it removed integration with the social network yesterday, removing various functions of the PS4 with it.

PS4 users are currently unable to link their Facebook and PlayStation Network accounts, meaning they cannot search for import friends from the social network or use their profile picture. Posting gameplay, screenshots and trophy activity has also been suspended.

In the original post, Sony apologised for any inconvenience, although gave no explanation as to why the changes had been made.

Removal Of Facebook Integration On Ps4

Removal Of Facebook Integration On Ps4

However, a Facebook spokesperson told Kotaku this is a necessity as the two companies renegotiate the deal that made the integration possible.

'We're working with Sony to finalise an updated contract designed to improve the Facebook integration on PlayStation,' the spokesperson said.

'While these discussions are in progress, Facebook features will not be available on PlayStation 4. We hope to bring these back as soon as our teams reach agreement.'

You'll no longer be able to share videos, pics, or other information straight to Facebook from your PS4.

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One of the nicer aspects of consoles this generation is that players have been able to share gameplay clips, images, and a variety of other information straight from your console of choice to various social media platforms. Unfortunately for those with PS4 consoles, the system will be losing sharing functionality with the biggest social media platform as of today.

Sony announced on the official PlayStation website today that PS4 console will no longer be supporting Facebook integration starting as of this day, October 7. The sharing functionality will be removed as part of a new update for the platform.

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Here’s all that was shared by Sony of the update:

Starting on October 7th, 2019 Facebook integration will no longer be supported on the PS4 system. This includes Facebook’s share features such as posting gameplay and trophy activity and using the friend finder feature. We apologize for any inconvenience.

Removal Of Facebook Integration On Ps4

The move is a bit strange at face value, but it seems that Sony is cutting ties due to how Facebook gathers data. Personally speaking, I’m a bit bummed that the feature is being removed as it’ll make my job harder. A lot of pics that I end up posting in articles here on DualShockers were captured and then posted privately to my own Facebook account, especially for games we get pre-release. I know there are other ways to grab images if I need to, it was just nice and snappy to be able to throw them onto Facebook. Oh well, I guess.

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Moving forward, you’ll still be able to post gameplay and pics onto Twitter if you want, assuming you have an account. The only problem is that Twitter is a cesspool of garbage that I wish we could eliminate from existence, but that’s a topic of conversation for another time.