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Xbox has a capture problem and it's getting worse

Microsoft plans to shut down the Xbox console companion app, removing the only direct first-party option to import screenshots from console to PC.

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GaboonViper1018d ago (Edited 1018d ago )

Completely ridiculous, why take away something that makes sharing easy with PC and instead make it more troublesome???

VenomUK1018d ago (Edited 1018d ago )

When PS4 launched its killer feature was the Share button which enabled all kinds of capture and streaming options. The Xbox One didn't have these and was effectively a generation behind in Share functionality but Microsoft worked hard to find work arounds. So you would expect that for its next-generation console Microsoft would've got all its features on par with PlayStation right? But Xbox Series X&S Share system is actually quite limited which is surprising for a software-first company. Also, still no baked-in method to stream to YouTube is ridiculous.

neutralgamer19921017d ago

I wanted to start streaming and there are so many hoops I have to jump and get external hard drives and or capture cards. It should be simple

Now I have a PS5 and I will start streaming without having any issues or needing external accessories. Xbox is lagging behind big time in features. For a console not delivering amazing games they should atleast be ahead in other features

Snookies121018d ago (Edited 1018d ago )

They have a video capture problem... Their gameplay recording and playback is horrible. It's a joke on Series X/S even compared to last gen with the PS4.

dumahim1018d ago

Isn't it like 30 seconds max or something unless you have an external drive?

Concertoine1018d ago

You can record up to 30 secs in 4k HDR, or up to 1 minute if you hit “start recording”.

1 minute in 1080p or 2 minutes if you hit “start recording”.

dumahim1018d ago

@Concertoine
Thanks. 4K HDR is what I run but it's probably been close to 2 years since I captured anything and only like once or twice.

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MIDGETonSTILTS171018d ago (Edited 1018d ago )

Lol, do they have any idea how solid the Sony video capture has been since they first led the way for consoles with the PS4?

Soooo much more is possible….. I’ve literally never mis-captured any video for PS4/5, and they’d let me capture up to a full hour (so basically any boss fight, no matter how long).

I still have trouble capturing 45 second videos with the XsX 90% of the time, while the PS4 has never EVER failed me and lost me gameplay FOREVER.

Profchaos1018d ago (Edited 1018d ago )

Yeah true but I've always struggled to find a convenient easy way to share shirt clip of something say a crazy hard line in Tony hawk's Pro skater to a WhatsApp chat it's basically limited to uploading to YouTube setting it to private and sending out the link it's a hassle.

I wish Sony had more intergration options because right now it's easier to film the screen for 39 seconds than go through that

I don't know what Xbox has but sounds like this app was a easy way of getting that content to friends

naCrimed1018d ago

You can use PlayStation App on the phone for PS5 clips/photos. It's very easy to use.

https://www.playstation.com...

MIDGETonSTILTS171018d ago

I could literally write 5 pages stressing the differences between the two camps in this area. The friends all was the only thing going for Xbox, and PlayStation has it too.

Idk why they’d cut it at all.

GamingManiac1018d ago

Bro you can download the clips on the PS app and send them over whatsapp directly, been like this since the ps5 came out..

Profchaos1017d ago

I've tried the app but my captures are empty on the app saying there's nothing there

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dnawesum1018d ago

I'd say that's the least of their problems.

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Microsoft Gaming Revenue Drops 7% Year-on-Year, Content and Services Down 5%, Xbox Hardware Down 33%

Microsoft announced its financial results for Q3 of fiscal year 2026, including an update on its gaming Xbox business and more.

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Jin_Sakai14d ago (Edited 14d ago )

Not looking good. Hopefully Asha Sharma is able to turn Phil’s disaster around.

dveio14d ago

To me it's still quite remarkable how they can cash-in 5.3bn in revenue in a single quarter, since their hardware is basically dead.

Jingsing14d ago

The stock mark is what makes Microsoft remarkable, They have convinced every institutional and retail investor to just keep piling money into them. Like many big tech giants they are just a big growing pyramid scheme. As long as people keep dropping money into ETF's that cover the market Microsoft will always be liquid. At the same time it is completely stifling innovation and competition. People need to start being more discreet in how they invest their money as it's killing the system.

Tanktopmaster9214d ago

Once they re-evaluate exclusive all will be fine….

S2Killinit14d ago

Riiiiight because people will just flock back to them for one or two games per year.

Jingsing14d ago

15+ years of bad performance is what they call irreparable in business. It is time for them to sell off the assets and get out of entertainment.

Tanktopmaster9214d ago

These declines are on the back of extra revenue received from releasing games like Forza horizon 5 on PlayStation. So I’m being sarcastic here when I said they should go back to exclusives. Killing off a revenue stream from Ps5 sales will only make things worse

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Report: Injustice 3 in Development at NetherRealm Studios

Thanks to the slip-up of an artist working on the title, we now have more evidence that a new Injustice game is in the works.

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Spiders Studio, Developers of GreedFall: The Dying World, Announce Liquidation of the Company

Spiders: "We're going to cut straight to the chase so you're not left wondering: After a long period without clear answers, we have received confirmation that Spiders is being liquidated.

What does it mean? This means the company as a whole no longer exists. We'll cease our functions immediately. The planned DLC will release via Nacon, and then-- well, that's it.

We're sorry that it's come to this and would like to thank each and every one of you for your support over the years.

If you have any questions or run into issues with your games, please contact Nacon directly as we'll no longer be able to reply."