Xbox Facebook/Twitter in mid-November?

By Tom Bramwell Published 12 October, 2009

So said Xbox site before it was scrubbed.

Wondering when Facebook and Twitter will launch on Xbox Live? Then I hate you. But the Xbox website reckons 17th November.

That's the UK Xbox website, and that's as of Saturday, when it was snapped by Joystiq.

The same page has since reverted to saying "autumn 2009". Can't stop the signal, chaps.

Facebook, Twitter and Last.fm integration were announced for Xbox 360 at E3 this year, and there's been talk recently about a public beta for certain users and members of the press.

Microsoft also took Xbox Live down for a few hours at the end of September to pave the way for the social bolt-ons.

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Comments (10) Latest comment 2 years ago

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  • alsotop #1 2 years ago

    Loving the Serenity reference guys.

    Concerns me that they mention Twitter and Facebook but ignore Last.fm - is that not going to come with the other two? Last.fm is the only one that might be a little bit useful, even if you cant (yet) play Last.fm in the background of games.

  • Bravestinsane #2 2 years ago

    Me thinks Eurogamer should work weekends, old news for me was announced then..

    On topic however while this is good news, i don't use twitter, and i can't imagine the apps working on the xbox for facebook. I only really play games on facebook and i doubt MS would allow free games through that.

  • WinterSnowblind #3 2 years ago

    Last.fm may simply have been ignored because it was an ad for the social netowrking services coming. I don't see why it wouldn't be released at the same time..

    The Sky integration is the one I really care about though.

  • Brogan #4 2 years ago

    I think people that use "me thinks" should be stoned to light bruising.

  • miiiguel #5 2 years ago

    I don0t understand ppl who say they don't care because they don't use the services. Well, I'm completly the opposite, I care because I don't use the services, maybe I'll start using now if they're well implemented.

  • Bravestinsane #6 2 years ago

    @miiiguel

    What's not to understand i don't plan on using Twitter, however i already use facebook, unless i can do everything on facebook on my xbox that i can do on pc, meaning run all the apps including the games i won't be using it. Games use flash and as far as i am aware that is not supported on the xbox. The basics will be there such as chatting, posting etc, but i can't see ALL of the apps working.

  • miiiguel #7 2 years ago

    @ Brave: well I wasn't speaking about your particular opinion, but it just seems that ppl usualy say they don't care because they don't use it. Well I'm tottaly the oposite, I found Facebook on the PC to be cluttered and unfriendly, and Twiter to be a good app but I can't seem to "force" myself to use it to make it worthwhile. Now, thins might change if the integration with Live is well made, it all comes down to that the implementation on the Dashboard.

  • davisorle #8 2 years ago

    @miiiguel
    I found those all the same way exactly. Facebook also sounded better to me when thy announced the light version for that matter. But even if i know that ill never use Twitter on the PC I agree that it might be something to use on the 360 for its usefulness and ease to see and reply to whatever through it on the console. ( I do hope I dont use it though.. ) But yeah, All those including the ingame video capturing, might be things I dont use but glad they offer so many services and options for any kind of needs forthe ones that would and could take advantage of the possibilities.

    I just dont have time for them either...

  • JeffGerstmann #9 2 years ago

    Wondering when Facebook and Twitter will launch on Xbox Live? Then I hate you.

    thankyou

  • Bravestinsane #10 2 years ago

    @miiiguel

    Fair enough from your point then this would be very good for you and will most likely serve you some use. Just for me a "lite" version isn't any good.

    Well i hope you have fun on it anyway, no doubt i will test it out anyway to see what i can do, hopefully flash will come with it =P on can dream haha