All I Want to Do Is Share My Videos
Xbox One “Features” We Still Hate
We’re all about sharing these days. We share our opinions regarding the color of a dress; we share pictures of mouth-watering food, and we share videos of the world’s most impressive Call of Duty killstreaks. We used to rely on capture devices, but now consoles are being designed with sharing in mind. Well, at least they have built-in sharing functionality; I never said the sharing functions were easy to use.
The PlayStation 4 controller has a button devoted to taking screenshots and recording videos: the share button. Hold down the button to take a picture, and press the button twice to start taping. Quick, easy, and perfect for anyone who’s playing a game he or she can’t pause. How do you take a screenshot on the Xbox One? Double tap the home button, wait for the screenshot menu to pop up, and then press Y. And what about recording a video? Press X instead and pray that whatever you wanted to save happened within the past 30 seconds. Not only does the Xbox One’s screenshot and video functionality take you out of the action — something that should never happen under any circumstances in a multiplayer game — but it involves anywhere between one to two extra button presses. Chances are by the time you’ve got the Xbox One’s screenshot menu up and running, the moment you wanted to save has probably passed you by.
If you thought your troubles ended with just recording pictures and videos, think again. You can only save and share screenshots and videos if you have an Xbox Live Gold account. That’s right. Even if you’re playing The Witcher 3 and want to record how you epicly beat down a boss without taking any damage, not a single person on the planet will see that video unless you pay at least $10 for an Xbox Live Gold subscription. Or you shell out even more for a capture device.
