The gaming social website, Raptr, sent subscribers an email today announcing that the site will no longer support console game tracking, and will instead focus solely on PC gaming and support. Initially a very useful site for gamers, especially for their embeddable badges and integrated chat, Raptr has gradually shifted their focus to a familiar social media style, similar to Twitter, moving away from their trophy-tracking roots.
Raptr says:
When Raptr started out, we offered Steam and XBL achievements and PSN trophy tracking, PC/Xbox 360 gameplay tracking, plus unified buddy lists and chat. As Raptr grew, we realized there was a big demand for features that improved the PC gaming experience, such as game optimizations, easy Twitch streaming, and lightweight video capture.
But on the console side, you may have noticed some features stopped updating, as changes to Xbox Live and PSN would repeatedly break our system.
We believe our mission is to make PC gaming fun and effortless, and therefore we've decided to focus our resources on PC gaming exclusively. We will retire all remaining console support in the near future.
Raptr refers console gamers interested in game tracking to playfire.com. They hope subscribers stick around, but ditching console gamers in favor of the PC master race may not set well with Xbox, Sony, and Nintendo fans. Goodbye Raptr, it was fun while it lasted.
