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Raptr says goodbye to consoles

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If you’re a Pc gamer, you’ve no doubt heard of, or even used the game tracking service Raptr – especially if you’re an AMD user. AMD’s “Gaming Evolved” app, a more featured, but second-rate version of Nvidia’s GeForce Experience is powered by Raptr. Raptr itself however, was not confined to PC – and actually tracked achievements across consoles too. Well, it used to. Raptr has decided to axe support for console stat tracking.

In a new statement, the company has said it’ll no longer track consoles.

“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,” a company update said. “As Raptr grew, we realized there was a big demand for features that improved the PC gaming experience, such as game optimisations, 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. Your console-related information is still available on Xbox Live and PSN, and for those looking for a unified tracking solution, we recommend Playfire.”

I don’t honestly think anyone really cares; anecdotally, I don’t know a soul who still used Raptr on consoles. If you did though, you may be saddened to hear that they’re now focusing exclusively on the PC side of things.

Last Updated: March 19, 2015

20 Comments

  1. Blood Emperor Trevor

    March 19, 2015 at 12:04

    I don’t really care about it & I game on PC. Never seemed particularly useful to me.

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    • Admiral Chief

      March 19, 2015 at 12:31

      I’ve been stockpiling points, for I honestly don’t even know what

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      • SargonTheBatpandaOfAkkad

        March 19, 2015 at 14:17

        Free game(s)? At least one per decade. 😛

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  2. RinceThis

    March 19, 2015 at 12:10

    I registered. Looked at it once. Then said NO.

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  3. Ranting Raptor

    March 19, 2015 at 12:17

    I don’t recall saying any of these things?

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    • Admiral Chief

      March 19, 2015 at 12:32

      I think you said it 7 times

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      • Ranting Raptor

        March 19, 2015 at 12:55

        Oh dear

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        • Sgt. M

          March 19, 2015 at 15:39

          oh(2)
          *Space*(1)
          dear(4)
          2+1+4=7

          Reply

          • Ranting Raptor

            March 19, 2015 at 15:56

            #cries

          • Blood Emperor Trevor

            March 19, 2015 at 16:00

            We’d console you, but you’re not supporting that any more.

          • Ranting Raptor

            March 19, 2015 at 16:45

            #criesHarder

  4. Pariah

    March 19, 2015 at 12:18

    This is honestly the first time I’ve even heard of this service. O_o

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  5. Hammersteyn

    March 19, 2015 at 12:21

    Maybe they should have advertised more? No idea this existed…

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  6. K1FF J1MB0B (sizzle edition)

    March 19, 2015 at 12:26

    So Raptr is now focusing purely on Steam tracking… which Steam already does…. OK.

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    • WitWolfy

      March 19, 2015 at 12:33

      I stopped using it when it didnt track my PS3 games anymore. What a crappy service.

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    • Abra Used Teleport

      May 28, 2015 at 04:11

      There’s games outside of Steam too…
      Origin, Battle.net, Gameforge, En Masse, and many stand-alone launchers and game distributors. Personally, I open up Steam like 1 time every 3 months.

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  7. WitWolfy

    March 19, 2015 at 12:32

    I havent used Raptr in years so I’m not too phased.

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  8. RinceThis

    March 19, 2015 at 12:35

    So these poor shits who spent ages getting points to spend are all out of luck? LOL

    Reply

  9. Jarrod Lane

    March 19, 2015 at 13:37

    This reminds me, I should really close that dusty old raptr account

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  10. 40 Insane Frogs

    March 19, 2015 at 16:39

    I can’t say that I particularly care; I deactivated my raptr account ages ago.

    Reply

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