Uncharted 2 De-Twittered

Among the Naughty Dog's game's features is the option to tie the game to one's Twitter account and have it post updates on the player's progress to the site automatically. While the game isn't out until October 13, a number of press with review copies of the game had their Twitter feeds flooded with updates like "completed chapter 10 in #UNCHARTED2," sometimes with multiple such updates each hour.

Naughty Dog took note, and in a post on the official PlayStation blog today, company copresident Evan Wells addressed the issue today.

"We obviously want to provide the best experience for everybody, so for the time being we've disabled Twitter updates on chapter completions," Wells said, adding, "We're certainly sorry for any inconvenience, but I guess that's the risk you run when trying to blaze a new trail in the complicated world of social media!"

When the game launches, players will still be able to see the option to link their Twitter accounts in the menu screens, but it won't actually do anything. However, Naughty Dog does plan to reactivate the feature with a patch to come out "some time after the game has shipped." Additionally, when the function does reappear, it will do so with a cap on the frequency of Twitter updates.

For more on Uncharted 2, check out GameSpot's previous coverage.