{"id":10237,"date":"2022-07-13T11:50:00","date_gmt":"2022-07-13T11:50:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/botswana\/all-news\/heardle-spotify-move-hits-sour-note-with-some-fans"},"modified":"2022-07-13T12:52:48","modified_gmt":"2022-07-13T12:52:48","slug":"heardle-spotify-move-hits-sour-note-with-some-fans","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/botswana\/all-news\/heardle-spotify-move-hits-sour-note-with-some-fans","title":{"rendered":"Heardle Spotify move hits sour note with some fans"},"content":{"rendered":"

Africa-Press – Botswana. <\/strong><\/span>Spotify has bought popular interactive music guessing game Heardle.<\/b><\/p>\n

The streaming giant says the look and feel of the game, which challenges players to identify a short burst of a mystery track, will not change.<\/p>\n

Heardle is inspired by the hit five-letter word guessing game Wordle, bought by the New York Times (NYT) in January.<\/p>\n

But some Heardle fans have been using four-letter words in response to problems following its sale.<\/p>\n

Issues with game statistics were a common complaint.<\/p>\n

“Heardle, and my Heardle stats, have been a regular source of tiny daily joy for me,” tweeted writer Brendan Hay, “so, naturally, Spotify has to ruin that by taking over and deleting my old stats.”<\/p>\n

Guess I’m done playing #Heardle – it was just acquired by #Spotify. I lost my game history, and the link to get it back only exists for a microsecond. Also the skip function is now super glitchy, making the game unplayable. Nice while it lasted…https:\/\/t.co\/KvOv28sW9H<\/p>\n

Other users reported that Heardle displayed messages saying it wasn’t available in their location.<\/p>\n

BBC News has approached Spotify for comment.<\/p>\n

Its press release promises the “look and feel of the game will stay the same and it’ll remain free to play for everyone”.<\/p>\n

“Effective today, players can listen to the full song on Spotify at the end of the game,” the company announced.<\/p>\n

“We are always looking for innovative and playful ways to enhance music discovery and help artists reach new fans,” Spotify’s Jeremy Erlich wrote.<\/p>\n

“Heardle has proven to be a really fun way to connect millions of fans with songs they know and love and with new songs.”<\/p>\n

The purchase was a “strategic” move, according to TechCrunch.<\/p>\n

Statistics from SimilarWeb suggest 41 million people visited Heardle’s webpage last month.<\/p>\n

The New York Times attracted tens of millions of new users following its purchase of Wordle, for a low seven-figure sum, the technology-news site noted.<\/p>\n

For More News And Analysis About Botswana<\/a> Follow Africa-Press<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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