The musical guessing game Heardle has been acquired by SPOTIFY, but some fans are not pleased with the move.
The streaming behemoth hasn't said how much it paid, but Wordle, the five-letter guessing game that served as inspiration, was earlier this year sold to the New York Times for a seven-figure price.
Heardle tests participants to recognise a song from its first note.
Users only have six chances to guess correctly, and for every suggestion they receive, they get a few additional seconds of the music to work with.
Ghana has had Spotify for one year.
Users will now have the opportunity to listen to the whole song on Spotify once they have used the game, even though the appearance and experience of the game won't change.
As a result of the takeover, many fans are no longer able to access the daily challenge, which has angered several followers.
This is due to the fact that it is now only offered in the US, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, the UK, and Ireland.
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Thank you a lot I cannot perform in Spain. Hope you get things fixed soon. I was fortunate to complete today's one earlier, but this is so lame," one user said.
Another person said, "Why do large businesses wreck everything?"
People also vented on social media about how their game statistics had been lost since their scores had not been carried across.
Sad to see my stats disappear. There should have been a warning. The player doesn't function as well, too," one individual added.
I've been trying all day to get it to load, and my record has been removed. You guys are the greatest, read a different tweet.
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While acknowledging that customers were experiencing difficulties, Spotify advised users to walk over to the Heardle app to transfer their stats. "We are aware that not everyone is seeing their metrics carry over. So that you may continue your winning run, we are aggressively addressing the problem, it said.
The firm stated in its announcement of the acquisition that "the game's appearance and feel will keep the same and it'll remain free to play for everyone." Future of African streaming on Spotify
To enable "music enthusiasts to engage more closely with artists and challenge friends," it also plans to incorporate Heardle more thoroughly into its platform in the future.
Spotify's worldwide head of music Jeremy Erlich remarked, "We are always exploring for inventive and fun ways to increase music discovery and help artists reach new fans."
Since its release, the game has gained a sizable fan base, and it fits with our ambitions to increase involvement throughout the Spotify ecosystem.