The Xbox 360 was a games device first and foremost, yet more than half of the time spent on the console is now spent consuming other media. The problem the Xbox One solves best is a gaming one: "how can I play great games on my 42" screen?" The other problems it solves ("how do I control my television with my voice?", "how do I stream television content through the same box I play my games on?") are not problems that consumers know they have, so they are unlikely to rush out to spend several hundred dollars to solve them. To do that, you need a product that solves a need. Tactically, Microsoft needs to get an installed base fast. We listen for the word 'Xbox on' and then switch on the machine, but we don't transmit personal data in any way, shape or form that could be personally identifiable to you, unless you explicitly opt into that." Nicholas Lovell's Blog - Xbox One: a flawed plan, well executed | GamasutraĪnd here's industry analyst Nicholas Lovell on the XBone proposition: We aren't using Kinect to snoop on anybody at all. "We're a leader in the world of privacy, I think you'll find.
It includes this reassurance from Phil Harrison on the subject of Kinect's spying abilities: If you haven't yet read this key interview from the Xbox One event, have a look at it now. The big interview: Phil Harrison on Xbox One, Kinect, indie games and red rings | Once the person said their name, Kinect welcomed them and saved their information to the console. It then told the console owner that there is someone in the room it didn't recognize and asked the new person to identify themselves.
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In one possible scenario, Kinect used its facial recognition to scan a room full of people and note if there was someone in the room it didn't recognize. It's the Siri-like talk function that Polygon's story focuses on though, highlighting this rather startling possibility: According to Polygon's source, it works in conjunction with Skype, so that while chatting friends can take over each other's games.
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Of course, Sony has made remote play a key feature of the PS4 proposition, so it was always likely we'd see something similar on Xbox. Polygon reckons Microsoft will have two big new XBone things to show off at E3:Īmong the features not yet shown off for the console is the ability for gamers to have a friend take over gameplay remotely to help them through a difficult spot in a game and Kinect's ability to talk back to gamers. "We will continue to work with our partners to follow these guidelines with Xbox One." The Xbox One can talk to you, will feature remote play | Polygon
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"Similar to the movie and music industry, games must meet country-specific regulatory guidelines before they are cleared for sale," A rep from Microsoft confirmed to Digital Trends. As the details of the Xbox One continue to trickle out following the unveiling and the subsequent deluge of facts (some real, some not), we have one more piece of information to confirm about the console: the Xbox One will still feature regional locks.
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