bubblews.com writes:
"With already major concern over DRM and Microsoft's complete backtrack on it, deep scrutiny from whistle blowers, drones and current privacy policies, (especially in the US NSA) the public is at a perhaps all time sensitivity of their data and details being passed on. However Microsoft is under the spotlight again as investigation has shown Microsoft passes on information on how to break into it's products to US agencies. So with the kinect fixed in a bundle with the Xbox One console, it wont be a surprise that many people will begin to fear they are being watched, under constant surveillance. This is not the first time Microsoft have received this sort of accusation as windows appeared to have backdoors built in. "
Microsoft recently revealed its plans to incorporate Copilot directly into video games, with Minecraft being the first showcased example.
F*** AI
"Hey Copilot, what's a good meme to prove I dislike AI".... https://giphy.com/clips/sou...
Two trillion dollar company that just can't wait to put as many people possible out of work as fast as possible.
It feels like every single thing they do is making gaming worse and destroying the industry.
Why all the hate? Im actually excited about this! Always wanted this kind of immersion, and an AI companion with me all the time helping me out knowing the status of my skills/inventory/progress and giving me tips on the best approach or how to craft something specific is game changing for the industry.
Hate all you want about AI, but this is just the start and I can see the potential already. You wont be complaining in the next 5-10 years about this, but rather complain if a game hasn’t implemented it.
Microsoft's Activision subsidiary announced today that it is opening a new game development studio to take advantage of the huge talent pool growing in Poland. It'll be the second Activision studio based in the region, joining Infinity Ward Krakow, although this studio is, in fact, not working on Call of Duty.
Microsoft is pushing for no "red line" for what games could come to PlayStation, and it all revolves around Satya Nadella and CFO Amy Hood's plans to increase every department's margins.
"The plan to move Xbox games to other platforms is codenamed "Latitude" internally, and I know there's debate and unease at Microsoft about whether or not this is a good idea. More upcoming Microsoft-owned games slated for PlayStation are already being developed. At least for now, they're potentially obvious games you'd most likely expect. And yes, while it's true Microsoft is a prolific publisher on PlayStation already, it has typically revolved around specific franchises like Minecraft. From what I've heard, Microsoft is pushing for no "red line" for what games could come to PlayStation, and it all revolves around Satya Nadella and CFO Amy Hood's mandate to increase every department's margins. "
Yeah, they are going to kill Xbox hardware.
i think it will kill off the xbox brand. windows will be fine.
but there is and would be a chance that xbox might be killed off in the future. if they fail to make the money they put in. imo.
"Microsoft is pushing for no "red line" for what games could come to PlayStation"
Forza and Starfield next?
In the words of Phil Spencer when he was talking about Nintendo last year
“It's just taking a long time for Microsoft to see that their future exists off of their own hardware"
The problem is that they may activate those without anyone knowing down the road. I suggest that people who buy the console read the fine print and see to it that when your rights gets violated, you have the right to sue.
Exactly why I WILL NOT have a mandatory surveillance system connected to an "entertainment" system.
Like the old staying goes "Just because I'm paranoid doesn't mean they aren't watching".
I do not know where he got his quote from but reading it, it has nothing to do with the Xbox but with Windows. Hence this story is not gaming related and should be submitted to Techspy.
""A careless mistake by Microsoft programmers has revealed that special access codes prepared by the US National Security Agency have been secretly built into Windows. The NSA access system is built into every version of the Windows operating system now in use, except early releases of Windows 95 (and its predecessors). The discovery comes close on the heels of the revelations earlier this year that another US software giant, Lotus, had built an NSA 'help information' trapdoor into its Notes system, and that security functions on other software systems had been deliberately crippled.""
one blow after another...
I'm not so paranoid that I think the government has any interest in a nobody like me, but the mandatory Kinect plugin is still the main deal-breaker for me on the XB1.