There will also be updates to the Xbox app and Windows 10 gaming. Cortana can be used to start new games, check out the activities of friends, start a new party and find new friends.
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The digital assistant will be available to Preview testers in the U.S., U.K., France, Italy, Germany and Spain first, the company notes, as the update is rolling out in waves instead of all at once.
Cortana voice commands, which is already in place on Windows 10 devices, will work with both headsets and Kinect. If you have Kinect, it will help you to turn on the Xbox One.
With the upcoming preview update, Cortana will come to Xbox One.
Microsoft’s Xbox One begins previewing anniversary updates, which include Cortana integration and improved sharing among other things. However, the much-touted DVR feature for Xbox One still hasn’t arrived, and it looks like it won’t be coming any time soon either, as Microsoft has announced the feature has been delayed indefinitely.
Sometime this year Xbox One should have been getting DVR functionality, according to what Microsoft announced last year.
Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ:MSFT) has decided not to add a TV DVR feature to its Xbox One console.
The Xbox One New Game Collection will also be updated with a better and faster interface, thanks to the Ready to Install tab.
This latter change is part of the broader decision at Microsoft to unify its PC and Xbox One platforms.
PC gaming gets a nod too – while you won’t be able to play PC games on your Xbox console (yet, anyway) PC games will get their own Game Hub in the dashboard. For those who are unfamiliar with Cortana, it is the intelligent personal assistant created by Microsoft and is a feature found in Windows 10.
Microsoft hasn’t confirmed anything for E3 just yet but we could see some new adventures for Lara Croft confirmed, as it has been 20 years since the franchise was born.
There are a whole lot of other features that will roll out with Xbox One Preview Update coming this summer.
This will allow you to organize and find your games without a hitch.
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Another big update is the addition of Facebook Friend Finder to Xbox.
