

With Kinect, Microsoft wants to make the Xbox 360 an inviting console for home entertainment by allowing anyone to navigate enjoy multimedia content on the Xbox 360 with the use of their voice. Hopefully we’ll learn more at E3.IronStarMovement have just published an image on their blog which hints to the possibility of an Xbox 360 DVR Service, most likely to surf and record channels from a cable/satelite provider.Ī mysterious image has just appeared on the NeoGaf forums which hints at the possbility of an Xbox 360 DVR service to come. But I wonder if this is tied in any way to the new Xbox hardware Microsoft is set to announce next week. The previous plan of record was for TV DVR capabilities to appear with one of the Anniversary Updates coming to Xbox One this year. That never happened, but by early 2016, they were testing the feature internally. So this statement both confirms my original report-thanks, Microsoft-and displays a strategy about face.Īs you may know, Xbox One provides OTA (over-the-air) TV *viewing *capabilities on Xbox One in various markets today, and it had originally planned to add OTV DVR functionality-the ability to record live TV-by late 2015. “We’re always listening to fan feedback and we look forward to bringing more requested experiences on Xbox One, Windows 10 and Xbox Live this year.” “After careful consideration, we’ve decided to put development of DVR for Over-the-Air TV on hold to focus our attention on launching new, higher fan-requested gaming experiences across Xbox One and Windows 10,” a Microsoft statement notes. But this week, the software giant revealed that it is no longer pursuing this feature.



Back in March, I exclusively revealed that Microsoft was secretly testing TV DVR (digital video recording) functionality for Xbox One.
