Microsoft have today announced that Xbox One will feature SkyDrive functionality at its launch later this month.
SkyDrive – the company’s cloud storage solution – “helps you keep your files always with you, no matter where you are” and Microsoft say the new Xbox One application will “filter out just your photos and videos, the things which are going to look great on your television”, to provide a “seamless, beautiful experience for you to kick back and enjoy photos and videos”.
Translated? It streams your slightly suspect holiday snaps and home-movies from the internet to your TV.
http://youtu.be/E2Vlsqft27I
Skydrive will, apparently, hook into Xbox One’s other apps – such as sideloading Xbox Music to play your favourite tracks alongside said photo slideshows, and there’s talk of integration with the TV Guide feature too, although, users here in the UK may have to wait a while for that.
Xbox One launches worldwide next Friday, November 22nd.
Source: Xbox Wire
Jas-n
Wonder when Microsoft are going to tell us what SkyDrive will be renamed to. Would have thought it would make sense to have launched it with the Xbox…
As long as they don’t brand it XBOX Storage. I don’t get the whole XBOX Music/Video thing on Windows. XBOX IS FOR GAMES!
colmshan1990
Storage (X)Box
ron_mcphatty
Nice! I already use Skydrive as a backup of my documents, photos and some music and for a long time hotmail and calendar user it’s all become bloody slick.
beeje13
Will there be any Office apps? Probably sounds silly, but I can think of times when you could work on a report on something while waiting for the rounds between CoD games, or just want to be online chatting to friends in a party while working.
I’m not sure how input would work though. I’m sure the techies could work it out though.
blackredyellow
I find it really difficult not to be negative about the voice command tool! It seems so vulnerable to mis-communication.
philzy85
Slide shows of holidays snaps seem a bit 80s era, but some dubstep mixed in might help :p