Xbox One Microsoft details SmartGlass integration with Xbox One

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The guys over at Polygon have scored some interesting tidbits on the new smart glass updated app which will be launching in conjunction with the console. If you already have the app like myself, you've noticed some subtle changes already. The article mentions how up 16 devices can be connected to the same console at the same time and mentions how this ability can affect things such as MMO's or card games.

"With SmartGlass for Xbox One you can use your phone, laptop or tablet as a remote to easily navigate the web on your console, turn up the volume on your TV and select a video, music or game to play," said Ron Pessner, head of the SmartGlass engineering team. "We are working with all of our game and entertainment partners to build really cool experiences that take advantage of the fact that you have smart devices connected to your Xbox One."
At a baseline level, SmartGlass for Xbox One runs faster than the existing app and connects to your console much more quickly — it takes about four seconds to recognize the system. And with the new app, as many as 16 different devices running SmartGlass can connect to a single Xbox One, which allows for a higher player count in experiences like card games and MMOs.

It would be cool to play poker on the XB1 with everyone seeing their hand on their smartphones. I think the possibilities will be a great deal of fun even if it won't be anything major or ground breaking. I had heard rumors of receiving in-game phone calls on your actual phone....talk about game immersion!

Other features new to SmartGlass on Xbox One include Game Help, which provides "contextually aware information" if developers have built a manual for SmartGlass. You'll also be able to use the app for matchmaking, even while you're in the middle of a different game mode.The app will serve as an Xbox One dashboard away from the console, displaying information about Xbox Live friends and Achievements and allowing you to watch Game DVR clips. Xbox One owners who use the console's TV overlay will be able to navigate that interface on a second screen with SmartGlass, doing things like changing channels on their cable box, viewing its program guide and turning up the volume on their TV.

I think Microsoft is still being underestimated for the innovation they are bringing to the gaming world. The continue to stride forward with great ideas and sooner or later people will have to stop being afraid of change and brace themselves for many great possibilities. For now we can enjoy all the steps being taking to give us a seamless ease of use.

Via: Polygon

 

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well now that it is out it is not working