Microsoft Brings Alexa Support to Xbox One for Kinect Voice Commands

Microsoft is now starting to test Alexa support on Xbox One with its Xbox Insiders. The software giant is releasing an Xbox Skill for Alexa that will allow Echo, Sonos and other Alexa-compatible devices to control an Xbox One. With the new skill, you can turn on an Xbox One with your voice, launch games, adjust volume, capture screen captures, launch broadcasts, and more. Orders will work like "Alexa, start Destiny 2. "

While Microsoft has long supported Kinect on Xbox One to do many of these things, as the company no longer manufactures Kinect, this Alexa integration is clearly the next logical step. According to some rumors, Microsoft could include the integration of Google Assistant on Xbox One and it seems likely. Microsoft says it will "continue to evolve this experience and intensify our voice integration between devices, PDAs and voice services," suggesting that more voice assistants will appear on the Xbox One in the future. .

Albert Penello, veteran of Microsoft Xbox, joined Amazon earlier this year for "help understand how to develop the presence of Alexa / Echo in games, "and this integration is a big boost to the presence of Alexa in services and devices. Microsoft has also worked with Amazon to integrate Alexa and Cortana, and an overview of this feature is available on Alexa and Cortana.