Xbox One front-end will be redesigned with controller users in mind

May 14th, 2014, 22:51 Posted By: wraggster

Microsoft will redesign Xbox One's operating system in order to make it more intuitive for users who don't ownKinect.
The news follows Tuesday's announcement that the company plans to launch a cheaper version of Xbox One that does not come with a Kinect sensor.
Xbox marketing lead Yusuf Mehdi told Engadget the move would have an impact on the console's front-end, which was originally designed with Kinect and voice activation in mind.
Since some players in the future will not have immediate access to Kinect or voice controls, Mehdi said Microsoft is working on tweaking its menus to make them easier to navigate with a controller.
"We do want to find ways to give you some of those shortcuts and make some of the things that we have with Kinect easier with the controller," he explained. "You can expect to see us do a bunch of things over the coming months to make the experience easier and easier, even if you don't have a Kinect."
Mehdi said these changes are likely to arrive shortly after E3, noting: "We're still kind of working through that."
Beginning June 9, in all markets where Xbox One is sold, Microsoft will offer the console without Kinect starting at $399 USD / £349 GBP, down from the original RRP of $499 USD / £425 GBP.
Breaking the news on Xbox.com, department head Phil Spencer insisted that, despite the major policy reversal, the motion sensor remains an important part of Microsoft's vision for Xbox One.

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