Xbox not all in one, live tv US only at launch

[walsufnir]

happydolphin said:

drkohler said:

happydolphin said:

coolguy said:
there was no way the xbo it self could change tv channels it self. iy will need a box that gets hooked up to both console and cable box.

How do you figure that? Do you realize that MS is one of the biggest software houses in the world?

So tell me: Who or what changed the tv channel when the guy yelled "ESPN" into the micro?

The xbox, but I'm honestly not sure if or how the xbox is able to communicate backwards through the hdmi out port.

Oh, there is already a standard that enables communication across devices with hdmi: hdmi-cec. That is why you can control your dvd-player or bluray-player with your tv-remote. MS just needs a wrapper from voice to cec-commands.