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Adinnieken on 24 July 2013
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Somini said:
Azerth said:
Whike they should have had more there was sony even there? Cuz atleast ms showed up


The thread is about Microsoft and their efforts, or lack there off, in the different markets. Please stay on topic and don't bring any other party into the discussion.

How is that not relevant?  In fact, it's mentioned in the article.

Microsoft is there, but without a playable demo.  Sony either did the same, because they didn't have a playable demo, or as other people are saying wasn't there.

Why short-shift Microsoft because they're there without a playable demo, when the competition isn't either?  If this was a reasonable article, and not an indirect attempt at trolling, the writer wouldn't have gone the extra mile to lambast Microsoft and would have instead suggested Microsoft had a missed opportunity. 

The Xbox One's TV features are actually just as possible in the US as they are elsewhere.  The HDMI input actually isn't necessary to do what Microsoft is doing with the TV overlay.  You can do it without it, but what the Xbox One's HDMI input allows is for the Xbox One to be the device set between the TV or AV Receiver and everything else that uses HDMI. 

HDMI allows for two-way signaling.  Meaning, I can change the channel, get content information, or adjust the volume via HDMI.  Not all TVs may support it, but new, current TVs will.  So even if you're going over the wire, or a direct cable connection to the TV, the Xbox One can still interact with the TV.  I believe the challenge that Microsoft is facing, and the reason why right now it is supporting a limited market for the One Guide is because getting channel and programming information outside of the US is a lot more difficult than doing so in the US.

As I've stated in other threads, in the US there are services that provide that programming/channel information.  Outside of the US there may or there may not be.  If there are, then it stands to reason that Microsoft could easily integrate those services with the One Guide.  However, if there isn't than that creates a particular problem of how does Microsoft get that programming information?  If it's a service, it won't be that difficult, but if it's over-the-air then it's nearly impossible to do unless you create that service yourself.  

I doubt that the One Guide is even the biggest feature yet to be announced about the Xbox One.  So little has still been said about Skype and how it'll feature in the Xbox One, and certainly Skype will be something that is available worldwide.