Xbox One voice commands not available in all launch countries
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[quote]Xbox One voice commands will not be available in all markets when the console launches in November. Of the 13 regions where the Xbox One will be available in November, only five will support voice commands, according to an updated product page for the new system.[/quote]
[url]http://www.gamespot.com/news/xbox-one-voice-commands-not-available-in-all-regions-at-launch-6413828[/url]
[quote]Xbox voice commands will not be available in all markets on the product release date. Voice commands will be available at launch in US, UK, CA, FR, and DE.[/quote]
[url]http://www.xbox.com/en-US/xbox-one/get-the-facts?xr=shellnav[/url]
good god the X O sounds like crap
“no sorry, you cannot disable the kinect for the xbox one”
“nevermind, we lied, it can be disabled”
“oh sorry now it’s probably not going to work for the first few months”
come the fuck on microsoft.
either get your shit together or just stop.
This clarification is necessary.
[URL="http://neogaf.com/forum/showthread.php?p=79001409#post79001409"]http://neogaf.com/forum/showthread.php?p=79001409#post79001409[/URL]
[QUOTE]
First, people should understand – I don’t always know every detail happening with the program. Even though I run Product Planning (I'm not in PR!), that means we set the stage early for the features and HW, but a lot happens going through the development process. I stay very close as we approach launch, but I don’t always know the specifics when things change, so sometimes (frequently) I have to ask someone on the team. I also don’t run PR or Marketing, so I don’t see every piece of material that makes it to the public. In this case, there was an inconsistency between some small print on Xbox.com, and what I understood was happening – so I went to get more details.
Turns out the answer to this question is… complicated. It’s been an education for me as I’ve been looking into it.
There is no way that I could do justice to it in a post, so the marketing team is working on a chart that gives clarity on what locales, languages, and voice features are available in each country. Trying to write it down would be confusing. Stay tuned for a more detailed explanation, but just to give clarity:
In November
- We will launch in 13 geos
- 10 of those geos will support some voice features
- We support 8 languages
The 8 Languages at Launch are:
1) English – US
2) English – GB (WW)
3) French
4) Spanish – MX
5) Spanish – ES
6) Italian
7) German
8) Portuguese
NOW – the nuance to this is that some voice *features* won’t be available in all countries right away. “Xbox On”, for instance, is only available in 5 (hence the confusion on Xbox.com in the small print).
BigDug13 – the FAQ is correct, for launch. When you choose a language for your console, you will be offered the list of countries it is supported in. Using your example, if you choose Italy as your language, you only get Italian. We will continue to add more supported combinations over time. For example in Canada we will support English and French. The opportunity to “mix-and-match” languages and countries is something we’re looking to do post-launch.
Again, sorry for all the confusion on this. Look for a more detailed explanation coming. Will most likely come through Xbox Wire, or Xbox.com.[/QUOTE]
TL;DR: Only five countries are going to have ALL voice features at launch, does not mean only five will launch with the voice.
[QUOTE]The opportunity to “mix-and-match” languages and countries is something we’re looking to do post-launch.[/QUOTE]
What? How hard is it to have seperate country and language selection?!
"ausschalten"
*COMMAND NOT UNDERSTOOD*
"απενεργοποιήσετε"
*COMMAND NOT UNDERSTOOD*
"বরখাস্ত করা"
*COMMAND NOT UNDERSTOOD*
"關"
*COMMAND NOT UNDERSTOOD*
"Turn off"
*PREPARING TO LAUNCH HALO 3*
I'm just waiting for Microsoft to come out and say "Well, the controller will only work fully in six of the launch countries at first." at this point.
[QUOTE=itak365;42017269][media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SjO1BXzZLpE[/media][/QUOTE]
Blocked in my country over copyright grounds.
I'm actually Scottish.
What the fuck.
So no Australia? It's odd considering we speak English.
[QUOTE=Badballer;42018354]So no Australia? It's odd considering we speak English.[/QUOTE]
nah mate, we don't speak that pommy crap. we speak AUSTRALIAN
And the little trainwreck that could still does...
It's like the street release for the Xbox One is separate from the features the Xbox One is able to do.
[QUOTE=Shadekill;42019465]It's like the street release for the Xbox One is separate from the features the Xbox One is able to do.[/QUOTE]
There were those rumours a while back that the whole console was rushed to compete against the PS4 and that there are overheating issues, maybe they're true only a few months till we know for sure though.
I'm really starting to think that Microsoft shouldn't be launching the Xbox One until next year. Almost everything they're saying tells me that they're just not prepared for a proper launch.
[QUOTE=Badballer;42018354]So no Australia? It's odd considering we speak English.[/QUOTE]
Dont you guys have a pretty strong accent though? Remember this isn't just language localisation but voice sample one as well.
[QUOTE=Hamsterjuice;42018369]nah mate, we don't speak that pommy crap. we speak AUSTRALIAN[/QUOTE]
fucken a' mate
I can't wait to see how the Xbone handles Scottish accents
[media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SGxKhUuZ0Rc[/media]
How can it just be GB English? The English accent varies more than the fucking American one, up North you can get accents that are practically Scottish.
[QUOTE=Papytendo;42017282]This clarification is necessary.
[URL="http://neogaf.com/forum/showthread.php?p=79001409#post79001409"]http://neogaf.com/forum/showthread.php?p=79001409#post79001409[/URL]
TL;DR: Only five countries are going to have ALL voice features at launch, does not mean only five will launch with the voice.[/QUOTE]
Quality Journalism.
Is the bandwagon at the point where it influences journalism?
[QUOTE=Hamsterjuice;42018369]nah mate, we don't speak that pommy crap. we speak AUSTRALIAN[/QUOTE]
Well I speak AMERICAN
this is an outrage
"Xbox open internet browser"
"Xbox go to ebay and sell yourself"
"Xbox buy me a ps4"
"Xbox off"
They list Canada as being one of the countries but I bet it's not going to work in Quebec if they only tuned it for French dialects in France
[QUOTE=Zeke129;42048145]They list Canada as being one of the countries but I bet it's not going to work in Quebec if they only tuned it for French dialects in France[/QUOTE]
Good, I'm sick of people from quebec runing my city with their bad driving, constant complaining, and long lines at our airport.
I worked retail a few years ago in my city and my god it was a nightmare.
[QUOTE=Jamsponge;42047602]How can it just be GB English? The English accent varies more than the fucking American one, up North you can get accents that are practically Scottish.[/QUOTE]
GB english is usually considered a seperate, somewhat artificial accent. Similarly goes for every language listed there. German - has one relatively recognised default accent but fluctuates massively from one end of the country to the other.
Honestly overall I'd consider UK english accents to some of the weakest ones in Europe. Even the odder ones like scotish are still fairly perfectly understandable. Try hamburger or Linzer german, hanacke czech and many other accents which are just wtf, this ain't the same language.
GOOD GOD THE XBOX ONE IS MISSING ANOTHER FEATURE
#CRASHNBURN
seriously can we just let it launch already so we can finally judge it for ourselves
[editline]2nd September 2013[/editline]
still why no japan? they're like the one asian country the xbox 360 never had good penetration, they are also one of the few asian countries with an afluent population which would buy it, its kinda a no-brainer that they should start to focus more on asian language support off the bat
Every day there seems to be a news article posted where the PS4 gets a little bit better and the Xbone gets a little bit worse.
Just wait for them to announce that the Xbox One won't power on in most of the launch countries.
[QUOTE=Jamsponge;42047602]How can it just be GB English? The English accent varies more than the fucking American one, up North you can get accents that are practically Scottish.[/QUOTE]
And in London and suchlike, you can get accents that sound like a linguistic buttfuck in a blender.
I wouldn't even want that gimmicky shit anyway.
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