Xbox One can scan QR tags to save entering codes

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Thanks to its otherwise much-criticised required Kinect, the Xbox One can circumvent the dreadful business of tapping in codes on a control pad.

Responding a Reddit joke, Microsoft’s Marc Whitten confirmed on Twitter that the new Kinect will be able to read QR codes.

The context implies (but does not promise) Microsoft will use this to allow gamers to enter codes – for promotions, extra content, and so on – by waving an image at the console’s ever-watchful sentinel rather than going through all that control pad nonsense which makes you want to throw the bloody thing through the nearest window and go back to PC gaming.

Hooray. Next generation technology delivers at last – although there’s no guarantee Microsoft and third-parties will act on this potential.



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Source: http://www.vg247.com/2013/07/02/xbox-one-can-scan-qr-tags-to-save-entering-codes/

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TollPosted:

I hope you can still type it in because stuff like this never works but I haven't seen it work so I don't know!

FYIPosted:

Buy a 20 voucher and just hold it up and it scans that would be so good

CraigPosted:

Epic feature.

IlcamorristaPosted:

Woobie This is probably the greatest news concerning the Kinect.


Its the best free feature of the kinect :).

UG_UnknownPosted:

Thats pretty cool!

IlcamorristaPosted:

Thats the part I always hate when you type the code in that's awesome.

PlusnetPosted:

RaheemSterling_31 Entering 20 digits and then your controller being turned off is the worst ha!


Especially when you really want to get something extremely quick.

LWRPosted:

Entering 20 digits and then your controller being turned off is the worst ha!

PlusnetPosted:

This will be pretty nice instead of entering the 25 digit code.

neboPosted:

nice feature! Entering those codes take forever