Xbox One to restrict Skype, OneGuide and Game DVR to Xbox Live Gold
In a page on the Xbox.com site, Microsoft has a list of all the Xbox One features that will need an Xbox Live Gold subscription. Besides features like playing multiplayer games and accessing streaming videos apps that are already required for the Xbox 360, Xbox Live Gold members who own the Xbox One will be the only ones to use its Skype chat program, the OneGuide television guide menu, the SmartMatch multiplayer matching service and the Game DVR options that let gamers record, save and upload game footage.
We have been critical of Microsoft in the past for insisting that Xbox 360 owners pay extra, via Xbox Live Gold, to access its many streaming video apps like Netflix and Hulu, when those same apps are available on other game consoles, set top boxes and smart TVs without an extra fee. However, this summer Microsoft started offering some extra value to Xbox Live Gold users by letting them download at least two free pre-selected Xbox 360 downloadable games per month; it's unknown if that same program will be extended to the Xbox One.
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vonnadePosted:
Jeff_Hanneman Im a noob at this, but since the new party system will be Skype,does that mean that people can DDos you ? LIke on Skype now ?
It will be very unlikely the new party chat feature will be Skype I would've thought, but then again we can only speculate! People can only get your IP via Skype because most people have a box untucked that allows people to resolve your IP. However they will probably be able to boot you off xbox live with a standard booster so it's all the same!
LordZillaYTPosted:
Im a noob at this, but since the new party system will be Skype,does that mean that people can DDos you ? LIke on Skype now ?
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