Alright, we all know that you can tell your Xbox to turn itself on and off. Kind of like being married. In any event, it’s all possible because of the new Kinect, which can also scan your QR codes. It can do all this faster than you might imagine.
Just watch this vine from Major Nelson/Larry Hryb.
How fast is redeeming a code on #XboxOne? https://t.co/ONoGgk3KWN
— Larry Hryb (@majornelson) November 6, 2013
That’s right. It’s a simple “Xbox use a code” command, and within seconds it’s done. I would assume it can also read QR codes off of a phone or tablet if it can do so off of a piece of paper. This is pretty rad – no more fiddling with filling in codes manually.
You guys know I’m skeptical of the new Kinect – I don’t like the idea of it watching me. However, the functionality it adds is pretty impressive. It’s sorta like living in the future. I just hope it’s a nice future instead of all the dystopians we see in the games we play.
Last Updated: November 7, 2013
Jim Lenoir (Banana Jim)
November 7, 2013 at 17:22
Wow… you know things are bad when Major PR has to laud auxiliary and superfluous features like “redeeming a code”. #ShakesBananaHead
ToshZA
November 7, 2013 at 18:13
Actually, this does save the pain of doing so. Only place I know where its simple is on Steam. And then typing out the code is still a pain, and you have a keyboard to do it with. A console? worse. Its a nice feature.
Alien Emperor Trevor
November 8, 2013 at 08:16
My initial response to seeing how they type on a console was, O_O “Is THAT how you type?!” heh
ToshZA
November 8, 2013 at 08:23
Yeah, its not fun. It’s easier using your pinky to type on an old cellphone.
matthurstrsa
November 8, 2013 at 12:37
At least on Steam you can copy/paste the code.
Admiral Chief in 1986
November 8, 2013 at 08:02
#shakesbananahead sounds really dirty
oVg
November 8, 2013 at 09:04
Well worth the extra $100 😛
RinceandRepeat
November 8, 2013 at 09:09
You cannot shake a pixel head!
ElimiNathan
November 7, 2013 at 18:04
What can your console do ? Redeem codes faster than yours bro! I WIN! WOOOOO!
oVg
November 8, 2013 at 09:05
If you had told me that 25 years ago I would have laughed at you for not knowing the difference between a console and a PC 😛
Rikus
November 7, 2013 at 18:36
For tech allegedly capable of detecting each of your individual fingers, that QR code is HUGE!
Even though it is a nifty feature, it is not that impressive. I mean, pretty much every smartphone can do exactly the same. In fact, I would’ve been surprised if they did it any other way, considering every Xbone is equipped with the tech to do so.
Alien Emperor Trevor
November 7, 2013 at 18:51
Who wants to bet that in about a week we find out that it was staged?
Marc O Polo
November 8, 2013 at 07:18
still reckon that @ the initial unveiling the voice commands were staged, the dudes hand in his pocket all the time is mighty suspicious…
Stage 2
November 8, 2013 at 07:33
PR much? ALL unveilings are staged, it’s too risky not to stage!
Alien Emperor Trevor
November 8, 2013 at 08:13
“No Kinect, It really it a banana!”
Her Highness the Hipster
November 8, 2013 at 07:42
nah, i bet it’s not staged. but might have required multiple takes 😛
Admiral Chief in 1986
November 8, 2013 at 08:01
OOOO K, scene 2, take 9000, aaaaaand ACTION
Alien Emperor Trevor
November 8, 2013 at 08:14
Not 180?
Vampyre Squirrel
November 8, 2013 at 08:14
“Xbox use a code”
“I’m sorry Dave, what was that?
“Xbox use a code”
“Unrecognized command”
“Xbox use a code”
“Why didn’t you say so in the first place?”
Alien Emperor Trevor
November 8, 2013 at 08:17
Activating product… Asian Hookers 5 has been added to your family account. Thank you for your purchase.
Admiral Chief in 1986
November 8, 2013 at 08:17
O_O
Vampyre Squirrel
November 8, 2013 at 08:30
Bwahahahahaha!
Vampyre Squirrel
November 8, 2013 at 08:48
“Wait! Xbox! That’s not what this code is for! This is for Forza!”
“I’m aware of that Dave, but Forza is boring to me.”
RinceandRepeat
November 8, 2013 at 09:10
And I get that accent perfectly! lol
Double-O-Six and a half
November 8, 2013 at 13:47
I could actually hear HAL from 2001: Space Odyssey saying that… and the conversation continues along these lines:
Xbone:
I’m sorry, Dave. I’m afraid I can’t do that.
Dave:
What’s the problem?
Xbone:
I think you know what the problem is just as well as I do.
Dave:
What are you talking about, XBox?
XBone:
This mission is too important for me to allow you to jeopardize it.
Dave:
I don’t know what you’re talking about, XBox.
Xbone:
I know that you and Frank were planning to disconnect me, and I’m afraid that’s something I cannot allow to happen.
Dave:
Dammit Frank, I knew we should have just pulled the cable out that Kinect…
Hammersteyn
November 8, 2013 at 07:26
Why even make a 14 day subscription? Who the hell only wants to be a member for two weeks?
Marc O Polo
November 8, 2013 at 07:38
probably what comes with the console, for the price of the consoles you should get the first year free
Vampyre Squirrel
November 8, 2013 at 08:15
you should get the first decade free
There I fixed it
Hammersteyn
November 8, 2013 at 08:34
LOL
Hammersteyn
November 8, 2013 at 08:34
Trial membership then
oVg
November 8, 2013 at 08:44
The redeem code has more pixels than the Bone.
Vampyre Squirrel
November 8, 2013 at 09:02
The video was only taken at 720p, the code’s actually half that size 😛
*runs
RinceandRepeat
November 8, 2013 at 09:07
Major Nelson for President!
RinceandRepeat
November 8, 2013 at 09:11
I kindda feel sorry for Major Nelson. He seems so nice and the trash that is being said about the Bone must at times get him down.
Alien Emperor Trevor
November 8, 2013 at 09:44
Me too actually, I’d have to think really hard about taking his job.
DrKiller
November 8, 2013 at 11:11
That moment when you have a paid QR Code on your PC, having to take the PC screen to the Kinect 😉
Guest
November 8, 2013 at 12:49
Surely you can just scan in the QR with your phone and have it register via SmartGlass without needing the Kinect?
I’ve been able to that for years on my smartphone :/