Posted 05 February 2020 - 05:43 AM

Regarding CAGcast #620: Bones House at the 57 minute mark, referring back to Wombat's discussion about no longer being able to use Kinect commands since they did away with the Kinect proprietary port on the Xbox One S and Xbox One X. I too was upset that Microsoft did this and the only option was to use a Kinect adapter that Microsoft offered for a limited time or even were given as a free adapter if you were one of the lucky ones upgrading from an OG Xbox One to an Xbox One S (limited time). But good news, I'm here to share that you can still currently use Voice Commands if you have an Alexa/Echo device and have the Xbox Skill enabled to use with it. Just wanted to share with you guys and the community of what can still be done now with voice commands with out having to use a Kinect anymore but be able to use the more available smart enabled devices we all now have in our homes. Thanks for the Great shows and I hope I was able to spread some good news and help those who still want to have those features of voice commands to use with their Xbox's.

https://news.xbox.co...nabled-devices/

With the Xbox Skill, you can use voice commands to power your Xbox One console, adjust volume, launch games and apps, start and stop broadcasts on Mixer, capture screenshots, and more. It’s the fastest way to get into your games and one of the easiest ways to interact with your console for everyday tasks.

(ALEXA COMMANDS FOR XBOX)

https://beta.support...istant-xbox-one

Alexa Standard Commands For Xbox

For access to all the commands available for the Xbox Skill on Alexa, use the standard command structure, like this:

“Alexa, tell Xbox to pause”

“Alexa, tell Xbox to resume”

“Alexa, tell Xbox to turn up volume”

“Alexa, tell Xbox to turn volume down 5”

“Alexa, tell Xbox to turn off”

“Alexa, tell Xbox to launch Rocket League”

“Alexa, tell Xbox to launch Netflix”

“Alexa, tell Xbox to start broadcasting”

“Alexa, ask Xbox what I can say”

Both “Tell Xbox” and “Ask Xbox” work for standard commands.

Smart Home Commands For Xbox

Alexa smart home commands work for power, volume, and media controls. With smart home commands, you can drop the “Tell Xbox” or “Ask Xbox” portion, as in these examples:

“Alexa, pause Xbox”

“Alexa, resume on Xbox”

“Alexa, turn the Xbox volume up”

“Alexa, turn the volume down on Xbox”

“Alexa, turn off Xbox”

The default device name in the Alexa app’s Smart Home Devices section is “Xbox,” but smart home commands will work if you change the name to something else—“Living Room Xbox” or “Zach’s Xbox,” for example. This becomes important if you want to use Alexa with more than one Xbox. You can change the device name for your Xbox under Smart Home > Devices in the Alexa mobile app.

If you’ve recently used your Xbox One and there aren’t any other smart home devices paired with Alexa, you can drop the device name altogether, like this: