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XBox One Ad Turns on Consoles

posted by n1 on Saturday June 14 2014, @03:53AM   Printer-friendly
from the go-to-the-games-store dept.

AndyTheAbsurd writes:

The BBC is reporting:

Xbox One owners are complaining that a new TV advert is switching their consoles on without their permission. The ad featuring Breaking Bad's Aaron Paul has the actor say "Xbox On" near its start. The instruction appears to trigger the machine's Kinect voice/motion sensor, activating the console. A spokesman for the firm said it had no comment at this time, but noted that previous ads had also featured voice commands.

I'm sure there's a relevant XKCD comic regarding voice control being a bad idea, but can't seem to find it.

 
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  • (Score: 2) by rts008 on Saturday June 14 2014, @03:21PM

    by rts008 (3001) on Saturday June 14 2014, @03:21PM (#55310)

    New rule: Your household electronics is hostile..!

    Well howdy, Rip Van Winkle, glad you finally woke up and joined us!

    While 'smart tv's' are insidious in their own right, this is about a gaming console, not a tv. Gaming consoles have always been hostile to the customers, and then got worse when they gained network connections.

    I do like the idea of Adblock for tv's, but I don't think that will happen.
    The thought of putting something like Adblock on a TV amuses me a lot. I can picture the Earth imploding from this!

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  • (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Saturday June 14 2014, @03:37PM

    by Anonymous Coward on Saturday June 14 2014, @03:37PM (#55314)

    Adblock for TV's is called torrents

  • (Score: 2) by kaszz on Saturday June 14 2014, @05:31PM

    by kaszz (4211) on Saturday June 14 2014, @05:31PM (#55346) Journal

    I think we have something here.. Now if there was a generally available firmware "upgrade" for popular Smart-TV that blocked ads and logos.. MAYHAM for the marketing departments :-v

    As a bonus said firmware will lack drivers for spyware ;)