Microsoft won't force you to use Cortana on Xbox One

Microsoft is planning to bring Cortana to the Xbox One next month, but if you're happy using the existing Kinect Xbox voice commands then you won't be forced to enable the digital assistant. While early beta versions of Cortana for Xbox One were designed to disable Xbox commands once Cortana was enabled, Microsoft has pushed out an update that will allow users to disable the assistant and return to the old Xbox commands.

The reason for the change is clear, the preview of Cortana for Xbox One has been slow and cumbersome for those using Kinect to control media on the console. Microsoft isn't planning to combine both the old "Xbox" and "Hey Cortana" commands yet, and Xbox One users will have to pick the limited old options or the new...

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