Xbox One's new party chat system explained
Steve Dolan, program manager on the team behind Xbox One's multiplayer and achievements experience, has detailed how it all works in a new blog post.
"When playing online games on Xbox One you're part of an Xbox Live party. When you go to your friends list you'll see your party right there at the front that shows the game your party is playing," explains Dolan.
"You'll also see all your friends' parties, making it quick and easy to see who is playing online and who to join. Of course, just like Xbox 360, you'll be able to set if your party is joinable or if it's invite only.
"If you see the perfect match and the party is open, you can simply join if there is room for more players in the match, and the game thinks you're a good fit using Smart Match (in terms of skill , playing style, etc.) you'll be offered a slot automatically. If the game is full, you can check out other games, TV and apps while you wait for the game to open up. ... When more players can be added, you'll receive a notification and have a limited amount of time to accept. Just say 'Xbox, join' or use your controller to accept the match."
Snap mode - which pulls up a secondary menu of your choice as a panel on the right side of the screen - is also integral to the party system, with ability to pull up a Snap view of the party app without having to leave gameplay.
Xbox One launches in US and Europe on Friday.
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RantPosted:
HOF It annoys me how that i didnt have the money to buy a xbox one so i cnat talk to my friends from the 360 wow....
If people from the Xbox One could party chat with people on the Xbox 360, than that would've been a great feature.
KatsumiPosted:
HOF It annoys me how that i didnt have the money to buy a xbox one so i cnat talk to my friends from the 360 wow....
It really comes down to a lack of convenience. I would of liked to be able to chat with people on the Xbox One from my Xbox 360 and vice-versa
KatsumiPosted:
Lavish I just wish that you could play and talk to the people on the xbox 360.
I have a lot of friends that don't plan on getting the Xbone anytime soon. :/
It would be great if you could do that. I would like to talk to some of my friends on the Xbox One as i am not upgrading for a while myself.
TywinPosted:
Frog This sounds more complicated than how it was on the 360. I haven't heard any complaints about it though so it must be fine :) Shame that Xbox 360 and Xbox One users can't communicate through the separate consoles...
That might be because of the technical terms used in the article.
I doubt it will be anymore difficult than the past party chat.
TywinPosted:
I just wish that you could play and talk to the people on the xbox 360.
I have a lot of friends that don't plan on getting the Xbone anytime soon. :/
I have a lot of friends that don't plan on getting the Xbone anytime soon. :/
HOFPosted:
It annoys me how that i didnt have the money to buy a xbox one so i cnat talk to my friends from the 360 wow....
CokesPosted:
Frog This sounds more complicated than how it was on the 360. I haven't heard any complaints about it though so it must be fine :) Shame that Xbox 360 and Xbox One users can't communicate through the separate consoles...
Exactly, why make things more complicated then it has to be.
FrogPosted:
This sounds more complicated than how it was on the 360. I haven't heard any complaints about it though so it must be fine :) Shame that Xbox 360 and Xbox One users can't communicate through the separate consoles...
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