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jdlshore 11 hours ago

What is/was Copilot on mobile and on XBox? I can’t keep track of all the different things Microsoft now calls “Copilot.”

It’s interesting that so many execs with a GenAI background are joining a gaming console division, and seemingly moving away from GenAI. Gamers are pretty hostile to GenAI, too.

Edit: As nhinck2 says below, all the new execs came with the new CEO from her CoreAI division. So maybe not so interesting after all.

favorited 11 hours ago | parent | next [-]

It was supposed to be Copilot, with access to your Xbox account. So you could ask it things like "what achievements do I have in [game]?" It would also know what game you were playing, and answer questions like, "I'm stuck on [puzzle], give me a hint," etc.

The "on mobile" part was that it would be integrated into the Xbox mobile app.

(I say "supposed to be" because it was just a beta, and hadn't even made it to consoles yet – just PC and mobile.)

crowcroft 11 hours ago | parent | next [-]

One turn away from 'Hey Copilot can you play my game for me'.

flohofwoe 5 hours ago | parent | next [-]

Autoplay mode (non-AI based), isn't all that unusual for Asian MMOs, e.g. builtin farming bots to counter thirdparty farming bots.

cma 10 hours ago | parent | prev | next [-]

It doesn't sound too different than things like the Nintendo Power Hotline.

Larrikin 10 hours ago | parent | next [-]

But this was replaced by Segasages/Gamefaqs. There are a lot of gamers now that will make a YouTube video about it. Seems like a replacement for no reason.

DANmode 10 hours ago | parent | prev [-]

That…might have actually been what they were missing, that usecase…

mc32 11 hours ago | parent | prev | next [-]

Where the other player asked the same thing so Copilot has to play against itself...

hnisforrtards 9 hours ago | parent | prev [-]

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3eb7988a1663 9 hours ago | parent | prev [-]

I have never used it, but many games on Playstation offer a kind of Hint function accessible from within the platform.

cryzinger 9 hours ago | parent [-]

I've used those occasionally and they seem to be a mix of official guides and user-submitted video clips, but it's not clear where the user-submitted clips come from.

raffael_de 15 minutes ago | parent | prev | next [-]

> What is/was Copilot on mobile and on XBox? I can’t keep track of all the different things Microsoft now calls “Copilot.”

"Microsoft Xbox Copilot app"

szszrk 2 hours ago | parent | prev | next [-]

> What is/was Copilot on mobile and on XBox?

I'd love to explain!

On xbox mobile app you now have a copilot section. It's a chat. If you ask it for current price of something in the store, it will find outdated results from other stores on the internet. That's assuming the "send" button will work, mine often doesn't (it depends on keyboard you use somehow). But app will crash anyway so who cares.

Thank you for your attention.

ahartmetz an hour ago | parent [-]

Feasting on their own dogfood, it seems

nhinck2 11 hours ago | parent | prev | next [-]

Well, one person moved and then brought a bunch of people with them.

jdlshore 11 hours ago | parent [-]

Good point.

sidewndr46 9 hours ago | parent | prev [-]

isn't Copilot just whatever Microsoft needs it to be this week?

ahartmetz an hour ago | parent | next [-]

Remember the "Cloud to butt" browser extension? There could be a Copilot to super potato (etc) extension.

shalmanese 7 hours ago | parent | prev | next [-]

No, you’re thinking of .NET. Or maybe 365. Or perhaps you’re thinking of Live. Or maybe it was ActiveX.

vrganj 5 hours ago | parent | prev [-]

Isn't even MS Office Copilot now?

szszrk 3 hours ago | parent [-]

There is no such thing as ms office any more. Please don't speak of him.

But also please don't try to find the new one with our search bar. Really, please don't.