{"id":24836,"date":"2014-06-14T06:56:56","date_gmt":"2014-06-14T06:56:56","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/4cd.e16.myftpupload.com\/?p=24836"},"modified":"2014-06-14T06:56:56","modified_gmt":"2014-06-14T06:56:56","slug":"e3-xbox-one-ad-is-switching-on-microsoft-consoles","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/2014\/06\/e3-xbox-one-ad-is-switching-on-microsoft-consoles\/","title":{"rendered":"E3: Xbox One ad is switching on Microsoft consoles"},"content":{"rendered":"
Xbox One owners are complaining that a new TV advert is switching their consoles on without their permission.<\/p>\n
The ad – featuring Breaking Bad’s Aaron Paul –\u00a0has the actor say<\/a>\u00a0“Xbox On” near its start.<\/p>\n The instruction appears to trigger the machine’s Kinect voice\/motion sensor, activating the console.<\/p>\n A spokesman for the firm said it had no comment at this time, but noted that previous ads had also featured voice commands.<\/p>\n Many people have posted comments about the problem on social media sites.<\/p>\n “Aaron Paul just turned my Xbox One via the Xbox advert. (Which triggered the IR [infrared] blaster to switch my TV off..)”\u00a0tweeted Qassim Farid, a UK-based tech blogger<\/a>.<\/p>\n Chesterfield-based\u00a0Tom Neal<\/a>\u00a0wrote: “@Xbox your new TV advert is annoying the hell outta me. Aaron Paul keeps turning my console on\u2026 #stooooop”<\/p>\n The effect has also been noted on news discussion site Reddit’s Xbox section,\u00a0with one commentator writing<\/a>: “Damn commercial keeps turning on my xbox! Lol”<\/p>\n <\/p>\n The post reflects the attitude of many console owners who have posted about the matter who appear more bemused than angered by the glitch.<\/p>\n This is not the first time such an effect has been reported.<\/p>\n In November Xbox One owner Tom Kimberl posted\u00a0a video to YouTube<\/a>showing that an internet ad that featured the command “Xbox go to Dead Rising 3” launched the game on his system.<\/p>\n Users affected by the issue do have the ability\u00a0to turn off the Kinect sensor<\/a>, which prevents the console responding to voice commands.<\/p>\n The issue has parallels with an effect played for laughs in the TV series 30 Rock where a voice-controlled television went haywire when\u00a0on-screen characters mentioned its trigger words<\/a>.<\/p>\n