14 DAY TRIAL // Microsoft has confirmed that Xbox One owners will be able to interact with others via the Xbox Live online service by either friending them, which requires consent from the other person, or by following them and just admiring information they share publicly.
The Xbox One next-gen console will be released in November and Microsoft has shared quite a few details about its new device and how it will introduce a new generation of its Xbox Live online service.
Among the new features is the introduction of friends and followers, as each will have access to different kinds of information from a regular user.
For a full breakdown, check out the description below, via the Xbox Wire.
"Your New Friends App on Xbox One Designed around you and your friends, Xbox One will have plenty of room for all your favorite people in the brand new Friends system on Xbox One. Your Xbox 360 friends will automatically be added to your Friends list. With Xbox One you can have 1,000 friends, connect with people instantly by following them and have infinite followers yourself. You can also see all of your Xbox One and Xbox 360 friends and their activity in your Activity Feed.
Similar to the other social media networks, Xbox One allows you to share the latest in games and entertainment with fellow gamers, friends and family, or even celebrities and gaming personalities by following people.
On your Xbox One, there are now more ways to connect than simply sending a friend invite. For example, the one-way follow model of Xbox One allows Xbox Live members to connect with the people they care about in an easier way than ever before.
Friends and Followers So what’s the difference between a friend and a follower? They are all considered your friends on Xbox One, but the levels of privacy between the two are different. You can follow anyone you want and it’s completely up to them if they follow you back. You can also decide what information your followers can see about you.
When you and another gamer mutually follow each other, it creates a more interactive relationship that unlocks the ability for you both to see information like when each other are online, what achievements you earn in real time and what you’re up to on Xbox One."
In order to properly highlight the new Friends application on the Xbox One, a special video has also been posted by Microsoft, so check it out below.
