Say goodbye to 25 digit redeem codes

Confirmed today that you no longer have to type in those pain in the ass redeem codes. Kinect can scan in a QR code for you

http://m.ign.com/articles/2013/07/01/xbox-one-kinect-will-scan-redemption-codes

QR codes just refuse to die don't they?

That's awesome, anything to lessen the amount of inconvenience I have!

Well, in this instance, they're actually adding something practical. Also, a weak justification for mandatory Kinect.

heh. I'm guessing there are other reasons besides just this for having it be a part of the system. But yeah, they still have a ways to go in making that more compelling argument.

Still, this is nice.

I completely agree, you took the words from my innocent mouth.

Goodbye, 25 digit codes!

@video_game_king: weak but welcomed. I've been dreaming about this ever since the Xbox Vision was released.

Well yeah its nice, but I just always thought people thought they were dumb, but also I don't think this is the main thing they will try to justify Kinect with.

Also you went a whole post without embedding a JRPG OST in it, whats happening man?

Well that's good for future xbox one owners...

Vinny is going to be psyched.

Still doesn't justify the mandatory Kinect requirement.

Well, at least they finally found one good use for the kinect, but couldn't they just put into the smartglass and we could just scan it with a phone like every other app?

You mean I have to get up off my ass to redeem my digital content now? UUUUUGH

But are you willing to sacrifice your privacy for convenience?

You are implying anybody uses smartglass.

Well good to know the Kinect will have another useful thing attached to it.

Video_game_king is evolving!

KILLER APP.

Did you just have a picture of Eevee evolving on a Spanish version of Pokemon in your folder?

I don't think it was ever supposed to be "justification" for the Kinect, more just utilizing something they know they will have available. I think it's a great idea in theory.

@truthtellah: it's mandatory to try and push devs to use it.

That's rad.

I use it to see if my friends are online, but that's it.

Am I the only one thinking people are just going to start randomly scanning QR codes to see if they yield free goods? It'll be just like the Monster Rancher titles on the PSX.

That is honestly awesome, I can't wait until I finally don't have to put in stupid CD keys. I've been waiting for this since 1996.

yay

I never understood why you just can have a companion app for smartphones. Well it would be Windows Phone ...

@connerthekewlkid: I use Smartglass frequently. Much better to use that to check your friends list than either turning on your Xbox or PC. Also the easiest way to check achievements and edit your avatar.

XBOX ONE: WELCOME TO 2009

This is something Microsoft should have been doing with Kinect from the start. You should have been able to do things like hold up things like points card to the camera to add it to your account.

Thank fuck. Buying a new game, especially a pre-ordered Collector's Edition, is such a fucking pain in the ass due to all the codes.

It was better when it was just the X-Box Live app though, before Smartglass.

I think this is a pretty awesome idea. It's like the Skylanders of codes.

Kinect is finally good for something.

One one hand: good fucking riddance, on the other hand: I have to use the Kinect to scan in QR codes. Why must good news come with shitty news right after?

Nothing quite like getting a spiffy new monster from my sister's Spice Girls & Usher CDs.

When games are made for a PC, the developers have as many buttons as there are keys on a keyboard to work with. When games are made on the PS3 or 360, developers have the same amount of buttons to work with for either.

When games will be made for the PS4, developers will have just as many buttons AND a touch pad. When those same games will be made for the Xbox One, developers will have just as many buttons AND kinect voice recognition / hand gestures.

The idea isn't that developers will HAVE to use kinect because it's there. The idea is that developers will HAVE to use kinect because it's their only option.

You mentioned ME3. The same button was used to run, take cover, and revive teammates in that game, and it felt awful at times trying to revive a teammate only to find yourself taking cover instead. Very poorly designed aspect of that game. So let's say that Bioware dedicates a specific button to reviving teammates in ME4.

On PS4, that could mean a quick tap to the right side of the touchpad, or a quick "down to up" swipe on the touchpad. On the Xbox One, that same command would either have to be a voice command, a motion of your hand, or it would use the same system as ME3 and not have a dedicated button.

THIS is what people mean when they say that developers will HAVE to use kinect.

I bet by the time Kinect 3 comes out (maybe 3 years from the X1 launch?), Kinect will have enough cool features in place and will be precise enough that suddenly gamers will be clamoring for it.

Kinect 2 will be the generation that has to pave the way to that point with a ton of little convenience updates like these.

Those codes take like 30 seconds to type in on a keyboard, which is much shorter than it will take for Kinect to warmup, recognize who is in the room, and try to scan but oops it is too dark you must redo.

Plus redeem codes are like serial keys from the 90's, its all nostalgic