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@brich: I hope that is the case. That would make it all OK. Hopefully they will be able to fully integrate cable box (and DVR stuff) over time, but as long as I say "Xbox - show cable box view" or something, I'm happy for now.

I opening admit that the ability to instantly switch between games, TV, and app is incredibly appealing to me. I do all 3 of those activities almost every day and probably switch inputs a half dozen times a night. Also, switching from a game to Netflix (at my wife's request) is currently a painful experience. I have to find a checkpoint in my game (not always easy to find these days) and then boot up Netflix. When that is all done, I'm back to square one with the game and have to sit through 10 minutes of loading BS.

OK, story time over. Here is what I want to know.

If the Xbox One serves as a TV Cable Box pass through (grabbing its signal and guide data from the actual cable box), DOES IT SUPPORT CABLE BOX DVR?

This is of crucial importance. If it does not (and I suspect it does not based on MS's careful use of the phrase "live TV") then the whole TV feature is useless.

Here is why.

HDMI cable goes out of the cable box and into the Xbox One. HDMI goes out of the Xbox One and into the TV or receiver.

This means that I have NO way to get at the cable box UI. Meaning, if the Xbox One doesn't support DVR stuff (not to mention cable box settings/scheduling), then I'd literally have to unplug the HDMI from the Xbox One and plug it directly into the TV any time I want to watch something off the DVR. No OK.

One solution would be to have a pure pass through option, basically an iFrame of the cablebox UI that you can see through the Xbox One. Another would be to buy a HDMI switcher to sit between the cable box and the Xbox One (with a 2nd HDMI going directly to the TV), this is less than ideal and does not simplify my entertainment experience.

Basically, I have 2 questions:

1. What is the actual plan from MS? I really hope this whole idea doesn't fall apart for people with DVRs (which I assume is A LOT of people)

2. Why haven't game journalists been all over this question? Granted, they've been focused on other aspects of the system.

@Rhaknar: It's west coast, so the embargo lasts until the east coast midnight launch. Anyone else a little suspicious? I can't remember the last embargo that went right up to release date for a triple-A title (though who knows if it is triple-A, with the embargo and all...).

I'm on Xbox LIVE a few nights a week (9 - 12 EST) and would love to play this game co-op. I'm a big fan of L4D and CoD4, but my usual teammates aren't buying Borderlands.
 
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