Hacker News with Generative AI: Xbox

The weird afterlife of Xbox Kinect (theguardian.com)
Released in 2010 and bundled with the Xbox 360, the Kinect looked like the future – for a brief moment, at least. A camera that could detect your gestures and replicate them on-screen in a game, the Kinect allowed players to control video games with their bodies. It was initially a sensation, selling 1m units in its first 10 days; it remains the fastest-selling gaming peripheral ever.
Xbox pushes ahead with new generative AI (wired.com)
Microsoft is wading deeper into generative artificial intelligence for gaming with Muse, a new AI model announced today.
Show HN: CoPlay – Enabling In-Room Xbox Gaming for Children's Hospitals (coplay.io)
CoPlay XM is a tool built to help alleviate the common challenges faced by hospitals and organizations when managing fleets of Xbox consoles and users. It automates the process of monitoring and controlling the interactions of groups of xbox live users, adding/removing friends, and wiping user data.
Guarding Against Physical Attacks: The Xbox One Story [video] (youtube.com)
iFixit now sells genuine Xbox replacement parts but at ridiculous prices (tomshardware.com)
Microsoft says it's built an Xbox game store on Android but can't launch it (theverge.com)
A few weeks ago, Microsoft exec Sarah Bond said that in November, “players will be able to play and purchase Xbox games directly from the Xbox App on Android.”
Microsoft lays off 650 more Xbox employees (theverge.com)
Microsoft is laying off around 650 employees in its gaming division today.
Microsoft's new Xbox Adaptive Joystick puts accessibility at the center (theverge.com)
Microsoft's canceled Xbox cloud console gets detailed in new patent (theverge.com)
Microsoft's AI will be inside Minecraft, and other Xbox, PC games (windowscentral.com)
What Is the Point of Xbox? (eurogamer.net)
What is the point of Xbox? (eurogamer.net)
Xbox 360 marketplace will stop accepting purchases per July 29th (xbox.com)
Xbox Console Sales Are Tanking as Microsoft Brings Games to PS5 (kotaku.com)
An Xbox VR headset is on the way (theverge.com)