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Microsoft brand swap: Skydrive to become OneDrive
Microsoft has announced its online file storage platform SkyDrive is being re-branded to OneDrive. The new name is largely the product of a dispute, which Microsoft lost, over the "Sky" name with British broadcasting company BSkyB – the outfit behind Britain's premium Sky channels. "We believe the new OneDrive name conveys the value we can deliver for you and best represents our vision for the future," the Microsoft announcement reads. The post goes on to say existing users should find no breaks in service as Microsoft slaps the new name all over the old digs. If for some reason you absolutely must know the second OneDrive is live, you can sign up to be notified through email at the official site. SkyDrive is not only Microsoft's online file-hosting service, it also integrates with Xbox One to allow users to record clips of gameplay, edit them through Upload Studio, then publish and share them online. The change in moniker does not affect this functionality, which is still currently available to all Xbox One owners – granted they have an Xbox Live Gold subscription.
Xbox One Facebook, YouTube video sharing enabled by 2014
Xbox One Game DVR will work only via Xbox Live at launch, with YouTube and Facebook sharing enabled by 2014, Microsoft Senior Director of Product Planning and Management Albert Penello told Destructoid. Game DVR allows players to save the previous five minutes of gameplay with a voice command – "Xbox record" – and then edit that piece in the Upload Studio and share it. Clips are saved in 720p, at 30fps. Game DVR is exclusive to Xbox Live Gold members. Prepare your Facebook feed for a barrage of "epic kill" and "look at all this cheese" videos by 2014.
Xbox One Game DVR, Skype, Smart Match are for Gold subscribers
Xbox One Game DVR, a feature that will allow players to record gameplay directly through the console, will be exclusive to Gold subscribers, as will Skype and Smart Match matchmaking. These features are in addition to the established parameters of Xbox Live Gold set on Xbox 360: Premium entertainment apps like Netflix will still require it, as will online multiplayer and those coming live NFL broadcasts. Microsoft hasn't said if self-publishing will require Gold. The Xbox One is slated to launch this November for $500 in North America, €500 in Europe and £430 in the United Kingdom. The Xbox One will initially be available in 21 different markets.
