Goodbye Xbox, 'Hey Cortana'

We always knew Cortana was heading to Xbox One -- it was part of the strategy for the digital assistant as far back as 2013. But Microsoft used its E3 2016 press conference to confirm that Cortana is poised to arrive with a host of updates, including a number of changes to community services with the addition of clubs and new game matchmaking. When Cortana lands it will replace the traditional voice commands that Xbox gamers are able to use. So instead of just loudly saying "Xbox" to wake up the Kinect's voice recognition, you'll be able to say "Hey Cortana". I saw a quick demonstration of an early build of the Xbox version of Cortana at E3 2016.