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The Xbox One gets a screenshot feature in March

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Screenshots! They’re like videos, except they only capture one entire frame of the action around you. Revolutionary stuff! It’s also a feature that has been sorely lacking on the Xbox One, as players have been unable to snap a glory shot of their antics within a game. The Xbox One is finally going to get that requested function however. And it’ll have a personal touch to it as well.

The March update will add in a screenshot function, according to Xbox Wire:

New in preview is a highly requested feature by our community from the Xbox feedback site.  While playing a game, you can now take screenshots on your Xbox One console by simply double-tapping the Xbox button on your controller to capture a screenshot and pressing Y to save the screenshot. You can also say “Xbox Take a Screenshot” to take and save a screenshot.

The Upload app is being updated so that you can manage your screenshots in addition to your game clips. You can use a screenshot as your background, by viewing the screenshot in full-screen mode from the Upload app, then, press the Menu button and select Set as background.  In coming preview builds, you will be able to use Upload to share screenshots to your activity feed, attach to messages, add screenshots to your showcase, and eventually share to Twitter. Also, your screenshots will be visible in your profile alongside your game clips.  In the initial preview build, the sharing functions are not yet enabled, but you can start capturing screenshots and using them for your backgrounds.

I quite dig that last line. Say what you want about the Xbox One, but it’s a console that does allow for a more personal touch. Especially when said touch involves wanting to curb-stomp yet another ridiculously large update. But applying a screenshot as a background? An excellent idea. Now to wait for a Hatsune Miku game to be released on that system.

Last Updated: February 19, 2015

22 Comments

  1. Finally, a game changing feature from MS.
    I’ll definitely be getting a Xbone now 😀

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    • Blood Emperor Trevor

      February 19, 2015 at 08:07

      Me too. These things are going to sell like hotcakes now. I hope there’re enough trucks for hire to transport them all home.

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      • Allykhat

        February 19, 2015 at 09:33

        By the looks of it, you need a truck for all that sarcasm too XD

        Reply

  2. RinceThis

    February 19, 2015 at 08:08

    Eventually share on twitter? Not yet?

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    • Hammersteyn

      February 19, 2015 at 08:10

      Phil would say there’s a device for that. You’re 360, I mean your phone.

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  3. Pieter Kruger

    February 19, 2015 at 08:11

    Screenshots as backgrounds, that’s probably the only thing I’ll use it for!

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    • Hammersteyn

      February 19, 2015 at 08:13

      I like animated backgrounds.Helps with the illusion of next gen

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      • Spaffy

        February 19, 2015 at 08:15

        I’ll send you a screenshot of me playing DA:I on my pc.

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        • Hammersteyn

          February 19, 2015 at 08:15

          XD

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        • Blood Emperor Trevor

          February 19, 2015 at 08:18

          Like this?

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          • Spaffy

            February 19, 2015 at 08:24

            Close enough 😀

  4. Blood Emperor Trevor

    February 19, 2015 at 08:12

    I hope they’ve worked hard on the voice recognition. “Xbox take a screenshot” and BAM! your browser opens up & you’re on pornhub.

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    • Hammersteyn

      February 19, 2015 at 08:15

      Convenience

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    • Spaffy

      February 19, 2015 at 08:16

      You’re taking “screenshot” to the next level 😛

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      • Brady miaau

        February 19, 2015 at 15:26

        With a name like spaffy (I looked it up, what a regret), perhaps you should reconsider that statement?

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        • Spaffy

          February 19, 2015 at 15:41

          Thanx.

          I was Spaffy (due to my name) looooong before some prick decided to make something up on the urban dictionary.

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          • Brady miaau

            February 19, 2015 at 15:57

            Fair enough, fair enough. My name and handle are also nicknames that stem from my actual name

            New words are cropping up all the time.

            Interesting phrasing too

            and no need to thank me, all part of the service.

          • Spaffy

            February 19, 2015 at 15:59

            Long day bud. Long day. 🙁

            😀

    • Brady miaau

      February 19, 2015 at 10:56

      No voice if you are in SA, with an SA account. Pisses me off massively.

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  5. Hammersteyn

    February 19, 2015 at 08:13

    You can also say “Xbox Take a Screenshot” That’s three words too many for the Kinect 😛

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    • Pieter Kruger

      February 19, 2015 at 08:24

      “Xbox slap Hammersteyn” ????

      Reply

      • Hammersteyn

        February 19, 2015 at 08:33

        Rofl

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