The latest monthly update for Xbox One is a handy one, as now users can cut straight to their games just by picking up a controller.
Rolling out later today, the update lets users sync up their Xbox Live accounts to a specific controller — making signing in as simple as turning on your personally appointed gamepad.
This, in conjunction with Xbox Design Lab (which creates custom-colored and engraved controllers) and the console’s button-remapping feature, makes it all the easier to find yourself a peripheral on Microsoft’s game machine that suits your needs.
Additionally, this can make sharing a console with multiple people easier, as your Xbox knows only to sign in whoever’s controller is active.
Of course, this requires having each person own their own controller — which can be wasteful for large groups but might work for, say, siblings who have trouble sharing or having an assigned “guest” controller for when you have friends over.
To activate this feature, log into your account using the controller you want synced up. From there, go to “Settings,” choose “Sign-in, security & passkey,” hit “This controller signs in” and finally, choose “Link controller” to make your own personal account/controller combo.
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Source:: techradar.com – Gaming
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