Xbox launches a new playmate fed by AI for mobile users

Before the game developer conference (GDC), Xbox revealed Thursday that he was experimenting with a game sidekick powered by AI.

“Copilot for gaming”, propelled by Microsoft AI technology, is an optimized vocal assistant designed to improve the game experience and is designed to answer questions, do tasks and even criticize if you play badly.

“He can talk to you if that’s what you need,” Fatima Kardar, vice-president of the Gaming game AI in Microsoft in an episode of the official Xbox podcast published Thursday published on Thursday.

In a briefing with the press, the company has demonstrated several use cases, such as providing real -time advice – as suggesting which Overwatch character to choose for your team according to their strengths.

He even looks at your selections of characters spent on a particular map. AI can also advise you on your next move to win the fight and how to improve in future meetings.

Xbox has teamed up with Game Studios to ensure that AI’s responses are accurate because the information found on the Internet can sometimes be misleading or obsolete, Kardar said. This means that when you ask the co -pilot of help with a game (although it does not allow you to cheat), it will provide you with correct information.

In addition, it can inform you when your friends are online and ask if you want to jump into a game with them. If your friends are offline, however, the co -pilot can serve as a companion that adapts to your gameplay style.

Other smaller tasks than AI can manage understand what happened during your last game session, the installation of games for you and the recommendation of new titles according to your preferences.

Currently, the co -pilot for the game is only available via the Xbox mobile application and will stop on the second screen while you play a game. Xbox plans to improve functionality according to user comments.

The other companies exploring AI agents for video games include Google and Sony, among others. For example, last year, researchers from Google Deepmind developed SimaA playmate who plays alongside users and can receive instructions. Sony PlayStation would have worked on a version fueled by AI of Aloy, a character from the Forbidden West video game horizon, according to The penis.