Voice command control

Hi

If you go into the settings section and disable Cortana the console will switch back to the legacy Xbox voice commands.

support.xbox.com/.../cortana-voice-commands

"Revert to Xbox commands

If, for whatever reason, Cortana isn’t what you want, you have the option to go back to the original voice control model using the "Xbox" command. When you switch, here’s what you’ll lose:

Headset voice control

Expanded commands and voice recognition

Voice-to-text input (dictation)

You can bring back Cortana at any time.

To revert to the original voice control model:

Double-tap the Xbox button to open the guide.

Select Settings > All settings.

Select System > Cortana settings.

In the snapped window on the right, highlight the On switch, and press the A button to turn it to Off."

I use it all the time with the controller in game, voice commands etc and never use the controller but use voice for watching videos and audio.

The gesture controls are kina meh, but the voice controls are just amazing! Try playing with voice commands for a day, and if you decide you don't like it after that I would be supprised. I actually caught myself trying to use voice commands on my DVD
player that is in the bedroom (no xbox in there).

Don't think about the voice commands as something that mostly replaces the controller.. You can use them when you don't have the controller in hand And even with controller in hand, there's a few things that are much faster with the voice command.

Point being, don't think of them as something that is there to replace the controller, use them when it's beneficial.

I love the Kinect both for voice commands and hand gestures and it works extremely well for me. Typically only failing for me due to excessive background noise or trying to use a wrong command

I don't see a point of using voice commands for launching games mainly because I have to have the controller on to play the games.

The apps are usually passive and easy to voice command.