

“For most of the profile customization, users are going to want to go to the Twitch website. “We want to enable users to use the Kinect camera not just to broadcast, but to customize that stuff as well,” Gibson says. In the future, users will be able to take profile pictures with the Kinect for use on their Twitch profiles. We also spoke about channel aesthetic customization. “We’re also working on enabling chat in the SmartGlass experience,” Gibson says. If the directions above do not resolve issues within the app, try a fresh reinstall. Gibson also spoke about other ways to use chat. If your Xbox locks up, try a hard reset: Press the power button on the front of the console for 10 seconds, then remove the power for 30 seconds and restart the console. When the updated Twitch app rolls out on March 11, users will be able to interact with chat via controller-based virtual keyboard and USB keyboard functionality that was introduced in the February update. That’s one of the things we’re eager to during final tweaking during the beta starting this week.” Is it theoretically possible to do? We’re working hard to make it so it’s not. “Our system should absolutely filter that stuff out. “We’re working on echo-cancellation and use the mic array to focus voice commands on the user in front of the console versus from the speakers,” Gibson explained. We asked about how the system will handle broadcasters trying to troll viewers with Kinect voice commands. “We’re very eager to see if that’s what users want,” Gibson says. Speaking of parties, while Microsoft won’t support broadcasting party chat at launch, it’s something we could see in the future. Tying in the Twitch account and providing single sign-on with Xbox Live allows us to tie these things together.” As long as broadcaster parties aren’t private, it will be easy to drop in and queue up. “The thing that we’re really proud of with the Twitch integration is that we integrated it with the Xbox identity system and did a bunch of single sign-on work with them,” Gibson says. This won’t adversely impact discoverability, though.

Gibson assured us that privacy features that exist in the social settings right now will help ensure that broadcasters are able to maintain desired separation. One of our concerns when the news broke was about viewers being able to join parties. We spoke with Chad Gibson on the Xbox Live team about how Twitch will work on the platform.
XBOX ONE PARTY CHAT NOT GOING THROUGH TWITCH APP UPDATE
The update to the Twitch app will be coming on March 11, alongside Titanfall. This morning brought news that Microsoft and Twitch are going to be rolling out streaming support for Xbox One in two weeks.
