Xbox One可能是市场上最强大的游戏机之一（尤其是如果您拥有Xbox One X），但对于许多人来说，这也是一种消费媒体的方式。
通过Xbox，您可以尽情观看Netflix、Hulu和Crunchyroll。您可以流式传输音乐和观看 YouTube(music and watch YouTube)。只需将应用程序下载到您的机器并使用控制器导航到它们。(machine and navigating)
现在你有了另一个选择——智能助手。通过Amazon Alexa、Google Home 和 Cortana(Google Home and Cortana)，您可以打开和关闭 Xbox、启动应用程序、控制音量等等。其中一些服务仍处于测试阶段，这意味着尚未解决所有错误，但早期结果很有希望。
下面介绍如何将Xbox One连接到智能助手并亲自试用。
如何使用 Alexa 连接和控制 Xbox One(How To Connect & Control Xbox One With Alexa)
在我们的测试中，我们发现Amazon Echo是最容易与Xbox One连接的设备之一。
- 打开您的Xbox One 主机并登录(console and sign)您的帐户。
- 打开System > Settings > Kinect & devices > Digital Assistants。
- 单击(Click)复选框(check box)以允许数字助理连接到Xbox One。
- 在手机(phone and search)上打开Alexa 应用程序(Alexa app)，然后在技能和游戏(Skills & Games)部分搜索Xbox 。
- 点击启用以使用(Enable to Use)。
- 完成此操作后，一系列屏幕说明将帮助您将Xbox One和Amazon Echo设备配对。
要控制您的Xbox One，您首先要说Alexa，告诉 Xbox...(Alexa, tell Xbox to… )，然后按照您的命令进行操作。您也可以说询问 Xbox(ask Xbox)。Alexa让您能够开始和停止视频、调高和调低音量、启动应用程序和游戏(apps and games)等等。如果你不确定你还能做什么，你甚至可以用 Alexa 问问Alexa自己，问 Xbox 我能说什么。(Alexa, ask Xbox what I can say.)
设置设备时，其默认名称(default name)为Xbox ，但如果您想要更具体的名称，可以将该名称更改为Living Room Xbox或Bedroom Xbox之类的名称。(Bedroom Xbox)如果您有多个Xbox One想要与Alexa一起使用，这一点就更加重要了。
最酷的部分（无论如何在我们看来）是，如果您最近使用过您的 Xbox，并且您没有任何其他设备与Alexa配对，您可以从短语中删除“Xbox”一词并发出命令。例如，Alexa，play或Alexa，启动 Hulu(Alexa, launch Hulu)。
如何使用 Google Home 连接和控制 Xbox One(How To Connect & Control Xbox One With Google Home)
Google Assistant/Home and Xbox One之间的集成仍然是新事物。事实上，公测真的是在9(September)月底才开始。还有一些错误需要解决，因此您可能会在设置此功能时遇到麻烦，但它确实有效。
根据我们的经验，Google Home发出了无法与Xbox One配对的警告，但控制台出现在链接的设备列表中，并且可以通过Google Assistant进行控制。
- 开始使用的第一步是使用与您的Google Home 或 Assistant(Google Home or Assistant)相关联的Google 帐户加入(Google account)Google 群组( Google Group)。
- 接下来，打开您的 Xbox。
- 打开System > Settings > Kinect & devices > Digital Assistants。
- 单击(Click)复选框(check box)以允许数字助理连接到Xbox One。
- 在您的 Google Home 应用中，点按Add > Set up device > Have something already set up?
- 搜索[beta] Xbox并选择它。
- 使用您的Microsoft 帐户(Microsoft account)登录。
- 一系列屏幕说明将指导您完成设备配对。您将能够选择要放置控制台的房间、更改设备名称(device name)等等。
此功能的beta 测试(beta test)仅提供英语(English)版本，但微软(Microsoft)计划在今年晚些时候发布完整版时扩大语言支持。(language support)
Google Assistant可以对Xbox做(Xbox everything) Alexa可以做的所有事情，而且命令非常相似。只需(Just)说，嘿 Google，在 Xbox 上暂停(Hey Google, pause on Xbox)或嘿 Google，在 Xbox 上截屏。(Hey Google, take a screenshot on Xbox.)
如何使用 Cortana 连接和控制 Xbox One(How To Connect & Control Xbox One With Cortana)
Cortana最酷的地方在于它内置于Xbox One中。如果您有耳机，您可以启用它并使用游戏中的功能(functionality mid-game)。但是，您也可以在您的Android或 iOS 设备上下载Cortana 应用程序，并通过这种方式控制(Cortana app)Xbox One。
如何在控制台上启用 Cortana(How To Enable Cortana On The Console)
如果您想使用内置的Cortana 功能(Cortana function)而不是通过辅助设备，请转到Settings > All Settings > System > Cortana Settings。系统将提示您在设备上启用助手。同意服务条款，您就可以开始了。只需(Just)说Hey Cortana即可激活她。
Cortana仅在某些地区可用，并且在美国(United) 支持的功能比在其他国家/地区多。(States)完整的功能可能会扩展到其他国家，但这尚未得到证实。
如何通过移动设备使用 Cortana(How To Use Cortana Through a Mobile Device)
如果您不希望始终将麦克风或耳机插入您的控制台，另一种控制Xbox One的方法是通过移动设备上的Cortana 。
- 转到您的应用商店(app store)并下载Cortana 应用(Cortana app)。
- 打开您的 Xbox 并登录。
- 打开System > Settings > Kinect & devices > Digital Assistants。
- 单击(Click)复选框(check box)以允许数字助理连接到Xbox One。
- 在您的移动设备上打开Cortana 应用程序(Cortana app)并登录(device and sign)或说，嘿 Cortana，配对我的 Xbox(Hey Cortana, pair my Xbox)。
- 如果您使用移动设备，请使用您已链接到Xbox One的(Xbox One)Microsoft 帐户(Microsoft account)登录。如果您使用 Cortana 的语音命令(voice command)，它应该会自动配对。
完成此操作后，您就可以开始了。Cortana具有与其他两个智能助手相同的功能，但仅仅因为她的名字，她可能是Halo铁杆粉丝的首选。(Halo)
How To Control Your Xbox One With a Smart Assistant
The Xbox One might be one of the strongest gaming consoles on the market (especially if you have the Xbox One X), but for many peoрle it’s also a way to consume media.
Through Xbox, you can watch Netflix, Hulu, and Crunchyroll to your heart’s content. You can stream music and watch YouTube. All it takes is downloading the apps to your machine and navigating to them with your controller.
Now you have another option – smart assistants. Through Amazon Alexa, Google Home and Cortana, you can turn your Xbox on and off, start apps, control the volume, and much more. Some of these services are still in beta, which means all the bugs haven’t been worked out, but early results are promising.
Here’s how you can connect your Xbox One to your smart assistant and try them out for yourself.
How To Connect & Control Xbox One With Alexa
In our tests, we found the Amazon Echo to be one of the easiest devices to connect with the Xbox One.
- Power on your Xbox One console and sign into your account.
- Open System > Settings > Kinect & devices > Digital Assistants.
- Click the check box to allow digital assistants to connect to the Xbox One.
- Open the Alexa app on your phone and search for Xbox in the Skills & Games section.
- Tap Enable to Use.
- Once you do this, a series of on-screen instructions will help you pair your Xbox One and your Amazon Echo devices.
To control your Xbox One, you’ll start by saying Alexa, tell Xbox to… and then follow your command. You can also say ask Xbox. Alexa gives you the ability to start and stop video, turn the volume up and down, launch apps and games, and much more. If you aren’t sure what else you can do, you can even ask Alexa herself with Alexa, ask Xbox what I can say.
When you set up the device, its default name will be Xbox, but you can change that name to something like Living Room Xbox or Bedroom Xbox if you want more specificity. This is even more important if you have more than one Xbox One that you want to use Alexa with.
The coolest part (in our opinion anyway) is that if you recently used your Xbox and you don’t have any other devices paired with Alexa, you can drop the word “Xbox” from the phrase and just give the command. For example, Alexa, play or Alexa, launch Hulu.
How To Connect & Control Xbox One With Google Home
The integration between Google Assistant/Home and Xbox One is still new. In fact, the public beta really only started at the end of September. There are still a few bugs to work out, so you might run into trouble setting up this functionality, but it does work.
In our experience, Google Home gave a warning that it could not pair with the Xbox One, but the console appeared in the linked devices list and could be controlled via Google Assistant.
- The first step to getting started is to join the Google Group with the Google account linked to your Google Home or Assistant.
- Next, power on your Xbox.
- Open System > Settings > Kinect & devices > Digital Assistants.
- Click the check box to allow digital assistants to connect to the Xbox One.
- Within your Google Home app, tap Add > Set up device > Have something already set up?
- Search for [beta] Xbox and select it.
- Sign in with your Microsoft account.
- A series of on-screen instructions will guide you through pairing the device. You will be able to choose what room you want to put the console in, change the device name, and much more.
The beta test for this functionality is only available in English, but Microsoft plans to broaden language support when the full version releases later in the year.
Google Assistant can do to the Xbox everything Alexa can do, and the commands are quite similar. Just say, Hey Google, pause on Xbox or Hey Google, take a screenshot on Xbox.
How To Connect & Control Xbox One With Cortana
The cool thing about Cortana is that it is built into the Xbox One. If you have a headset, you can enable it and use the functionality mid-game. However, you can also download the Cortana app on your Android or iOS device and control the Xbox One that way, too.
How To Enable Cortana On The Console
If you want to use the built-in Cortana function instead of going through a secondary device, go to Settings > All Settings > System > Cortana Settings. You will be prompted to enable the assistant on the device. Agree to the terms of service and you’re good to go. Just say Hey Cortana to activate her.
Cortana is only available in some regions and more features are supported in the United States than in other countries. The full functionality may expand to other countries, but this has not yet been confirmed.
How To Use Cortana Through a Mobile Device
If you don’t want a microphone or headset plugged into your console all the time, another way to control the Xbox One is through Cortana on a mobile device.
- Go to your app store and download the Cortana app.
- Power on your Xbox and sign in.
- Open System > Settings > Kinect & devices > Digital Assistants.
- Click the check box to allow digital assistants to connect to the Xbox One.
- Open the Cortana app on your mobile device and sign in or say, Hey Cortana, pair my Xbox.
- If you used your mobile device, sign in with the Microsoft account you have linked to your Xbox One. If you used Cortana’s voice command, it should pair automatically.
Once you’ve done this, you’ll be ready to go. Cortana has the same functionality as the other two smart assistants, but she might be the go-to option for hardcore Halo fans simply because of her name.
