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It was supposed to be Copilot, with access to your Xbox account. So you could ask it things like "what achievements do I have in [game]?" It would also know wha

It was supposed to be Copilot, with access to your Xbox account. So you could ask it things like "what achievements do I have in [game]?" It would also know what game you were playing, and answer questions like, "I'm stuck on [puzzle], give me a hint," etc. The "on mobile" part was that it would be integrated into the Xbox mobile app. (I say "supposed to be" because it was just a beta, and hadn't even made it to consoles yet – just PC and mobile.)

crowcroft 5mo ago
One turn away from 'Hey Copilot can you play my game for me'.
- mc32 5mo ago
  Where the other player asked the same thing so Copilot has to play against itself...
- cma 5mo ago
  It doesn't sound too different than things like the Nintendo Power Hotline.
  - DANmode 5mo ago
    That…might have actually been what they were missing, that usecase…
  - Larrikin 5mo ago
    But this was replaced by Segasages/Gamefaqs. There are a lot of gamers now that will make a YouTube video about it. Seems like a replacement for no reason.
- hnisforrtards 5mo ago
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- flohofwoe 5mo ago
  Autoplay mode (non-AI based), isn't all that unusual for Asian MMOs, e.g. builtin farming bots to counter thirdparty farming bots.
  - seg_lol 5mo ago
    Automating work in a work simulation game so you can relax.
    - beAbU 5mo ago
      There used to be a whole industry centered around paying someone to farm gold on your WoW account.
      - Tanoc 5mo ago
        Runescape as well. Gold farming for membership bonds severely stratified the game's economy and pushed people towards Oldschool Runescape. From the introduction of bonds until 2017 the number of bots raised at a rate unseen since the switchover to the new skilling menu in 2002.
3eb7988a1663 5mo ago
I have never used it, but many games on Playstation offer a kind of Hint function accessible from within the platform.
- cryzinger 5mo ago
  I've used those occasionally and they seem to be a mix of official guides and user-submitted video clips, but it's not clear where the user-submitted clips come from.
beAbU 5mo ago
This is such a solved problem though (from my experience). Usually googling the location/quest/puzzle name gets the result you are looking for first time. No need for copilot. Maybe it's just the type of games I'm playing, for example "how to get nyrulna" in google gives me my answer in the first search result.
- dormento 5mo ago
  > Usually googling the location/quest/puzzle name gets the result you are looking for Yeah but see they don't want you "googling" it. They want you "copiloting".

crowcroft 5mo ago

One turn away from 'Hey Copilot can you play my game for me'.

mc32 5mo ago
Where the other player asked the same thing so Copilot has to play against itself...
cma 5mo ago
It doesn't sound too different than things like the Nintendo Power Hotline.
- DANmode 5mo ago
  That…might have actually been what they were missing, that usecase…
- Larrikin 5mo ago
  But this was replaced by Segasages/Gamefaqs. There are a lot of gamers now that will make a YouTube video about it. Seems like a replacement for no reason.
hnisforrtards 5mo ago
[dead]
flohofwoe 5mo ago
Autoplay mode (non-AI based), isn't all that unusual for Asian MMOs, e.g. builtin farming bots to counter thirdparty farming bots.
- seg_lol 5mo ago
  Automating work in a work simulation game so you can relax.
  - beAbU 5mo ago
    There used to be a whole industry centered around paying someone to farm gold on your WoW account.
    - Tanoc 5mo ago
      Runescape as well. Gold farming for membership bonds severely stratified the game's economy and pushed people towards Oldschool Runescape. From the introduction of bonds until 2017 the number of bots raised at a rate unseen since the switchover to the new skilling menu in 2002.

3eb7988a1663 5mo ago

I have never used it, but many games on Playstation offer a kind of Hint function accessible from within the platform.

cryzinger 5mo ago
I've used those occasionally and they seem to be a mix of official guides and user-submitted video clips, but it's not clear where the user-submitted clips come from.

beAbU 5mo ago

This is such a solved problem though (from my experience). Usually googling the location/quest/puzzle name gets the result you are looking for first time. No need for copilot. Maybe it's just the type of games I'm playing, for example "how to get nyrulna" in google gives me my answer in the first search result.

dormento 5mo ago
> Usually googling the location/quest/puzzle name gets the result you are looking for Yeah but see they don't want you "googling" it. They want you "copiloting".