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Game Console-Controlling Apps

Clean the Sky - Positive Eco Trends & Breakthroughs

The Xbox Companion App Lets You Browse Xbox LIVE Content On the Go

— October 6, 2011 — Tech
Xbox gamers who also happen to own Windows-powered smartphones are going to love the Xbox Companion app. The Xbox Companion app is an app for Windows phones that lets you control the content of your Xbox from your phone.

The Xbox Companion app lets you find content, learn more about it and control all from your phone. Using the app, you can instantly access the Xbox LIVE marketplace where you can browse movies and games. Should you choose to watch a movie, you can control it using your phone. While pausing and skipping forward in a movie using a phone sounds cool, I am more interested in the possibility of being able to download games and expansions from the XBL marketplace from a distance. That feature hasn’t been revealed yet, nor has a release date for the app been set. Fingers crossed, everyone.
Trend Themes
1. Mobile Game Console Control - The Xbox Companion app highlights the increase in the use of mobile apps to control game consoles, signaling an opportunity for disruptive innovation in mobile technology for gaming.
2. Remote Gaming Expansion Downloads - A potential future feature of the Xbox Companion app is the ability to remotely download games and expansions, presenting an opportunity for disruptive innovation in the gaming industry's digital distribution methods.
3. Smartphone-gaming System Integration - The Xbox Companion app is an example of the increasing integration between smartphones and gaming systems, paving the way for disruptive innovation in enhancing the gaming experience through mobile technology.
Industry Implications
1. Mobile App Development - The development and design of mobile apps that allow users to control game consoles is a growing sector for disruptive innovation in mobile technology applications.
2. Gaming Technology - As the integration between smartphones and gaming systems increases, the gaming technology industry can explore disruptive innovation in new ways to merge the two technologies.
3. Digital Distribution - The possibility of remotely downloading games and expansions through the Xbox Companion app is a potential area for disruptive innovation in digital distribution methods for the gaming industry.
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