Microsoft this month released an updated Xbox One SDK for developers which gave developers access to more GPU bandwidth, there by enabling more performance for their games._This new_SDK update is making it possible for developers to access additional GPU resources previously reserved for Kinect and system functions._Microsoft today clarified few things regarding this XDK. They confirmed that system level voice commands such as Xbox On will continue to work even with this new update. Xbox Wire: What features are lost if developers use the extra GPU performance? Kareem: Kinect Depth and infrared sensors which enable biometric sign-in skeletal tracking, controller pairing, etc. will no longer work for these game titles._ Developers can choose to disable Kinect depth and infrared sensing in different parts of their titles._ The full Kinect experience including skeletal tracking is automatically re-enabled when the user switches back to Home (or other applications), even while in the middle of a game. Xbox Wire: What about Snap, Broadcast, Voice commands and other system features? Will they still work...

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