Microsoft's Xbox team announces 'Copilot for Gaming,' an AI that assists in games, capable of providing real-time explanations of why players lost games and advice for Minecraft beginners
Xbox's gaming AI development team has announced Copilot for Gaming, an assistant AI for gameplay. Copilot for Gaming can converse with players via voice, help them choose characters in competitive games, analyze why they lost, and provide advice on Minecraft.
New Copilot for Gaming Aims to Save You Time, Help You Get Good - Xbox Wire
Copilot for Gaming is designed to give advice only when necessary so as not to interfere with gameplay. An example of Copilot for Gaming in action in the shooting game 'Overwatch 2' can be seen at 15 minutes 19 seconds in the following video.
Copilot Is Coming To Gaming, Xbox Play Anywhere Updates, And More | Official Xbox Podcast - YouTube
When a player asks, 'Which hero should I choose?' Copilot for Gaming will respond with, 'For this stage and team composition, Cassidy is a good choice. You've played well with Cassidy in the past.'
Also, when you are defeated by another player, if you ask 'Why did you get killed so quickly?', it will tell you the reason why you were defeated and also give you a solution, such as 'I continued fighting after my teammate was defeated. It would have been better to retreat.' Furthermore, if you are defeated without knowing why, if you ask 'What just happened?', it will calmly tell you, 'Sombra's hack disabled my powers and I was melted by the machine pistol.'
You can see a demo of the sandbox game 'Minecraft' from
Copilot Is Coming To Gaming, Xbox Play Anywhere Updates, And More | Official Xbox Podcast - YouTube
If you ask Copilot for Gaming, 'This is my first time playing Minecraft. What should I do?', they will tell you the steps to play in the early stages, such as, 'First, punch a tree to get a log,' and 'Craft planks from wood.'
In addition, if you turn on 'Activate Cheats' in the settings, it will tell you information that you cannot know in normal play, such as 'The coal is a few blocks below where you just dug.' Copilot for Gaming will also tell you the 'settings procedure for enabling cheats.'
Copilot for Gaming is currently in development at the time of writing, and a mobile version will be released for Xbox Insider participants soon.
