From the beginning, Microsoft has touted the Xbox One as a complete entertainment hub, rather than just a gaming machine. Many of the features that launched with the Xbox One, as well as those added later, have supported that claim. Xbox One owners can play games, watch Netflix, surf the web, and even watch TV, all through their console.

This last aspect - the watching TV - seems to be a major focus for Microsoft right now. Just recently, the media giant announced the Xbox One Digital TV Tuner, which will give Xbox One owners more control of their TV experience on the console. But it looks like Microsoft isn’t stopping there, at least according to a new rumor, which asserts that the Xbox One may be getting DVR capabilities later this year.

The rumor comes courtesy of Microsoft blogger Paul Thurrott, who shared on his site that sources close to him confirmed the TV recording feature is coming to Xbox One. According to Thurrott, the new DVR feature will replace Microsoft’s Media Center, which will likely be excluded from Windows 10.

Adding a DVR service to Xbox One seems like a good move for Microsoft, especially with their continued focus on expanding the entertainment options of Xbox One. If the DVR functionality is real, and if it turns out to be a free feature for Xbox One owners, we have no doubt this will have a disruptive effect on TV entertainment providers like Comcast and DISH, who offer their own DVR options, but at a higher cost to users.

“Of course, many Media Center fans actually use the product to record and watch TV shows via Media Center PCs in the living room. Microsoft’s solution for this need will apparently be the Xbox One, though the console currently only provides live TV watching, but not recording… My sources tell me that will change, and most probably this year, to include TV recording.”

It seems the folks at Microsoft are looking to take over not only the living room, but every technical aspect of a customer’s life. Think about it; with the new integrated features between Windows 10 with Xbox One, and the many new TV functionality coming to Xbox, there are fewer and fewer reasons to use anything but Microsoft products. And thanks to these many new features, it looks like consumers will only need a few devices and they’re set for any kind of entertainment they can imagine.

We’ll be interested to see how these features continue to expand, and especially how Microsoft integrates HoloLens into the mix. It’s an exciting time for Microsoft fans, and will continue to be for the next few years.

What do you think about Microsoft adding a DVR feature to Xbox One? Let us know your thoughts in the comments.

Source: Thurrott