Mediaboss Marketing

The remote every Xbox One owner's been waiting for.

Incredible. Stupendous. Mind-altering. Life-changing. All terms you wouldnt use to describe Microsofts revelation this morning of a stylish official remote control for the Xbox One. But A step up from the Xbox 360 remotes button zoo? Looks like it.

Larry Hryb did the honors, announcing the Xbox One Media Remote this morning on his blog. Two s-words that describe it: sleek, and compared to the longish Xbox 360 wand, anyway stubby. Its out in March, and it looks like itll go for a few dollars more than the Xbox 360s ($20) at $25.

Heres the info-blurb:

Releasing across Xbox One markets worldwide in early March, the Xbox One Media Remote lets you control video playback for Blu-ray movies and streaming video on Xbox One. Additionally, there are dedicated Back and OneGuide buttons. The OneGuide button provides one-touch, quick access to your favorite TV shows and movies through the Xbox program guide. This remote is designed to help you listen, watch and switch among experiences instantly allowing you to rule your entertainment. The Media Remote can also control TV/Receiver power and volume through Kinect, which uses IR blasting to send signals to your TV and/or receiver.

Its a little strange that the Xbox One a console Microsofts pitched from the start as a be-all, end-all media control hub didnt ship in November with this new remote. Its even stranger, given the more than three month interim between the consoles launch and the remotes debut next month, that the Xbox 360s media remote doesnt work with the new console.

Perhaps its all part of Microsofts youre still the controller angle, but Id wager most would agree Kinects dependability metrics, in particular when you want to zip around the interface without asking for stuff to happen twice, is imperfect enough that Microsofts going to sell a whole bunch of these things.

The Xbox One Media Remote[MajorNelson.com]

See more here:
Dont Faint, but the Xbox One Finally Has Its Own Media Remote