Ybarra also stated that all recordings can be shared to Windows 10 devices via streaming or download.

Latest updates reveal that the said DVR functionality will only be available for broadcasts over-the-air. They will able to view and share game screenshots and footage straight from their Xbox 360 console. All you have to do is visit its official website for more info about how to enlist. The Xbox will be capable of recording live TV, scheduling recordings, and best of all, do it all without interrupting your gaming. Thing is, you need a pretty good one – if your drive can’t manage fast enough transfer speeds, your game is going to run badly or not at all. Otherwise, there will be no charge for the DVR option, Microsoft said.

The feature will allow for the streaming of recorded shows via the Xbox app on Windows 10 devices and through the Xbox Smartglass app on iOS and Android.

The DVR won’t be able to record television programming unless users also hook up an external hard drive. The company is expecting around 100 titles to be available for backwards compatibility when the feature launches to the public, and members of the Xbox One preview program have been able to play a limited number of them since E3. The keyboard should work with all first party Xbox One controllers, and it will also be supported in Windows 10. It’s $34.99 and will arrive on November 3, according to Microsoft. The 2TB Game Drive for Xbox is a USB 3.0 based external drive. “There are no time limits or other constraints, so you can DVR something and save it forever, enabling you to build an fantastic collection of your favorite TV shows, movies and sporting events”.

Storing digital games is becoming a big problem for console owners – so much so that both Microsoft and Sony have released beefed up, 1TB versions of their home consoles.

The system will launch in 2016, but only free-to-air TV will be recordable.