Sony PlayStation offers the ability to capture game footage of any length, and obviously people can do the same with a pc. So why are xbox users limited to 5 minute videos?
I suggest a reworking of the Game DVR that automatically allocates a certain amount of HDD space strictly for captures. Then allow the player to decide how they want to fill that space, whether it be many short videos, or one large video that fills up the entire space.
Couple this with an ability to use external usb condenser mics (like Blue Yeti or Snowball) and external, wireless, third party headsets to record voice during capture, would lead to Microsoft getting better YouTube publicity.
Obviously, the current five minute clip system is not the worst thing. It’s exactly five minutes more recording time than what was available for the 360 and PS3. Considering the way PS4 does it, though, it just feels like loyal Xbox customers (like me) just aren’t being considered in this.
Check out my Xbox One game capture montage, below!
I’m a YouTube content creator, who loves Xbox and desperately wants to be able to share xbox gameplay, without resorting to paying an extra $150 to a company unaffiliated with Xbox (or having to perform extreamly tedious edits to string a bunch of five minute videos together) just so i can show pride for my brand. Maybe there is hope in this cycle of consoles (or should we just go ahead and call it a “generation”), because Sony showed their hand deadly early. PS4 Pro had already been released, nearly a year before the Scorpio. If Microsoft has any sense they’ll use this as an opportunity to one up Sony (kind of like Sony did with PS3). They have the advantage now and with any luck they will fix their game dvr along with all the other upgrades.
Help us YouTubers give Microsoft the alternative media push that has benefited Sony, for so long, in the flourishing YouTube gaming economy!
Mephooger Studios 
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