At San Diego Comic-Con, Microsoft’s Ken Lobb revealed that the console will provide a collection of tools for capturing and editing video. The most important to creating it easier for gamers to capture exciting moments is continuous buffering within the background.

Rather than require players to press “record” beforehand, the Xbox One will store the last five minutes of play. That way, if something unexpected happens, players can immediately have access to it as opposed to lamenting a missed opportunity.

In our coverage of the panel, we detailed how this may work with an example from Killer Instinct’s showing at EVO last week. Reports also indicate that the PlayStation 4 will buffer video within the same way, though the small print haven’t been fully disclosed yet.

We’ve reached out to Sony for clarification. Update: Sony has confirmed to CVG that the PlayStation 4 will record quarter-hour of video within the background, on a rolling basis.

[Source: Gamespot, CVG]

Our Take
This is how you can offer video capture to players, and will significantly minimize the variety of missed opportunities for sharing cool moments and tips. So one can do this now, Saints Row: The Third offered this selection on PC. The single caveat is that resulting from licensing, the soundtrack is unavailable when recording is on. It is going to be interesting to determine how publishers and platform holders navigate that.