Breaking Bad actor Aaron Paul’s latest role is starring in Xbox One ads. In them, he sits on the sofa, and, according to some, turns on strangers’ Xbox One consoles. The nerve!
In the commercial, Paul shows off the Kinect voice command features for Xbox One, saying, “Xbox One on.” That command is apparently switching on viewers’ Xbox One consoles.
Recently, a thread popped up on popular game forum NeoGAF with member MrPressStart saying, “What the fuck…. Sitting here watching tv and the xbox commercial starring Aaron Paul came on. Next thing I know I am reaching for the controller to turn it off.”
On Twitter, there are numerous people reporting the same thing — some of which are amused by the situation and others who are not:
Hey! @aaronpaul_8 just turned my @Xbox one on from his tv commercial! #voicecontrol
— sjones71 (@sjones71) June 13, 2014
@aaronpaul_8 stop switching my fucking xbox on!!!
Aaron Paul is saying “xbox on” in the xbox commercial and he’s turning on my xbox on while I’m not home. Thanks Aaron Paul. @aaronpaul_8
— Nick Davis (@Nick_Davis22) June 13, 2014
Aaron Paul’s so badass he can turn shit on in your house without even being there @aaronpaul_8
— Jamie Haynes (@jimbodini99) June 13, 2014
Only if @aaronpaul_8 had said ‘xbox off’ in the new advert. Would have been alot more funnier.
— Mark (@PushMyGran) June 13, 2014
Over on Reddit, (via BBC), numerous Redditors apparently experienced the same thing. “Haha, this just turned my Xbone on,” wrote larae_is_bored. “Awesome!” Redditor brownbear1992, “Aaron Paul just started my xbox. Guess I better play it now it’s on.” Another Reddit user, The_Iceman2288, added, “Him saying ‘Xbox on’ turned on my Xbox. Dammit Jesse!”
Dammit Jesse, indeed!
Odder still, the commercial ends with the Kinect-free Xbox One bundle. You know, the one without the Kinect voice commands apparently turning on random viewers’ consoles.
Kotaku is following up with Microsoft and will update should the company comment.
Xbox One: Aaron Paul [Xbox@YouTube]
Aaron Paul just turned on my XBox one [NeoGAF]
Xbox One Aaron Paul Commercial [Reddit via BBC — Thanks Richard!]
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10 responses to “People Say Aaron Paul Is Turning On Their Xbox Ones”
If you’re out all day, I can imagine this quite annoying. Might even say it’s a bitch.
Seriously though, I thought the new Kinect recognises your voice? So it knows you’re the one signing in?
Who leaves their tv on while they’re not home?
Well of course… that would be… if grandma wanted to watch her stories and the commercials came on!
(Don’t ask why these young people live with their grandmas)
With abbot in power? We will all be living Charlie and the chocolate factory style within the year. (71 version, not 2005).
I leave the tv on when I leave the house for the dog. He is about 15 years old so he is not really In to doing too much so he may as we’ll watch Oprah or dr.phil……….if they are still on TV, I have not watched day time tv for a while.
Also, it doesn’t recognise your specific voice. The kinect visually recognises you for automatic sign ins.
Colour me confused but how does one’s console get turned on when they are not at home? Therefore not watching TV…
What’s even more unusual is that they’d advertise the Kinect-less version of the console in an ad where Aaron Paul is utilizing the voice commands.
They are the derps that left it on stand-by, giving it a chance to do that. Their fault.
Hang on…does the Australian version have the “ON” command now?