More news from Gamescom 2014, where Microsoft had a near 2-hour press briefing. Microsoft has announced that new media streaming capabilities are going to be added to the Xbox One in the near future. The Xbox One has only been able to stream via a Windows 7 or Windows 8 machine thus far and with only moderate success. The digital formats supported via Xbox Video are decent but a bit limited in comparison to what you could stream or play via an application like VLC, a media player that is extremely popular on Windows machines. To combat the limited streaming capabilities, Microsoft will allow video and audio play via USB devices as well as network streaming, similar to what was available via Windows Media Center on Xbox 360, natively on the Xbox One. If you’re a media guru who enjoys a wealth of digital content, you are going to enjoy the coming updates to Xbox One the most. DLNA content is said to be the focus of this media streaming movement, but formats like MKV are also said to be coming to Xbox One which has been very popular recently for video encoding/compression.
But wait, there’s more! Not only will streaming content become easier and more capable, but TV is going to expand. Like a Comcast streaming application, you’ll soon be able to use Xbox Smartglass applications to stream live broadcasts currently being broadcast on your Xbox One console, meaning you can take your tablet or smartphone across your home and still be keyed in on a sporting event currently happening live, which is nice if you’re entertaining several people and don’t want to hit the pause button just because you want to grab some snacks from the kitchen. This will be a first for any home gaming console and, if Smartglass ever breaks away from home network-only restrictions, could be a huge benefit and selling point for Xbox in the future.
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