Xbox One Update: New Media Player App, SmartGlass Features, and More Rolling Out Today

Majro Nelson:

Today, we will begin rolling out new features and updates to Xbox One for fans all over the world. These updates include new ways to bring your personal media to your Xbox, updates to the party system, more ways to interact with your Xbox, and new social features for Xbox SmartGlass. We highlighted some of these new features earlier this month at gamescom, and based on continuous fan feedback, we’re pleased to announce the list of the features rolling out to Xbox One systems over the next few days:

[Jacktrauma]

ERMAGURD! An XBOX One post! WEWT! (Not a troll...pretty stoked actually)

[Sayai jin]

It's a really good update. I got a chance to preview it and leave feedback...MP3 support, boot to tv, etc. They fix a few bugs as well.

[HugoDrax]

Microsoft is hard at work, and it's good that the SEP update released for everyone in August :-) I for one love the boot to tv feature, now when there is a power outage and I'm not home, the fam can continue watching tv uninterrupted.

Looking forward to the more streamlined social features using smartglass, and can't wait to clean up my game clips all at once :-). I literally was just trying to figure out how to copy all my PS4 clips/images at once to an external yesterday? I know this is about XB1, but if it's possible please let me know. Thanks.

[4Sh0w]

Sept update out already in August... goddammm that was fast seems like this stuff was just announced yesterday.

They are on a roll with new X1 functionality, I hope my fellow *gamertag folks will keep giving *constructive feedback to help microsoft continue to improve X1 feature set. Its been really cool to watch the platform grow so rapidly, next up if they add DLNA and customizable themes then they will have officially hit "OMG" status.

[donthate]

Maybe we can get October update previewed in August!

They are moving so fast, I don't even have time to try all the new features.

At this pace, next year there won't be any features left to do.

[Benchm4rk]

Yeah it is a really good update. And thanks to you mate I was able to preview it also and test out the media player :-)

[Stevefantisy]

Its nice to get updates early.

[LonDonE]

Agreed
Man Sony should be embarrassed! MS is changing and improving the X1 every month with substantial updates meanwhile at Sony........
Vote me down all you want Sony fan-boys!
Seriously just WTF are they doing over at Sony HQ?
Sony and MS should of been working over time to get the PS4 and X1 up to the PS3/360 standards at the very least ASAP!!! And it looks like at least Microsoft has been working fast.

Praise when its due, hats off to MS for improving my X1 and doing it within reasonable time.
I just cant wait for MKV and DIVX and AVI playback! once that's up and running on my X1 it will undoubtedly be my go to box in the living room.
It already is for general everyday use, and with usb video/pictures etc playback i can finally retire my PS3 systems.

Seriously Sony get your fingers out your "£%$£"! and update the PS4! i want folders, and customizable themes, i want usb media playback! MKV would be awesome but i doubt it with Sony.
But regardless at the very least MP4 and MP3 playback would be great.
Keep it coming Microsoft, these updates are AWESOME!

[Funantic1]

We'll said. Bubble up +

[k3rn3ll]

You can do mkv and mp4 playback with this update. Pretty much any file type really. Only from a thumb drive right now though.ive been doing it in beta for a couple weeks now

[n4rc]

Think .mkv isn't included quite yet.. Later this year I believe they said.. I don't have any files in that format to try

[Sm00thNinja]

Wow no disagrees yet? I guess it's raining updates too hard to venture out from under the bridge. But your right the PS4 hasn't changed ONE EFFIN BIT since launch

[Magnus701]

I like how fast they are responding to our feedback.

[Gotcha5]

WTF... 2 system updates in a single month. Microsoft just keep them rolling.

[JoeIsMad]

Peggle is awesome, but the update is better.

[ROQFrost]

Too soon Microsoft, too soon.

[OpieWinston]

HOW DARE THEY GIVE US UPDATES EARLY!

It's not releasing a game before it's finished...It's an update that improves your experience.

[GusBricker]

"GameDVR deletes: Users will be able to choose multiple GameDVR clips to delete at once in the Upload app."

Thank ****ing god! That was so annoying.

[Magnus701]

Yeah I voted for that on the feedback page after I had to delete 20 random clips X1 recorded while I was playing the free games.

[Gotcha5]

How do you delete game demos it reads reinstall once you uninstall?

[gamegenieny]

OMG no kidding. I was waiting for this update to delete most of whats ther rather than doing it a few weeks ago one by one....

[NeoGamer232]

Keep it rolling MS, keep it rolling...

This is one of the best parts of X1. It improves in a substantial way every month!

[Magnus701]

It's improved a lot since launch and they are pushing more features faster, which is what I like to see :)

[yankolo]

Gooooood

[towelie1288]

loving my X1 right now great features are always coming every month!!
and my PS4 still dont play it alot since their are not too many games right now

[BX81]

The support for the xb1 is amazing.

[GameingmyLife]

great job MS keep it going

[Revolt13]

The Media App doesn't seem to be working with my Zune :/

[Dudebro90]

Zune isn't a storage device.

[Slacker]

S*itsnacks it would seem that my early preview access stopped since my gold account ran out for a day.

[qwerty676]

so has anyone tried the new stuff in the update yet?

[k3rn3ll]

I've done the USB playback with the media player. Haven't had one problem. Works like a charm. It only works on USB drives right now. Tried with my Note 3 just as a test and it won't let me. But otherwise pretty flawless

Party chat is definitely better as well.

[GamerX2]

ok ..Some of that stuff is real nice, makes me glad I own the system

[GameingmyLife]

Loving the new features just watch purge 2 from flash drive... awesome.

[LAWSON72]

I hope they add the ability to play music apps in the background and add some music apps, either way I could use that media player until then.

[Gears_President]

Ever snap Pandora? Its pretty nice.

[jcole97]

Awesome! Does anyone know when the friends tab will come?

[n4rc]

Still not out to all previewers yet.. So likely at least a month for general users

[k3rn3ll]

Yea it's very select group as well. I only know one person that has that tab out of the 8 people I work with that have beta access. So most likely a couple months tops

[RobLoPR]

Im gonna check it out right now.

[OMGitzThatGuy]

Pre Ordering digital games and Preloading is also added for Destiny, dont know about other games, my download is already finished so now the hard part, waiting, has just begun.

[Lawboy2]

Also forza horizon will have predownload

[HugoDrax]

I'll be downloading both titles digitally, I'm so glad for the pre loading feature.

[UltraAtomic]

cool but, why haven't we got the "friends tab" yet???

[Brim]

EXACTLY I've been wondering this for a while now

[Shazz]

anybody know why in the uk why have a media player preview app isntead of just media player like it shows in video??

[MoreRPG]

Question. Can i transfer files from an usb to xbox one and ps4?

[Kingdomcome247]

This is one of the more substantial updates for me since the addition of external storage. I, have no clue as to what 50% of those supported file types are, but I'm sure someone is happy lol. I, really would like the ability to run the music in the background without snapping. I, am not too technically savvy so I have a question. If I want to add music etc... to my external hd do I have to reformat the hard drive again whenever I connect it to my laptop, or will the computer just recognize it, and give me a file transfer option?

[Xb1ps4]

Nice.. I'm going to love the boot to tv.. And would love to see the data usage

[mcarsehat]

I seem to be getting these updates almost daily. Today it was 2 gig and two days ago it was 256mb

[Mkai28]

Spoil again will you Microsoft? Seriously it's going to be like, yawn another xbox update. When was the last update? 5 hours ago..

[Gears_President]

Oh yeah they shouldnt support their system. /s