The Xbox One Thread - Page 152

Tezcatlipoca · 09-08-2014, 18:35

I think it's a great idea.

Not everyone has a Sky/VM box they can route via the HDMI input... And even those that do have one can't always actually use that feature depending upon the "wife factor"

Just a pity it's single-tuner only, and (as yet) has no PVR functions other than live pause.

SnoopZ · 11-08-2014, 21:50

Ea Access has now exited beta and is available to all, the UK cost is £19.99 for 1 year.

http://www.ea.com/eaaccess/

http://www.ea.com/news/join-ea-acces...unchannouncetw

Tezcatlipoca · 12-08-2014, 13:20

http://majornelson.com/2014/08/12/ki...t-coming-soon/

Next update will include a Media Player app with support for many formats including MKV (!), plus Snap Centre will get Friends etc. finally making it the equivalent of the Guide.

Quote:

New “Friends” section – the new Friends section has been available for a few early access Preview members and we’re expanding it to everyone enrolled in the Preview program. The new Friends section enables users to see at a glance what’s going on with their friends. They can stay up-to-date with their current activities, the most popular games their friends are playing, and a Gamerscore leaderboard to see who has improved their Gamerscore over the last 30 days.

Snap Center – Some of gamers’ favorite features in the Xbox 360 guide, are coming to Xbox One in a way that’s now truly be side-by-side with games. Messages, friends, parties, and achievements will all be available in the new Snap Center, providing a seamless way to switch back and forth without having to leave a game.

Threaded Messages – keeping gamers in their games while they multitask has been a huge focus. The new Messages app features threaded messages with the full conversation history – including embedded links to Game DVR clips – that can be viewed without interrupting gameplay.

Media Player – a new app will be available soon that enables users to play media files from either an attached USB device or from a network connected home media server that supports DLNA protocols. The preview version of the Media Player app will initially only support USB devices, with DLNA support coming soon. Xbox One will support more formats than Xbox 360, including support for dozens of new file formats like mpeg 2 TS, animated gifs and mkv which will be added by the end of the year. See below for additional file formats.

Xbox One Digital TV Tuner –announced last week, this new accessory will enter a limited preview program in Europe (UK, France, Germany, Italy, and Spain), in advance of its retail launch beginning in October.

Stream TV to SmartGlass – launching first in markets receiving the Xbox Digital TV Tuner, Xbox One owners will be able to stream their TV across their home network to their smartphones and tablets using the Xbox SmartGlass app. They can also pause, play and rewind as well as change channels, without interrupting gameplay on the Xbox One. This will work for SmartGlass apps on Windows, iOS, and Android.

Boot to TV – Now Xbox One owners will be able to set their console to boot directly to television when coming out of connected standby.

Live TV mini guide – for markets where OneGuide is available, a new mini guide on the bottom of the screen will display details about the TV content that is currently playing. Users can quickly change channels and see what’s on other channels, while still watching TV.

Country Expansion – we’re doing a lot of work on the backend to prepare for Xbox One to launch in 29 new markets
in the coming weeks.

lonespeaker · 12-08-2014, 13:41

these updates sounds great... wish I was a preview member though.

nstokes · 12-08-2014, 14:27

Im loving the idea of Streaming TV to another device while in a game as well as boot to TV and of course DLNA

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Pre ordering and pro loading is coming. Get in baby

**Damien** · 12-08-2014, 15:00

Tomb Raider will be a Xbox One exclusive. :O

SnoopZ · 12-08-2014, 15:26

Can't wait for the DLNA support, i just hope it means i can use my WD Mybook World drive.

I am shocked MKV support is coming to the Xbox One!

Xbox One compatible file types

3gp audio
3gp video
3gp2
aac
adts
animated gif
asf
avi divx
avi dv
avi uncompressed
avi xvid
bmp
jpg
gif
h264 avchd
mjpeg
mkv
mov
mp3
mpeg 1 ps
mpeg 2
mpeg 2 hd
mpeg 2 ts
mpeg 4 h264 aac
mpeg 4 sp
png
tiff
wav
wma
wma lossless
wma pro
wma voice
wmv
wmv hd

SnoopZ · 14-08-2014, 08:12

Several months ago I purchased the Microsoft complete extended warranty and was charged for VAT when I shouldn't have been. Even though I tried to get it sorted I gave up after 2 hopeless phone calls to the Xbox site and phone support.

Out of the blue this morning I received this email and I expect others in the same boat did too.

Quote:

We are reaching out to you to let you know that Microsoft recently identified a system error in our sales process that was incorrectly applying Value Added Tax (VAT) to some products in a small number of transactions on our site.* We have identified that your purchase of Microsoft Complete was affected and VAT was incorrectly applied to your purchase.* We are in the process of correcting our system error.* Please expect a refund of the applicable VAT amount to your bank account or Credit Card soon.* While the timing of the refund may vary depending on your banking institution or credit card company you should receive your refund by July 15, 2014. We apologize for any inconvenience this may have caused

Acathla · 14-08-2014, 09:57

Quote:

Originally Posted by SnoopZ

Several months ago I purchased the Microsoft complete extended warranty and was charged for VAT when I shouldn't have been. Even though I tried to get it sorted I gave up after 2 hopeless phone calls to the Xbox site and phone support.

Out of the blue this morning I received this email and I expect others in the same boat did too.

That's good news albeit a little late on the email if the refund was sent July 15th. I didn't get the extended warranty so wasn't affected but its good to hear Microsoft correcting the error.

nstokes · 14-08-2014, 11:30

I got the email last night also. I did wonder what it was for. Also a bit late to send it now if it was refunded before 15th July

Tezcatlipoca · 14-08-2014, 13:15

Rise of the Tomb Raider is a timed exclusive, rather than a true exclusive.

http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/20...has-a-duration

nstokes · 15-08-2014, 09:48

Info on September update which is out now for a limited set of people

Quote:

*Parties – The Party App has been re-organized, so you can now see what activities everyone in your party is doing and tell more clearly who is playing in the same game with you. You can also more quickly perform common actions like muting, joining, or sending game invites. Also, Parties now have a Party Leader. This person can change whether the party requires invitations, and she/he can remove others from the party.

*New Friends Section – The new Friends section has been available for a few early access preview members and we’re expanding it to additional participants enrolled in the preview program. The new Friends section enables you to see at a glance what’s going on with your friends. You can stay up-to-date with your current activities, the most popular games your friends are playing, and a Gamerscore leaderboard to see who has improved their Gamerscore the most over the last 30 days. We’ll continue to roll this feature out to all participants in the coming updates.

*Media Player – A new app will be available soon that enables you to play media files from either an attached USB device or from a network connected home media server that supports DLNA protocols. The preview version of the Media Player app will initially only support USB devices, with DLNA support coming soon. Xbox One will support more formats than Xbox 360, including support for dozens of new file formats like mpeg 2 TS, animated gifs and mkv which will be added by the end of the year. See below for additional file formats.

*Xbox One Digital TV Tuner – Announced last week, this new hardware accessory will enter a limited preview program in Europe (UK, France, Germany, Italy, and Spain), in advance of its retail launch beginning in October.
Stream TV to SmartGlass – Launching first in markets receiving the Xbox One Digital TV Tuner, you will be able to stream your TV across your home network to your smartphones and tablets using the Xbox SmartGlass app. You can also pause, play and rewind as well as change channels, without interrupting gameplay on Xbox One.

*Boot to TV – Now you will be able to set your console to boot directly to television when coming out of connected standby.

*Live TV Miniguide – For markets where OneGuide is available, a new mini guide on the bottom of the screen will display details about the TV content that is currently playing. You can quickly change channels and see what’s on other channels, while still watching TV.

*SmartGlass Updates – You can now post status messages from the Activity Feed as well as add comments and share items from both your Activity Feed and from Game Clips. Along with the new comment and share features, a personalized Activity Feed has been added to your profile. Messages have been updated to a new layout supporting a full conversation view. Additionally, we are adding the ability to record game clips directly from the Now Playing bar. Finally, if you upgrade the app directly we have introduced a What’s New page highlighting the features of each release.

*“Xbox On” in New Markets – Adding support for additional markets to use the “Xbox On” Kinect voice command to power on consoles: Australia, Canada (French), Italy, Spain, Mexico, and Brazil – a top used feature.
Country Expansion – We’re doing a lot of work on the backend to prepare for Xbox One to launch in 29 new markets in the coming weeks.

*Multiple GameDVR Deletes – You will be able to choose multiple GameDVR clips to delete at once in the Upload app.
Save your Avatar Gamerpic – A new option is now available to save Avatar GamerPics to your OneDrive.
Settings Updates – New options help you manage your controllers and accessories. Also, Instant Sign-In is being moved to Settings, to the Sign-in, security & Passkey area.

*Bandwidth Usage Display – Located in Network Settings under the Troubleshooting column, Bandwidth Usage will show you how much bandwidth your Xbox One is consuming over a period of time. This is useful if you want to track against bandwidth caps set by ISPs in certain markets.

SnoopZ · 15-08-2014, 11:36

To get the media player app you need to plug in a USB device.

Tezcatlipoca · 15-08-2014, 13:28

September preview already?

I thought the August preview was still ongoing? I've not seen any posts by Major Nelson about that going public yet.

Acathla · 15-08-2014, 13:36

http://majornelson.com/2014/08/15/xb...eview-members/

I think they have both August and September previews active at the same time at the moment. I updated to September preview this morning - boot to TV makes wife happy!