User 479360
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VLC is the GOAT.
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VLC Media Player coming to XBOX ONE thanks to UWP
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Regular VLC would've worked so well...
OdysseusVA
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Cool!
FootballFan
Member
sounds really cool
Speedwagon
Michelangelo painted the Sistine Chapel. Yabuki turned off voice chat in Mario Kart races. True artists of their time.
This would make my Xbox One useful
Nah, Kawaii pack with MPC HC is GOAT.
exmachina64
Banned
Praise UWP?
JohnnyWestlake
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UWP Xbox is open store, same as Windows 10, for everything bar games. So if you can get on the Win 10 store, which they have, they'll have no issue.
As to whether emulators fall under "games" or not... honestly, I wouldn't care in the slightest if they were and therefore bannished from Xbox One.
Can it play x265? Can it access the optical drive and does it have UDF support?
This is correct.
This is correct.
Brad Grenz
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The Windows app version of VLC is awful in my experience. Unstable and constantly choking on files on Windows10.
I'm not sure there's any way you can claim that the store is open when it requires MS certification.
If it was indeed an open store like you suggest, how on earth would it be possible for anything to be banished?
JohnnyWestlake
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It's a very different cert from Xbox One standard cert - it's subject to the same cert requirements as Windows 10 UWP apps, which is fairly open. As long as it doesn't crash or break things and actually runs / works, it's usually let on the store regardless of quality or features.
Microsoft have stated the only difference for Xbox One is if your app is classified as a game - in which case it *must* go through the ID@Xbox program. Otherwise, it's the same as the current Windows 10 store.
And as always with this stuff, the devil is in the details, and I think it's far better to wait and see how it is actually implemented than to make assumptions taking Microsoft's statements on the matter entirely at face value.
Depending on the context, "Fairly open" can also mean "Fairly closed". Apple also refer to their app store as being open, but I imagine the large number of devs who have had their apps and games rejected from it feel quite differently.
They really couldn't of done.
It's barebones as hell too.
The Real Napsta
Member
Xbox One already plays mkv files.Will it play MKV files?
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VLC plays incomplete mkvs, and doesn't need external codecs otherwise I would say they are pretty much the same in terms of functionality (except vlc having some more network shenanigans available)
LordRaptor
Member
It'll be interesting to see if it gets through, because I'd assume there'd be some pressure from the BluRay consortium not to allow it as it basically completely ignores all their encryption, HDCP and region locking.
Oh brother
FunkyDealer
Banned
Should be great for videos with multiple audio and subtitle tracks.
LukasTaves
Member
At build they mentioned there will be no extra durationother than the already in place for the store. But I fear they might ban emulators from the store too if they end up on xboneIf Microsoft really allows every app on Xbox One than this console will be an Emulator heaven
Just need someone to port Emulationstation + Retroarch ect. to UWP and also maintains it
Another thing to consider, uwp apps currently get only 45% of the gpu and 2-4 cores. Might not be enough for emulation. Phil did say that they are working to give the same amount of resources regular games have, but until then it might not be enough.
LukasTaves
Member
They "could" but I doubt any platform holder would like to have win32 running on it.
Depends on which emulation you are talking about. I think up to n64 should already be totally fine, dolphin is another story of course
When a Raspberry Pi can emulate most games up to Nintendo 64, then 45% auf die Xbox GPU should me more than plenty ... ;-)
Alx
Member
How would that work since the apps need to run alongside a game, and that both are in separate OS ?
Shpeshal Nick
aka Collingwood
Good. The current media player is really inconsistent.
Alx
Member
Well I meant "how could they use as much resource as a game, when the game OS reserves it and the app OS is separate ?".
But your comment made me raise another question : universal apps can't be snapped ? Or just that one specifically ? I hope MS isn't removing snapping altogether. :/
metareferential
Member
If it has proper subtitle support I'll even buy a second X1 to use as a media player in the other living room.
Not getting my hopes up, though.
Not getting my hopes up, though.
SneakyStephan
Banned
no definitely not.
arhra
Member
The interesting part for me as a Plex user is that it implies that libass can be compiled in a UWP build environment, which would hopefully be something the Plex devs could integrate into an updated Plex client that would finally allow for direct play of files with subtitles, without having to transcode the files to burn-in the subs.
Audioboxer
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I bought a Nvidia Shield TV for this. It with Kodi is unstoppable. Expensive move though, considering I happily used my PS3 as a media server. PS4 is wank even compared to a PS3, let alone all the support the XB1 is getting.
This I want to know too. It will be huge for me!! No more connecting my laptop to TV.
callsignkrogan
Member
That seems like a cool enhancement for xbone users. Hopefully we will see more popular apps coming to consoles like this.
Except the existence of plex proves otherwise, VLC will be coming. You gotta believe VLC wouldnt give ppl an official release period if they knew MS might not allow it.Oh and MS is not Apple, not a good comparison at all.
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