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Xbox One Summer Update Preview (Cortana, new Game Library, Win10 app, more)

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dLMN8R

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The Albatross said:
I have Google Play Music, is there any way for me to use the background audio with it, that would reliably work? I mostly do streaming very rarely download music with it.

The music in Madden '17 is just so bad I've been pushed over the edge
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Google would need to create an app for it to work. Or some 3rd party which hooks into Google Play Music.


If you have enough OneDrive storage, I think it's free (no sub required) to put your own music in OneDrive to stream through the Groove app though. There's also another background audio app in the store which can play music from USB drives.
 
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shawnoftheshred

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AdyCarter said:
Provided any make it to the store you don't need a pc. What makes you think you do?

Fwiw the UK is also shafted apps wise. We don't even have Readit, let alone the rest of the the US is showing.
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...just because when I clicked on the link it said "playable on PC and mobile device." I assumed this was a case of downloading the app on your PC and using an app on the Xbox to stream it. Guess I just didn't understand at all really.
 
Alx

Alx

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shawnoftheshred said:
...just because when I clicked on the link it said "playable on PC and mobile device." I assumed this was a case of downloading the app on your PC and using an app on the Xbox to stream it. Guess I just didn't understand at all really.
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Nah the store just lists all Win10 devices that can run an app (you can even see Hololens appearing there from time to time). Once/if the emulator gets certified on Xbox One, the console should appear on the store page too.
 
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shawnoftheshred

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Alx said:
Nah the store just lists all Win10 devices that can run an app (you can even see Hololens appearing there from time to time). Once/if the emulator gets certified on Xbox One, the console should appear on the store page too.
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Thanks.
And just so I don't get my hopes up, there's gotta' be like no chance of that, right? Playing NES/Super NES/Genesis etc. games on my Xbox One just seems too good to be true?
 
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link1201

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New update today:
http://forums.xbox.com/xbox_early_a...review_forums/xosu_1610/f/5637/t/2205487.aspx
DETAILS
OS version released: rs1_xbox_rel_1610.160901-1900
Available: 2:00PM PDT 9/6 (1:00 AM GMT 7/9)
NEW FEATURES
• Clubs
Check out the Community tab on the dashboard to find the new entry point for Clubs on Xbox Live. Create your own Club or explore the Clubs our team has created. You can request an invite to a Club, share content to the Activity Feed, and check out Clubs on Game Hubs and your friends profiles. We’ve got a lot more functionality coming soon!
Join the Xbox Preview club for all the latest information on Xbox Preview, comment on posts from the Xbox Preview team, and interact with other Xbox Preview participants.
• Club Quests:
Check out the following Quests for Clubs: 
• Joining a Club
• In The Club
• Mod the Club
• Create a Club
• Clubs FAQs
• I just joined a Club, but I’m having problems posting or sharing to the Activity Feed.
Workaround: Please wait for 5 minutes after joining a Club before posting or sharing to the Activity Feed.
• I requested a Club invite, but it still hasn’t come through!
Workaround: Club notifications aren’t yet functional, and it can take a while for moderators to check for new Club invite requests. You can also try messaging the Club owner directly.
• LFG (Looking for Group)
Need to find players to help unlock an Achievement, complete a weekly quest, or build a team? Xbox Looking for Group allows you to post a “want ad” that other players can see and answer. Each post can contain a description, number of players needed, and searchable tags. You can tag a post with communication and playstyle preferences like “Mic required” or “Cooperative”, Achievements you want to pursue, or custom tags created by the community for each game. Once you’ve found other players who share your goals, you can quickly and easily form a party and get into your game.
We’ll be adding new features and upgrades to Looking for Group over the course of the preview, but we’re excited to get this build into your hands so you can start giving your feedback.
Note that you may not find Looking for Group posts for every game due to the limited size of the Preview community. In general, we recommend trying out LFG for multiplayer games that involve co-operative gameplay or team competitions such as:
• Halo 5: Guardians
• Minecraft: Xbox One Edition
• Destiny
• Call of Duty: Black Ops III
• Tom Clancy’s Rainbow Six Siege
• Overwatch: Origins Edition
• LFG Quests:
Check out the following Quest for LFG:
• LFG
• Find Looking for Group
• The easiest way to get started with Looking for Group is to open the Parties tab on the Guide. 
• You can browse and search a game’s LFG posts on its Game Hub. Choose from your games by clicking the “Looking for Group” button on the Parties tab of the Guide.
• When you Host or request to join an LFG, you can find it in the “Upcoming” list on the Parties tab of the Guide. The Parties tab will also show you LFG posts your friends have made.
• If you’re the leader of a party and need more players, you can also create a Looking for Group post directly from the Party roster.
• LFG Known Issues
• LFG posts do not yet show up in user profiles, Clubs, or the friends list.
• LFG posts can currently only be posted to all of Xbox LIVE, visible to everyone on each Game Hub’s “Looking for Group” page.
• LFG posts can currently only be posted for “right now”. LFG posts will time out if you disconnect from Xbox LIVE for more than 5 minutes.
• You can currently only host one LFG post at a time, however, you can request to join as many as you want.
• On the Game Hub “Looking for Group” page, posts do not yet update in real-time. You’ll need to hit the refresh button or change your search tags to get fresh results.
• Currently, all LFG posts for a game are visible in all regions and languages.
• Currently, custom tags cannot start with a number.
• When creating an LFG post, creation will fail if your custom tags or description contain profanity. 
• When selecting tags to create or search for an LFG post, Achievement tags are not yet sorted by whether they are locked or unlocked.
• Currently, Party Chat sessions linked to an LFG post can be joined (without having to use Looking for Group) if the Party is set to “Joinable”.
• The Posted Time is not yet shown when browsing LFG posts on a Game Hub, however, posts are sorted with the newest at the top.
• To create or view LFG posts, your Privacy & Online Safety setting, “Others can communicate with voice, text, or invites” must be set to “Everybody”. Don’t worry, Looking for Group will let you know if this setting isn’t set to “Everybody” and will help you change it if you like.
• You cannot currently view previous LFG posts.
• At this time only Xbox LIVE-enabled games support LFG posts.
• At this time LFG posts for Xbox 360 games will not show up in the Game Hub, but will be visible to you and your friends in the Party tab of the Guide.
• At this time when choosing a game for a Looking for Group post, search may not find a game if you haven’t played it before.
FIXES
• Backward Compatibility
This build contains a fix to address stuttering and framerate issues in backward compatible games.
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Nerd_Incognito

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Not sure if it's been discussed here, but has there been any word on how Xbone / Windows cross buy games will work? Is it automatically tied to my XBL account? And can I pre-order a digital code from, say, Best Buy, or does it have to be purchased from one of the official MS storefronts?
 
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Johnohno

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LFG based around specific achievements is a great feature. Hopefully gone are the days of arranging true achievement sessions and having people not turn up.
 
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Azzawon

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Nerd_Incognito said:
Not sure if it's been discussed here, but has there been any word on how Xbone / Windows cross buy games will work? Is it automatically tied to my XBL account? And can I pre-order a digital code from, say, Best Buy, or does it have to be purchased from one of the official MS storefronts?
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When you purchase digitally from the Xbox/Windows store, yeah, it gets tied to your XBL account providing you sign in using the same credentials on both platforms. I'm not 100% on the digital code part, but I would expect that the game should work regardless of how you purchase it, providing it is digital.
 
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Steelyuhas

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Azzawon said:
When you purchase digitally from the Xbox/Windows store, yeah, it gets tied to your XBL account providing you sign in using the same credentials on both platforms. I'm not 100% on the digital code part, but I would expect that the game should work regardless of how you purchase it, providing it is digital.
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You could purchase a digital code from outside the Xbox/Windows store and then redeem it on your MSFT account (that has your Xbox gamertag associated with it).

Example: Here's a Forza Horizon 3 code on Amazon
 
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dLMN8R

Member
Azzawon said:
When you purchase digitally from the Xbox/Windows store, yeah, it gets tied to your XBL account providing you sign in using the same credentials on both platforms. I'm not 100% on the digital code part, but I would expect that the game should work regardless of how you purchase it, providing it is digital.
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Steelyuhas said:
You could purchase a digital code from outside the Xbox/Windows stors and then redeem it on your MSFT account (that has your Xbox gamertag associated with it).

Example: Here's a Forza Horizon 3 code on Amazon
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Yep, both of these correct.

The store is truly universal now, no more hacks or workarounds anymore like the need to distribute codes like what happened for Quantum Break.

If you purchase a Play Anywhere game on the web, through your Xbox, or through the Windows Store, or if you redeem a code on any of those platforms, the game will automatically show up as available to install from anywhere.

Specifically on Windows, you can access "My Library" through the store and you'll see your Play Anywhere titles listed there.
 
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Nori Chan

Member
Johnohno said:
LFG based around specific achievements is a great feature. Hopefully gone are the days of arranging true achievement sessions and having people not turn up.
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Yes! My number one thing I'm excited about for this update :)

I just wish there was achievement rarity now :(
 
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zou

Member
Every update makes the dash/OS and store slower and slower. I wonder if we'll ever have something approaching the speed of the original one (lol).
 
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Banjo-Kazooie

Member
Also Ady, did you get it as a public club? Those are the unique ones. I think anyone can make a private club and have it be the same name

Maybe I'm wrong though heh


Edit: 500mb left! Haha
 
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Ade

Member
Banjo-Kazooie said:
Also Ady, did you get it as a public club? Those are the unique ones. I think anyone can make a private club and have it be the same name

Maybe I'm wrong though heh


Edit: 500mb left! Haha
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I think the names are unique across club types, as you can change the types.
 
LoveCake

LoveCake

Member
I echo the others, about ClubGAF.

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Jumeira

Banned
Damn, achievement as a criteria to Join a club. That's a bloody great idea.

So, who making the 'No Homer's allowed' club?
 
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