Microsoft's Larry Hryb, also known as Major Nelson, on Thursday announced the start of the roll-out of the latest Xbox One system software update, which will bring several new media and social-related features to the game console- many of which were
announced at Gamescom earlier this month.
Hryb says the latest Xbox One system software update contains features requested by s, and will roll-out globally "over the next few days." The first major update is the new Media Player app that allows s to play files from an attached USB device. DLNA for home servers is promised to come soon, as well as extended for 'dozens of new file formats' that will arrive by the end of the year. 5s4g2f
The latest Xbox One system update also brings a new Party App, which brings the party leader setting that allows the party leader to change the invite-only setting, and remove others from the party. Other s in the party will also be able to what everyone else is doing, and now have the ability to quickly mute players, games, or invite players to games.
The next major feature to receive an update is SmartGlass. s can now post status messages from the Activity Feed and comments, or share items from both their Activity Feed and Game Clips. Hyrb explains a new personalized Activity Feed has been added to s' profiles, and that messages now feature a new layout with a full conversation view. s can now also record game clips directly from the Now Playing bar.
s in new regions (Australia, Canada (French), Italy, Spain, and Mexico) have been given for the Kinect voice command 'Xbox On' with the latest Xbox One system software update, which turns the console on when already in connected standby (Instant On) mode.
Brazil, Mexico, Austria, and Ireland s have been given the OneGuide feature with the update, which allows s to configure live TV listings. The ability to use OneGuide and the Universal Remote Control in SmartGlass will also arrive in these markets.
Other new features included in the latest Xbox One system software update are Boot to TV (booting directly to TV when coming out of connected standby), Bandwidth Usage display, and the ability to delete multiple GameDVR clips in the app. s can now also save their Avatar Gamerpics to their OneDrive s.
The last Xbox One system software update began rolling out on August 17, and brought a new Activity Feed, the ability to share game clips both publically and privately, the ability to like game clips, and more.