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New Media Features Coming to Xbox One

If you’re enjoying the media options available on your Xbox One, you’ll be pleased to know that Microsoft plans to expand its capabilities in the near future. First, all Xbox media content will be available for you to view on any Microsoft device. That means that if you buy or rent a movie on your […]

Amazon Price Drop on Xbox One Media Remote

If you’ve been interested in the Xbox One Media Remote, we’re pleased to tell you that Amazon has just cut the price from $24.99 to $19.96. Since it doesn’t release until March 7, you still have a few days to get in your preorder. Additionally, thanks to Amazon’s preorder guarantee, if you already ordered it, […]

Xbox One Media Remote Officially Launches in March

The rumored Xbox One Media Remote we told you about is now official—Microsoft revealed it today. It has a simple interface, with standard media and television controls along with Back and OneGuide buttons, so that you can use the Xbox program guide to quickly access your favorite movies and shows. Best of all, the buttons […]

PS4 BluRay Remote Available for Pre-order

It wasn’t too long ago that we learned about an upcoming Media Remote for the Xbox One, and now a DreamGear PS4 BluRay Remote has appeared on EB Games. The item is listed with a release date of April 22, and it costs $19.99. According to the product details, it is battery-powered and allows users […]

Yoshida: MP3 and DLNA server support coming to PS4

You might have seen the recent news that the Playstation 4 will not play your MP3 collection or any of your other media either (no DNLA server functionality). This initially caused quite an uproar with many pinging SCE president Shuhei Yoshida via Twitter to ask why Sony had seemingly dropped the ball on this one. […]

Ultimate PS4 FAQ – no media server functionality or MP3 playback

Today Sony released both US and EU versions of an “Ultimate FAQ” for the Playstation 4. The FAQs cover mostly hardware issues such as media playback, game installation and other console features. Following is a couple of high level points that we picked out. Background downloads of game updates don’t require a PS+ subscription. Firmware update discs […]

Major Nelson on Xbox One: Digital pricing, codes, personal media & IE

Major Nelson recently spoke during an Xbox One event in Boston and answered a few questions that Reddit users had submitted to him. Here’s a quick run down of the main points: Personal Media Major Nelson couldn’t confirm if we’ll be able to play personal media files via local network or from a USB hard-drive […]