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thanks for explanation rodalpho
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2014-04-17, 20:29
(This post was last modified: 2014-04-17, 20:30 by rodalpho.)
Yes, they would. Plex requires the user to setup a server on a PC in their home network. That's an annoying extra step. Also, Plex is phenominally successful, and they charge a couple bucks for the client. XBMC would be free. The Xbox One also has HDMI passthrough and voice control, both of which are very cool for a media platform. XBMC would be a huge success on Xboxone, if the various licenses allowed it, microsoft allowed it on the platform, and devs popped up to actually create the thing.
Traditional XBMC on linux/windows/whatever is great, but it lacks remote-controllable Netflix, Amazon Instant, and Hulu+. Higher-powered android boxes like the firetv may be a better answer for most people, once they're fully hacked so they work in a polished manner.
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2014-04-19, 05:06
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(2014-04-19, 03:23)tential Wrote: "XBMC was originally created as a media center application for the first-generation Xbox game console"
http://wiki.xbmc.org/index.php?title=XBM...About_XBMC
Now all of a sudden, it's completely useless as an addon to the Xbox One. Sorry lol, but your argument is EXTREMELY flawed.
XBMC would be nice on the Xbox One. End story. People went through TONS of hassle to use the original XBMC on Xbox. People will use it on Xbox One if it's available.
It made sense back in the days when the original xbox was cheaper and higher video quality than a custom built PC connected to the TV. Price was also a major motivating factor for the original ATV2 port, making new XBMC hardware under $100. The original xbox wasn't attractive because it was a console, but because it was basically an off-the-shelf PC for cheap, and people had already hacked it.
The Xbox One isn't cheap, isn't hacked, nor does it do a better job at picture quality when compared to hardware that is half the price. All the reasons that made the original xbox attractive are missing from the Xbox One.