Apple TV may be coming to Xbox consoles
Are you an Apple TV user? Are you an Xbox console owner? Then, you may be in luck.
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What you need to know
Apple TV is Apple’s growing media service, allowing you to subscribe to a range of original productions, and pick up digital copies of movies and shows outright from across Apple’s hardware ecosystem. Apple has beengradually rolling out appsfor smart TVs and other platforms to expand its reach, and now it looks like Xbox consoles are soon to be in the running.
Apple TV appears to be available to a limited pool of testers on Xbox consoles according to a tweet from@Tzunami_Sappand other users that have messaged us to verify. It appears likely that Apple TV for Xbox will be identical in features and functionality to the TV apps available on LG and Samsung TVs, but designed to work with an Xbox controller instead of your remote. The app includes access to Apple TV services, including its Apple TV+ subscription service launched in late 2019. The testing program has briefly appearedfor some users, although with availability still locked down at this point in time.
OhSnap!#AppleTVis coming to#Xbox!!! Now I’m not as upset about them removing the second HDMI port cuz that’s all I used it for. But now we get 4k!#XboxInsiders😩🙌🏾🍏📺+❎😎#KeepItWavy🌊🏄🏾♂️pic.twitter.com/hx32MhUwWpOhSnap!#AppleTVis coming to#Xbox!!! Now I’m not as upset about them removing the second HDMI port cuz that’s all I used it for. But now we get 4k!#XboxInsiders😩🙌🏾🍏📺+❎😎#KeepItWavy🌊🏄🏾♂️pic.twitter.com/hx32MhUwWp— Tzunami 🌊 Sapp ❎🕙 #AmbassadorBots (@Tzunami_Sapp)September 24, 2020September 24, 2020
It’s somewhat interesting that Apple and Microsoft are working on this, given the factApple effectively blocked cloud gaming via Xbox Game Pass recentlywith a requirement for Microsoft to submit each game in the library separately. Apple TV, obviously, won’t submit every movie and TV show in its service separately, which contrasts policies seen over on iOS.
In any case, it looks like Apple TV fans will soon be able to grab the service directly from their Xbox without having to pick up an Apple TV box or a supported television set. While we’re unsure of the timing of this app going live, it could launch to coincide with theXbox Series XandXbox Series Srelease date on November 10.
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