Just like Sony, Microsoft is gearing up for the launch of its next-gen console, the Xbox One, later this month. The company today sent out a press release, identifying its media partners and their various apps that are scheduled to hit the console: Netflix, Skype, you know the deal.
The list is broken down by country below.
All regions
- Xbox Fitness
- Xbox Video
- Xbox Music
- Internet Explorer
- Skype
- SkyDrive
- Upload
Australia
- Crackle
- Machinima
- MUZU TV
- Network Ten's tenplay
- Quickflix
- SBS On Demand
- TED
- Twitch
Austria
- Eurosport
- Machinima
- MUZU TV
- TED
- Twitch
Brazil
- Crackle
- Machinima
- Muu
- Netflix
- Saraiva Player
- Sky Online
- SporTV
- TED
- Telecine
- Twitch
- Vivo Play
Canada
- CinemaNow
- Crackle
- Machinima
- MUZU TV
- Netflix
- Rogers Anyplace TV
- Sportsnet
- TED
- The NFL on Xbox One
- Twitch
France
- 6Play
- Canal+/CanalSat
- France 2,3,4,5
- La TV d'Orange
- Machinima
- MUZU TV
- MyTF1
- MYTF1VOD
- SFR TV
- TED
- Twitch
Germany
- Amazon\LOVEFiLM
- Eurosport
- Machinima
- MUZU TV
- TED
- Twitch
- Watchever
- Zattoo
Ireland
- Eurosport
- Machinima
- MUZU TV
- Netflix
- TED
- Twitch
Italy
- Eurosport
- Machinima
- MUZU TV
- Premium Play
- TED
- Twitch
Mexico
- Clarovideo
- Crackle
- Machinima
- Netflix
- TED
- Televisa
- The NFL on Xbox One
- TV Azteca
- Twitch
- Veo
New Zealand
- Machinima
- MUZU TV
- Quickflix
- TED
- Twitch
Spain
- Eurosport
- Gol Televisión
- Machinima
- MUZU TV
- RTVE
- TED
- Twitch
- Wuaki.tv
- Zattoo
United States
- Amazon Instant Video
- Crackle
- CWTV
- ESPN
- FOX NOW
- FXNOW
- HBO Go (coming soon)
- Hulu Plus
- Machinima
- MUZU TV
- Netflix
- Redbox Instant by Verizon
- Target Ticket
- TED
- The NFL on Xbox One
- Twitch
- Univision Deportes
- Verizon FiOS TV
- VUDU
UK
- 4oD
- Amazon\LOVEFiLM
- blinkbox
- Crackle
- Demand 5
- Eurosport
- Machinima
- MUZU TV
- Netflix
- NOW TV
- TED
- Twitch
- Wuaki.tv
Just remember to install the Xbox One's day one patch, or you won't be able to work any of the apps above. Or play games. Or watch movies. Or much of anything, for that matter.
Microsoft's Xbox One launches on Nov. 22, and will be available in Australia, Austria, Brazil, Canada, France, Germany, Ireland, Italy, Mexico, New Zealand, Spain, UK, and the United States for $499.
The new console claims an 8-core x86 processor and Microsoft hopes it will take the place of the family room cable box by letting you watch Blu-ray movies and TV through the console, in a "seamless transition" that lets players switch from playing games to watching shows and/or movies. It will come fully loaded with 8GB of RAM and a 500GB hard drive.
The following games will be available on the console at launch:
- Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag
- Battlefield 4
- Call of Duty: Ghosts
- Crimson Dragon
- Dead Rising 3
- FIFA 14
- Fighter Within
- Forza Motorsport 5
- Just Dance 2014
- Killer Instinct
- LEGO Marvel Super Heroes
- Lococycle
- Madden NFL 25
- NBA 2K14
- NBA LIVE 14
- Need for Speed: Rivals
- Peggle 2
- Powerstar Golf
- Ryse: Son of Rome
- Skylanders: Swap Force
- Zoo Tycoon
- Zumba Fitness: World Party
A cross-country tour where Microsoft is demoing the system at various locations is already underway, and demo kiosks have begun arriving at certain retailers.
Be sure to keep checking back with Gamenguide for more of the latest updates.