Xbox Music will automatically play any of 92,000 songs as an HD video, in a fledgling rival to Vevo. March 4, 2014 8:26 AM PST Microsoft unveiled the Xbox One console on May 21, 2013. (Credit: James Martin/CNET) Xbox Music, Microsoft's music streaming product for its game console franchise, is adding music videos to the gaming console, the company said Tuesday in a blog post. Related stories Rocksteady Studios to complete Batman Arkham series on next-gen consoles Microsoft intends to bring Xbox Live to iOS, Android games Like a rolling milestone: Pandora hits 250M registered users "Once a TV staple, music videos are now primarily housed on the internet, where easy access is key," it wrote, noting that when customers play a track on their Xbox One using Xbox Music, the song will automatically play as a video if it is among the 92,000 that are being added. Vevo, a joint venture between venture between Sony Music Entertainment and Universal Music Group with a strategic investment by Google, has quickly become the go-to source for music videos, and has grown significantly in the last year partly because of its effort to get on more televisions. But Xbox One has been a holdout. This might explain why.
Xbox Music will automatically play any of 92,000 songs as an HD video, in a fledgling rival to Vevo.
Microsoft unveiled the Xbox One console on May 21, 2013.
(Credit: James Martin/CNET)
Xbox Music, Microsoft's music streaming product for its game console franchise, is adding music videos to the gaming console, the company said Tuesday in a blog post.
Related stories
- Rocksteady Studios to complete Batman Arkham series on next-gen consoles
- Microsoft intends to bring Xbox Live to iOS, Android games
- Like a rolling milestone: Pandora hits 250M registered users
"Once a TV staple, music videos are now primarily housed on the internet, where easy access is key," it wrote, noting that when customers play a track on their Xbox One using Xbox Music, the song will automatically play as a video if it is among the 92,000 that are being added.
Vevo, a joint venture between venture between Sony Music Entertainment and Universal Music Group with a strategic investment by Google, has quickly become the go-to source for music videos, and has grown significantly in the last year partly because of its effort to get on more televisions. But Xbox One has been a holdout.
This might explain why.
