Xbox One may receive TV DVR functionality soon

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Rumors are beginning to surface online, hinting at a potential release of the Xbox One TV DVR, allowing users to record their favourite TV shows and broadcasts, for viewing at a later date. Last year, Xbox One users in Europe were offered a first party digital TV tuner, which allowed users to connect a digital TV aerial into an Xbox One USB port via the adapter. Until earlier this year, the tuner was exclusive to the European market, however last month Xbox One users in the US and Canada were offered the same functionality. No first party TV tuner was released; therefore third party adapters were the only hardware available in the market. With the recent upgrades to the Xbox One TV experience, we can now take rumors of a OneGuide DVR more seriously.

Paul Thurrott, a respected Microsoft blogger, reported that the recording solution would be coming in an update in the near future, on a blog post. Windows Media Center, a media interface for Windows, has been confirmed to be excluded from Windows 10, due to lack of usage. He explained that his inside sources told him that Xbox One DVR functionality is not too far down the road, as a replacement for Media Center:

Microsoft’s solution for this need will apparently be the Xbox One, though the console currently only provides live TV watching, but not recording. My sources tell me that will change, and most probably this year, to include TV recording.

Since launch, Microsoft have begun to back away from the media functionality in the Xbox One. While the features are still present, innovation over the past year has been largely games based. With the foundations being laid, we may expect to hear more at upcoming events over the coming months.

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