Xbox 360 YouTube app now 5x faster

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In December, Microsoft added a YouTube app for owners of its Xbox 360 console as part of the company's massive increase in non-gaming media apps for the hardware device. Today, Google announced that a major update for the YouTube app is now available to download for Xbox Live Gold subscribers.

In a post on the YouTube Google + page, the company said, "Achievement Unlocked: The YouTube app on Xbox is now up to 5X faster, and includes channels with official music videos."

Google has been aggressive of late in adding YouTube apps to a number of current game consoles. The app was released for Sony's PS Vita earlier this year and a couple of weeks ago, Playstation 3 owners could also download their own YouTube app. The PS3 version also added support for remote control access via a smartphone, but there is no such support, at least not yet, for the Xbox 360 app.

At E3 2012, Microsoft showed off Xbox Smart Glass, which will allow remote access to the Xbox 360 and many of its apps and games via smartphones and tablets. It's currently unknown if Smart Glass will support the Xbox 360 YouTube app when the feature is released later this fall.

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Fly_SoloPosted:

So thats why my friend is always on youtube on his xbox now :D

AvenuePosted:

Finally they fixed the performance issues with this app. Still is rather pointless for those with a computer.

ToquePosted:

They
Toque I think it was pretty fast before :)


It took forever to load videos for me before.


Really? I've never really noticed that...or maybe it because I'm just used to have slow Internet...maybe =P

FlatbushZOMBiESPosted:

I can see the diference now.!

SwiftPosted:

Its really fast...in my opinion.

AcedPosted:

It was already fast for me, but i guess this is a good thing
They just need to fiz the keyboard now

AlbericiPosted:

Dance on 999VIDEOS
:yuno: have 1k for screenshot?!?!?
But I am glad they made that s**t faster but I hate the scrolling.

HaloPosted:

Sweet!

I'll see if I can tell a difference later on today.

:)

I want them to change the typing format of it.. I would like a keyboard style of typing.. or a kinect voice search type of thing.

ImNotPhlegmAnymoreOKPosted:

-Try Wow, another app I don't use gets updated yay...


I'm probably going to use it now, it use to be a lot slower.

-Robin-Posted:

Wiz- Just use Internet Explorer?


Not all videos work with IE.Plus, if you were going on IE Just to use Youtube, then it's easier to use the app. If you were doing multiple things on IE, then wanted to watch a video, staying on IE might be easier so your not switching between apps.
The only problem i found with the Youtube app is the keyboard you must use, It's SO annoying. They need to change that if they haven't already in this update (I haven't used the app with this update Yet)


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