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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G7G7S7Posted:

i need to try it now

whozbeanforeverPosted:

I wonder if they fix some bugs on this app. Like when you can't stop or leave a video and you have to dashboard out of the app.

DLTPosted:

I didn't find it that slow. But I only used it a few times when it first came out, I prefer it on PC.

OrigamoPosted:

That's great. YouTube is so slow for me on my Xbox.

CHPPosted:

They
POLYSICS Adding the party function would be marvelous.


I wish they would add that to this and Netflix. It would be so much better.


i agree, my nextflix is pretty slow.

HaloUKPosted:

I still prefer youtubes website.

POLYSICSPosted:

Adding the party function would be marvelous.

-DeanoPosted:

Still pointless using Xbox for YouTube when i can use my computer, but at least those who want to use their xbox for it can do so faster.

Nit3KrawlrPosted:

Thank god thins app needed to be improved.

M14Posted:

MNISK wish they would fix the keyboard! if you dont have one of the keyboard things for your xbox and have to use the contoroller it takes forever to type things


That's what I thought they fixed when they said 5x faster, but it looks like we are still stuck with that slow keyboard


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