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Xbox media player for PC

The Xbox has become the premier console platform for many hardcore gamers which was Microsoft's goal a few years back, but despite their best efforts to secure the device people have found ways to make it do almost anything. The most popular hacked xbox addition is the Xbox media center software. With a hacked xbox, you can toss a big extra hard drive into your unit, and stream movies, music, and images to your TV.

In an unusual move that may mark the first time a console program has migrated to a PC, someone's ported xbox media center to the PC. It joins a handful of similar apps out there to turn your PC into a home theater, but is the only one that came from the gaming world.

by Matt Haughey April 14, 2004 in News

Comments

hello please you send xbox media player for pc
tanks

Posted by: steve at May 10, 2004 12:24:35 PM

I want it. How do I get it?

Posted by: Arthur J Ray at Feb 12, 2005 10:57:21 PM

PLEEESAAA!!! Its been 2 years since someone asked! Where the fuck can I get XBMC for PC?

Posted by: largeCock at Aug 28, 2006 2:11:47 PM

XBMC is based on MEDIA PORTAL.
http://www.team-mediaportal.com/

Posted by: Nathan at Sep 13, 2006 6:37:24 PM

Actually it's not. Media Portal is from one of the original XBMC developers as written here
http://www.team-mediaportal.com/about_mediaportal.html

Posted by: Art-101 at Dec 16, 2006 10:14:34 AM

XBMC on the pc is not yet functional. At least not fully. It has been semi-ported for skin and script developer use without having to upload to the xbox for testing. The gui works, as does music playing i believe, and thats about it. In the future someone may expand on this to add more complete functionality but you can bet it won't be any current xbmc developers as they have stated they are still fully committed to the xbox.

Posted by: Analias at May 22, 2007 1:56:26 AM

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