Pre-orders, pre-downloads for 'select' titles coming to Xbox One

Xbox One update adds USB media support, pre-downloads starting with FIFA 15

In the coming weeks, Microsoft will be rolling out a new Xbox One update with the ability to stream media through attached USB devices along with giving users the option to pre-load upcoming releases.

Pre-loading a game will be made available on a game-by-game basis and it starts with FIFA 15 and Forza Horizon 2.

The new Media Player app will be available soon and enables users to play media files from either an attached USB device or from a network connected home media server that supports DLNA protocols.

“The preview version of the Media Player app will initially only support USB devices, with DLNA support coming soon,” said Microsoft.

“Xbox One will support more formats than Xbox 360, including support for dozens of new file formats like mpeg 2 TS, animated gifs and mkv which will be added by the end of the year. See below for additional file formats.”