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Can Xbox One Play MP4?
by Christine Smith • 2024-11-08 17:42:41 • Proven solutions
"Can Xbox One Play MP4? How to play MP4 on Xbox One?"
Xbox is not only a great gaming device but also supports media streaming for a long time. So, using Xbox, videos, and music from the system, a USB flash drive and wirelessly through the network can be played. The player supports popular video formats like MP4, MKV, AVI, and others. Thus, talking in broad terms, MP4 is an Xbox compatible format. Know in detail about Xbox video MP4 playback and issues related to the same.
- Part 1. Why Xbox One Cannot Open MP4 Files
- Part 2. How to Fix Xbox One Not Playing MP4 Files
- Part 3. Tips for Playing Files on Xbox One
Part 1. Why Xbox One Cannot Open MP4 Files
Several times, you get an error, and your MP4 files do not play on your Xbox, despite the official site mentioning MP4 as the supported format. If you, too, have been facing this issue, then you need to know though MP4 is a supported format only when it is encoded using MPEG-4 AVC and MPEG-4. So, if your MP4 file has any other codec, the file will fail to play.
Part 2. How to Fix Xbox One Not Playing MP4 Files
If your MP4 files have codecs other than those supported by the Xbox One, converting the videos to a compatible format can be the best solution. Wondershare UniConverter works as the apt tool here as this professional software supports file conversion in over 1000 formats and devices, including Xbox One. The software also supports batch conversion in lossless quality with support to video editing.
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Convert videos and audio files in over 1000 formats and devices.
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Lossless quality conversion supported with batch processing.
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The built-in editor allows to cut, trim, crop, add effects and perform other functions.
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Transfer of files to an array of devices supported.
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Additional features include compression, recording, DVD burner, and more.
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Supported OS: Windows 10/8/7/XP/Vista, macOS 11 Big Sur, 10.15 (Catalina), 10.14, 10.13, 10.12, 10.11, 10.10, 10.9, 10.8, 10.7
Steps to convert MP4 videos to Xbox One using Wondershare UniConverter
Step 1 Launch Wondershare UniConverter and add MP4 files to the converter.
Open the installed software on your system, and from the main interface, select the Converter tab. Click on the 
icon at the top-left corner to browse and load the MP4 videos from your system. Alternatively, you can also click on the + sign or simply drag and drop the files to the interface.
Multiple files for batch processing can be added.
Step 2 Choose Xbox One as the target format.
The added files will appear on the interface with file details and a thumbnail image. Expand the drop-down menu at the Output Format tab, and from the Device section, select Games and then Xbox One.
Step 3 Convert MP4 to Xbox One
The desktop location to save the converted file can be selected from the File Location tab. Finally, tap on the Start All button at the bottom-right corner to start converting and processing your files. After the process is finished, check the converted files on the software interface from the Finished tab.
The Xbox MP4 video is now ready for hassle-free playback.
Part 3. Tips for Playing Files on Xbox One
1. What formats Xbox One Support
Xbox One supports a wide range of video, audio, and image formats for playback and display. Some of these popular ones include 3GP, MP4, AVI, MOV, PNG, WAV, WMA, GIF, BMP, H264 AVCHD, and more. The complete list can be checked at the site: https://www.ign.com/wikis/xbox-one/Supported_File_Types.
2. Can Xbox One Play DVDs
Yes, the Xbox One comes packed with an optical drive that supports playing videos through your DVDs and Blu-ray disc, but you need to have a separate app installed on your device for playing the files. Many times, the Xbox One might not play the video on your DVD due to copy protection or region code, and here the best solution is to convert the DVD files to a compatible format.
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