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Just before its Gamescom presentation kicked off, Microsoft announced some hefty updates for its Xbox One video game console affecting some of the core apps, SmartGlass and live TV. The upgrades, which will be distributed to users of its early access program later this month, include a new media player app. This will allow players to watch their own video and audio files through an attached USB device or through a connected home media server that supports DLNA. Microsoft stressed that the preview version of the app will only support USB drives, with DLNA functionality coming “soon” afterward. All Xbox One…

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