2003 Apple decided to go with iTunes on the Windows platform. Steve Jobs announced at the time that hell was frozen over. This step was extremely important because it boosted sales of the iPod music player, after all, the target group increased so significantly.

17 Years later, this process is repeated in a modified form: From 10. November Apple services are to be available directly on Microsoft consoles. This is the so-called TV app, which offers access to various channel packages, films from the iTunes Store, your own music library and the TV + streaming service.

Netflix & Co. are already there According to a statement by the software giant, the application is available on both the current Xbox One and the new Xbox Series X and Series S models However, Apple is by no means the only provider here. Apps for Netflix, YouTube, Spotify, Disney +, Amazon Prime Video or Sky have been available on Xbox One for a long time. Microsoft promises that they will also be prepared for Series X and Series S and will be available from the start.

The Apple TV app is planned by Apple as an all-in-one offer. In addition to access to content from Apple itself, you can subscribe to various “channels”, including pay TV stations, depending on the country. The largest supply is in the USA. Functions such as family sharing, with which six people in a household can share the content, are also available on the Xbox; only Apple ID and password are required.

Playstation is coming also soon Apple had already set up its TV app widely on other platforms. So also Sony’s Playstation will be supplied this month – PS4 and PS5. Apple services are already available on TVs from brands such as Sony, Samsung, LG or Vizio or will soon be available via updates. Amazon’s Fire TV technology is also included.

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