The Xbox One will offer free Xbox Music streaming with the support of occasional advertising for the music service.
Microsoft’s head of planning for Xbox One, Albert Penello, confirmed the Xbox One will have free, ad-supported Xbox music streaming for gamers from launch.
“Do you know if you can use Xbox Music without music pass like on [Windows 8.1} and music.xbox.com?” asked one concerned Twitter user.
“Yes. You don’t have to subscribe, but you will get periodic ads,” answered Penello.
However, despite the service being free to use with ads, Xbox One gamers will need an Xbox Live Gold account in order to access the Xbox Music application.
Xbox Music is free to stream with advertising on Windows 8.1 and via the Xbox Music website in any browser.
Currently, Xbox 360 gamers will need an Xbox Music Pass, which will set them back £8.99 per month. However, the paid option does allow users to listen to music ad-free, create personalised radio stations, offline listening on various devices, synced playlists and offers access to music videos on the 360 too.
The Xbox One will also offer a redesigned Xbox Music app, similar to the Windows 8.1 version. It now supports Bing Search, offers a built-in Search Bar and includes a new Collection tab for music you’ve saved in the Xbox Music cloud and your local music collection too.
Microsoft is launching the Xbox One in 13 markets across the globe on November 22 for an RRP of £429. This comes complete with the Xbox One Kinect and one Wireless Controller.
Its direct rival, the PS4, will launch a week later in the UK on November 29, marking the first time both consoles will launch within the same month.
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