Over the weekend, Microsoft released a new patch for the Xbox One.
The patch is fairly small, correcting multiplayer issues and adding a new High-Efficiency Video Coding codec.
Full patch notes as follows:
Today Microsoft released an update to the Xbox One’s system software, mostly fixing issues, and adding support for a new video codec.
OS version: 6.2.12998.0 (xb_rel_1506.150601-2200) fre
Release date
6/5/2015
New or updated features
Multiplayer & Party Chat updates
- Fix to address multiplayer issues across a few titles.
- Made some small updates to the Party app to help team better understand issues reported by the community.
Game Bundles update
- Fixed an issue where certain type of disc-based bundled games would not properly install
10-bit HD High Efficiency Video Coding (HEVC) platform support added
- 10-bit HD HEVC enables video streaming apps, like NetFlix, to use lower bandwidth to deliver HD quality video streams. 10-bit Ultra color increases the video color precision from 8-bits to 10-bits – with 8-bits you only get 16 million colors, but with 10-bit Ultra color precision you get 1 billion life-like colors that makes your video more vibrant.
Enjoy!
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