Plenty of services upload videos online, either for viewing on the web like YouTube or storage like DropBox, but Chasen says RealPlayer Cloud is unique in its capability to instantly convert videos to play properly on multiple devices. That’s what we’ve tried to do,” Jeff Chasen, RealNetworks’ vice president of product development, told me in a recent interview. I don’t deal directly with that contact but it is further along.“Sometimes the best ideas are about simplifying complexity. Pressed on if a RealPlayer Cloud Xbox One launch is likely to land before a PS4 offering, he added: “It could be. “The priority was to get it out onto the main platforms first then add other devices as soon as possible.”Īt present the RealPlayer Cloud application, which allows users to share video content that is automatically reformatted to support their current device, is available for iOS and Android smartphones and tablets, Windows 8 and Windows Phone 8 machines and through TV via Roku or Chromecast add-ons.ĭespite suggesting that RealPlayer Cloud will eventually launch on both next-gen consoles, Hansen has hinted that the company is closer to bringing its services to Microsoft’s gamer offering than Sony’s. “Again is something we are targeting but I don’t have an update on if anything is happening there yet,” he said. Not content with plotting a RealPlayer Cloud Xbox One launch, Hansen has confirmed that a PS4 application is also on the horizon. “That‘s as far as I can go at this moment.” “ We are looking at Xbox One and we are looking into Smart TVs.”Īlthough confirming the company’s intentions, Hansen remained coy on when the Xbox One might be adding RealPlayer Cloud support.ĭescribing the Xbox One as “an obvious candidate” for a target platform he stated: “We are talking to. “We are rolling out onto more and more popular devices,” Hansen told us.

Speaking with TrustedReviews recently, Johan Hansen, Managing Director and General Manager of RealPlayer EMEA stated that the company is in the process of bringing its platform to console owners for the first time, although no concrete dates have currently been set.

Video sharing platform RealPlayer Cloud could soon be available for Xbox One users, parent company RealNetworks has confirmed.

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