Facebook Video app now available for Xbox One

Simply in instance you lot couldn't get enough of Facebook'south video content on your phone or PC, the company is now making a bid for your attention on your Xbox too. The company's Facebook Video app is now bachelor for Xbox One, serving up a constant feed of videos your friends are sharing as well as Facebook's ain original video content.

Setting the app upward is pretty simple: in one case you've downloaded and opened it, Facebook Video asks you to open the Facebook app on your phone and give it permission to sign into your business relationship via an in-app notification. In one case yous're signed in, you lot'll default to a feed of videos that your friends have liked or recommended. You lot can also speedily select from live streams, suggested videos, your ain videos, and Facebook's own original shows on the left navigation bar. And for gamers, there's a defended section to catch videos and live streams for games that you follow.

Xbox Ane is the latest platform to catch Facebook's attention since the company beginning started rolling out its defended video app for Samsung TVs, Apple tree TV, and other platforms in 2022. The move comes as the visitor is turning its attention toward competing with YouTube and Twitch for eyeballs in the online video infinite.

If yous're curious, you can pick up Facebook Video from the Microsoft Store on Xbox One at present.

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