Xbox One will have a native YouTube app at launch

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http://hss-prod.hss.aol.com/hss/storage/adam/726337192efbcd7712365055a81270b7/youtube-xbox-one.jpg (http://www.engadget.com/2013/11/20/xbox-one-will-have-a-native-youtube-app-on-launch/)Microsoft thinks of the Xbox One (http://www.engadget.com/2013/11/20/microsoft-xbox-one-review/) as a complete media center, but many would say it's unfinished without a way to catch up on YouTube videos (http://www.engadget.com/2013/10/21/youtube-music-awards-nominees/). Thankfully, one is coming just in the nick of time -- the company has revealed (http://news.xbox.com/2013/11/xbox-one-youtube-on-xbox-one) that a native YouTube client will be available when the system arrives on November 22nd -- something that's not available on the PS4 (http://www.engadget.com/2013/11/07/ps4-launch-entertainment-apps/) (yet), although owners of that system can watch videos in the web browser. The officially sanctioned player will support channel subscriptions as well as Kinect-based gesture and voice commands. Additional features like Snap mode (http://www.engadget.com/2013/11/13/xbox-one-forza5-snap-demo/) support are coming in the future, Microsoft says. The app launch doesn't mean that Google and Microsoft have resolved all their differences (http://www.engadget.com/2013/08/15/google-blocks-windows-phone-youtube-app-again/)over YouTube, but it will let you stream cat clips and blooper reels from the comfort of your living room.
Update: We've checked the app on our Xbox One test unit, and there's an additional treat in store for mobile viewers: you can use YouTube's Android and iOS apps to send videos to the console.

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