Tutorial – How to Play MKV Files on Your Xbox One and Xbox 360

Can Xbox 360 play MKV? No. Then can Xbox One play MKV? Well, the answer is No, either. MKV is not compatible with Xbox One, Xbox 360 and other similar digital devices. You need to convert MKV to Xbox formats manually.

Then what are the supported formats of Xbox One and Xbox 360 series? To play MKV videos on Xbox, the easiest way is converting video from MKV to WMV, AVI, H.264 or MPEG-4 manually. After that, you can watch videos on any Xbox One or Xbox 360 directly.

What you can do to change MKV to the Xbox One supported video formats? Just read and follow.

Part 1: How to Convert MKV for Xbox
Part 2: FAQs of Playing MKV on Xbox

Part 1: How to Convert MKV for Xbox One/360 Playback

If you have lots of MKV files, AnyMP4 Video Converter Ultimate is a great help. You can batch convert large MKV video files to 500+ formats at 70x faster speed. Therefore, it is a piece of cake to convert and play MKV on Xbox One and Xbox 360.

Moreover, it is not only an Xbox MKV converter, but also a powerful video editor. You can edit MKV files by trimming, cropping, merging, rotating, cutting, etc. Furthermore, you can compress MKV video, adjust brightness/contrast/saturation/hue, enhance video quality and edit the MKV metadata. The built-in video player can open MKV video files smoothly as well.

1. Convert MKV files for Xbox playback.
2. 70x faster speed with the batch video conversion support.
3. One-click the enhance MKV video quality.
4. Join, trim, crop, add background music and apply other video effects into any MKV video.
5. Shrink large MKV file size into AVI and other Xbox One/360 formats.
6. Safe, clean and easy to use.

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Step 1: Free download AnyMP4 Video Converter Ultimate on your Windows or Mac computer. Install and launch the MKV converter software. Click Add Files to import MKV files or even a folder full of MKV videos.

Step 2: Click the Format icon on the right side of your MKV video. Or you can unfold the Convert All to list on the top right corner. Browse and set the output Xbox video format. Tap here to get helpful M3U8 player you need.

Step 3: You can click the gear Settings icon to adjust the output video parameters. Furthermore, you can click the Edit icon to apply video editing filters if necessary. At last, click Convert All to convert MKV to Xbox One/360 video format.

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Part 2: FAQs of Playing MKV on Xbox one and 360

Can Xbox 360 play MKV files from USB?

Yes. The USB flash drive need to be formatted in FAT16, FAT32, exFAT or HTFS. Plug the USB drive into your computer and convert MKV to Xbox playable format. Later, you can plug this USB external drive into any USB port of Xbox One or Xbox 360. Open the Media Player app to watch videos on Xbox.

How to convert MKV to Xbox online?

There are many online MKV to Xbox converters in the market. For example, you can convert MKV to Xbox One or Xbox 360 online for free with FreeConvert, Filezigzag, Videoconverter, Convertio and more.

Can Xbox One play MKV from the network?

set up a DLNA server on your computer first. For Windows users, you can open Windows Media Player and go to the Control Panel. Search for Media streaming options under Network & Sharing Center. Click Turn on media streaming for MKV video streaming on Xbox.

Can you use VLC to play MKV on Xbox?

Yes. There is the VLC 360 feature, which can play the desktop MKV video on Xbox One and Xbox 360. By the way, you can use VLC to convert MKV to Xbox One/360 for free.

Conclusion

In a word, you can play MKV on Xbox One and Xbox 360 with AnyMP4 Video Converter Ultimate. It is true that there are many other online and offline video converters. But AnyMP4 offers the fastest video conversion speed. With the wide input and output video format support, you can fix the Xbox incompatibility issue easily and quickly.

Can you watch MKV on Xbox One and Xbox 360 now? If not, you can feel free to contact us. Or you can write down your Xbox MKV not playing question in the comment below. We are glad to help you whenever you need.