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by daveoc64 858 days ago
Due to the input device most people will use (controller), apps that work best on Xbox are those used to consume content like photos or videos.

You might be viewing something and want to print it, but that's clearly not desirable enough for Microsoft to build print functionality into the Xbox UI.

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I mean, it has USB ports. If I can plug it in, I'd like to be able to use it _somehow_ , even if that means installing another app that does direct port/device access or w/e . ie, it should be possible (but not necessarily super easy)
The explicit point of video game consoles is to be a locked down experience, not a PC. Hardware access is generally used for piracy, which game developers do not like.