NBCUniversal's Peacock TV launches on Xbox One

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What you need to know

  • Peacock is a new streaming service from NBCUniversal.
  • The official Peacock app is now available for the Xbox One.
  • Peacock isn't available on Roku or Amazon Fire TV at this time.

Peacock has a vast library of content from NBCUniversal, including TV shows, movies, and sports. There are three tiers of subscriptions, Peacock Free, Peacock Premium, and Peacock Premium — without ads. Peacock Premium costs $5 per month or $50 per year. You can remove ads and go with Peacock Premium — without ads for an addition $5 per month or $99 per year. Some people get Peacock Premium included with cable plans, such as Comcast Xfinity or Flex customers.

Our friends over at WhatToWatch have an extensive breakdown of everything you can watch on Peacock, including Peacock originals and popular shows like Brooklyn Nine-Nine, Downton Abbey, and Parks and Recreation.

Peacock also features sports, including the Tokyo Olympics, so there's a lot of content to look through on the service.

In terms of the Xbox One app, it seems like a straightforward app for watching the service's content on the console. There isn't a Windows 10 app for Peacock, but you can watch it through your favorite browser at Peacock.com. It's also not available on Amazon Fire TV or Roku at this time, so Xbox One owners are a bit fortunate. Peacock is also available on Android TV, Apple TV, Chromecast, LG, Samsung and Vizio smart TVs.

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Sean Endicott is a news writer and apps editor for Windows Central with 11+ years of experience. A Nottingham Trent journalism graduate, Sean has covered the industry’s arc from the Lumia era to the launch of Windows 11 and generative AI. Having started at Thrifter, he uses his expertise in price tracking to help readers find genuine hardware value.

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