Is There a Way to Play iPod Touch Music on Your 360?

Connect the iPod Touch to your Xbox to listen to music while you play games.

The Microsoft Xbox 360 lets you listen to music when you connect an MP3 player -- including, but not limited to, Apple's iPod Touch -- to the console. However, music on the iPod Touch is stored in the AAC format, a format that is not normally playable by the Xbox 360. Therefore, to listen to this music, you first need to download the Optional Media Update through the Xbox LIVE service.

Instructions

1. Power on your Xbox 360. Scroll to the "Xbox Live Marketplace" menu and press the "A" button.

2. Select "Game Downloads" and then "All Games." Select "Alphabetical List of Games." Scroll down and select the letter "O." Scroll through the list that appears and choose "Optional iPod Support."

3. Read the description of the download, if desired, and select "Optional iPod Support" again. Choose "Confirm Download." Wait for the download to complete.

4. Select "Done." Press "B" to return to the main menu. Connect the included cable to your iPod Touch and connect the other end of the cable to the Xbox 360's USB port.

5. Scroll to the "My Xbox" tab on the Xbox 360. Scroll to the right and select "Music." Select your iPod Touch's name from the list to access and play the music on it.

Tips & Warnings

• You can sort your music by artist, album, song, genre or saved playlist.

References

• Xbox: Use an Apple iPod with Xbox 360