How to Solve can't Play MKV on Xbox 360?

MKV to Xbox 360 Converter: Convert MKV to Xbox 360  on Mac or Window

This article will explain why Xbox 360 won't play MKV and some video file and how to solve can't play MKV on Xbox 360.

What Video Formats Can Xbox 360 Play? Does Xbox 360 play MKV?

On one hand Xbox 360 is known as a home video game console with which you can play numerous fascinating games, but on the other hand Xbox 360 can be known as a audio or video player which allows its users to play audio or video files downloaded or transferred from USB. But when playing video files on Xbox 360, there are restricted limitations on the played video files. For now Xbox 360 cannot play MKV video. Xbox 360 can only support to play the following video formats like AVI, WMV, MP4 with restricted standard:

AVI

  • File extensions: .avi, .divx
  • Containers: AVI
  • Video profiles: MPEG-4 Part 2, Simple and Advanced Simple Profile
  • Video bitrate: 5 megabits per second (Mbps) with resolutions of 1280 x 720 at 30 frames per second (fps)
  • Audio profiles: Dolby Digital 2 channel and 5.1 channel, MP3

WMV

  • File name extensions: .wmv
  • Container: asf
  • Video profiles: WMV7 (WMV1), WMV8 (WMV2), WMV9 (WMV3), VC-1 (WVC1 or WMVA) in simple, main, and advanced up to level 3
  • Video bitrate: 15 Mbps with resolutions of 1920 x 1080 at 30 fps
  • Audio profiles: WMA7/8, WMA 9 Pro (stereo and 5.1), WMA lossless

H.264

  • File name extensions: .mp4, .m4v, mp4v, .mov
  • Containers: MPEG-4, QuickTime
  • Video profiles: Baseline, main, and high (up to level 4.1) profiles
  • Video bitrate: 10 Mbps with resolutions of 1920 x 1080 at 30 fps
  • Audio profiles: Two-channel AAC low complexity (LC)

MPEG-4

  • File name extensions: .mp4, .m4v, mp4v, .mov
  • Containers: MPEG-4, QuickTime
  • Video profiles: Simple and Advanced Simple Profile
  • Video bitrate: 5 Mbps with resolutions of 1280 x 720 at 30 fps
  • Audio profiles: Two-channel AAC low complexity (LC)

So if your video file, like MKV, is not included in the above list, to play the MKV video file on Xbox 360 successfully, you need to convert MKV to one of the video formats included in the above list, for which you will need a functional MKV to Xbox 360 Converter. Avdshare Video Converter is exactly the best MKV to Xbox 360 Converter approved by most users.

MKV to Xbox 360 Converter - Avdshare Video Converter

  1. Convert MKV to Xbox 360 supported AVI, WMV, H.264 or MPEG-4.
  2. Convert other Xbox 360 unsupported FLV, WebM, ASF, F4V, etc to Xbox 360 supported video formats.
  3. Convert audio files to Xbox 360 supported audio formats.
  4. Convert any video or audio format to another video or audio format.
  5. Do many editing operations to any video or audio file.
  6. Convert MKV to play on Xbox 360, PS3, PSP, iPad, iPhone, iPod, QuickTime, iTunes, Windows Media Player, etc.
  7. Convert MKV to edit in iMovie, Final Cut Pro, Windows Movie Maker, Sony Vegas, Adobe Premiere and so on.

Now follow the converting MKV to Xbox 360 supported video format step by step guide to convert MKV to Xbox 360.

Make Preparation: Free download MKV to Xbox 360 Converter

 

Free download the professional MKV to Xbox 360 Converter - Avdshare Video Converter (for Windows, for Mac), install and then launch it, the following interface will pop up.

 

 

Step 1 Import MKV files

Click "Add file" button to import MKV file(s) to Avdshare Video Converter. Dragging and dropping the MKV file to Avdshare Video Converter is supported.

 

 

Step 2 Set Xbox 360 as your targeted device

Click "Profile" button and then choose Xbox 360 in the "Xbox" category as the exporting device.

 

Step 3 Convert MKV to Xbox 360 supported video formats

Click "Convert" button to finish converting MKV to Xbox 360 supported video formats. And then you can transfer the converted video file to Xbox 360 for playback.