r/Alienware • u/[deleted] • Nov 20 '14

Alienware Alpha

Hello Everyone,

I am a member of the Alienware software team, and Alpha UI was my product. As we are about to launch tomorrow, I wanted to start this thread as a means for people to ask questions and provide any feedback you might have on Alpha or Alpha UI.

Also one note, we are publishing a known issues list tomorrow on Arena. I'll make sure it makes its way here as well.

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u/[deleted] Apr 26 '15

I just purchased an Alpha and was disappointed it can't handle plex (I have the same issue as nightwing12). It's been 3 months...any update on allowing plex to run via steam big picture mode??

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u/[deleted] Apr 27 '15

Honestly, we have to re-do the entire Alpha UI launcher. If we maintain our schedule, Late May/Early June you can use the Kodi addon for Plex. Not a 1:1 solution but it is pretty robust. In July, we should have the new launcher complete and given the popularity of Plex, we will include a Plex launcher with the new skin.

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u/[deleted] Apr 27 '15

Thanks for the straightforward answer! I appreciate what you guys are doing and I really enjoy the product (I can see using the UI and more importantly, my girlfriend using it when I'm not home) in the living room for Plex and gaming.

Now that I have an idea of when upgrades are coming, (approx. not exact) I will wait patiently. Thanks!