Is it possible to develop a Blu-ray player for the Xbox One?

Question

I've read that "The first UWP for the Xbox One is the new Blue-ray player app"

This makes me think ... is this app using an internal MS API or could a simple programmer develop a custom Blue-ray/DVD player?

Thanks in advance

Answer 1

I think it is a internal API, because such functionality is not yet available even on desktop UWP (you can't easily access disk mechanic). Maybe you could access the files on the drive via FolderPicker or FileOpenPicker, but I am afraid it will not work as the file explorer is will not list the drive there.