When it was first announced that Xbox One had an HDMI pass-through port allowing for other devices to have their video routed through Microsoft's new console, a common question was was whether this feature would support PlayStation 4. As it turns out, it can support "any HDMI device," including PlayStation 4.
During a Microsoft presentation at the Tokyo Game Show, Xbox director of product planning Albert Penello was asked about the HDMI pass-through port supporting PlayStation 4, GameSpot reports. Although he did not respond to that specific question, he did later provide an answer to that query when he stated, "any application can be snapped to a game...this could be the live TV feed, so if you wanted to be playing Ryse and Killzone at the same time, you could snap that," referring to Xbox One exclusive Ryse: Son of Rome and PlayStation 4 exclusive Killzone: Shadow Fall.
The snapping Penello is referring to is Snap Mode, part of Xbox One's interface that allows for multiple things to be displayed on-screen at the same time, be it a game and an Internet browser, two games, a game and a movie, a game and Skype, and so on. Snap Mode supports content coming through the HDMI pass-through port, which can reduce or eliminate the need for Xbox One owners to change inputs on their TV or receiver.
