That would be great but from my experience don't count on any added features. I have been hoping for better subtitle support for over two years. I too hoped I could retire my external box and use the native LG apps. No luck so far, I'm still using my nVidia Shield (previously WD Live media center) for TV apps (NBC, ABC, FOX, etc. I was able to solve my subtitle issues by installing Plex on my LG tv but that also runs on the Shield so I use it for everything now.