BBC iPlayer gets revamped everywhere... but launches first on PS3

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'Just like TV', apparently. What could be more TV than TV?

BBC iPlayer on PS3 should be awesome, but it hasn't been. From personal experience, the interface up until now has been unintuitive, the presentation poor and the streaming itself frankly awful compared to iPad, PC or pretty much any other device you could name running over the same connection. But no longer! There's a new version of iPlayer out today, being premiered on PS3. And it's looking a lot better.


Above: Wonder if all the F1 races will be available in full on iPlayer after next season? Or just half of them...

We haven't been able to try the new iPlayer yet, but it could well be a significant leap forward. Incidentally, don't expect the new-look iPlayer to stop at PS3. Apparently, the team behind it is looking to bring the experience to more machines soon, from set-top boxes to smart TVs. In fact, the BBC has even said it wouldlove to bringiPlayer to Xbox 360. Hmmm…

Want to see it in action? Let a man from the Beeb (Gideon Summerfield) talk you through it on PS3:



So, quite literally watch this space… and enjoy doing so a whole lot more than you used to.

08 Aug, 2011

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Justin Towell
Justin Towell

Justin was a GamesRadar staffer for 10 years but is now a freelancer, musician and videographer. He's big on retro, Sega and racing games (especially retro Sega racing games) and currently also writes for Play Magazine, Traxion.gg, PC Gamer and TopTenReviews, as well as running his own YouTube channel. Having learned to love all platforms equally after Sega left the hardware industry (sniff), his favourite games include Christmas NiGHTS into Dreams, Zelda BotW, Sea of Thieves, Sega Rally Championship and Treasure Island Dizzy.