Tue, Jun 22, 2010 | 20:55 BST

BBC iPlayer 3 coming to PS3 this year

BBC iPlayer

The BBC has said that the upgraded version of its iPlayer will hit PS3 soon.

Speaking to TechRadar at the Facebook Developer Garage in London, BBC’s Simon Cross said that the console’s iPlayer upgrade was on the “roadmap for this year.”

The upgrade will bring new functions along with it, such as a For You section which lists shows you may be interested in.

There will also be social network functionality, although Cross didn’t go into further detail on that point.

However, Cross also admitted that there was some indecision on how users would sign into the new app.

“We don’t know whether to integrate it with the PSN signing in process or do something new,” he said.

BBC iPlayer launched on the PS3 last year and has been hugely popular ever since, with 10 percent of all viewers watching videos through the system.

Thanks, TechRadar.

9 comments

Hunam
22/06/10, 9:14 pm

Can this version not crash please? Thanks.

Razor
22/06/10, 9:20 pm

Can we have a proper “app” as well please? The current browser solution isn’t exactly the best (although I use it a lot and have no problems it must be said)

onlineatron
22/06/10, 9:23 pm

Would love a proper app.

Either way, this is one of the best functions of the PS3. On a strong internet connection the stream comes in very good quality.

Withnail
22/06/10, 10:06 pm

I use it a lot on PS3, it’s good. Crashes can be mostly avoided by not trying to use the XMB while playing Flash content in the browser. Not ideal, but it’s a general problem with Flash on the PS3 rather than something specific to iPlayer.

aygie
22/06/10, 10:50 pm

Urgh Flash crashing, who would of thought!! I hope we get HD too..