BBC iPlayer on PS3 is to get a make over and will move from using the creaky PS3 web browser to a standalone app.
The new app has been built from scratch with new features including viewer recommendations and a “vastly improved” search function.
As well as a new app, more shows from the BBC archive will be added to the service and programs will be available for longer than seven days.
Rather oddly the BBC do not seem to mention the best feature of the upgrade, look closely at the screenshot below and you will see the PS3 is getting BBC HD.
Huzzah!
job
iplayer in hd. nice
teflon
FINALLY!!!
Tuffcub
Out now, click on PS3 iplayer Icon to update.
djdustb
Not there for me.
djdustb
Ahh it seesm it depends on how you get into iPlayer as to whether it will update.
If you use a PS3 Remote control pressing enter will go into the iplayer as normal with no update. Presing X on the PS3 Remote will force it to update.
I always through the buttons did the same job.
hol
Nice work, wonder if this’ll be the the way 4od & itv player go?
MegaBonez
Brilliant. Go BBC!
carson321
so does this mean when i search for a program that it showed on the home page, it will actually turn up in my search results?!
yogdog
Now this I have to give a try! Missed 1 episode of Top Gear while on holiday so I’ll catch up on it.
TSBonyman
Promising, hopefully the other players will follow suit!
bigkingy
Strange, when I select iplayer, still just get the old browser version.
Pemberton_
Make sure you’re signed into PSN.
the bottler
Doesn’t work for me either. Stoke is a bit behind the times tho!
DirtyHabit
You should try living in rural Dorset. We only got that elastic trickery laaaast week.
:)
Dlaf42
same here for me to, i guess Gateshead to far for them to update..
HoboCastro
I had open iPlayer, close it and open it again. I visited the Store too if that helps.
liverpool82
nice try but no xmb function while on it