YouTube Coming To the PS3 and Wii 87
Clara writes "The YouTube blog has announced that YouTube is on its way to the PlayStation 3 and Wii. From the article: 'Have you ever wanted to just sit on your couch and watch YouTube on your TV? Well, now that's possible via YouTube for Television, initially available through the Sony PS3 and Nintendo Wii game consoles at www.youtube.com/tv. Currently in beta, the TV Website offers a dynamic, lean-back, 10-foot television viewing experience.' No YouTube for Xbox, however (Google must simply not have gotten around to Microsoft yet)."
Am I missing something? (Score:2, Informative)
You can already watch youtube on those systems...
PS3 (Score:4, Informative)
You can already use YouTube on PS3 via the web browser. It works fine.
So are they just slapping in a new theme?
Re:Who cares about You Tube (Score:2, Informative)
Re:PS3 (Score:2, Informative)
or
Mozilla/ 5.0 (PLAYSTATION 3; 1.00)
Pretty sure neither supports HQ or HD videos yet, the only difference I've noticed is that the former is white and more Wii-ish in design, and the latter is black and more PS3-ish in design. Still pretty cool, though.
Re:Am I missing something? (Score:2, Informative)
Neat, but not much to write home about (Score:2, Informative)
For those who don't want to read the article, just head to http://www.youtube.com/tv [youtube.com] on the appropriate console browser.
This is a slight disappointment. It's nice to have a new TV-friendly interface, but it's a little bit stretch to say "Youtube is coming to consoles". You still need the web browser, and the Internet Channel on Wii isn't free. I was expecting a separate free app that was optimised for Wii (or PS3); that would have been more efficient and probably more portable, as paradoxical as it may seem...
Re:Internet Channel isn't free? (Score:2, Informative)
Re:Internet Channel isn't free? (Score:3, Informative)