PS3 now fully supported by BBC iPlayer

by Jem Alexander { Dec 2nd 2008 at 12:00PM }

We've been waiting for native iPlayer support on our PS3 since a cunning coder created their own workaround site back in April. Finally our wait is over and PS3 everywhere (well, in the UK at least) can enjoy the BBC's latest offerings through their PS3s. Simply head on over to the official website and you will be shown the new, specially made PS3 version (also accessible from your PC, if you so wish). Now catching up with Merlin, Nevermind the Buzzcocks and Heroes has never been easier.

[Thanks to everyone who sent this in]

Tags: bbc, iplayer

Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)

maroofh @ Dec 2nd 2008 12:06PM

they don't show heroes on iplayer. Grrrr

maroofh @ Dec 2nd 2008 12:08PM

I take it back

Kyromancer @ Dec 2nd 2008 12:14PM

Cool, I guess. I'm going to check it out now.

whoelse @ Dec 2nd 2008 12:15PM

Spooks was good last night!

Jake @ Dec 2nd 2008 12:26PM

never mind the buzzcocks, one of my favorite shows! :D

Hyams @ Dec 2nd 2008 12:58PM

This is sweet. I love the iPlayer, and being able to watch Never Mind the Buzzcocks on my tv rather than my laptop will be awesome.

Jack N @ Dec 2nd 2008 12:35PM

You mis-spelt that first one. Its M-E-R-L-I-N.
Sorry, I'm a bit like I have OCD at times.

elephant_stone @ Dec 2nd 2008 12:35PM

Great news. The unofficial version was great but had some bugs.

Incidentally I checked the Wii version out just this morning and it has the same interface as the above picture.

Emophia @ Dec 2nd 2008 12:48PM

Yay, I love watching Iplayer on my PSP thru my PSP.

Catching up to heroes hear I come.

chums @ Dec 2nd 2008 12:58PM

only works in the uk :(

scaught @ Dec 2nd 2008 1:04PM

Is the USA ever going to get the fucking Mighty Boosh?!?!

Callik @ Dec 2nd 2008 1:05PM

Bout damn time.

nathan-dts @ Dec 2nd 2008 4:10PM

I'm glad they did this. I frequently watch things on the iplayer using the unofficial version.

PSN: John-Paul-Jones @ Dec 2nd 2008 1:26PM

Fun fact: the volume goes up to eleven

devilmaker @ Dec 2nd 2008 3:46PM

we know FFS!!!

JonDoh @ Dec 2nd 2008 1:34PM

Nice i use iplayer alot on my laptop.

ali_D @ Dec 2nd 2008 2:07PM

it say beta on the homepage on my ps3 & some tv shows dont come on it SAYS try again later so it fixed yeah RIGHT that picture above showin the iplayer is wrong PS3fanboy look closely it SAY BETA IN IT

td_rules @ Dec 2nd 2008 2:37PM

i was excited about this but the quality is poor
i only have a 23 inch screen, and im pretty sure thats small for the average ps3 owner.
they have BBC HD channel, why cant they stream it to the ps3, i have a capable connection

MarkB @ Dec 2nd 2008 5:51PM

So how does this new 2.53 firmware fullscreen flash support work. On the new iPlayer page there is just a note saying zoom in, but no way that I can see to go into fullscreen mode.

Actually how does the fullscreen flash support work on the PS3 on any flash video site? Am I missing the obvious?

Christian @ Dec 3rd 2008 5:52AM

They probably wrote this PS3 version before they knew about the fullscreen support. Now that the PS3 supports fullscreen I am sure they will add such a button at some point.

reakt @ Dec 2nd 2008 6:03PM

It's very handy but how do I get it in full screen. I know I can click R3 and then play about with R2, L2 to zoom to exactly the right proportion. After all that, the mouse pointer is still overlayed on top of the video. Where's the full screen button on the player?

Devil240Z @ Dec 3rd 2008 2:00AM

only in UK? weaksauce. I want top gear. New ones! not the out dated stuff we get on BBCA.
oh well new season premiers on the 8th i think.

me want topgear...

Mike @ Dec 3rd 2008 4:41AM

This is cool. Well done the beeb

Seminole @ Dec 3rd 2008 3:12PM

Does it have Top Gear?

P @ Dec 3rd 2008 5:44PM

odd, doesnt appear to work for me at the moment. I click on the show i want, then the iplayer play button, but nothing happens and the # symbol pops into the url but obviously something else should be kicking in in the background at that time but it isnt for me.

Im patched to current version but its not playing ball for me sadly. Seems that all the times i find a good use for the web browser within the PS3 ends up not working, most being flash based and doesnt particularly suprise me, but so far ive yet to really find a use for it, as my PC and PS3 are together so im not going to browse the web on a PS3 but when using the PC it'd handy having another output to glance up at.

Mitch @ Dec 4th 2008 6:09PM

Has anyone found an easy way of getting rid of the cursor from the middle of the screen?
I'm currently pushing the cursor out of view with the analogue stick, but it can shove the picture as well over when viewing full screen. Ideally I want to use the blu-ray remote and you can't get rid of the cursor at all when you use it.

vinnie @ Dec 28th 2008 2:12PM

Radio doesn't work and it's about time the BBC broadened access and introduced multiple audio formats instead of plodding along with just one really crap one i.e RM.