New features inbound 1st September
Sony Updates PS3 Firmware 0

Sony has confirmed that the PS3 and PS3 Slim will be getting a software update in the coming weeks bringing with it a host of new features including BBC iPlayer support.

Although the BBC's on demand service has been available in a workaround on the console, Sony has convinced the corporation to make things official.

It will be just one of a number of country specific content deals as the company continues to promote the console as more than just a games machine.

The BBC iPlayer will be available on the 1 September with RTVE, ANTENA 3 and La Sexta in Spain, ZDFmediathek in Germany, NOS in the Netherlands NOS, and the Australian Broadcast Corporation (ABC) in Australia.

Alongside TV web access, PlayStation's entertainment offering was strengthened with the announcement of the PlayStation

Tags: Gaming PS3 Sony Software updates BBC iPlayer

Sony updates PS3 firmware, adds BBC iPlayer originally appeared on Pocket-lint on Tue, 18 Aug 2009 19:31:08 +0100