Will the Wiimote finally bring a good YouTube living room experience?
VentureBeat —
... YouTube for Television works through the gaming consoles’ web browsers. That’s probably why you’re not seeing this launch on the Xbox 360 as well — it doesn’t have a web browser, as TechCrunch notes. Of course, the Xbox 360 is also made by Google rival Microsoft, so that may have something to do with it as well. I’m sure, for example, they could make a special YouTube channel on the Xbox 360 like they did for the Apple TV, and like Netflix has done for the Xbox 360. ...
YouTube builds special web channel for Wii and PS3 video streaming
Obsessable News Feed —
... Conversations: YouTube Comes To The Wii And PS3, But Not Xbox [TechCrunch] ...
YouTube comes to the Wii and Playstation 3
DVICE Atom Feed —
... That's why YouTube is coming shortly to the Sony Playstation 3 and the Nintendo Wii. There's no love for the Xbox 360, sadly, but it may not be far off.
For PS3 and Wii owners, they merely have to point their console's browser to www.youtube.com/tv to get a specially-formatted version of the site for your TV. You'll then be able to surf through all the user-generated videos you want from the comfort of your couch. Now let's get this to the Xbox!
YouTube, via TechCrunch
Linkpost | 1.16.2009
TechBlog —
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