Google plugs YouTube into Playstation 3

To the surprise of no one, Google is now offering software that streams video, photos, and music from your PC to your television.
The Google Media Server is a free Windows app that sends media files to your TV via the Playstation 3 and other Universal Plug-and-Play (UPnP) devices.
With help from the Google Media Server, your TV can access videos, music, and photos stored on your PC, and naturally, it can tap straight into YouTube, the video-sharing site where Google hopes to serve an enormous number of advertisements.

[TomMcBaum]

...I could watch YouTube videos on my PS3 before, and TVersity could already do the UPnP Media Streaming, as could Windows Media Player 11, etc., etc. Wake me up when an app that actually does something new is available -- like NetFlix on Demand from my PS3.

[shine1396]

I think this is much easier and more bug free then Tv versity...but prefer winamp remote...It just works...movie service is coming by the way...what I really want is the youtube upload ability....like now...

[SUP3R]

TVersity never worked for me, neither did Windows 11. Nero did, but the trial period expired.
So I wanna thank google for this app.

[rodeoo]

ive had zero trouble....you just have to set it up correctly

If you have trouble connecting to the media server with the PS3, you should add these two programs to your Windows Firewall exceptions:

C:\Program Files\TVersity\Media Server\MediaServer.exe
C:\Program Files\TVersity\Media Server\TVersity.exe

any other problem watch this vid http://youtube.com/watch?v=...

[jif86]

TVserity already does a good job (kinda). But the ability to upload to YouTube would be epic win! :D

[Lew_Ijgee]

Tversity is better, easier to use, and more functional.

Now Uninstalling Google Media Server.

[whateva]

I can copy youtube videos to MY PS3 HD this is the best part about this!!!!!!!!

[Siesser]

wow, if you can copy vids to your hard drive, that'd make it a worthy alternative.

[Mr Blings]

for years with windows media connect, nothing new

[thehitman]

Since launch there was this program red kawa that does a lot of similar things and everything else you can just do via ps3 browser look at youtube etc. Windows media center isnt bad either although I havent got it to work since I upgraded to vista but oh well.

[wind_dragon]

cause youtube doesn't work anymore (for me at least).
Anybody have this issue?

[Raoh]

it has promise. ability to control from google web client. integrated Google/Google desktop/picasa/account link to youtube/

could open opportunities to other console/google features. maybe a clan calendar support? would be nice. psp has google search bar why not a direct google search bar for ps3 without having to load the ps3 internet browser?

major problems with folder hierarchy, external drives, and seems youtube itself hasnt added console support for subscriptions yet or vice a versa maybe sony needs to. then again maybe google could eventually be that portal.

if you have a media server that works great. i do too, tversity and medialink. but the geek in me has high hopes for google media center and will be keeping an eye on it.

[Solid_Snake666]

nothing

[7h3ultim8p00]

1. Read "Windows app" - windows of course being made by MS.
2. There are a bunch of things like this on the 360 using Windows Media Center. Like a bunch of people have said, this isn't new, and not that groundbreaking.