Virgin Radio -first radio station available on PS3 & Wii

[Da Ill One]

PlayThree.net: Virgin Radio -first radio station available on PS3 & Wii



UK based Virgin Radio have made their suite of stations available via the PlayStation 3 and Wii Internet browsers.

Virgin’s radio stations has a customised online player, and is the only national UK radio station which offers an mp3 streaming connection, making it compatible with the PS3 and Wii. They will also offer console compatible videos, concert tickets, recordings, and tracks for download.

James Cridland director of of Virgin digital media said

"People are treating the consoles as part of their home entertainment media centre, and now Virgin Radio will be part of that experience."

Alluding to the Xbox 360's lack of browser he said

"PlayStation 3 or Wii will become the entertainment hub in your front room. We have worked hard to make the station available on as many different platforms as possible… We’re looking into providing the station via the Xbox 360 as well, but for now it’s only available via the PS3 and Wii browsers."

As well as the flagship Virgin Radio station, the consoles will offer Virgin Radio Xtreme and Virgin Radio Classic Rock, and the more soulful Virgin Radio Groove.

Whilst streaming radio is a standard feature of PC browsing, Virgin Radio's move to console is significant as it signifies that the console is maturing into the much promised home media hub. YouTube is already compatible with the PlayStation 3, meaning videos can be viewed on large TV screens, although RealPlayer, Quicktime & Windows Movie Player are not.

[!loubowi]

ive got that on my cell/mobile phone its no good it keeps freezing and if its raining u cant listin to it(it will be the same on ps3 and wii trust me) but apart from that i got nothing against virgin

[Da Ill One]

I'm sure the PS3 and Wii BOTH have better connections for streaming then a cell phone does...i doubt it will freeze as often on them