![]() Since the PS4 browser lacks Widevine support, that particular type of digital copy protection results causes the live and on-demand streams not to playback and throws an error code. Even visiting from the console’s Internet Browser app doesn’t work as ITV has implemented the Widevine DRM to its new VOD platform to prevent piracy. ![]() Related: Watch ITVX on Bush Smart TV Is there any Workaround to Watch ITVX on PS4?Īt the time of writing, there isn’t any workaround to accessing ITVX on PS4. If that’s the case, ITV will likely remain silent for the time being and update users about ITVX’s availability on the PlayStation console when they wish to. Or, it’s simply, as we just mentioned, the fact that the PS4 (and the PS5) is very far back in the ITVX development cycle. There can also be other factors in play, including contractual rights, media licences, technical limitations, and development costs. And to achieve that, ITV is clearly prioritising app development for high-demand platforms, such as phones, tablets, computer browsers, smart TVs, set-top boxes, and streaming media players. Of course, for a brand-new streaming service like ITVX to cause a ripple in the UK’s already oversaturated market, it has to reach a broad range of digital audiences. It boils down to the app’s interface, navigation, video player, stream quality, stability, security, etc.Īs to why Sony’s PS4 or even the current-gen PS5 console isn’t yet on ITV’s radar, unlike Microsoft’s Xbox counterparts, the broadcaster probably considers it a low-priority platform for streaming overall, with a target demographic much lower than other platforms. Especially for an app that the end-user will use to watch and discover live and on-demand streaming content, ITV has to ensure that every version of their ITVX app delivers the same satisfactory quality experience and maintains feature parity.
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