YouTube shorts play on the big screen and are surprisingly good.

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(Pocket-lint) – YouTube has announced the arrival of YouTube Shorts on the big screen. Updated apps for TVs and game consoles will be supported in the coming weeks.

YouTube apps will have a new interface specifically designed for short-form vertical videos. The shorts are less than a minute long and were obviously made with TikTok in mind, but where YouTube has a head start is in the TV medium. With this new update, Shorts will have a special interface, designed from the ground up to make the most of the available screen real estate.

YouTube says it reviewed several design ideas before choosing the interface that will be offered to YouTube users. Those who test it will notice that the company has “simplified the design” of just about everything. The result is a vertical view that shows the video inside a border, while controls and video information sit to the side.

This new look helps reduce wasted space, while the usual playback controls and progress bar are also relocated.

YouTube says the new shorts-specific interface will be rolling out in the coming weeks to TV models from 2019 onwards as well as newer game consoles, though it hasn’t been specific on what that will be. means exactly. The PS5 and Xbox Series X/S seem like safe bets, and we expect the PS4 and Xbox One to be ready to go as well.

Written by Oliver Haslam.