Nearly six months after the American release, PS3 owners in Europe now have access to the YouTube PS3 App.

The YouTube App which was originally launched in America in August 2012, it has finally made its way across Atlantic and into the homes of European PS3 owners. The new App is available via the XMB, in ‘My Channels’ under the TV/Video Services icon.

Unfortunately the YouTube app will now be available in all European countries. The YouTube app is available in: Belgium, Czech Republic, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, India, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Netherlands, Poland, Russia, South Africa, Spain, Sweden, and United Kingdom. The app was also today released in Australia and New Zealand.

The YouTube PS3 App includes the following feature:

• Search: Finding videos is easier than ever, with search suggestions and instant video results while you type.
• Access to subscriptions: Sign in to find the latest videos from your YouTube subscriptions, which now also includes official music videos.
• Your Smartphone as a remote: With a quick pairing process, you can control YouTube on PS3 with a Smartphone. Find a video on your phone and with the click of a button it’ll play on the big screen. While the video is playing you can control it from the phone, or keep browsing YouTube for the next one.

Source: EU PlayStation Blog