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The PS3's XMB should look more like this, Sony

GamingOwl:

"Sony's new DVR attachment for PS3, 'Torne', is packing quite an amazing looking interface. In my opinion, It feels like you already know where everything is and what it does, just at a glance - it's very organized and clean."

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PirateThom5225d ago

"Organised and clean"?

I thought the opposite...

ChozenWoan5225d ago

It appears that someone over at GamingOwl was so impressed by the beauty of the pics that they lost sight of the actual UI.

The current XMB is very clean and organized, and thanks to custom themes you can have whatever pretty picture in the background you want.

LukaX235225d ago

Although I do agree the current XMB is very well organized as well, I do think it's time for a refresh, or an option to move the icons around or something. I have to admit, the XMB is getting old.

Venatus-Deus5225d ago

You have a ps3 which you can play next gen games, watch bluray movies, surf the internet, stream movies, look a photos, watch TV, listen to music and your complaining about the mechanic that gets you to each of these options quickly and efficiently as being dated.

Dude… PRIORITIES!

Guido5225d ago

The XMB is easy to navigate IMHO. It's like any other UI that is intensive, it takes a little time to learn but once you do it's like riding a bike. You know where everything is and it is easy to navigate.

Corrwin5225d ago

Actually customising the layout of XMB yourself would be pretty sweet.

Though it does go some way to allow you to group stuff with a Square press - I might be able to get my Obsessive Compulsive side happy just using that.

LukaX235225d ago

I think you guys are just mislead by the Japanese text. Oh well, we all have different opinions I suppose. :)

Redempteur5225d ago

i dunno if i'm too used ti see the ps3 or psp xmb but i like those better .. i have my habits on it ..sometimes i even control my ps3 without having to look at the screen

This screens however looks good but doesn't seems easier to navigate to me ..

JsonHenry5225d ago

I don't care for the XMB, but this looks much worse.

Marceles5225d ago

I'd go crazy (in a bad way) if the XMB looked like that

wicko5225d ago

The XMB is great, I wouldn't want to see any major changes. Well organized and intuitive.

Baka-akaB5225d ago

@LukaX23

So you want it changed because it is getting "old" ? No offense but is it supposed to be a Dior or Versace interface ? You change it every season to spice things ups ?

I dont really understand such logic and thoughts , it isnt supposed to look "new" , it's there for it's efficiency and so are the changes brought to it . For the rest it is as you already know customisable with themes

Hell , recently further graphics effects were added anyway with dynamic themes .

mastiffchild5225d ago

No, that looks rubbish compared to the minimal and classy stylings of the XMB. It's almost as bad as when the 360 had NXE thrust upon it(and adly us) a while back! God I miss the ld blades on my 360! I despise having to have one of hose gimpy avatars looking out at me reminding me of how I felt like a grown man playing dress up with a dolly when I was forced to create the damn thing! T^he themses we all bought pre NX are now totally obscured by the newer dash and rendered a waste of tme and money. Can anyone, also, explain why I had to change if I preferred the old dashboard to what NXE brought with it?

I think I would cry if Sony changed the XMB, though, as it's one thing that, for me, has always been nigh on perfect as amn interface and was always smoother, classier and simpler than what we have and had on the 360. Then again I DO have trouble getting past the fact that i HAVE to have a bloody avatar looing at me when I kjust jhate the damn things with a passion. I would NEVER play a game where I had to play as one of those things and why do I need one on my dash to represent me? CAn't I just have a pic of a Doge like UI do practically everywhere else? I mean I think Home avatars are creepy but they avoid my ire by STAYING in home where I only have to see them on the rare occasions I fel like visiting Xi or something new pops up.

Still, noone could ever explain the NXE when it was coming and why I should be excited about it and Sony would do well not to start messing with something else that's currently not broken! The blades weren't broken either so why id everyone have to have them fixed like they did?God, I hate those overly happy and never skinny enough Mii rip offs! It's got so bad I can't ven think rationally if I start getting them in my head or if I just see one on someone's N4G avatar! Not that I mind anyone else loving the new dash AND the avatars, no, I just fail to undertand what was wrong in the first place and why an avatar is compulsory when I'm not alone in feeling less of a man for having to make one of the slightly podgy buggers.

Anyhoo, back OT-no it's not as good as the XMB. Sony shouldn't change it and if they did they'd be being thicker than a company who'd consider using the DS3 in on hand for the same job the nuchuck does on the Wii and Sony aren't ever going to be that stu....OH. Never mind.

Baka-akaB5225d ago

i'm with you mastiff . to this day it bother me that not only half my 360 screen menu is filled with junk , but that i can't skip an avatar i dont wanna dress up and see .

steve30x5225d ago

I agree with you Matsiff. I much rathered the old blades instead of the NXE. It would be nice if M$ would give us the ability to download the old blades instead of the NXE.

vhero5225d ago

They should allow themes similar to those available to PSP on modded firmware but of course they won't otherwise they couldn't charge for premium themes. Much like MS they have to make there money somewhere. I don't see why they cannot make something like this though and make some money from it.

hay5225d ago

Ok, now, let me get this straight. Some guy from some site is criticizing THE award winning XMB and and points to Sony's new GUI as clear and tidy but at the same time he doesn't understand it cause he don't know Japanese?
Well... Bravo, bravo.

nveenio5225d ago

That looks stupid. The XMB does a great job of organizing content.

Microsoft Xbox 3605225d ago

The current XMB is the true defintion of "Organized and Clean". What is this guy smoking?

I_AM_ CANADIAN_19895225d ago

when my buddy left his 360 at my place i realized the only 2 things microsoft did right. the music player has way more visualizers searching for songs is so easy and quick. looking for music on the ps3 is a ridiculous. takes half and hour to get down to the z's and if u go really fast u cant even see the music as it flys by what if itunes did that id kill myself. atleast put a bar thing so you can slide down quickly like with a comp, but still be able to see the music ur looking for.. i have alot of beef with the ps3's music interface, everything else is great well the trophy syncing is annoying as hell, plus the delay when u go to ur in game xmb. i noticed that the 360's software in some ways was way above the ps3's, and as hard as it is to say sony online may have less lag but xbox live is so much cooler and more functional. i wish sony went the pay root and just made sure it was way cheaper than live with more features they'd make a good profit still, and still some of ms's fanbase cuz we all know ms fans love paying money for things that could be free.....in conclusion the fact the ps3 has blu ray a browser disc loading drive, quiter way better exclusives, free online that works dont bribe and sceme to get everything. and they dont focus all there attention to one or 2 games like halo reach and gears of war....makes me still glad i dont own a 360 but i would like them to take a few tips from ms's software.

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Sarick5225d ago

You have people who understand technology and people who don't. My mother happens to be one of those that doesn't understand it. Why create a menu that looks like a PC. She can barely figure out how to update the firmware or even log on.

The XMB is created to be as simple as possible without all the distractions. It's mostly for games and she doesn't do much of anything else for it. If they changed things and made them like a PC these non-tech people have to work extra hard to learn a complex system of menus and icons.

Bloodraid5224d ago

The only thing the XMB needs is to be faster. It takes far too long to display the friends list, for example. If Sony works on the speed of the XMB, I'd be content.

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Corrwin5225d ago

I have no complains about the current XMB, except that it could load a bit faster when in-game.

That's it - it's the best Gaming OS interface I've ever used, easy, sleek, fast enough, everything you need is a couple of button presses away... I just wished it loaded my BluRays for me ;)

DW5225d ago

... they totally ignored the KISS (keep it simple stupid) Methodology on that one.

steve30x5225d ago

That XMB looks awful. I like the XMB we have

Lucreto5225d ago

I prefer the wat it is at the moment. It is easy to find everything. It would be hard to make it any better.

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No 7 days to die is criminal

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Microsoft once tried to nab LittleBigPlanet from Sony after a few drinks

It turns out that many moons ago, Microsoft once had its eye on the Sony published LittleBigPlanet series.

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XiNatsuDragnel4d ago

Microsoft had a good idea but fumbled it again.

Cacabunga2d ago (Edited 2d ago )

Project Spark idea was decent but they quickly gave up ..
LBP was wonderful

ApocalypseShadow3d ago

Microsoft in a nutshell. Always tried to poach Sony employees, games, 3rd party games and devices like the depth camera that was turned into Kinect but was running on PS2 before Xbox 360. Wouldn't be surprised they wanted LBP. Just like they worked behind the scenes pushing the MLB to bring Sony's baseball game to Xbox instead of making their own.
https://www.playstationlife...

They didn't spend years trying to develop their own baseball game. They wanted Sony's game.

They're scum.

Zachmo1822d ago

Microsoft didn't force MLB on Xbox. MLB gave Sony 2 options either go multiplat or risk losing the license.

Rynxie2d ago

And why do you think MLB said that? I believe Ms approached MLB.

ApocalypseShadow2d ago (Edited 2d ago )

Totally ridiculous comment.

The only exclusivity Sony had was to their own creation of The Show. Microsoft could have paid the MLB for the license just like Sony did and made their own baseball game.

Microsoft instead, groomed MLB for years in trying to poach Sony's game and bring it to Xbox. They're worth 3 TRILLION dollars. You think that's not enough money to make their own baseball game? Don't be delusional.

Microsoft spun it like they always do and told the media that they had to trust Sony with their hardware. After they put Sony in that position of not having a choice. Either go multiplatform or stop making one of their successful games. That's a no win scenario.

And what did Microsoft do? They didn't try to sell the game to the Xbox community. They put it on game pass to hurt Sony. Pushing the idea of why buy games that are $70 when you can play them in their cheap service for $10. It was a dirty tactic.

You fell for the Kool aid drink Microsoft served you instead of spitting it out. Hope it tasted good because you were fooled by Phil and the gang.

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Hereandthere2d ago

Xbox executive Sara Bond has told Axios that Microsoft spent a number of years trying to get MLB The Show onto Xbox consoles. And when it finally succeeded in breaking off PlayStation’s long-held exclusivity, the company had to “trust” Sony with pre-release Xbox Series X/S consoles.

Bond revealed that MLB The Show “always came up” in conversations between Microsoft and the Major League Baseball organization. “We always said, ‘We love this game. It would be a huge opportunity to bring it to Xbox.'” she recalled. However, when Microsoft’s efforts materialized, it put the company in an awkward situation where it had to send in pre-release consoles to a rival company.

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Notellin2d ago

"Microsoft instead, groomed MLB for years in trying to poach Sony's game and bring it to Xbox."

Take a nap, conspiracies are rotting your brain.

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Hereandthere2d ago

Xbox executive Sara Bond has told Axios that Microsoft spent a number of years trying to get MLB The Show onto Xbox consoles. And when it finally succeeded in breaking off PlayStation’s long-held exclusivity, the company had to “trust” Sony with pre-release Xbox Series X/S consoles.

ApocalypseShadow1d 10h ago

Lying to yourself is unbecoming.

Article link tells you all you need to know in Sarah Bond's own words.

Hereandthere2d ago

They were too cheap/inept/lazy to develop their own mlb game, so they port begged for years and bribed the mlb to make the show multiplatform. Like i said many times, xbox brought nothing to the table their 24 years, ZERO.

ApocalypseShadow1d 11h ago

At least you and others get it. Note drank the Kool aid and asked for seconds thinking it was refreshing.

Most don't even know how it all played out but it's there in black and white for all to see. Microsoft brought it up for years until the MLB forced Sony's hand. It was a win win for Microsoft. Kill one reason to buy a PlayStation or kill the game by dropping it in a cheap service to kill Sony's sales numbers on PlayStation.

OtterX2d ago

"However, Healey said Media Molecule wouldn't have felt right doing that, adding it would have been "morally corrupt"."

Major kudos to Media Molecule for being an upright studio with principles.

Cockney1d 5h ago

They chose well, Sony gave them the backing to pursue their dreams with no restrictions even tho their games especially dreams have very niche appeal. Media molecule and Sony deserve respect for this in an age of risk averse publishing.

RNTody2d ago (Edited 2d ago )

Great, more stories like this please. Show the last of the zombies holding the line what we've been saying for years: Microsoft is anti competition, anti industry and has no interest in making games at all.

But hey, at least there's an Xbox Games Showcase to look forward to, right?

Inverno2d ago

Well considering SONY just killed the series, LBP would've been dead by now either way. Though MM probably wouldn't exist by now either, so I'm glad they stayed with SONY, hopefully they don't get shut down any time soon or ever honestly.

Inverno2d ago

They shut down the servers, that's millions of user created levels gone. That and dead are pretty much the same, it's also been years since 3 and they cancelled HUB soooo.

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fsfsxii2d ago

They shutdown the servers because no one was playing, no one in the community cared about the user created levels so why keep them up? Wtf you guys would never succeed in running a business.

Inverno2d ago

Yea dood no one was playing so they shut off the servers. Cause people with enough common sense can't just Google why they were actually shut of, right?

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