PS3 GUI Takes Page From PSP Book

sdmonroe writes "As the PS3 launch approaches, the first glimpses of the console's new interface have started to hit the web. The interface borrows many features from the PSP GUI which got such broad acclaim, and includes simple drop down menus for accessing important settings like video resolution, audio output, and management of your virtual friends. Customizability and configurability are also some of the features gamers can expect."

XMB

[earbenT]

It's called the Cross Media Bar (XMB) interface, and it actually debuted on the ill-fated PSX (PS2+DVR combo) in 2003. It's since become Sony's standard UI for multimedia products such as the PSP, PS3 and even some higher-end TVs.

Another good PS3 interface video...

[Anonymous Coward]

If you hadn't seen it referenced from the google video link in the article. The google link in the article had a basic interface demonstration. This one has more infor on the picture browser, music and movie player, and (apparently) integrated web browser.

http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-724701762 1735985253&hl=en [slashdot.org]

Old news.

[Anonymous Coward]

Looks very similar to what was shown at the beginning of June http://youtube.com/watch?v=UpKwRHxSzoY [youtube.com]

Re:Videogames as Multimedia device

[Sizzlean]

Read your comment again, numbnuts. Old people, children, simplistic, quaint non-games, niche (which they are actually - they stick to games generally and don't deal in media centers for example)... its not exactly constructive criticism more a rehash of the same old horse thats beaten when someone criticizes nintendo.

Re:Hibernate

[Vlastyn]

The DS does this as well- Was happily surprised to discover it. The thing is, game consoles these days are "always on" anyway- in power save mode, waiting for a signal from the remote to turn it on and wasting electricity. Seems like a natural evolution of sorts to have it actually offer some additional feature while it's in this state.

Re:Not Bad

[thatguywhoiam]

Well, you can scroll around, but you can't actually do anything else (like browse your movies, or even the system settings)... (Just to clarify i mean you can scroll your music, but only horizontal XMB scrolling outside of that menu) Jeb DISCLAIMER: That is only up to v2.0 of the firmware, has to be said, if it changes above there then my apologies :)

Of course you can, just hit SELECT while listening to the tunes. It has always been this way from firmware 1 up.