PS3 GUI Takes Page From PSP Book 76
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."
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Not Bad (Score:2, Insightful)
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Of course you can, just hit SELECT while listening to the tunes. It has always been this way from firmware 1 up.
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Jeb
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Sadly no. As soon as you pick a new 'app', it quits the music. A shame, I agree.
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Me being cynical (Score:4, Funny)
Can I guess with confidence that at least some of these (imho obvious) gui features are patented, if not by Sony, someone about to hit the motherlode by suing them?
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This is groundbreaking new interface stuff here. Drop down menus with settings? Massive innovation going on here!
As far as that patent, I'd think it would be hard to establish original and non-obvious invention at this point?
XMB (Score:5, Informative)
Another good PS3 interface video... (Score:3, Informative)
http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-72470176
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Interesting how it does multiple windows, woudln't be surprised to find out that it's netfront code....again.
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Old news. (Score:2, Informative)
Blade is pretty nice (Score:2)
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Very...PSP... (Score:5, Interesting)
The pop up menu during games seems a poor to me - white icons on a screen without a frame or background? I can see that being an issue with some games.
Not really (Score:2)
It's more of a difference rendering tat always keeps contrast with whatever game you have running.
Although the menu seems a bit simple, that also means it will still render well without affect game performance underneath (if a game is running). A demo shown at E3 shows more eye candy in the background as well so it'll not look too plain when in action.
Underwhelming. (Score:2)
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It's "good news" that, of ALL the gui layouts out there, Sony picked a good one? Wow, tough task there. That kinda reminds me of people who say "He speaks so well" to refer to someone for whom they can't think of a substantive praise, forgetting that the same comment is used frequently to describe the progress of a mentally retarded individual in therapy.
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Or the classic "She has a nice personality..."
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Videogames as Multimedia device (Score:1, Interesting)
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Crossbar is brilliant (Score:4, Insightful)
One thing I liked in the video: showing a picture of the output plugs is pretty smart - this will really help out those who wouldn't know a DVI from an HDMI from a component cable.
I gotta wonder if that interface is running in some kind of HD mode; that text would not be readable on a standard-def 27" TV. Way to small. I imagine the font scales with the display mode.
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this will really help out those who wouldn't know a DVI from an HDMI from a component cable.
I doubt anyone plunking down $600+ for the PS3 is NOT going to know what those inputs are
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In the GUI industry, it's always smart to pick a design you like and use something similar in all your products across the board. Consumers like it when they pick up a new product and instantly know how to use it. It helps build brand loyalty and name recognition.
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Slow news day? (Score:1, Flamebait)
Dont get me wrong, the gui seems very clean and usable, but theres nothing in there you wouldn't expect.
I do have one question though; will it be able play games automatically without going through the GUI? Because tapping "Animal Crossing DS" is one thing, but scrolling through a bunch of menus seems like it would throw up a mental barrier to play.
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Hibernate (Score:5, Interesting)
The one downside to the universal GUI of the PSP is the save functionality. Many of the games would design their own save game functionality only to have the PSP save game come up after confirming the save in the game. So you'd effectively be saving the game twice in one shot. It's quite annoying if you ask me. More of a developer problem than Sony's, but something that needs to be worked on.
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* When you put in a game disk, the dashboard will immediately load the game.
* When you turn on the console with a game inserted, the dashboard will immediately load the game, but there is a preference in the menus to turn this behavior off. (Handy if you play a lot of Xbox Live Arcade games.)
* There is a easy-to-find (software) button in the interface that can be used to run whatever media is in the drive.
* There is a (hardware) button on the controller to
zonk says something nice about the ps3? (Score:1, Redundant)
The interface looks nice, the one positive about the psp so far for me is that the menu's are simple to navigate and fairly customizable. For the ps3 to have a shot at being the media hub it needs a menu that is not only pleasant to look at but easy to use with the remote as well as the controller, this looks to fit the bill nicely.
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No, it's a sign that there was something mildly positive to write about on the PS3. I hate to break it to you, but Zonk's 'anti-PS3' campaign is happening throughout the web. It's not something of his invention.
Seems to confirm 1080p over component (Score:4, Interesting)
480p
1080i
720p
1080p
It's rather hard to read as the resolution of the video is low.
Now this is a dev but it shows that the PS3 at least can support this, some people seem confused and think you need HDMI for 1080p support.
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How much did a HDTV that supported 720p or 1080i cost when the PS2 came out, 6 years ago? I bet most people would not have considered them reasonably priced considering the lack of content available at the time. But technology has improved and prices have come down...and people are still using PS2's, now on HDTV displays.
I seem to recall some interview
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Since studios are selling content w
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Thanks (Score:2)
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HDMI there but not selected (Score:3, Insightful)
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I see we meet again, Captian Stick Up The Arse! I fear this time will be as unpleasant as the last for you.
If no one cares about the PS3 - how come you took the time to post? Isn't that some kind of paradox? In fact since you posted anon that represents several thousand potential posters, increasing the level of caring probability to a tremendous degree.
No one is saying that the PS3 isn't capable of 1080p. What people are s
Forgetfulness (Score:2)
How odd, the only thing that comes to mind when I think of "trainwreck" is your post! I see you most anon so you cannot be laughed at in a year or so. You'll have to live with the inner knowledge of your wrongness for years to come, I'd get off that train before it hits.
Bullshit. It'll be on within two years. You're forgetting that, as of now, most people don't known HDTV.
Indeed wha
It's not a first glimpse!!! (Score:1, Redundant)
Ahhhh!!! Why does everyone keep saying that?! They showed off a much more robust version of the interface at E3! Three months ago! Am I the only one that remembers? With a quick search of "PS3 interface" YouTube pulls it right up as the first result [youtube.com]!
It should also be pointed out that the link in the story above is showing off the dev kit's interface, and is almost surely not what we will see in our homes in November.
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Why Do We Care? (Score:1, Troll)
To paraphrase a rather successful political campaign, "It's the games, stupid."
Point is that online is same to an extent (Score:2)
What makes you think that? The whole deal with being able to access buddy lists and the like via these common menus would be to hook up in games.
I'm sure each game will have some degree of further customization (possibly setting up games as an example) but some base level of online support is embedded in these menus as the demonstration shows.
This isn't meant to be like the PS2 where each game is totally on its own providing services
XMB is not new (Score:2)
Not my favorite GUI (Score:2)
Good concept, bad visual design (Score:1)
I own a PSP and I think the 2D menu system is a great idea (left and right change catagories, up and down choose specific options). It looks cool and saves you keystokes.
What I don't understand is why Sony can't make something a little more flashy with that same concept in mind. If I'm spending $600 dollars on a console to go with my new sound system and HDTV, I want a menu system I can ogle at.
$500, check out links above (Score:2)
As for a bit more visual appeal in the iterface, check out the E3 video links posted elesewhere undre this story. That was a later version of the same interface, and has a nice but subtle line of flowing plasma like effects behind the menu. Also of course they said you could customiz
Meh (Score:1)
More like OSX (Score:1)
Japenese History (Score:1)
RIIIIDGE RACER!!!
Sony E3 Press Conference [gamespot.com]