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The PlayStation 4 User Interface Analysis

Let’s go over the user interface of the PlayStation 4 and see what hidden features it might have. The PS4 is all about the social experience and done right this can certainly be a game changer.

ArmGunar4068d ago

I like this new interface !

It seems faster than XMB and it looks nice !
Join the game is pretty good instead of the system of invitation which is pretty slow

The " Live News " is also great, that makes me feel like playing and with my friends.
It looks like " alive " even if few people can dislike this kind of " social network "

It's very hard to develop an OS and that's a big step for the future PS4's owners, that's great !

Makasu4068d ago

I agree! I wonder what the main "XMB" interface will look like though, where you see all your games, videos, friends etc.

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dumahim4068d ago

I hope they keep it somewhat similar to what it is now. I love the ease and simplicity of it on the PS3. I don't need my screen filled with a bunch of stuff.

ATi_Elite4068d ago

That's a Pretty cool interface!

I really like the "Stream" Feature that allows you to Stream your Games Live directly from a PS4 as PC Gamers have been Streaming for years and current Gen Console Gamers needed a PC and capture card to Stream!

Now I see why so much Ram was stuck in the PS4!!!

Some Nice Features!

Makasu4068d ago

Haha yeah, those 8GB will come in handy for sure!

Jaqen_Hghar4068d ago

A man is looking forward to immediate store opening and app switching with 8gb of GDDR5 memory. A man will expect near instantaneous loading for the UI in a console. A man also likes "sleep mode" as a man can come back from class and restart his session immediately. A man will get a PS4 launch day (a man's first launch system).

Zha1tan4068d ago

Will have to see what it looks like in game and for the love of god SONY please allow cross game chat so I don't have to prehistorically text message people to communicate with them.

Fishy Fingers4068d ago

Pretty sure they already confirmed cross game chat already. The Vita has it, I assume the only reason the PS3 didn't is that the feature was an after thought at the time and they didn't have the resources required to implement it later through a FW update.

Evil-snuggles4068d ago

sony confirm ps4 will have cross chat

colonel1794068d ago

There wasn't an afterthought though. They showed it when they first revealed the PS3, when they also showed the PSP as a rearview mirror for F1. I think the problem was the limitation of the hardware to run the OS while in game.

They showed their vision but the hardware of the PS3 was, ironically, limited for cross game chat.

Too good that the PS4 will have its own chip to handle all that stuff, so it doesn't limit games and slow the interface when in game.

T24068d ago

Not sure how you got disagrees there, im a ps fan but party chat is useful, period.

Zha1tan4067d ago

because n4g is full of petty people who are religious fanatics over their chosen hardware

ThyMagicSword4068d ago

Put the right bait on the fishing pole and swooop, youll have a a lot of fish!

supremacy4068d ago

I hope voice msgs are in, they should add video msgs as well. For example, under your profile picture there should be icons/tabs for voicemails,text messages, and yes even video messages. They could place a cap on the lengh of the voice and video messages to save precious space.

Also, They should expand on the trophy system. Make it more competitive...

Like add a ranking system to the level system. Example for every 5 or 10 levels you earn a universal gaming rank others could see under or next to your psn id, this rank can and should ofcourse be also represented by medal or symbol of some sort. This will in theory encourage the more hardcore of gamers to earn trophies.

GribbleGrunger4068d ago (Edited 4068d ago )

I want to see what the 'top end' interface is. All we've seen so far is what that top end interface can access. Will it be similar to the XMB but in picture form or will it be a completely new approach? I'm hoping for that latter, not because I dislike the XMB at the moment, but because I LOVE change.

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Rolling the Dice: Do Modern RPGs Miss the Point of Team-Based Play?

It seems it was long time ago. A bunch of friends spending hours on end playing RPG games, sitting around the table with the box of cold pizza. Excited about the story, listening to the Game Master, they were completely engaged in the worlds only visible to them and their imaginations.

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Takwin2619d ago

The GM is the programmer, and in MMOs and co-ops, you can play with others. If you want to ONLY use your imagination for the visuals, read a book.

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Record of Agarest War 2 announced for PS3

Scrawl: "Looks like we know how that new Compile Heart countdown is going to end. The latest issue of Famitsu has confirmed that Agarest Senki 2, known as Record of Agarest War 2 in the US, is Compile Heart’s newest title."

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Godmars2905063d ago

1) Hope they put it on disc this time.
2) Hope this is a positive for Neptune coming over as well.

Demons Souls5063d ago

If so, that's being developed & published by Idea Factory. Compile Heart has nothing to do with it (Thank God for that).

Godmars2905063d ago (Edited 5063d ago )

Thought Compile Heart was one of the companies lending characters.

Was also speaking in general as in regards to a US of Neptune. If these guys are offing a second game, NIS or Atlus, both of whom offer quirkier titles, will put that one out.

@kagon01:
My issue isn't - wholly - with the DL-only option, but the price. The first game should be $30. Maybe $40, and by that I mean $39.99. The only reason its $45 is the 360 disc version which has extras. Nevermind that by all rights its a PS2 game. Something that proabbly could have been done if the devs had the GOW2 engine or tools.

ClownBelt5063d ago

I approve of this god damn message.

Could have gotten my 60 bucks if they just put it on a disc.

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Tripl3seis5063d ago

Another exclusive damnn the ps3 keeps on rollin wit games awesome ;)

Jack-Pyro5063d ago

Is this a half decent SRPG, porn aside, cause if it is, i might just decide to go and buy it for the 360.

Anon73495063d ago

There's no porn just some sexual innuendos but that's it.

Also it is a great game by itself, maybe not graphically but everything else is top tier.

RedDevils5063d ago

so it had some kind of "top tier" porn story jk

ThanatosDMC5063d ago

Yup, it's a decent game. I just hate that a move has to go first before any attack options.

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Bless Online Korean MMORPG Gets Server Merge

This is not the first time that Bless Online receives a server merge in Korea. An announcement was made on the official Korean site.

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Bismarn2654d ago

Bless must be an amazing game to be on all these platforms (according to the tags): iPad iPhone Nintendo DS PC PS Vita PS2 PS3 PS4 PSP Wii Wii U Xbox Xbox 360 Xbox One