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Sony Says PlayStation Store is “Noticeably Perkier”, Users Say it Still Sags

The PlayStation Store has consistently been an area of complaint for consumers. It’s early iterations lacked functionality and aesthetics. Updates soon made the store more functional, but it was not pretty to look at. The most recent update turned that all around. The storefront is now pretty to look at, but the functionality, efficiency, and speed are very questionable.

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doctorstrange4010d ago

I preferred it when it was younger

Foolsjoker4010d ago

I always thought it ran better during winter..

BiggCMan4010d ago

The store was glorious right before this newest update to make it look more like Xbox Live with this stupid Metro UI. It was super fast, and looked fine to me, it was simple as hell to find everything. Now it's slow, looks like everything else with the new trend, and is difficult to find things on occasion.

zeee4010d ago (Edited 4010d ago )

Well, I have been using PS Store since 2009 and all I can say is that Sony NEEDS to get this thing sorted. Below is my 100% honest opinion that I have derived only from my experience with the PS Store.

I was super excited about the new PS Store but when they launched it, I immediately noticed how slow and confusing it was.

The original PS Store used to fire up quickly. The new one does take some time loading.

The old one had an extremely crappy search system. The new one isn't that incredible either. This is one of the most important features and one that needs to be solved ASAP.

The old version was super quick once it fired up but the new one makes my PS3 progressively slower. To the extent that I have to wait a good 20-30 seconds just to "go back" or for the "QUIT" menu to appear. It keeps eating memory if you stay there for too long. I haven't used it for the last 20 days as I have been travelling so maybe Sony changed it during this time but I doubt that.

The new store lags when loading the next slide/area. That makes the store feel "HEAVY" and not smooth. I want to be able to move across screens quickly to get to the content that I want. Sony could also provide us with some tips instead of having us figure it out. I mean, I have no problem understanding how it works but for a new guy, it's definitely not going to be easy and there is a learning curve there.

Really SONY, why not get some professional help? How about hmmm... the giants of search - GOOGLE? And maybe while we are at it, lets get Google Chrome going on PS3 and hopefully, PS4! I can't stand this stock browser :s

joab7774010d ago

Its OK Sony...it doesn't bother me. I just stay off it.

Blackdeath_6634010d ago

the service is fine, the way it's presented will always divide people. as long as its functional it doesn't bother me either.

GribbleGrunger4010d ago (Edited 4010d ago )

I'd say it was slower than the old PSN but not by that much. Clearly the reason for the changes is to have compatibility with PCs and THAT change outweighs the slight slow down in my opinion. PS4 will be slick and 'instant' (it better be)

Conzul4010d ago

with a Gb dedicated to the OS, you better believe it'll be slick and fast.

HarryMasonHerpderp4010d ago (Edited 4010d ago )

The EU store is dreadful.
I find myself having to wait for every screen to load for about 3 minutes sometimes.
All of the contents are jumbled up everywhere, the layout is very poor. Soul Sacrifice demo was right at the bottom of the Vita demos section when it was first released and that was supposed to be a big game for the Vita, they just hide it away anyway though.

Screenshots for games are low res and even mixed up (Infamous collection has GOW3 in the screenshots) Pricing gets mixed up sometimes, the search engine is utter poop and hard to find specific items.
People have problems downloading digital games all the time (just look at the EU PS Blog).
The list goes on and on....

Thing is I put up with this crap because I'm a big Playstation fan, what about the casuals though? I doubt they're going to sit through all of this crap and Sony, developers and publishers must be losing money because of these problems.
Then there is the whole SCEE thing where games never even get released.

Terarria should of been released a month ago but due to unexplained circumstances (SCEE messing things up) we just don't have it on the EU store, much like Counterstrike and many other games people really want to purchase. Hype dies down and Sony lose money.
It's just so dumb I don't understand why they are so incompetent, what the heck is happening at SCEE?
Rant over lol

dantesparda4010d ago (Edited 4010d ago )

@HarryMasonHerpderp

3 minutes to load a page!? you must have something seriously wrong going on, cuz i have a 10mbps dsl connection and it takes seconds to load a page, sure it can be jerky at times and can get jerkier as you browse it more, but even then, it still just takes secs to load a page. And I have a EU account, so im able to go on the EU store and its the same thing

And to answer the title, no its not (perkier, that is), its the same to me. And what the hell are they talking about when they say it wasnt "pretty to look at, at the beginning", its looks exactly the same. And was considered pretty. Although i never thought it was that pretty.

HarryMasonHerpderp4009d ago

To be honest I have wondered if it has something to do with my PS3 but yes it does take that long sometimes. It just decides to freeze and you can't navigate at all.

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SaturnTo4010d ago

I hate the new PlayStation store design, who ever approved this store change should be fired! Sony WTF! Change it back to the way it was before, god lets add loading screens to just get into the PlayStation store! So stupid.

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TrendyGamers4010d ago

I didn't notice much difference when looking through it a couple hours back.

MariaHelFutura4010d ago

Many will come for the picture. :P

Ken224010d ago

Stop being butthurt.We're all gamers here.Life is boring if do everything by the rules.

OT:I always thought it ran smooth.

MariaHelFutura4010d ago

I swear to you.... When I saw this I thought of you. I knew you would be here.

WildArmed4010d ago

Indeed, though it also says something about gaming journalism... let's make everything into a sexual innuendo.

Seems like the author just wanted an excuse to put up the thumbnail. I didn't see any reply in the tweet sayings that it still sags.

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knifefight4010d ago (Edited 4010d ago )

Booby is in the eye of the beholder.

...Wait I may have messed that up.

sherimae24134010d ago

mine is a little bit bigger than that.. :p
anyways i dont have a problem with psn though i admit its a bit slow but the interface is fine for me, but i like japan psn more ^_^

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Mugen Souls Retro Review – Sexy Demon Space Adventure

Gary Green said: We have a juxtaposition of 2D and 3D visuals, flashy turn-based combat, quirky anime characters with cheeky dialogue with plenty of partial nudity; Yes, this is a Compile Heart JRPG. Whilst the engine is borrowed from Hyperdimension Neptunia mk2, Mugen Souls is more of a Disgaea spin-off. It’s not a strategy RPG as such, it merely sits within Disgaea’s ever-expanding universe (Multiverse? Netherverse? Your guess is as good as mine). You won’t find cameos though, since Mugen Souls is a franchise which aims to stand on its own two feet.

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Looking Back At 2008, An Unbelievably Incredible Year Of Video Game Releases

Huzaifa from eXputer: "2008 was home to the likes of Call of Duty: World at War, Dead Space, GTA 4, Far Cry 2, Left 4 Dead, and many other hits, which is outright remarkable."

CrimsonWing694h ago

I don’t think anything can compare to 2023

lucasnooker4h ago

1998 - the best year in gaming! Metal gear solid, crash bandicoot 3, medievil, half life, ocarina of time, thief, tenchu, resident evil 2, Spyro, tomb raider 3, oddworld abes exodus, banjo kazooie.

It was a different breed of a gaming era. You’ll never understand what it was like back then. The aura of gaming, it was different!

KyRo4h ago(Edited 4h ago)

I second this. Gaming was a lot more varied and fun than it is today. I'm 35 so getting on compared to some here but I got to see all the changes from NES up to now but I've never felt so disappointed in any generation than I have this current gen. I was expecting more from this generation rather than prettier versions of games that came before it. Game mechanics have become so refined that alot of games feel the same and has done for a while now.

Maybe it's time to have a break for a while. I love gaming but I don't feel I get much fun in the traditional sense out of it anymore.

CrimsonWing693h ago(Edited 3h ago)

Metal Gear Solid, Resident Evil 2, Abe’s Exodus, and Ocarina of Time are the only things from that list that I liked.

Here’s the 2023 game releases that I personally liked… and big releases that I didn’t care for:

- Dead Space Remake
- Wo Long Dynatsy
- Resident Evil 4 Remake
- Diablo 4
- Fire Emblem Engage
- Hogwarts Legcay
- Street Fighter 6
- Hi-Fi Rush
- Like a Dragon: Ishin
- Octopath Traveler 2
- Final Fantasy Pixel Remasters
- Final Fanatsy XVI (actually ended up not liking this, but it was still a big deal release)
- Baldur’s Gate 3
- Armored Core VI: Fires of Rubicon
- Lies of P
- Mortal Kombat 1
- Marvel’s Spider-Man 2
- Starfield (Ended up hating this one, but big release)
- Super Mario Bros. Wonder
- Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom (I’m an old-school Zelda fan, but didn’t really enjoy this game)
- Alan Wake 2

I mean, honestly I’ve never seen a year of major IP releases like that, ever.

Profchaos51m ago(Edited 48m ago)

Isn't it just a generational thing realistically.

I've been gaming since way back and I some of my favourite games go as far back as the late 80s for me each generation has a year or two of game changing releases one after another before an inevitable dry spell.

I kind of agree gaming had a different feel games hit different because we didn't have the internet nothing got spoiled and you really had to put in the effort to beat a puzzle which could set entire groups of people looking for a solution. But most importantly games were experimental and not as cookie cutter as today even basics like controls were not universal today r2 is shoot l2 is ads garunteed you can't deviate from that in a shooter back then it could of been square, R1 or R1 and circle nothing was standard.

But as time moves on a new generation picks up their controller they are going to be interested in different things that PS1 demo disc with the t Rex blew our primitive 16 bit brains back on launch but to kids today it's laughable.
The new gen of kids coming into to hobby seem to value different things to us there seems to be a huge focus on online play, streamers, gaming personalities, and social experiences, convience of digital downloads. To me I value none of that but that's ok like my parents not liking the band's I would listen to its just the natural cycle.

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6 Fun Games Where You Actually Play As The Bad Guy

While the mainstream media always sees things turning in favor of the hero, here are 6 games that own being a bad guy.

Profchaos10h ago

Pretty much all of these games listed are based around a morality system you don't have to be bad and you don't have to be good.

It seems to have left out some real amazing games like red dead redemption 1/2,ass effect and true crime la/ny

Tacoboto9h ago

Armored Core VI?

Ok, I'm really missing something here. Just beat chapter 3 earlier this evening, unlocked A-rank Arena fights. I'm not seeing or sensing any branching paths or morality system and I've done every side mission and arena fight available to me up to that fight.

Is something big coming soon to branch the story?

banger889h ago

No mention of Grand Theft Auto? Saints Row (original trilogy), Manhunt? Also The Suffering (depending on the ending you get).