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Shuhei Yoshida Confirms the PS4 PlayStation Store Will “Absolutely” Run Better

Shuhei Yoshida was very active on his Twitter account last night, calming the fears of a follower who had voiced concerns about the “really bad” PS3 PlayStation Store, saying the PS4 Store would “absolutely” be better. If it runs anything like the UI video, expect it to be lightning quick in comparison. - PSLS

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Wedge193938d ago

This is very good to hear.

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dbjj120883938d ago

Is the current PSN store really terrible? I don't have a problem with it

Wedge193938d ago

The lag get's annoying when you try to explore around a lot. It's not horrible if you know exactly what you want, but if you are browsing it can get on your nerves.

Timesplitter143938d ago

There are horrible slowdowns very frequently when browsing menus

HarryMasonHerpderp3938d ago

It's atrocious.
We gamers put up with it but imagine a casual gamer trying to navigate through it and find what they want. They would just give up and do something else. Sony must be losing money because of this. I fully expect the PS4 store to be fast and easy to use.

Kanzes3938d ago

It's laggy and takes almost 5 minutes to into the store

Master-H3938d ago

Also every couple weeks it requires you to download an update , it's a very small update but still annoying every time i go to the store when i haven't checked it for couple weeks i face an update.

RonRico3937d ago

Man the new store is so slow compared to what it was like for the first 5 or 6 years. I really don't like it as much as I used to.

Sevir3937d ago

The PS3's current store Sucks, I dont like it!. i mean sure its navigable, but lets be honest, to get into the new store their's a wait of almost 1 minute sometimes you get server timeouts trying to get in, there's lag when you get in and try to add funds and check out.

The Previous store was far better and more cohesive as a shopping experience and MUCH faster.

The PS4 store commercial already looks like its the smoothest thing this side of butter!

It should be a forgone conclusion that it'll run faster and smoother than the laggy Metro styled store on PS3 now, I mean come on we are getting 16 times more memory! so i'm not sure how someone can call it PR talk when they've demonstrated it and shown off a video showcasing it.

But lets start calling everything MS says whether positive facts or negative as PR talk.

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cell9893937d ago

it lags a lot, it use to be very slick (old version) but ever since they turned it into an "app" it sucks, it takes forever to load up, and to quit as well, before it was very fast and accessible, sometimes I cant even find what im looking for

trenso13937d ago

to me the search function sucks compared to the previous store, i search for something and end up having to scroll through a list of things that are sometimes loosely related to what im looking for. Most times i just dont even try.

PSdomin8tion3937d ago

I don't have a problem with it either.

One thing that helps is a fast internet provider. I'm using a 50mbit service and make sure to stay away from Wireless connections. HARDWIRE always.

The wireless built in is not Wireless N which is the fastest (the 360 slim has Wireless N and it's fast), but it's wireless G.

For gaming online and having a fast, solid, downloading speed, Hardwiring directly to the modem makes the store run pretty decent. But it has needed patching. The last Store update patch seems to have fixed a few things and made it perform better.

PS4 will be a lightening fast system and network. Can't wait.

Bobby Kotex3937d ago

In addition to the slow speed, browsing a list of games in a category is a slow clumsy experience when half the screen it taken up with a very large title graphic.

mrmarx3936d ago

it's slow and sometimes it soent download games ibu i have to click the download button 3 or 4 times before it downloads a game

WildArmed3936d ago

It's bad enough, one of the reasons why I do my shopping through the PC PStore. Thank God Sony released that.

It's a pain in the ass navigating and buying stuff. Everything is pretty slow.

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shutUpAndTakeMyMoney3938d ago

after 7 years it better! Just sayin..

Gunsmoke3937d ago

It wouldn't be hard to improve it. In its current state its a joke.

Sony are awful with computer software, they should have swallowed their pride and got MS to do it for them, just like sega did.

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PSdomin8tion3937d ago

YA? Then explain this to me?

I've got both my PS3 and 360 both hardwired to my cable modem running at 50mbit download speed.

I tested downloading a demo game of Batman Arkham City (running at 3 gb's) for both consoles. The same demo downloading. I had a stopwatch on and started the PS3 version first, (which in fact clocked in at 500mb in size larger then the 360 version for some reason)then after the download was finished I engaged the 360 to download the demo.

I did it during peak time and also after midnight my time (Mountain Time). The results even with the bigger file size on the PS3 had it beating out Xbox Live by 5 minutes. Both occasions had PSN beat out Xbox Live.

I laugh hard at uneducated people who claim the performance of Live is a better experience then PSN. Not a chance. I downloaded a 6gb game on Live the other day that took nearly an hour. A game that size on PSN is more like 25 -30 minutes for me.

Make sure you hardwire your PS3 and have a decent internet provider and you'll see the best results.

FamilyGuy3937d ago

I still miss the old store. No matter how many updates they've released for this current one none have been even close to as fast/responsive as the old version.

I fully expect it to run better on the PS4 but I wish they'd do more for its current PS3 version.

Crazyglues3937d ago (Edited 3937d ago )

I hate to say it but we didn't know how sweet we had it, before they updated the look of the PSN store..

it use to be fast and easy to use.. after the graphical update the whole thing became a nightmare, yeah it looked better but it takes forever to do stuff now...

I really hope the PS4's store will run super smooth and fast..

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tiffac0083937d ago (Edited 3937d ago )

Yeah after the update the store became slow. Its even worse for us with lousy internet connection.

I kind of miss the old simple one ^^

Xof3937d ago

Not really. The PS3 store in its present incarnation runs so poorly that the PS4 version could be better, but STILL be inferior to the previous PS3 version.

GameCents3937d ago

You expect him to say any different? It's all talk until we see it in action.

solidt123937d ago

the Vita's OS runs perfect so of coarse the PS4 will run perfect too.

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TrendyGamers3938d ago

Awe. Some.

I'll probably use the web store most on PS4 thanks to more streamlined auto downloads but this is still good.

Wedge193938d ago

This. I can't wait for true remote downloads. The current webstore has to wait for your auto update time to remote DL.

Chaostar3938d ago

That's not true, I got all the last ps+ stuff over the Web store and it downloaded on my ps3 almost immediately. Yes, your ps3 does need to be on though :) an issue that I believe PS4 will address with background downloads even when the console is in standby mode.

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Supermax3938d ago

After they release the ap I will do the majority of my store browsing on my tablet.

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How to recruit Lam in Eiyuden Chronicle: Hundred Heroes

Lam is among the 120 characters available for recruitment in Eiyuden Chronicle: Hundred Heroes. While she is one of the many straightforward recruits, a known bug may prevent players from recruiting her if certain conditions are met. Despite developers’ assurances of fixing the bug, some early access players still encounter issues with recruiting Lam despite attempting the standard method.

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Tomb Raider Remastered just quietly censored one in-game detail

Tomb Raider 1-3 Remastered players are ticked off by the game’s most recent patch, which censors in-game pin-up posters of Lara Croft.

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rlow112h ago

This is why gaming is screwed. When people change things to fit someone’s agenda, it’s a slippery slope downhill.

Christopher11h ago(Edited 11h ago)

Even if that agenda is of the developer? Way to remove developer rights.

***One player called it a “huge problem with modern games,” saying they can now be “ruined AFTER people buy them”.***

The level of drama. Yes, I recall sitting there for more hours than I did anything else in the game. These two pinups are the core of the game, after all!

coolbeans10h ago(Edited 10h ago)

rlow1's cringe catastrophizing aside, I do think developers *ought* to strive to maintain an original work to the best of their ability. The language of a "remaster" tacitly implies that - for good or ill - what's being resold is what fans remember but better.

Profchaos10h ago

Games can be ruined after purchasing them yeah we know this not from this but from GTA IV which had half it's radio content patched out due to licensing expirations and to me that was a huge deal.

This pin up poster is a bit of nonsense but the whole argument of modern games can be ruined post launch is Absol true.

DedicatedDark9h ago(Edited 9h ago)

It's not their work to censor. They are incharge of restoration & remastering the work, not overwriting it.

Barlos8h ago

It's not the agenda of the developer though, they're pandering and trying to increase their ESG score.

Way to support censorship...

victorMaje8h ago

It’s not the end of the world for sure, but I understand the hate towards this kind of change. I believe it’s also a matter of principle.

Imagine a Picasso painting being restored & the restorer deciding there aren’t enough strokes, or some lines aren’t straight enough or curved enough…not sure it would/should sit well with people.

Have all original devs signed off on this change? Even if it’s the case, are we saying older gamers are better mentally equipped to process what was there than current gamers, hence the change?

Enough time ago the case was made that games are an art form. We’re supposed to have won that case.
So which is it? Are games art or not?

Aphrodia13m ago

And what of the rights of the buyer? The ones that purchased this game with hard earned money? They bought a product that is now being changed into a different product. Surely you would stand up for them since you are about "rights"?

Christopher7m ago

***It's not their work to censor. ***

They own the IP. It's theirs too do with as they wish.

***It's not the agenda of the developer though, they're pandering and trying to increase their ESG score. ***

You got proof of this? And even if this were true, isn't it the developer right to want whatever an ESG score is?

***from GTA IV which had half it's radio content patched out due to licensing expirations and to me that was a huge deal. ***

Licensed music is always going to get changed unless they can afford to keep paying those fees sadly.

***Imagine a Picasso painting being restored & the restorer deciding there aren’t enough strokes, or some lines aren’t straight enough or curved enough…not sure it would/should sit well with people. ***

You do know in the original that the artwork is extremely pixelated so you can't even tell what it is, right? Shouldn't we then be arguing that they increased the detail of this artwork at all then? Why the remaster? Picasso got it right already with the original.

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Eidolon8h ago

Hasn't this been happened for over a decade since remasters? I can't see that it's any worse now. Maybe if Sweet Baby starts getting their hands on remasters we will definitely have a problem.

Rebel_Scum11h ago

tbh I dont see something like this as censorship. Does anyone else not find it strange for someone to stick pin ups of themsleves in a locker room?

Now of it was a pin up of some half naked firefighters it might make sense as Lara might like that, and if they removed that I would cry censorship. But removing pin ups of the main character, yeah I get it.

Barlos8h ago(Edited 8h ago)

It's a game, and they were placed there for the audience. It's not real life. If it was, she wouldn't have fought a T-Rex now would she?

Yes, it's censorship but it's a bit less in your face. If they were in the original game, then they should have been in the remasters. It's bad enough that they have that ridiculous unnecessary warning at the start, but then they start removing things post launch. I don't care how small the change, they shouldn't be doing it. It's nothing but ESG pandering but in a subtle way.

Rebel_Scum6h ago

Look bro, if you have pictures of yourself naked on a bear skin rug up in your house let me tell you, its not normal.

jambola5h ago

I wasn't aware censorship was based on what made sense to you

Rebel_Scum5h ago

Likewise, what a stupid comment.

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Aphrodia20m ago

And Lara Croft is also a mass murderer everywhere she goes. Why didn't they patch that out as well? See, anyone can spew pedantic BS.

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SimpleDad7h ago

By the year 2030, this remaster collection will totally be changed and censored. Probably will remove Lara as a playable character. It's ridiculous. Glad that my family didn't buy this.
I still have Tomb Raider 2 PS1 as a memory.

jambola5h ago

Those shorts are a little revealing
Should probably make them snow pants

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Christopher6m ago

Have fun falling off that cliff at the end of the slippery slope.

CobraKai7h ago

It’s mentioned in the article, and it’s a point i 100% agree with, it’s the fact that they can censor a game after you buy it. That’s total bullshit.

Christopher5m ago

Just FYI, every game has that right.

Killer2020UK6h ago

Whilst it's an overreaction to say this has "ruined" the game, it's still problematic that this has happened post launch and for many, post-purchase.

I don't want someone to change a product for the worse after I've bought it. The same goes for implementing micro transactions after reviews.

I wonder why they did this? Nobody was kicking up a fuss as far as I'm aware.

maykhausonninh6h ago

Nobody was kicking up a fuss as far as I'm aware.

Christopher5m ago

My thinking is that the original artworks might be community created.

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Final Fantasy III Pixel Remaster Review – You Are Your Job, Apparently

Gary Green said: In a time where an enhanced, 3D remake of Final Fantasy III already exists, it’s hard to argue that Final Fantasy III Pixel Remaster is the definitive version we were expecting. With Final Fantasy III already being the last in the series to be translated and make its way west, this is something of a slap in the face for the fans. Still, let’s not be disheartened. There may be many shortfalls in this edition of Final Fantasy III, however there’s no denying that this classic JRPG still holds some nostalgic value, even if it struggles to break away from its original hardware limitations.

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FACTUAL evidence12h ago(Edited 12h ago)

It’s funny I’m seeing these articles about pixel remaster, and I just platinumed 1-4 within 8 days lol. I’ve been on FF5 for about a week now. Let’s just say 5 was the start of FF having content like crazy. I should have the plat within 2-3 days.

MrBaskerville3h ago

The game being an accurate represantation of the original was not a slap in the face to the fans. The 3D remasters looked like ass (visually) tbh.