"The new store, which is apparently coming soon takes lots of comments and feedback on board, and aims to create a massively improved experience for everyone."
(PS Vita, PS3, PSP, Sony)
As soon as I saw the first picture, "360" popped immediately up in my mind. Why does everything have to be Metro-like today? I wouldn't mind if Metro was that good to warrant being copied by everyone, but it isn't. If they had just added some sorting options for the download list, improved the search (a lot) and sped things up, that would have done wonders. Oh well... I like it to a certain extent, but wish they did something different...
Though a few months ago I tried designing a PS4 UI with Photoshop and ended up with something similar to this new PS Store. I assume that Metro and especially X360's UI is something that gets into your mind.
It's like Sony looked at XBL/Windows 8/Metro and said we want that!
I don't blame them, it looks good. I for one don't care that Sony copied. It is a benefit to everyone and after all, the sincerest form of flattery is copying!
Congrats to Sony for finally doing something about that god awful store that has incomplete image download and is so slow.
I'm sorry, what was wrong with the store? And when were people complaining about it?
I understand the point about icons loading slowly but surely that's a network issue, not a design issue. I for one have never had trouble finding something on the store, there's a search tool! I'm also not against the redesign, I just don't like people putting words in our collective mouths.
That looks very much like how XBL is set up. I see a lot of Metro going on there.
The last pic you can see the correlated frames as they fade away into the background, very much like the XBL dashboard prior to the new dash.
I think this looks great and really well done but undoubtedly influenced by XBL/Metro.
This user friendly UI design is just another example how PSN is growing and maturing into something greater. I can't wait to see how the PSN is designed with the PS4.
Yes very metro like. Somehow reminded me of how the skydrive live UI is like in fullscreen.
Anyone who says otherwise is just lying to themselves. Sony were definitely inspired in a way.
Looks great and lets hope that this store would be able to integrate Gaikai features in so that I can instantly play demos from the store. Imagine being able to browse through the store and with a click of a button the demo is playable, alot better than having to wait for a download.
so it is still unlikely that they will merge the two (xmb/store) into a cohesive flowing experience.
In case you dont know what i mean...the store has always felt like an afterthought. An add-on you put in the effort to go into to see what is new. yes there are the different short cuts on the xmb for video portion, game portion and of course the what's new area.
still those were things you actually had to go do instead of them being completely integrated. Even the idea of leaving the store, you are asked if you want to do that. I was really looking forward to a more complete feeling of moving about the xmb/store in one.
okay, if i had to make a comparison it would be something like this. the xmb/store is like a mall where as the 360 interface is like a department store. If you know the difference in the way both are laid out...you get the idea.
Overtly sized pictures might work well with small touch screens but it just looks really ugly and takes up way too much space for a big TV screen
I hate how they fill up the whole main page with ONLY pictures The "Latest PS3 games", "Top Downloaded" and "Top Rated" on the right should be text based list like the Japanese PSN. If it's like what it's shown now it's just a one more waste of step to go into that category.
Ugh I hate this wasting a half page of space just to sell an advertisement like Pic 2 and 4,
They basically removed the navigation menu on the left side they have now into an advertising space (as indicated in Pic 4) and you have to do one more button push to call out the Navigation bar which they have now (as indicated in Pic 2).
That's why I hated the UI on Xbox, just waste of time going through these ads and scrawling through these huge pictures page after page.
Anyway I just hope the end result is not as ugly and most importantly easier to navigate then what is shown now. AT LEAST make the 4th pic(game store main page) be like the Japanese store and show text list on the right instead of showing those ugly scroll of icons which accomplishes nothing.
Yeah I think everyone does. What were they thinking? How technology has changed though, HTML5 does amazing things. Maybe I need to learn how HTML5 works.
It was just a gentle joke but I take your point. I don't think there's anything 'dumb' about LIVE users, I just think 360 owners accept it as the norm and don't think twice about paying... or they're ill informed (which isn't dumb because so am I on many subjects)
... and perhaps Crossgame chat IS worth that money to them... but we digress
Strategy? What in the world does the UI have to do with strategy? Strategy means things like HDMI port, 1080p and eclusive games by the bucket load and we all know how that went down.
Same thing can be said about MS taking Sonys idea of having a hdmi port, 1080p support, integrated WIFI, slimline model. Every company in the same kind of market is going to use the same ideas from others. its inevitable.....
If you mean the fact that it's tiled, well then yes and no, because the current PSN Store is also tiled, they've just removed the borders, and changed the colour scheme.
Wow, looks like I really offended some Playstation supporters with my comment.
It wasn't meant in a negative way, just pointing out that it bares more than a passing resemblance. The fonts, the design, the new unified page for each game like how the 360 has done it since release, even down to the image for the "Top Rated Games" having the covers of the games lined up slightly offset like the previous Xbox 360 UI.
lol the disagrees..it has metro all over it. That was the first thing I saw. Almost looks like another one of those user Photoshop designs. And I still can't understand how the current design is confusing.
Looks good it does remind me of the 360 metro store/windows 8 (mainly the font) not a bad thing. I hope they sort out the search function. Massive pain using that thing
One thing I hope it has, is a revamped download list. I want categories. Demos in one sub folder, Avatars in another, and so on. I'd be so much easier to navigate if they added that. Seeing as how I have downloaded more than a 1000 things over the years.
Yes I agree. I have well over 2000 pieces of content on my download list. I'm getting the new PS3 AC3 Bundle and it's going to be a bitch putting my city intent back on the system.
Agreed, I randomly have to re-download Georama content for WKC 2 and it is kind of a pain having to scroll and sort out what is what. Nothing neck breaking or anything, but a pain non the less.
I concur, it is a pain in the arse when your downloading previously bought content on to a new or clean wiped system!
But Sony are slowly but surely adding the tweaks needed so props up to them! for example that 'select all' option for PS+ cloud saves is a godsend and something that also used to irritate!
I like the new look Store too, it looks pretty 'core gamer’ to me despite all the talk of family system. Those who say it is a copy of Metro obviously never changed the view in the current store as it was also tiled, this is just a tweak on colour and framing but quite effective, I just hope it is quicker and that they have resolved the issue of content icons not loading or loading slowly!
Still too expensive!! £50 for a game that's around £35 elsewhere, PLUS you can't part exchange it after playing it!! AND they need a decent show on there, Access is full of annoying dickheads trying and failing to be funny!! After u forward through all the crap it's only about 5 mins of actual game footage!!
Same here but whilst the videos load fine for me the audio is sslllowww (deep), not sure if that is just me though and I need to tweak my audio settings but everything else seems to play and stream fine on it.
Trailers are also fine once downloaded and played, I would suspect my internet connection is slow but it looks fine on PS3 when I check - 9Mb+! :/
Hulu was updated with some funding from Microsoft to use the Metro UI concept. I completely agree with you, but for some reason everyone is moving towards this type of design as tablet devices take off. I don't understand why people don't want to use multiple UI concepts, one that's best for tablet, one better for KB&M, and one better for control navigation.
I always preferred the visual design and layout of the PSN store to the Xbox Live dashboard/marketplace. But, the PSN store's main fault for me was the loading times: it could take downright forever for things to load. Xbox Live marketplace loads way faster. I don't care for re-designing it to look like Xbox Live marketplace, but if it speeds the interface up, then I'll take it.
yesterday i was on store to DL the PS+ stuff and i was like WTF is this thing ? many files with the same name(PS3 PS3 PS3 PS3), some empty lines..
This is much more elegant i cant wait for it, really !
The PS+ section, Avatars, Demos all needed a serious rethinking and clean up because it is not possible to deal with. Last time it took me a long time to find Jet Set Radio PS+
I was also on their yesterday but thought it looked a bit better and better organised than it has done in the past, especially as far as PS+ content was concerned. (EU-UK PSN)
I managed to max out my basket pretty quick with free (PS+) content without the usual hassle I have in finding stuff.
Though it does need a re-fresh and this looks pretty darn good.
What they need is to have everything link together. Example, if I click on a game in the demo section for example, everything relate to that game also present (ddlc, contents, the full game, info, pictures, etc...). jumping from one panel to another just to get all the info u need is not efficient.
Another thing is to have psn and xmb as one rather then separate so people can do everything directly from the xmb, instead of keep logging in and out just to do something, like going into Netflix for example. I have to sign in to access Netflix, look at the saved login & password panel to confirm? Then click "back" icon to get out of that screen then Netflix would show up.
Sony needs to eliminate these nuiances and inefficiencies.
Not sure if I am the only one but I like simple and plain interfaces better. I find it annoying trying to navigate through menus on the 360 for this reason. What I loved about XMB was how simple and easy it was to navigate through menus, if you needed something you know exactly where to look.
nope the only problem I have with the psn store and it won't change is that they don't have a demo for ALL the arcade games. There is no excuse for it, Xbox has a demo for every arcade game, a trailer and screenshots. Why is it so difficult for Sony to do the same thing?
On topic: Really like the new design of the psn store, take a little to get use too but it definitely is a nice change.
I do. I define quality in terms of content, not aesthetics.
Yes, it will look pretty, but I won't count the PSN store as being any better than it is until Sony starts adding more PS1 classics, a LOT more PS2 classics, and more reasonable pricing for digital titles--sales, price drops, cross-buy offers, etc.
Nope. This is actually the 3rd PSN Store revision. The one you see on your PS3 now is the 2nd.
OT: This new redesign is overdue and would have been perfect for the Super Slim launch. Hopefully it comes out soon. The main thing I want is speed improvements and better filtering options and search options. Please.
Sad that not once, have anyone mentioned that Sony could have been following the design of there Smart Tv gui's, but went straight to saying it looks like or copied something from their competitors.
Tsk, tsk, tsk, time to get outside of that box folks.
yea you're right i just read the article about the new tv interface, and the new store interface looks 100% like that.
what do you expect from hating fanboys who just want to bash Sony for any reason they can. if Sony donated 250 million dollars to a relief fund of some kind people would still b*tch about that not being enough lol.
these are the people we should just ignore as they don't bring nothing productive to these comment sections.
Its looking pretty good. With everyone comparing it to the Xbox I wouldn't know as I don't have one, but since I only go onto the store once a week it will do just fine.
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maybe they optimised this for the Vita & mobile devices with touch screens?
Though a few months ago I tried designing a PS4 UI with Photoshop and ended up with something similar to this new PS Store. I assume that Metro and especially X360's UI is something that gets into your mind.
I don't blame them, it looks good. I for one don't care that Sony copied. It is a benefit to everyone and after all, the sincerest form of flattery is copying!
Congrats to Sony for finally doing something about that god awful store that has incomplete image download and is so slow.
This is a good step in the right direction.
I understand the point about icons loading slowly but surely that's a network issue, not a design issue. I for one have never had trouble finding something on the store, there's a search tool! I'm also not against the redesign, I just don't like people putting words in our collective mouths.
The last pic you can see the correlated frames as they fade away into the background, very much like the XBL dashboard prior to the new dash.
I think this looks great and really well done but undoubtedly influenced by XBL/Metro.
This user friendly UI design is just another example how PSN is growing and maturing into something greater. I can't wait to see how the PSN is designed with the PS4.
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But I don't expect 360 trolls to be versed in PSN. They've only had tiles alongside the main menu for FREAKING YEARS.
Anyone who says otherwise is just lying to themselves. Sony were definitely inspired in a way.
Looks great and lets hope that this store would be able to integrate Gaikai features in so that I can instantly play demos from the store. Imagine being able to browse through the store and with a click of a button the demo is playable, alot better than having to wait for a download.
that they will merge the two (xmb/store) into a cohesive flowing experience.
In case you dont know what i mean...the store has always felt like an afterthought. An add-on you put in the effort to go into to see what is new. yes there are the different short cuts on the xmb for video portion, game portion and of course the what's new area.
still those were things you actually had to go do instead of them being completely integrated. Even the idea of leaving the store, you are asked if you want to do that. I was really looking forward to a more complete feeling of moving about the xmb/store in one.
okay, if i had to make a comparison it would be something like this. the xmb/store is like a mall where as the 360 interface is like a department store. If you know the difference in the way both are laid out...you get the idea.
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Overtly sized pictures might work well with small touch screens but it just looks really ugly and takes up way too much space for a big TV screen
I hate how they fill up the whole main page with ONLY pictures
The "Latest PS3 games", "Top Downloaded" and "Top Rated" on the right should be text based list like the Japanese PSN. If it's like what it's shown now it's just a one more waste of step to go into that category.
Ugh I hate this wasting a half page of space just to sell an advertisement like Pic 2 and 4,
They basically removed the navigation menu on the left side they have now into an advertising space (as indicated in Pic 4) and you have to do one more button push to call out the Navigation bar which they have now (as indicated in Pic 2).
That's why I hated the UI on Xbox, just waste of time going through these ads and scrawling through these huge pictures page after page.
Anyway I just hope the end result is not as ugly and most importantly easier to navigate then what is shown now. AT LEAST make the 4th pic(game store main page) be like the Japanese store and show text list on the right instead of showing those ugly scroll of icons which accomplishes nothing.
Also love the new look of the store. Hopefully it loads faster too.
Yeah I think everyone does. What were they thinking?
How technology has changed though, HTML5 does amazing things. Maybe I need to learn how HTML5 works.
This new one looks pretty nice.
SONY, speaking about Microsoft back in 2006. The irony of it all. The sweet sweet irony.
The did at one time.
Remember, there was a time Silver members played free on the original xbox and even for the first year and a half on the 360.
But once they realized they had enough people dumb enough to get suckered in that all changed obviously.
... and perhaps Crossgame chat IS worth that money to them... but we digress
Same thing can be said about MS taking Sonys idea of having a hdmi port, 1080p support, integrated WIFI, slimline model. Every company in the same kind of market is going to use the same ideas from others. its inevitable.....
Quit bragging about nothing bro....
are they SERIOUS!!!!
sony updates its looked (and does a pretty nice job at it from what I see) and people bitch because now it looks like something els.
I mean honestly, It looks nice! stop getting upset over everything.
Sony fans dont like that because they hate MS with a passion.
It wasn't meant in a negative way, just pointing out that it bares more than a passing resemblance. The fonts, the design, the new unified page for each game like how the 360 has done it since release, even down to the image for the "Top Rated Games" having the covers of the games lined up slightly offset like the previous Xbox 360 UI.
They mainly changed the location of the navigation bar and the color scheme..
But Sony are slowly but surely adding the tweaks needed so props up to them! for example that 'select all' option for PS+ cloud saves is a godsend and something that also used to irritate!
I like the new look Store too, it looks pretty 'core gamer’ to me despite all the talk of family system. Those who say it is a copy of Metro obviously never changed the view in the current store as it was also tiled, this is just a tweak on colour and framing but quite effective, I just hope it is quicker and that they have resolved the issue of content icons not loading or loading slowly!
Trailers are also fine once downloaded and played, I would suspect my internet connection is slow but it looks fine on PS3 when I check - 9Mb+! :/
I still just want Ecolibrium to hit U.S. already..
Hopefully you can sort your download list out.
This is much more elegant i cant wait for it, really !
The PS+ section, Avatars, Demos all needed a serious rethinking and clean up because it is not possible to deal with. Last time it took me a long time to find Jet Set Radio PS+
I managed to max out my basket pretty quick with free (PS+) content without the usual hassle I have in finding stuff.
Though it does need a re-fresh and this looks pretty darn good.
Another thing is to have psn and xmb as one rather then separate so people can do everything directly from the xmb, instead of keep logging in and out just to do something, like going into Netflix for example. I have to sign in to access Netflix, look at the saved login & password panel to confirm? Then click "back" icon to get out of that screen then Netflix would show up.
Sony needs to eliminate these nuiances and inefficiencies.
Anyone have a problem with that?
On topic: Really like the new design of the psn store, take a little to get use too but it definitely is a nice change.
Yes, it will look pretty, but I won't count the PSN store as being any better than it is until Sony starts adding more PS1 classics, a LOT more PS2 classics, and more reasonable pricing for digital titles--sales, price drops, cross-buy offers, etc.
The one you see on your PS3 now is the 2nd.
OT: This new redesign is overdue and would have been perfect for the Super Slim launch. Hopefully it comes out soon. The main thing I want is speed improvements and better filtering options and search options. Please.
Tsk, tsk, tsk, time to get outside of that box folks.
what do you expect from hating fanboys who just want to bash Sony for any reason they can. if Sony donated 250 million dollars to a relief fund of some kind people would still b*tch about that not being enough lol.
these are the people we should just ignore as they don't bring nothing productive to these comment sections.
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