looks like Sony is moving away from the XMB UI in it's newer products, noticeably missing from the PlayStation Vita & Sony's New STR-DA5700ES and STR-DA3700ES AV Receivers that ships in November with the "activity based UI" that's said to be easier to use than the XMB (XrossMediaBar), could we be seeing the new activity based UI in a future FW update for the PS3?
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I do. It's still fast.
Ummm yeah. We're talking about easy of use. The delay during gameplay is a memory issue not an interface issue. The XMB is simple and easy to use and fast.
IMO That UI just seems flat and lame. The XMB concept is the best we've seen, at this point it just needs a face lift.
A new interface is a must IMO. The current one was never designed to have trophies hence the reason why you have to sync them. And it was never designed to run in game.
I expect an update to concede with vita
People here that dont own the two consoles are full of $&#%! They spit the bad things they read about and make them 10 times worse than they actually are.
Best thing i love about the XMB is that it's not filled with ads everywhere unless i make it my theme
actually, it has everything to do with the game.
a slow in-game XMB means that the devs did a poor job at optimizing their game.
Read?!? pshh I use find/grep.
so many themes their and it would be sad to see them die.
so Sony may outdone themselves and create new UI while maintaining the ease of use and responsiveness.
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So you liked the ps2 controller but hate the ps3 controller? You're fanboy logic seems flawed.
Neither is better. It's just a matter of preference. I also think the XMB is simpler and easier to navigate than the Dashboard. It's like the iOS interface vs the Android. It's preference.
Scroll down fast through all your PSN games and the text and icons do not load until you stop scrolling. In-Game XMB is also slow, and most features can't be used and instead just say "To perform this operation, you must quit the game. Do you want to quit the game now?"
I dont understand why anyone disagreed with him. And Swinesucker, nice argument. You sure made a good point.
If you guys don't think that the PS3 needs a new/improved/different menu while in game, you're insane.
One is the XMB. Like MorningStar above said, it is very slow when scrolling through a bunch of music or movies. It is painfully slow in-game.
Two is the controller. Got big hands, it hurts after a few hours of play.
Three is looking at trophies, god what a pain in the ass.
These are not major gripes, but they do hamper my experience with the PS3.
To be fair, I hate some things about the XBOX also.
I like the clean look of the NXE, but I don't like the adds. Sometimes it is OK if it is stuff I want and or need, but most of the time annoying as hell.
I hate the built in wireless of the new XBOX. My Belkin wireless gaming adapter stomps the shit out of it, even though I have a nice N router and N wireless in the XBOX, the Belkin wireless G adapter is way faster.
On topic, I would love a new interface for the PS3 especially if it is faster.
Not trying to start a fanboy fight here especially considering I own both consoles. PS3 before 360 but I prefer my 360 due to many reasons. However time and time again Sony show that they did not put enough thought into their console. They didn't take online gaming seriously that is why PSN was so poor to start with. Now they finally admit the reason there is no cross game chat is because they didnt leave space for that sort of feature.
PSN plus is a way to get money because they quickly figured out that they couldnt afford to keep a free network. Now with their PSN Pass another rip off. Then you have the controller which was a quick job because their original controller everyone hated. It didn't even launch with dual shock. They over priced their console at launch (I have a launch console).
The XMB was nice for the PSP but PS3 no. Its slow and laggy and doesnt really do much while the NXE does have a fresh look and does a lot more than the XMB. These are all facts not opinion.
I believe that the XMB is a great way to navigate through everything, since it is quick and easy to use. However it does look a little to plain.
It's hard to compare it with the 360 because the PS3 has RAM issues and the only reason the XMB is slow is because of the ram and not because of the layout.
its a simple left/right menu with up/down sub-menus - these have been the norm for DECADES before the XMB was made lol. most websites from the 90s had these menus. the original Xbox 360 menu was this exact style, just with more graphical flair, and this was before the PS3.
the XMB is NOTHING new or special. IMO its plain, boring, and seriously outdated. its bloated, has too many pointless icons, and is unappealing to look at. the NXE is the EXACT same format as the XMB only inverted (up/down menu with left/right sub-menus) yet it is aesthetically pleasing. its got slick animations, dynamic icons that even have music and looping videos, and is just as fast if not faster to navigate thanks to being able to press LB/RB to quickly skip from end to end.
having said that, the Vitas menu looks even worse than the XMB. looks like something youd see on the wii.
it doesn't need to be flashy. it's only a way to get to your games and what not, your not driving it down the road.
must be rough hating yourself.
but hey, scrolling is much easier if you press square multible times. that way you can sort music by track(letter).
For getting me from my games, to the social options, system settings, media, and to the store, the XMB couldn't really be more functional. And that's all I want: functionality. It could look prettier, sure, but why? I can't see it getting dramatically more user-friendly, since it's already pretty damn good at that, especially when you consider it's just a console.
If they do end up changing it, I hope they make an option to revert to the old mode.
I don't see how that would be any faster anyway because of sub-categories that you won't even be able to see until you click one of the main categories.
Any new UI would be a breath of fresh air in my opinion... so bring it Sony. I love your blu-ray and your free PSN, but that dang menu needs to go.
Sony even knows the software on the PS3 sucks, they have said it themselves...
http://gizmodo.com/5025980/...
After all these years of learning the inside and outside of there system somebody at Sony should be able to develop better software for the PS3 that uses less system resources and is visually appealing.