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Rumor: PlayStation XMB soon to be advanced

From Joystick radio:

"Well I might have some great news for PLAYSTATION 3 owners, my friend's uncle at SCEJ gave me a insight of a new XMB which will be released after PLAYSTATION Home in late 2008 (ear by ear)...

You all remember the video of the PLAYSTATION 3 XMB being something like you see in Minority Report but on screen? The PLAYSTATION 3 might be getting the interactive XMB and all you need is the PLAYSTATION Eye. You will be able to browse through your friends list, music, movies, games etc using your hand movements...cool huh!"

What i ask you guys is...if its true, would interactivity between the XMB and PLAYSTATION Eye interest you?

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Published: 697 days 22 hours ago | Rumors | PlayStation 3

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crazy25000 - 697 days 22 hours ago

1 - would be sooooo awesome

omg this would be next gen interface! only using your hands to navigate would be awesome...i would soooo show it off =)

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marinelife9 - 697 days 22 hours ago

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You can do a lot more with the Playstation eye coupled with the cell processor than you can with a Wii remote.

Minority report interactivity is going to be sweet!

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Cwalat - 697 days 21 hours ago

1.2 - hahaha:D

FUTURE here we come !!!

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sonarus - 697 days 21 hours ago

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i want in game xmb then home 1st they need 2 release all the stuff they have been delaying before releasing new stuff. However this would be nice i would prob get a ps eye for that and it would help the ps eye games/applications take off

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gta_cb - 697 days 18 hours ago

1.4 - "my friend’s uncle"

lol, this is good news if true, but i do laugh when i read stuff like that

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ancient112 - 697 days 16 hours ago

1.5 - It would be better

if they integrate it with PSBrain, a device you wear on your heads, and then control the XMB just by thinking. Really, we have the technology as of now. Besides, the hand movement control is really hard to use.......

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Pain - 697 days 5 hours ago

1.6 - oh Hell Yea!

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the worst - 697 days 22 hours ago

2 - this would be nice

bring it on

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Amnesiac - 697 days 7 hours ago

2.2 - @2.1

Yeah. We could sit on the internet all day bashing others about bashing others. Or we could sit on the computer all day and be a huge Xbot in EVERY ps3 thread...

that'd be cool right?

kill yourself.

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whoelse - 697 days 22 hours ago

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It would be like the iPhone but better! :)

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C_SoL - 697 days 22 hours ago

4 - i believe it....

it's nothing big....it would be cool, seeing that i have the EYE....Whats bigger is IN-GAME XMB....hopefully it comes when home comes....

@BELOW:
I fully agree with man....i would rather wait, so it could be in mint condition....

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Close_Second - 697 days 17 hours ago

4.1 - The PS3 badly needs...

...an in-game XMB. However, it needs to have a low footprint in terms of resources and stay true to the main XMB Sony uses on the PS3 and PSP. I would hate to call up the XMB during a game and have to wait as it loaded or it performed sluggishly.

If you need to see an example of how a good XMB works then just look at the one on the 360 after their lastest fall update. Its fast (almost too fast!) and does everything you need it to.

I am sure the PS3 will get there - we just have to be patient.

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Rattles - 697 days 22 hours ago

5 - only bad thing

LATE 2008!!!!

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Premonition - 697 days 5 hours ago

5.1 -

According to my friend in Home beta, the official home launches in April so thats not to far from now, late 2008 would be September and beyond to me.

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TheExecutive - 697 days 3 hours ago

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I am in the HOME beta and havent heard any such thing.

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UnblessedSoul - 697 days 22 hours ago

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I guess it would be intresting

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Jandre02 - 697 days 22 hours ago

7 - I WAS JUST SAYING THEY SHOULD DO THIS!

Man can you imagine!? and voice commands to bring ur PS3 out of standby as well?

It would be perfect, and with TiVO you can control all your music, games, etc with the movement of a hand.

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Xemnas - 697 days 22 hours ago

8 - Hmm

"my friend’s uncle at SCEJ gave me a insight of a new XMB" i was ROTFL i coudent even read the rest of the damn post idk it was just funny >_>;

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IDemonstalkerXI - 697 days 22 hours ago

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Would be an interesting interface if its true. Its only a rumor.

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dhammalama - 697 days 21 hours ago

8.2 - It's not from his friend's uncle

It's from his "friend's friend's uncle".
So it's reliable.

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RSX - 697 days 22 hours ago

9 - wtf

xmb and the eye?
why not use the frikken controller

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Captain Tuttle - 697 days 21 hours ago

9.1 - Yeah...

I thought Home was free? You have to buy a camera now?

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blusoops - 697 days 19 hours ago

9.2 - I'm thinkin...

It'll probably be an optional feature...a cool one at that.

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Captain Tuttle - 697 days 11 hours ago

9.3 - OK...

Yeah, it will be pretty cool. I'd imagine after the "wow" factor wears off people will default back to the plain old controller.

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InYourMom - 697 days 22 hours ago

10 - Damn

I actually think this idea is really cool! Would be nice if you could use the standard XMB or Enhanced so those who don't want to use motion gestures don't have too.

This would actually get me to buy the PSEye. Do they make a Eyetoy without having to buy that lame card game?

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Chaos Striker - 697 days 21 hours ago

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yup, they have PS Eyetoy's sold separately from EoJ.

**I guess some people don't agree with fact. We'll we all know they fail in life if they cannot accept truth over fantasy...

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aiphanes - 697 days 19 hours ago

10.2 - You can get the PS Eye for $34.99!!!!!

Get one now!!!

Get it because you know you want it!!!

PS Eye!!!

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Crazyglues - 697 days 22 hours ago

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and if you don't have a playstation eye? Then what - How would it work for you?

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whoelse - 697 days 22 hours ago

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Use your controller. This would be an option, not compulsory.

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whoelse - 697 days 22 hours ago

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Even if this is BS, Sony should still do this! A simple feature like this would appeal to casuals and the XMB looks like it was built for something like this.

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kalistyles - 697 days 22 hours ago

13 - Yea

You can get the Eye by itself at Amazon. Its 34.99. I think you can get it in store too.

Here's the link
http://www.amazon.com/Sony-...

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InYourMom - 697 days 21 hours ago

13.1 - I'm picking one up this weekend.

I've been wanting to try all those gesture games on the PSN anyway.

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EZCheez - 697 days 21 hours ago

13.2 - @InYourMom

Don't buy Mesmerize. It's only two bucks but sadly it's not even worth that. Eyecreate is the best Eye software yet. Eye of Judgment is awesome, but not everyone cares for that stuff.

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Kain81 - 697 days 22 hours ago

15 - Stuff like this is not new, a Sony Employe had told something like that

2 or 3 Month ago

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Eimmij - 697 days 21 hours ago

16 - SOUNDS GOOD BUT

Ok look i don't give a crap bout all that all i want and most other gamers if not all the gamers that play on line want is a in game xmb i want to be able to is pull up my friends list and tell them to join me or privet chat them you know kinda like in xbox i got a xbox and it works great trust me Sony so intill you guys can get that down don't worry about all that other stuff once again i think it will be sweet but all i want for now is xmb in game that lets me talk to my friends and send msges ok plz and thank you

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Foliage - 697 days 21 hours ago

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It isn't needed. There is no real practical use for it.

It is still a nice perk though, if true.

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kornbeaner - 697 days 21 hours ago

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As long as the feel doesn't change much, I'm all for it.

I like the way the XBM functions now.

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mistertwoturbo - 697 days 21 hours ago

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Okay. You guys realize that it would be an OPTION. Which is good, more options and features the better

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lilwingman - 697 days 21 hours ago

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People complain all the time about how gimmicky the Wiimote is... and then they praise this?

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whoelse - 697 days 21 hours ago

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Its different when it doesn't involve games.

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crck - 697 days 21 hours ago

20.2 - Thats because the whole system isn't built around a gimmick.

This would just be a cool way to navigate on the ps3 xmb. It wouldn't be the only thing that makes it different then a ps2(unlike Wii/Gamecube).

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lilwingman - 697 days 20 hours ago

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Don't get me wrong, it'd be VERY cool the first couple times, but after that... I'll stick with my Dualshock3 :)

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Merovee - 697 days 21 hours ago

21 - Although I'm gonna side with the...

Yeah right, here comes the absurd rumors again and call this bunk garbage. I will play along and say for certain that IF they did manage to pull it off well, it would be AWESOME.

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EZCheez - 697 days 21 hours ago

21.1 - This isn't that far-fetched

In fact, in the very first issue of Playstation: The Official Magazine, the lead creator of the Eye mentioned this. He also talked of being able to play games like this. One of the things he also talked about was a glove device with sensors on each fingertip to help the Eye track movements more precise for applications such as this.

I know it sounds weird and far fetched, but it wasn't that long ago when Sony applied for a patent involving a glove with "motion sensing" technologies.

http://www.n4g.com/ps3/News... I used this one because it's an official Sony comment rather than the original story that was a rumor about the VR glove.

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Ri0tSquad - 697 days 21 hours ago

22 - Could someone post a link to this video.

"You all remember the video of the PLAYSTATION 3 XMB being something like you see in Minority Report but on screen?"

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DaTrooF - 697 days 20 hours ago

22.1 - This??

AWESOME!!!!!

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Ri0tSquad - 697 days 7 hours ago

22.2 -

Thanks

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zonetrooper5 - 697 days 21 hours ago

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I think thats an awesome feature but I would rather not buy an Eyetoy and I will just use my controller.

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