In-Game XMB: Sony gets a sense of humour

The single biggest gripe PS3 owners have - CONSTANTLY - is not being able to access the XMB menu while in a game to change settings, chat and send messages and invites (think the 'guide blade' on Xbox 360).

Well, these T-shirts have been spotted at GDC(Game Developers Conference)... and it would seem sony have found it rather amusing.

[Kleptic]

I don't get it...is Sony laughing at our expense?

[SSCOOLCHEA]

and they want people like you and me to chill....for minute..

[C_SoL]

Its commin.

[avacadosnorkel]

but I would rather have one of those shirts

[sonarus]

lol where the hell is toughName still seeking that bad ps3 news. Why isnt he here trying to discredit this. I laugh at you man you seriously make me laugh. I have nothing against fanboys i do hate fanboys in denial

[kevoncox]

People would be calling for their heads. It's been a year and this feature should have been in it from the start. Not saying it's a big deal but I shouldn't be chilling out for a extremely basic need. I what is he sense of having messaging tools if I can't use them when playing a game? This is a gaming device!!!!

[Lifendz]

they're making fun of themselves by making shirts about the lack of in-game. Not very funny imo but at least Sony isn't taking themselves too seriously. I really hope we get in-game xmb and soon.

[wow14]

If Microsoft had released such a T-shirt, this would have been submitted from Kotaku. The story would have been "OMG! MS doesnt care about you! IT would have 300 replies and be 1500 on the front page".

Sony shoves its shortcomings up your yob, and its "oh, sony is so funny!".

You people make me laugh.

[Mikelarry]

sony please just release it. its getting kind of old w8ing

[crunchie101]

It must be coming soon.

Either that or Sony are just evil bastards

[jwatt]

It's definitely coming now, or there will be alot of pissed off Sony fans after GDC.

[Dann7978]

Man why is sony so secretive ..... Just TELLL USSS

[Qbanboi]

Man, this is kinda funny. But if there is not in-game XMB after GDC i'm goina be so pisssss oofff.

[ravinash]

Take a moment to look at the comments on the linked page and you can see they are not from readers. I think the site is just having a little fun....
So if Sony really are having these shirts at GDC, we will have to wait and see.
If they did then this could only mean one thing...it IS coming as they wouldn't want to rub sult in the wound.

[wow14]

My vote is evil bastards.

[timmyp53]

They can't be that funny and evil at the same time.

[wageslave]

Id wager this isnt Sony, but some Sony fans looking to sell a novelty tshirt.

[UnblessedSoul]

It's definite coming now, proof like that is all I need

[IC Weiner]

I thought the same thing.

[Jandre02]

LOL.

Sony guy: "DUDE! DUDE! You know what'd be HILARIOUS!"
Other Sony guy(with stutter): "W-w-what man?"
Sony guy: "What if we made 'in-shirt XMB' shirts to piss people off for GDC."
Other Sony guy: "Thats f-f-f-faaa-fuked up man. Haha"
Sony guy: "OMG THIS IS GUNNA OWN!"

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THE END

(TBC...)

[Rice]

there laughing at the fact that we care...

[Bubble Buddy]

actually it's "they're". My English teacher told me to correct people, he can't stand mistakes.

[EZCheez]

That comma between people and he needs to be replaced with a period. Also, capitalize the H in he and the A in actually. You should be good to go on correcting people after that.

I'm just making a point here. It's okay to make grammatical mistakes in the comment section. I'm sure your English teacher will live.

[Torch]

"actually it's "they're". My English teacher told me to correct people, he can't stand mistakes."

Well, since you're so concerned:

-Begin all sentences with a capital letter (i.e., "Actually".)
-The more fitting punctuation to use in your aforementioned sentence following the word "people" would be a semi-colon.

(Yeah, bad grammar is a pet peeve of mine as well.) :P

On topic:
Yeah, I'm betting that this little stunt confirms that we're gonna be seeing some in-game XMB love in the very near future.

(Either that, or some poor dumbass' head is gonna roll as a result of some heavy angry backlash for pulling such a cruel and insensitive joke. Funny nonetheless.)

[shine1396]

I guess you're right EZCheez, and I can see where you're coming from. However, the comma, is not based on fixed rules. Historically it has been used for pauses as well. So he might be correct. But he's so off on the capitilisation that I think he is the teacher he's talking about.

Ps. I hate teachers who go through people's work with a red pen so fast it'll catch you in the eye. It's like someone put a couple of hours into it and they go through it grammar first, content second. I mean, its usually only five marks out of hundred or less.

bubbles for you EZCheez, cause last I checked, this was an effing games site...

[Bubble Buddy]

Haha, that's true. I'm such a hypocrite. lmfao.

[Rice]

holy so many replies... just cause of one mistake....lol

[skynidas]

Alright now everything points out that in game xmb is going to be announced

[Tyler Durden]

AHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA that just made my day but seriously they better release it soon

[Jen5en]

Wait a minute, Tyler...

You didn't believe in flaming earthly possessions before, why would you start now? I thought the destruction of property would realign one's perceptions. :D

[Tyler Durden]

dont belive in it its ok to have them but its when they start owning u that u have to destroy it :D

[Scions Wrath]

My guess is that it will arrive with the PlayStation Home update.

[heroman711]

ya makes sense since ppl been saying home is coming very soon

[games4fun]

if we dont get xmb ill be pissed now, because basically they are showing that they know about and spent the time to make something on the side (which should have been used to make xmb) so to me this basically confirms it in an unofficial sort of way now i just have to wait for the announcement

although if they dont announce it that will be the biggest burn i've had done to me by a corporation except maybe for skies of arcadia 2 being made exclusively for the wii

btw funny shirt made me smile a little

[Clinton514]

sounds like a tease

[cmrbe]

will this feature do?. Why is it so important?.

[Kyur4ThePain]

But I guess #1 on my list is the fact that I won't have to quit a game every time someone sends me a message just to read it. With in-game XMB, just hit the PS button. The game will pause where you are and you'll be able to access the XMB. Probably not ALL of the XMB, but I'm pretty sure messaging will be part of it.

[cmrbe]

I am still not connected. Never played any online game. I guess this a big deal to those that are online.Bubbles :)

[DJ]

That's pretty funny.

[Da360sucks]

i want 1 of those t-shirt

[Darkiewonder]

they don't listen ;P

[Meus Renaissance]

Getting In-Game XMB will be amazing. We've been starved. I remember Sony in 2006 made a presentation of F1 2007 and video chat during gameplay. Now where is my in-game video chat?

I don't expect it anytime soon considering that it took over a year to get in-game XMB, but I sure hope they're working on it.

[EZCheez]

That's the first thing I think about when people get their panties in a twist because we're upset it's not out yet.

Some people keep saying "Sony never promised you this! They never even mentioned it!"

Yes. Yes they did.

And the pictures of that presentation are still etched in my mind today, only because I want it so badly, especially the in-game messaging.

[Ri0tSquad]

It looks way better and a cleaner look.

http://aycu16.webshots.com/...

http://aycu13.webshots.com/...

[Rockwallaby]

there's no way they would make this joke otherwise.

[LevDog]

This is more of a hint than a joke.. A hint in a cute kinda funny witty way.. TeHe ooooo Sony how I cherish thee

[beavis4play]

i own a ps3 and i think the shirt is hilarious. i want one! anyone who doesn't takes things waaaaay too seriously

[jwatt]

Yea this is funny and I think the shirt is cool but if (and A big if)Sony doesn't add in-game xmb then it would be bad. Seeing this shirt gives us alot of confidence that In-game is coming.

[Bathyj]

Who says big heartless corporations don't care?

[SolidSnake93]

Maybe it will come. The shirt was funny LOL. But, in all seriousness it better come.

[mintaro]

why must they hurt us so......

[Doctor Strange]

That is pretty funny but in-game XMB should be here soon if they have time to joke about it. I like humor like this.

[PSWe60]

our moment of Zen...

[cr33ping_death]

lol thats funny....now that a few of my buddies from xbox live got PS3'S, this should make it easier to know what each one of us is doing. cant wait for this and HOME :)

[Bubble Buddy]

What a tease...haha. If i was in Sony, I'd do the same thing too though lol. I think it is very near..

[xionpunk]

In shirt xmb? they may be on to something...

[TwissT]

Quick! Copywrite it before they do! lol.

[shine1396]

god...I burst out laughing there...bubbles for both...

[Anything but Cute]

Did Sony make these shirts? If they did, then that confirms it.

[solar]

lmao! now thats hilarious.

side note, yes plz get here soon.

[gigakain]

Im not so sure that Sony is responsible for these shirts... I also dont think they would poke fun at themselves at that level.

I just checked the playstation blog and it had a link for blogger shirts under the GDC section but it only brings you to this,

http://tinyurl.com/yorhqs

looks like some boring shirts...Much more likely that these are the "official" Sony GDC shirts and the IN SHIRT XMB ones are un-official.

We need proof that the shirts are even made by Sony, they could have been printed up by some random website or blogger covering the event.

And yes i see the tags with the PS logo on them but im still very skeptical.

[jwatt]

Yea we need to figure out who made these shirts.

[TripleTags]

The official playstation bloggers lounge .. the poster for that blog did not credit joystiq.com for the picture .. i added the alt sources.

[gamesblow]

No later than Thursday... That's my "guess" I expect a lot of naysayers crying about what it doesn't offer too.

[jadenkorri]

as long as i can email, open a chat with a friend and go back to playing, regardless if online or offline ill be happy, aslo they should add a voice and video chat feature... i bought the warhawk with headset and also the eye cam so no issue for me, but to start just a voice chat would be awsome

[TheHater]

Why is there a user avatar at the top right hand corner of the screen? Either this person have a lot of time on his or her hand, or this is for real.

[fenderputty]

is when it's being implimented and, how can I get me a shirt?

[meepmoopmeep]

i think we'll hear about it at GDC this week

[InYourMom]

and just get a 360 where this feature has been from day 1?

[Panthers]

At least your in the right section

[rofldings]

Because in-gaming messaging doesn't make me want to buy a console. Games do, and the PS3 has the games I want to/will want to play. In-game XMB is just a feature that I'd like

[Superiorrior]

You know what 360 has also had since day one? RROD.

[Andronix]

Sony know PS3 owners are waiting for XMB.
If those shirts are from Sony (and not Microsoft having a digg ala PS3 Euro launch) then it heralds good news.

If it is Sony making such a joke, then it means they have something special to show us. Fingers crossed.

[hella whip]

We need to know who made these shirts before getting are hopes up. If its from Sony then we'll definately be getting in game XMB if not then its all still just speculation.

[Ri0tSquad]

http://lusoplay.sapo.pt/en/...

I hope this shirt is official although I don't know why it wouldn't be.

[UnDone14]

This shirt not only shows that Sony has a sense of humor, but also it acknowledges that they DO listen to the pleas of their users. In game XMB is only a matter of time.

[hella whip]

Its now being shown on the Playstation.blogs official Flickr page. http://www.flickr.com/photo...

Pretty sure now that in-game XMB is coming!

[kspraydad]

From the Playstation blog today:

Jeff Rubenstein replied on February 19, 2008 at 6:21 pm
Jeff Rubenstein's Avatar

If by “VERY soon” you mean this week - debunked.

I see the same rumors, and they’re just that - rumors. Literally 95% of what I’ve read this week is just groundless speculation. But hey, that’s the game biz.

[hella whip]

He debunked it being this week but it could be coming next week lol. It sounds like their going to at least announce a specific date in which its going to come, and I suspect it will come before the EU release f Gran Turismo:Prologue

[Ri0tSquad]

for pointing that out

bubbles

[Asurastrike]

This confirms we will be seeing ingame XMB within 3 months. They are making these jokes because they know they will be rectifying the problem soon.

Expect an official announcement during GDC.

[ElementX]

Sure, add a feature the 360 has had for over 2 years, since launch. Sony was pretty stupid to not include it.

[Kyur4ThePain]

Replace "360" with "PS3" and replace "Sony" with "MS" and post it when they announce the Blu-Ray add-on for the 360, ok?

[undacovabrothe]

Them getting laughs at our expense RELEASE IT ALREADY DAMMIT

Edit: It was debunked for this month. Maybe next month I hope they playing with our emotions.

[whoelse]

Why would they do that if there was nothing on the horizon i ask myself...

[DARK-GRIM]

lol This is funny

[Judge Mental]

I don't know about anyone else, but I DON'T WANT IN GAME XMB!

I have no problems whatsoever with the current setup. My concern lies with the fact that the PS3 already lacks memory, so an in game XMB is not going to help matters.

The only thing that should be added is a chat/friends feature. As far as listening to music goes, I am not interested in a custom soundtrack one bit. If the game i'm playing is good, I wont need one anyway.

[zonetrooper5]

I want in game XMB like my 360 has and I want both Sony and MS to up the current limit on how many people you can have on your friends list. PSN has a limit of 50 people while XBL has a limit of 100 people, raise the limit god damn it!

[Vandan]

If some ones waant this shirt @ $20 let me know...

[Superiorrior]

Sony, you can be truly cruel sometimes.

[marcindpol]

will be out by friday!

[Boomer]

I love it! gimme

[sabbath420]

So why do you sony fans think the way the xbox is setup is so lame if you want all the things it offers for your system? Why all of a sudden do these things matter to you.

[Salvadore]

The same old teasing from Sony.

[GETPWNED]

lol. sony is so stupid.

p.s. Gears 2. owned.