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Sony reveals new PSN store
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analogue sticks..?
If this stuff is indicative of the usability of the next PlayStation, then Sony really have been listening and learning. Good stuff.
I can't be the first one to say that the Menu looks like Skyrim.
What I think is much more important than how it looks is how they got rid of folders within folders within folders and all the variable grid based stuff.
This allows them to spend less time compiling the store every week and spend more time on content.
Can anyone that has seen this or had this demoed if they moved away from modifying the store using visual tools?
What I think is much more important than how it looks is how they got rid of folders within folders within folders and all the variable grid based stuff.
This allows them to spend less time compiling the store every week and spend more time on content.
Can anyone that has seen this or had this demoed if they moved away from modifying the store using visual tools?
Canis lupus
Member
I hope the game and dlc icons are bigger, display the full boxart with PS3 logo like on the XBL Marketplace.
Kazuma Kiryu
Member
looks pretty good.
archnemesis
Member
I prefer the current look, but hopefully this will be faster and easier to navigate.
fluffydelusions
Member
Looks sort of like 360 dash (metro) imo
The PS Store has certainly come a long way:
Indeed.
Just the concept of having a centralized digital store for a console back then was awesome. Sure it was just an internet browser in disguise but it was serviceable.
The N64 introduced the analogue sticks to consoles, Sony adapted and improved the concept for the dualshock. Again, a huge positive.
pharmboy044
Member
Any video out there to see this in action?
Shai-Tan
Banned
I don't quite get how people are saying it looks like Metro or Xbox Live but assuming that's the case hopefully their organization is better than the disaster of hiddden games that MS created on XBL. And both services need to do all they can do to increase discoverability of games past their release window by having featured games, suggestions, or straight up Steam sales for old titles that aren't selling.
PuppetMaster
Member
The PS Store has certainly come a long way:
That's what it looked like on a SD TV. It never looked that bad at 1080p.
Jawmuncher
Member
Every Console has a shitty store.
However I did always prefer the PSN since its straight to the point.
A lot of digging with 360 and Wii
However I did always prefer the PSN since its straight to the point.
A lot of digging with 360 and Wii
FiveMinuteHero
Member
Why only 'big countries' have a Store? What's wrong with my Euro (I'm from Malta)? - Sony doesn't like my money?
I find it strange, since I have no problem using Steam, Google Play or App Store with a legitimate account!
I find it strange, since I have no problem using Steam, Google Play or App Store with a legitimate account!
Make a uk account?
AbandonedTrolley
Member
Yeah certainly needs a way to filter in our download lists. Did a format of my drive the other day and finding things like DLC etc was a pain going through over 500 individual download entries! 
AranhaHunter
Banned
I think it kinda looks like the video unlimited app they have on ps3.
http://blog.us.playstation.com/2011/09/27/video-unlimited-preview-coming-to-playstation-3/
Indeed. They really need a competent web store there pronto. If I'm on vacation in another country I should still be able to purchase my games and put them on a queue to download on my PS3.
The download history also needs some filter and sorting options, yes.
http://blog.us.playstation.com/2011/09/27/video-unlimited-preview-coming-to-playstation-3/
Indeed. They really need a competent web store there pronto. If I'm on vacation in another country I should still be able to purchase my games and put them on a queue to download on my PS3.
The download history also needs some filter and sorting options, yes.
FiveMinuteHero
Member
Dude, we can't have nice things in SCEE-land. Nowadays i go "... aaaand that's US only" when i read/hear game announcements for the PSN.
I think a lot comes down to maintenance.
Each individual EU store is curated and often differs from one another visually and structurally. (Edit: What this means is that someone sits there and edits a binary in Adobe Air to manually move the folders around / update the front page and that gets downloaded every time you open the store.)
I hope with this update that all changes and it's the same worldwide with just a field in a database that says which countries are going to see the content in the store.
For example with MS your account country of origin defines what you can see in the store while at the checkout they do an IP check that checks if you're allowed to purchase said content.
(I can't point to a source, as this is original research and I've had MS Customer Service confirm it to me on the phone.)
But because MS, unlike Sony, is very good about every country having access to the same stuff you almost never run into this issue.
yeah that is right.. I mistook the PlayStation Analog Joystick (the flight stick) for a "stick".. it was more like a Flightsim joystick for the PC.. it came out just before the N64 stick..
Kazuma Kiryu
Member
i always believed in jeff too.
thiscoldblack
Unconfirmed Member
It looks much better than I expected. Hopefully the Vita get the same treatment.
Canis lupus
Member
Finally we are able to see how big the downloads are.
I hope they tweaked the download list, maybe adding a search function?
I hope they tweaked the download list, maybe adding a search function?
The modern analog stick maybe, or devil analog stick due to the destroying of manythumbs, lol. But there have been plenty of joystick like devices long before the N64 and PS1 came about, on a console too.
The EU blog just posted a tweet about it, it's coming. I'm suprised.
So much this.
So much this.
We will have a full preview of the store from a lot of sites soon and we will get to know more about the store then.
This is more like a teaser from TSA
What we actually need is worldwide parity between the different stores
jimmythepage
Member
Nevermind
Will this style apply to the PSV too?
Will this style apply to the PSV too?
N
NinjaFridge
Unconfirmed Member
I think it looks great, hopefully it works as well as it looks.
That already works albeit by first loading up the wallet of the store you want to buy something from.
Works for me with 3 stores I buy from. 2 is probably all you need though. (UK/US)
pharmboy044
Member
This is Sony we're talking about. So the answer is they're still looking into it.
RPGCrazied
Member
Looks worse. Why do they always have to have some sort of background? A solid color would be nice. Can't read the text half the time.
Metalmurphy
Member
I'll take functionality over looks any day.
These all sound good but the bolded, surely, isn't practical? You do mean like the thumbnails you can set for videos on the XMB, right?