Me too. Better than having to ask people what the size is so i can decide if i have enough room.
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Sony reveals new PSN store
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Me too. Better than having to ask people what the size is so i can decide if i have enough room.
Square Triangle
Member
As long as Sony continues to focus more on their stellar IPs, then I'm okay with this.
Man-is-Obsolete
Member
Can someone show me an image of metro or Live Marketplace that looks anything like this redesign because I am not seeing it?
Has more of a Steam look IMO.
Has more of a Steam look IMO.
Kenshin001
Member
Ugh. Don't care if they copy the UI from MS but I hope they don't copy MS' shitty ads.
Baconsammy
Banned
Yes, ads are literally the hardest thing ever. My life's become decidedly harder since ads were invented.
Goldrusher
Member
That sounds a bit like the YouTube app, which is horrible.
Copying MS's shitty ads would mean you'd pay for PSN but still see them.
We should be thankful Microsoft still lets us play our games that I think are hidden somewhere in that store.
Schobeleth
Member
Playstation FB has images up as well:
SniperHunter
Banned
this is great, the current store is totally broken...
Playstation FB has images up as well:
What's going in that picture anyway? It's a full screen of ads, is there still a menu somewhere (my guess would be you can hide the menu with the triangle button)?
First thing that striked me.
"Hey, I already used that somewhere".
Great look btw, I can't wait.
YianGaruga
Banned
Buy Now!
Download Now!
Check It Out!
Get It Now!
Download Now!
Check It Out!
Get It Now!
SniperHunter
Banned
that's the playstation video store, probably highlighting the latest movies
gutter_trash
Banned
as a Xbox 360 MarketPlace hater, i am uneasy with change that involves taking 5 hours to browse for something
Those aren't ads, it's the video store
Metalmurphy
Member
I realize that, but it's something that changes in relation to where it's pointing, that device is motion based. It's closer to an actual mouse then it is to a move controller.
Well I have no problems with a move designed Store as long as it's optional, I was just saying that store with the layout they're showing, using with a move controller with be more of a burden then anything.
Deadly Cyclone
Pride of Iowa State
Looks good, but looks like MS designed it.
Be nice on the Vita.
Be nice on the Vita.
Wait, wait
Like the YouTube app on 360? (and I guess PS3? I haven't used it on PS3)
I found that scrollable list of letters to be one of the most atrocious things ever, and I hate the entire concept of results-while-you-search and have always disabled it on things like Google. I know how and what to type to find what I want usually, and I find instant results to only be convenient for casual browsing, and infinitely less intuitive for finding a particular video (especially if it doesn't have 7 bajillion views and 4,000 search tags attached to it).
But MOSTLY that scrollable list of letters. It's awful. It takes SO LONG to type ANYTHING and it is in no way better for controller input. Hmm, I could scroll through 13 letters to get to the other end of the alphabet (even more if I go in the wrong direction or if there are numbers on the list), or I could click at most 5 or 6 d-pad directions on a keyboard and hit the letter I want much faster. Or even faster (typically), use the old numpad letter entry feature.
Nope. Ancient, arcade-game-high-score scrollable letter lists are apparently the way of the future.
Baconsammy
Banned
I like hyperbole too. It's fun. In fact it's the funnest thing ever. Yes, the funnest thing ever.
Yes, much in the same way that Amazon.com is an endless stream of ads. LOL
Mithos
Member
How about even DOWNLOAD on PC, and get the PS3 to install from your Local PC files.
I got that far. But there has to some menu somewhere that lets me choose other videos right. I mean with the caption "All" in the lower right, it's like they're mocking themselves.
AbandonedTrolley
Member
I'm assuming that it's from the Films part of the store, not the Games, so maybe "Recent Releases" ? Also seems to be a page indicator as if there are two others pages available to view.
Edit:Looks like most already commented
You'd just point and click though, right?
-Pyromaniac-
Member
Looks very slick.
It's not like your sarcasm before made any argument whatsoever, so I responded in kind.
Metalmurphy
Member
That pointing and clicking with be easier by pressing a few buttons though. Considering how the store is design the move would be no benefit.
Move with be useful if you had several columns and rows of items where moving with a controller would take time (considering you'd have to go one by one).
Schobeleth
Member
I wouldn't get all worked up yet until we actually get to see it in action.. they're promising that it's way easier to navigate now and that it has a much better performance. One major thing I was excited to see was filtering/sorting your download list - even though the download list feature isn't confirmed as a day one
it probably won't be
All the other posts about those god-awful whole screen images that white out the text are great examples .. now that shouldn't happen anymore. Also yes that is the video store .. I'm glad they're simplifying it a bit.
Not gonna happen. Hacking risk is too high.
fluffydelusions
Member
Well when asked about ads, Sony replied "no comment" which pretty much means yes. Embrace your ad serving overlords.
moozoom
Member
That remembers me the incredible will power it takes to buy some games or DLC on PSN... I wanted to see what had been released for Dragon's Dogma, and it took ages to find the list.
In terms of UI design, it looks like Nintendo is copying Apple, and Sony is copying Microsoft.
I hope Europe won't be left behind... it took several years to have a dedicated button to access the demos on our store.
In terms of UI design, it looks like Nintendo is copying Apple, and Sony is copying Microsoft.
I hope Europe won't be left behind... it took several years to have a dedicated button to access the demos on our store.
It's like you're missing the point on purpose.
edgefusion
Member
I don't get the suggestion the new UI copies the Xbox dashboard. Take a look at the current PSN store, it's basically that but with the menu hidden (presumably off to the left).
I think you mean the virtual keyboard Guerrilla Games made for Killzone that a variant of is now in Steam's Big Picture mode.
And no, it looks like it will be like Vidzone and the new YouTube app where you get a line of letters and it auto sorts on the fly like google does with what you are putting in.
That and the 360 dashboard/Metro UI as a whole isn't anything new by design standards.
Tallshortman
Member
Looks fine, I thought the old layout was still superior to the Wii or 360's so I guess I'm not one of those people who found it "confusing".
Willy Wanka
my god this avatar owns
The UK PS3 store has a lot more problems than it's UI but this is a massive improvement. As for it looking a lot like Metro, well who cares. Better is better and this was long overdue.
Baconsammy
Banned
I'm missing the point of a store to sell me things? It's a store. They're going to advertise to me. And if they're a good store, they're going to tailor those ads to my purchase history.
AranhaHunter
Banned
I second those plus these for me:
Ability to filter search/download history by console, paid/free, game, type, etc
Ability to sort search/download history
Pre download, if you pre order AC3, you should be able to pre download it and start playing at midnight on October 30th
Pre order TV shows/Movies like you can pre order games now
Ability to buy TV series at discounted prices (as opposed to getting each individually). You can do that with games now like Walking Dead.
Rent TV shows for $.99 like on itunes
Music store to buy MP3s directly from music unlimited streaming (i.e. listen to a song you wanna purchase, just click and buy)
Remove $5 minimum on wallet (with minis, $.99 movies, $1.99 TV shows, etc, it shouldn't be necessary)
Integrate ebooks/comic store together with the other stores, making it seamless.
Move support (for TTP)
The store has a long way to go, but it's a good start.
I think there will definitely be ads. If it keeps PSN free of charge and basic multiplayer free, then I'm okay with it. Hopefully non intrusive ads though.
Depending how they set up their databases and data network, it might not be an easy fix. I feel pretty confident it's not a simple, "UPDATE CUSTOMER_TABLE SET USERNAME = 'NEWUSER' WHERE ROW_ID = XXXX" otherwise they would have done it already.
You're missing the point that I was talking about why there's no menu in that screenshot.
LOL
It's as simple as saying what you want on the 360 (with kinect). Or simply typing in a search with the keypad.
If I want to watch something, like The Avengers. I just say "Xbox, Bing The Avengers". It then shows me every Avengers movie, game, music, etc...item available. It's great.
People that don't like the ads crack me up. From some of the posts I read you would think some of you struggle to find the door when you leave your own house. I never pay attention to the ads...they don't even register when I'm on Live.
I could/can ignore them on PSN too. Do you people freak out during TV shows when the ads (on a service you pay for and CAN'T ignore) come on?
Kenshin001
Member
Like Doritos and cars.