"Mathilde Willson launched a game for the first time."
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I like the light blue colour in the background but the layout isn't that spectacular, but that's just me.
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"Mathilde Willson launched a game for the first time."
12 likes and 5 replies. The reason I don't use and why I dislike Facebook.
I like the light blue colour in the background but the layout isn't that spectacular, but that's just me.
AyaisMUsikWhore
Member
You are not looking at it right. Look again, they are hardly the same in anyway. The layout for Myspace is way more intuitive and easier on the eyes than the way it looks on the PS4. Plus its horizontal opposed to vertical which gives it a more clean look. Right now, it looks like a hot mess.
travisbickle
Member
I don't think we have seen the home screen yet?
I'm guessing the Watchdog images are PS4s version of the game list on PS3, with the Knack image being a highlighted individual game and then we have the "social network" feed images.
I'm hoping the homescreen has some horizontal/vertical movement going on like XMB, but the touchpad on the controller will probably lead to a single page Vita-style layout.
She just got her console, people are welcoming her to the community? Fuck me, right?
JStein0222
Member
I mean it sounds really awful. Like ponies or rainbows
Iced_Eagle
Member
This looks like the homescreen to me. Along the horizontal are the games you own, web browser, Sony's Video Unlimited, etc. On the lower half is some content and links related to the content (trophies, game videos, DLC, etc).
It also seems to line up with the new screenshots. Look at the top of the image a few posts above mine and you can see game images along the horizontal, similar to how they are in the home screen.
Hopefully there is an easy to sort the content or something, or this isn't actually the homescreen. It seems like if you have a lot of digital content, it will be a pain to find what you want.
If that is the homescreen, people complaining about the lack of hierarchy and sorting options in the XMB and praising this better really think their position, that would be a terrible homescreen. Just one long horizontal scroll for everything? No thanks.
ZackieChan
Member
You're not actually explaining yourself here, just reiterating your opinion from before. Why is MySpace more intuitive? Why does horizontal have a more clean look? Why is it easier on the eyes?
childplease
Banned
God this os looks terrible.
Will sony ever have a good os ?
Will sony ever have a good os ?
Well the good thing is sony will keep updating the ps4, so if the os sucks they can update it over time.
velociraptor
Junior Member
XMB.
DanielJr82
Member
It's still tacky.
Black Republican
Member
Not good. Wish there was a say there could work xmb like ui into the store
BruiserBear
Banned
That is the home screen.
Sony changed basically nothing about the PS3 UI design over the past 7 years. The few changes they did make were all pretty poorly done IMO. Adding the identical store icon to each section, moving trophies to the network category. It kinda turned into a mess, but at no point did they iterate on the original design.
SirIgbyCeaser
Banned
Sony always allow backgrounds and theme to be customized, so it will probably get better looking once people start making themes.
Just like the XMB it looks like it was designed by 50 people from different parts of the world all with ADD. The XMB got crushed. It used to have nice clean icons then someone decided to break theme and add all sorts of bullshit icons that had no visible relation to the next.
Sony needs to fire their design team, ffs. No continuity.
Sony needs to fire their design team, ffs. No continuity.
Sloane_Ranger
Member
I love the main OS menu, personally.
Even went as far to see how it would look on my screen.
Not saying that this would be my 1st pick in a home screen layout - but I love the lack of ads, and not having any non-gaming focused crap that I have to wade through before being presented with my games.
See, I don't think this is the home screen and I think it's throwing people off. If the music and video stuff is thrown in the horizontal bar along with the games, then I think there's a problem. But, I seriously think this is just the new "what's new" section like on ps3. It shows your recently played apps and games. I think people need to wait until they see a video walkthroughs before saying its terrible.
This!
Can't wait to see what they have in store for the PS4
Kung Fu Grip
Banned
The PS4 interface video points to that being the home screen. Everything in one scrolling line. I'm sure Sony will be adding sections to it because surely they can't be that dumb?????
travisbickle
Member
I think I understand it from that video too.
Here's the XMB as soon as you turn on.
It looks like it has a TV apps section, possibly video gallery or chat app? etc.
In the video if you push down you move to the "social network".
If you push right on the XMB you could possibly go to the Knack screen (notice it has the same row of icons in the same positions at the top shaded)
But the main thing, I believe is if you press (X on) the start button above, it turns orange and pushes you here -
Notice there isn't a row of shaded tiles at the top!!
And you could set this as your load-up screen if you wish.
Only problem is the new "social network" image has the shaded icons at the top. Could mean they have made it an icon in the XMB?
Here's the XMB as soon as you turn on.
It looks like it has a TV apps section, possibly video gallery or chat app? etc.
In the video if you push down you move to the "social network".
If you push right on the XMB you could possibly go to the Knack screen (notice it has the same row of icons in the same positions at the top shaded)
But the main thing, I believe is if you press (X on) the start button above, it turns orange and pushes you here -
Notice there isn't a row of shaded tiles at the top!!
And you could set this as your load-up screen if you wish.
Only problem is the new "social network" image has the shaded icons at the top. Could mean they have made it an icon in the XMB?
I think I understand it from that video too.
Here's the XMB as soon as you turn on.
It looks like it has a TV apps section, possibly video gallery or chat app? etc.
In the video if you push down you move to the "social network".
If you push right on the XMB you could possibly go to the Knack screen (notice it has the same row of icons in the same positions at the top shaded)
But the main thing, I believe is if you press (X on) the start button above, it turns orange and pushes you here -
Notice there isn't a row of shaded tiles at the top!!
And you could set this as your load-up screen if you wish.
Only problem is the new "social network" image has the shaded icons at the top. Could mean they have made it an icon in the XMB?
Good analysis, but I think it's important to note that the images with custom backgrounds are remade in Photoshop by a gaffer for the sake of experimenting with background images, and will possibly not be 1000% accurate with the real thing.
Also, the Knack screen with the tiles on top is a tablet interface, not the TV interface.
I love the main OS menu, personally.
Even went as far to see how it would look on my screen.
That looks pretty damn good. Although in the screens there's just too much blue.
travisbickle
Member
I switched the Watchdog for the original, point still stands.
Also, I understand it's a tablet interface (had originally written that), but changed my mind because the shaded icons are all the same as the video image and a high possibility of being the same interface across devices.
Kung Fu Grip
Banned
Yeah, travisbickle, it doesn't look like there will be any wording or areas for things like music, games etc. Everything will be on that one line of boxes. :/
Live Free or Die
Banned
Awesome, the best UI out there.
Syphon Filter
Member
whats wrong with that?
Kung Fu Grip
Banned
Bunching everything together like that is not a good setup imo. It would be much better if there were separate sections.
Hopefully. It seems they've learned from a lot of their mistakes, so hopefully updating their shitty UI is another lesson learned.
Because right now, it looks horrible. No cohesion, no theme. Kinda like Android as far as mobile OSes go. But at least with Android you can manipulate it and make it whatever you want it to be.
Until Sony changes it, we're stuck with that shit.
Syphon Filter
Member
aren't they still spaced out.
Kung Fu Grip
Banned
Everything is lined up in one row with no information on what it is.
Syphon Filter
Member
The icons give it away on what it is.
Kung Fu Grip
Banned
I think it should be like-
|Whats New| |Games| |Store| |Apps| |Music| |friends| |trophies| |Display Settings|
Clicking on each one will basically do what it does now by bringing up the information below.
futnownarcade
Member
At least their fake chat is more realistic than "gonna be totes sick on kinect"
DomeSplitter
Banned
That colour palette is seriously eww.
This colour palette is seriously eww.
I agree, they should at least give Sarah the green text box.
Have they shown the xbox ones interface running in real time? I'm pretty sure they faked the demo at the original reveal.
Fushichou187
Member
I'm sure you'll be able to change it. The "Day with Playstation" vid has the woman ("Sayaka") with a blue text box. It would make sense if they gave you a palette of text box colors to choose from.
SolsticeZero
Banned
It'll probably be like on PSN now, how each person will pick their background color.
There was a leak on youtube.
blurredvision
Member
Thread necro, these pics are old.