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[BakedSardine]

I wish the UI was somewhat customizable. Would love an option for a menu you can slide out from the left or bottom with 4 or 5 apps you can designate as your favorites - like Netflix, your last played game, etc. Those things should be no more than 2-3 clicks away when you boot up.

 

[Sloane_Ranger]

Love the lack of ads (hope that stays on the main pages)
Love that the content is gaming focused (vs TV/Music/App focused)
Not a fan of boxes, but not bad for a box-type navigation
Looking forward to seeing it in motion. Have high hopes it is clean and easy and fast!

 

[Shambles]

Not as slick as the launch XMB but not bad either.

 

[supaflyryguy]

Does it support Dynamic themes?, this looks to plain and boring, very xbox looking to.

I would be absolutely shocked if it didn't. Dynamic themes are a hit on the PS3 and obviously you can customize the Vita background too, so no reason to believe they'd suddenly stop their trend of allowing for customization there.

 

[GribbleGrunger]

Much, much, much better than XMB.

SO PUMPED.

The XMB is still there. These are pictures from each section of the XMB you enter.

 

[AkimbO_Arcana]

Still looks pretty awfull compared to xmb, but you can't get everything perfect.


Edit: Oh thread is pretty old, thought those were new ones.

 

[Trogdor1123]

Calendar looks really good, if you can form guilds and stuff in games and you can set up events on certain datesthat it will track and let you know when its happening would be fantastic.

 

[Requiem]

Only 6 weeks left...

 

[IT Slave]

Thank you. Shit- I thought I was going crazy. I knew I saw squares and rectangles in a UI before.

You're wrong. Apple invented rectangular phones and Microsoft invented UIs with four sided polygons.

It looks to Facebooky to me and I can't stand Facebook.

 

[jwk94]

Does Knack have online coop?

 

[Oppo]

The XMB is still there. These are pictures from each section of the XMB you enter.

There is an XMB like structure in there but it only resembles the XMB visually.

 

[TheRealTalker]

Does Knack have online coop?

I think only offline coop

 

[Deadly Cyclone]

Everything looks pretty nice but that trophy screen is a mess with the font sizes and clutter.

 

[nib95]

Aside from the overuse of that blue, it looks pretty good. I do think the metro look is also being over done now though. But I suppose it's the current design and UI fad.

 

[Meus Renaissance]

Jesus that is awful

 

[HawksWinStanley]

They still going with the floating ribbon I see. Also - the blue.

What's with this ribbon anyways? Does it appear in any other PlayStation branding or exist in any other setting other than the background on the UI?

It's horrible and uninspired. It looks like they just asked an intern to make something generic. It's just disappointing considering they have so many other great visuals that tie into the brand really well. The shapes pattern on the back of the Vita is incredible. They can't utilize something like that? Hell, even making the UI the same shade of blue gradient or look that they have on console packaging would be a start. This just looks like crap.

 

[Slappers Only]

looks like the Xbox dashboard if it were unemployed.

 

[VanWinkle]

Most everything in this new pictures looks good except those Trophies screenshots. just seems kind of cluttered and not well in line with the eat if the interface.

 

[Melchiah]

Hopefully you can set a different avatar than your FB profile pic. It's annoying, that Google united YouTube and G+ profile pics.

 

[Impeccable]

Jesus that is awful

I like that a lot personally.

 

[taoofjord]

Sadly, I don't like the look of it at all. Not the way they've used the font or that shade of blue used for the default background. The first thing I'll be doing is changing that background color.

I also think they overdid the text size in effort to make it living room friendly. Shrink that down a little, Sony!

 

[leakey]

It's not my favorite UI, but it is my least favorite UI.

 

[GribbleGrunger]

There is an XMB like structure in there but it only resembles the XMB visually.

Structurally and visually it's there ... but it's not there?

 

[IT Slave]

The one thing that would make any UI look better is the ability to add a photo or picture as a background.

Just a plain blue background makes it look lifeless. I like UI's that make it look like you're entering into a bustling place that feels alive.

 

[Bitmap Frogs]

Everything looks pretty nice but that trophy screen is a mess with the font sizes and clutter.

This one's terrible.

Are the TMTMTMTMTMTMTMTM required?

 

[TheLegendary]

Yikes. Not a big fan of the design at all. Pretty ugly.

We'll have to see if they can make it snappy and responsive though. That's what matters most.

 

[FDC1]

Everything looks pretty nice but that trophy screen is a mess with the font sizes and clutter.

Any clue what the numbers in white squares (11 for Killzone) are meaning?

 

[Alx]

Aside from the overuse of that blue, it looks pretty good. I do think the metro look is also being over done now though. But I suppose it's the current design and UI fad.

I'm pretty sure images like the one above break several rules of the "metro" design language (even without being a designer, it's obvious that having 6 or 7 different font sizes on screen, mix of text, pictures and icons, is far from what "metro" is trying to do). There's no reason to label the PS4 UI "metro" except for the fact that it sometimes uses squares.

 

[Tsundere]

Any clue what the numbers in white squares (11 for Killzone) are meaning?

People can comment on your trophy achievements.

 

[artist]

Any clue what the numbers in white squares (11 for Killzone) are meaning?

Probably friend comments when you achieved those trophies.

 

[twobear]

This whole blue swoosh graphic design thing Sony have got going on at the moment is so fucking ugly. It looks like those ropey PowerPoint slide backgrounds from like Office 97.

 

[GribbleGrunger]

Any clue what the numbers in white squares (11 for Killzone) are meaning?

Maybe friends who have that many trophies compared to you?

I can't believe people are moaning about this. I think it looks fantastic myself.

 

[schwabdizzle]

Henry Bayle looks high as fuck.

 

[Tsundere]

This whole blue swoosh thing Sony have got going on at the moment is so fucking ugly.

Good thing almost all Sony PlayStation products allow you to change the background.

 

[Bitmap Frogs]

Anyways are we getting soon a full video demo of the UI?

We are just 7 weeks away from launch, shit should be looking quite solid already.

 

[Yoday]

Any clue what the numbers in white squares (11 for Killzone) are meaning?

I was wondering the same thing. It could be the number of friends that have also played the game.

I really like that trophy UI personally. I like being able to see a large group of games all at once like that.

 

[Hoo-doo]

I agree that the trophy screen looks like ass. Needs work.

The rest looks fantastic though, coupled with a sleek background it will be beautiful.

 

[GribbleGrunger]

Good thing almost all Sony PlayStation products allow you to change the background.

Yes, the word 'options' at the bottom of the page sort of gives it away.

 

[Tsundere]

Anyways are we getting soon a full video demo of the UI?

We are just 7 weeks away from launch, shit should be looking quite solid already.

I think the PSBlog was going to do something along those lines. We did see Shuhei Yoshida use it at Gamescom.

 

[Azih]

Everything looks like Windows 8 nowadays.

 

[Live Free or Die]

Everything looks pretty nice but that trophy screen is a mess with the font sizes and clutter.

Jesus that is awful

Looks great to me.

 

[Bundy]

I really like it!
The blue colours are so much better
And everything is neatly arranged.
Good overview!

 

[miDnIghtEr20C]

Everything looks pretty nice but that trophy screen is a mess with the font sizes and clutter.

That looks terrible. So cluttered.

 

[supaflyryguy]

These aren't official images, but since so many of you seem incapable of using your imaginations and seeing past the blue ribbons that you will be able to customize into oblivion, here:

Now, how does everyone feel? Better? Worse? The same? Indifferent?

 

[GribbleGrunger]

I also believe that this is going to be the store AND the UI. The online store section will just update when you turn the console on and give you up to date information like deals and new game additions. For those not online, perhaps new Sony games will update that page from the disc to refresh what's available.

 

[raven777]

so this is the change of the main menu?

old:

new:

Personally the new one is a lot better. But that might have to do with the change in background wallpaper.

 

[ckohler]

GUYS! I'M PRETTY SURE THE CALENDAR AND TROPHY SCREENSHOTS ARE FAKES

The rest appear to be official but I think you're mixing up some fan/speculation mockups with the real ones.

 

[twobear]

Good thing almost all Sony PlayStation products allow you to change the background.

Yeah, but it's a design motif they're using across all their marketing and packaging on the PlayStation line, the blue swoosh with the naff looking 3D PlayStation shapes.

 

[supaflyryguy]

Yeah, but it's a design motif they're using across all their marketing and packaging on the PlayStation line, the blue swoosh with the naff looking 3D PlayStation shapes.

And?

 

[iJudged]

Widows 8 lol, I can't judge it until I test it out my self, I am sure it will be alright.