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Images of new PS4 interface
- Thread starter Kazerei
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Liamario
Banned
Thank you. Shit- I thought I was going crazy. I knew I saw squares and rectangles in a UI before.
Possibly. I just can't picture it in my head as being as functional as this.
Are you serious? Shut up. Anyone who knows me or that has seen my post history knows that Sony isn't exactly a fantastic company to me. Prior to this PS4 announcement I wouldn't give a shit if they dropped out of the console race and never looked back. I was asking him a legitimate question. I don't know of a better way to do it since it seemed fine to me and can't imagine any other method working as well as what they have now for what it is. (Other than a slight influence from BPM)
I don't know about you guys, but making everything easily readable and accessible should be their number one priority. We don't need all the details, just a synopsis of what is going on. Right now, that looks exactly like what they have going on and it fits well. There are some improvements that could be done for aesthetics sake but in terms of functionality I picture this working very well. Much better than the XMB ever was for sure.
Kung Fu Grip
Banned
I'm sure by the time PS4 is released the UI will be cleaned up a bit. I hope we can still change the color of the background. I'm going to miss the game art and sounds when you scroll over the game disc on the XMB.
TheJollyCorner
Member
Seriously, this looks like shit. Just make the boxes the same size so it's easy to parse. There's a few sites that do this and it looks terrible on all of them.
really looking forward to Combat Plane 2!
Neuromancer
Member
Bland and inoffensive.
I like it!
I like it!
This is a major step back in my opinion.
I can't believe we really are now in a world where ergonomics and efficiency isn't the priorised aspects over beauty. Now we have a visually appealing but, if Xbox or Windows8 of any indication, very inneficient, clunky and non-ergonomic design. Alot of tiles and pages flipping / moving for nothing. Bleh.
I can't believe we really are now in a world where ergonomics and efficiency isn't the priorised aspects over beauty. Now we have a visually appealing but, if Xbox or Windows8 of any indication, very inneficient, clunky and non-ergonomic design. Alot of tiles and pages flipping / moving for nothing. Bleh.
Miles Quaritch
Member
Inefficient? Can you elaborate on this please.
It's efficient in showing you your content and possibly advertising the latest releases, etc. This will undoubtedly be one the things a number of developers asked Sony to look into, a way to promote their content on the start tab.
The Vita bubbles could work if implemented correctly. The touchpad on the controller allows that.
I do wonder what the final UI will look like. With the amount of RAM in the system, I think they'll finally be able to create a fast and visually pleasing interface.
H_Prestige
Banned
So the UI is just facebook. Plus ads.
I don't even see a user home screen.
I don't even see a user home screen.
Because they haven't shown a home screen yet.
LightofRohan
Member
I don't think they showed the MAIN interface when you turn the PS4 on. It all looks like the store, share area, friend profiles ect.
I want to see this bitch turned on, moving around and then launching a game.
My biggest hype for PS4? A new fast store. Oh god the speed of the store is going to be amazing.
E3! HURRY UP!
I want to see this bitch turned on, moving around and then launching a game.
My biggest hype for PS4? A new fast store. Oh god the speed of the store is going to be amazing.
Ah I see.
E3! HURRY UP!
Goldrusher
Member
Correct.
What's New.
What appears when you hit Share on the controller.
An overview of all your friends' latest activities.
A friends' profile.
Someone's live stream.
Good job it isn't really Metro then. Metro is just as much about typography and spacing as it is about tiles. Calling the PS4 interface Metro is doing a huge disservice to (the real) Metro.
Good job it isn't really Metro then. Metro is just as much about typography and spacing as it is about tiles. Calling the PS4 interface Metro is doing a huge disservice to (the real) Metro.
Good job regardless of what it actually is, people consider it Metro. Sure Metro may be something different but everyone thinks it's Metro. Perception vs. reality.
Allonym
There should be more tampons in gaming
Lol we think alike I just noticed that before I read your post. Honestly I'm half and half with the whole real name thing. I don't mind from a privacy perspective but people on Facebook would tear me apart lol. But I shouldn't be the type that cares what people think so hopefully I'll be okay.Knack spoilers!
DashReindeer
Lead Community Manager, Outpost Games
Yeah, I think the blue background is making it hard for me to assess this. It makes everything look a little muted, so the UI elements don't really pop. I think it could be much better with a different background though.
Then don't start streaming your games.
LightofRohan
Member
You don't have a choice. I'm watching whether you like it or not.
Ahh makes sense!
I was thinking that first picture was the PSStore. I like the idea of the game folder though, nice.
indigo-cyclops
Member
As long as shit like server syncing is gone, I don't mind it. It's certainly better than Vitas interface in terms of design.
You know, I think that "friends' activity" screen actually would be much better if the tiles actually were visually equal. Right now they are of different sizes and the content in them, even though similar, is arranged differently in each tile. There are 4 different avatar sizes shown in those 9 tiles. Some tiles have username next to the avatar, some have it under the avatar. Some tiles present actual information below the user info, some present it next to the user info. Only two tiles on that screen have an additional message above user info.
Right now it's a total mess, and those are just 9 tiles.
Inefficient means I will flip and click alot more shit to get what I want to get. It will be just more clunky and slower. But its doomed to be like that because a menu with pages and tiles can't possibly be faster than a grid like the XMB.
baphomet
Member
Nice to see the video overlay of the player while streaming. I didn't notice that in the presentation, but that makes me more excited than it probably should. For some reason I'd much rather watch the player as well as the video. Video of the game alone is boring to me and having the player on there makes it more personable than than straight video of the game running.
Tripolygon
Banned
Correct.
A folder with installed games.
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I think this is more like Live Area. Every game gets its own live Area where you can see things related to that particular game like trophies earned and news feed of what friends who own this games have done like shared screens-shots and video etc. Just like how you can get ads for DLC on Live Area, Sony has expanded it to ads of games similar to this game as you can see on the top right.
Agreed, XMB is uncluttered and easy to navigate. I will miss it.
Metalmurphy
Member
How is it confusing exactly?
IHaveCandy
Banned
I like most of the interface pictures shown. I am fine with the below picture if it is basically the "what's new with friends" page. It would be good if it is a secondary menu that just lets me glance at the latest stuff about my PS4 friends.