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PS4 XMB @ EuroGamer Expo (Off screen footage)

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infiniteheteroskdasticity

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I love it. I was scared they were moving to a busy 'Xbox Lite' look with the PS4. Seems the good old XMB is still there. The PS3 OS might be limited and in many ways deficient but I maintain the XMB is the best UI on a console to date. It is clean, almost Apple like in its minimalism, very smooth and fast and really quite beautiful. Kudos to Sony for sticking with it.
 
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Spades

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Why would you not expect a bland menu system not to be snappy? We're not looking at anything complex here so I don't understand why you would expect it to be anything other than lightning quick.
 
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"D"

I'm extremely insecure with how much f2p mobile games are encroaching on Nintendo
Damn that was fast.


....that's what she said.
 
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Risk Breaker

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Spades said:
Why would you not expect a bland menu system not to be snappy? We're not looking at anything complex here so I don't understand why you would expect it to be anything other than lightning quick.
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Even the blandest of menus can not be snappy, you would be surprised.
 
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Skilletor

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Spades said:
My thoughts exactly.

Speed should be a given, considering the processing power. I'd prefer it if it was less dull and actually, you know, a little innovative.
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I don't need innovation when everything is clear and functional. Functionality > Innovation just to say you're innovative.
 
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alr1ght

bish gets all the credit :)
Please jebus, ditch that horrendous new PS Store. Is it still a separate app? Store Preview seems to be the new "What's New"

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VanWinkle

Member
Spades said:
Why would you not expect a bland menu system not to be snappy? We're not looking at anything complex here so I don't understand why you would expect it to be anything other than lightning quick.
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Well, I mean, look at the 360 OS. Its very minimal, and terrible in regards too smoothness and speed.
 
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Binabik15

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Not enough adds.



I like that the XMB design isn't totally gone. I like the way XMB looks and I even like the sound it makes when you scroll through it.
 
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Baroquemantic

Member
Nice! I really hope Sony releases an in-depth PS4 UI video soon; I really want to see more. Also hoping they have dynamic themes on PS4. I love those.
 
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KennyLinder

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Once you see it up and running with images, music, backgrounds it looks fucking sweet. 1080p 60fps and snappy as fuck. Drops in and out of games like Vita (i.e. FAST), and it's really neat to use.
 
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Cidd

Member
Personally don't like the look but at least it's snappy and functional, They also need to replace those old icons already.
 
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Spades

Member
VanWinkle said:
Well, I mean, look at the 360 OS. Its very minimal, and terrible in regards too smoothness and speed.
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Hardly terrible. At least they've evolved the dashboard tremendously over time. Horses for courses I suppose. I've always found the XMB on PS3 horrendous in comparison to the 360 dashboard.
 
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Tallshortman

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I'm glad they kept the basic structure of the XMB. I prefer it to overdone UI the dashboard has become. I don't need anything super great looking since I don't plan on spending much time in the system menu.
 
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Drencrom

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KennyLinder said:
Once you see it up and running with images, music, backgrounds it looks fucking sweet. 1080p 60fps and snappy as fuck. Drops in and out of games like Vita (i.e. FAST), and it's really neat to use.
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How much of the UI, background etc can you personalize at the moment?
 
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B.O.O.M

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KennyLinder said:
Once you see it up and running with images, music, backgrounds it looks fucking sweet. 1080p 60fps and snappy as fuck. Drops in and out of games like Vita (i.e. FAST), and it's really neat to use.
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man that sounds awesome

Have you by any chance seen a dynamic theme running on it?
 
Bitmap Frogs

Bitmap Frogs

Mr. Community
Spades said:
Hardly terrible. At least they've evolved the dashboard tremendously over time. Horses for courses I suppose. I've always found the XMB on PS3 horrendous in comparison to the 360 dashboard.
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The biggest issue with the 360 UI is the initial load. It takes friggin' forever.
 
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pharmboy044

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KennyLinder said:
Once you see it up and running with images, music, backgrounds it looks fucking sweet. 1080p 60fps and snappy as fuck. Drops in and out of games like Vita (i.e. FAST), and it's really neat to use.
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Can you comment on its multitasking capability? Is it badass like the Vita?
 
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Salex_

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I'm confused, people complain about overly designed UIs and say they want something simple. This is simple and you can customize it like the PS3/Vita but people are saying it looks "bland"? Isn't this the best decision because you can change it to make it look like this:
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ThoughtsOfSpeaking

Banned
As i said before, it worries me that there isnt tabs for apps music and movies but as its a dev console, no biggies.


Id love it if adds stayed on the "whats new" screen and nowhere else.
 
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KennyLinder

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Drencrom said:
How much of the UI, background etc can you personalize at the moment?
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I was mainly talking about when you have games highlighted. Selected them pulls dynamic tiles up which show various information about the game, can display videos or new game content info (along with Trophies).

I haven't seen anything on Dynamic Themes or anything yet, but I've not really looked either!
 
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Tingfrmnongpradu

Member
Looks fast and functional, which is all I wanted. :) Also, as someone who uses the default background on PS3, I wonder if the background on PS4 will change colour depending on the time of day... I always thought that was kinda cool.
 
legacyzero

legacyzero

Banned
Salex_ said:
I'm confused, people complain about overly designed UIs and say they want something simple. This is simple and you can customize it like the PS3/Vita but people are saying it looks "bland"? Isn't this the best decision because you can change it to make it look like this:
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That looks much better. All that blue is too much for me.
 
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jonabbey

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I don't see any sign of media functions like PS3 has.. playback of locally stored mp3/mp4s, DLNA playback, and etc. ;-/
 
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KennyLinder

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pharmboy044 said:
Can you comment on its multitasking capability? Is it badass like the Vita?
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Badass, as far as suspending the game, looking at friends, trophies, sharing vids, images etc. It's very very fast just like the Vita (except now Trophies, Friends isn't an app you open like on Vita, thankfully).
 
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VanWinkle

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Spades said:
Hardly terrible. At least they've evolved the dashboard tremendously over time. Horses for courses I suppose. I've always found the XMB on PS3 horrendous in comparison to the 360 dashboard.
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Ahhh so you just came in here to make light of how smooth and fast it is by saying "Of course it's fast. Look at bland it is."
 
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