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PS Vita OS Thread: Beautiful Chaos
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Crazypanda_85
Member
I can't wait for the preorders to open. Outside of a few launch titles I want to get, I have several PSP games I've been aching to play since I sold my PSP Go.
Sub_Level
wants to fuck an Asian grill.
Facebook? That was one of the main reasons I was wanting a smartphone. Damn, Vita, you beasting. Also, fucking win @ region free. Let the cries of Sony fanboyism run rampant, let the reviews blasting the poor battery life pile up in the digital flow of information. In the end, they'll be begging for it's superb features and great launch lineup. Kaz spoke of introducing the right product at the right time. Soon that product will be a reality, and Sony will be crowned king of the portable market. Or better than kings. Gods.
JordanLMiller
Member
I don't understand. It's so ugly compared to xmb...
SolidSnakex
Member
forknknife
Banned
impressive functionality but it is ugly as fuck with those bubble icons. Wish they had done just something more minimalistic and stylish.
Jinfash
needs 2 extra inches
Ok, the trailer I was referring to is the one you already have in the OP. Here's a link to where the OS trailer starts during the conference anywas: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nqs7hLvedfA&feature=player_detailpage#t=144sJinfash said:
Some of the new things that were confirmed but not shown up until the trailer (sorry, can't create gifs):
- Lock screen w/ date and time:
(The one they showed during the demo w/ the puppy wallpaper was empty)
- Notification center:
- Updated "Index Page" design:
The icons are sharper, and the integration looks slick in motion (a folder's tagged tabs, they take the design of the their respective LiveAreas)
For reference, it used to look like this in the concept document...
(It looks like there are persistent PS store, Playstation portal, and Welcome Park shortcuts at bottom of the updated look. I hope it's customizable)
That's all I was able to spot, someone with sharper eyes and Japanese knowledge will definitely bring more stuff to our attention.
snoopeasystreet
Member
That's a horrible looking UI. Why didn't they stick with XMB?
How much extra would it be to import a J-Vita? UI aside, I really can't wait for it.
How much extra would it be to import a J-Vita? UI aside, I really can't wait for it.
H_Prestige
Banned
If games are treated as apps, do they work like smartphones where you can close one app, open up another, and then go back to the first right where you left off?
Yeah I hate the UI, but am still beyond hyped for the vita. The reason that the XMB was so great was because of its sleekness and simplicity. This is more akin to yahoo.jp or something, which is par for the course in Japanese design. There's definitely a huge gulf between east and west over UI design.
Does anyone know how the Japanese press/gamers have responded to the Vita's bubble UI?
Does anyone know how the Japanese press/gamers have responded to the Vita's bubble UI?
That's now how dedicated gaming hardware works.°°ToMmY°° said:
The memory used by background apps and games must never overlap. This is one of the major differences between consoles/handhelds and PCs/smartphones. Even the game shuts down the apps, memory could get fragmented and cause a range of problems, from performance issues to outright crashes.
Zoramon089
Banned
I think my main issue with this is that there's so many different visual styles for each of the different menus. I know someone earlier said it was because they're basically apps and each is like its own self contained world or whatever but there needs to be some level of consistency among the system menus. Feature-wise, it's pretty cool, aside from the touch minigames (maybe if this was like 2004 where there were hardly any other touch screen devices they'd make some sense...)
mjemirzian
Banned
Sony is smart and sees the convergence of portable games machines and smartphones ahead. I wouldn't be surprised if their next handheld was even closer to a smartphone than the vita. Nintendo on the other hand..
we.are.the.armada
Member
Great OP! Yeah, I hope that we can deeply customize the colors on that UI.
Great OP
Fucking t-e-r-r-i-b-l-e UI. It's just so abysmal. Cluttered blobs of stuff everywhere, I hope maybe they let us switch back to XMB for most things. *sigh* but probably not. Oh well. Judging by how expensive the memory cards are I'll probably just keep all my downloaded games on my PC like I do with my PSP Go and just transfer when necessary.
Fucking t-e-r-r-i-b-l-e UI. It's just so abysmal. Cluttered blobs of stuff everywhere, I hope maybe they let us switch back to XMB for most things. *sigh* but probably not. Oh well. Judging by how expensive the memory cards are I'll probably just keep all my downloaded games on my PC like I do with my PSP Go and just transfer when necessary.
Deadly Joker
Member
chubigans said:
Why can't they give you the option to use the XMB with only the dpad or analog sticks?
badcrumble
Member
Oh sweet, you can turn off the bubbles! The banners still aren't as nice as the XMB, but they're way, way better than the bubbles.
chubigans said:
Well, it's not like you don't swipe left and right or up and down here. You travel through different screens instead of different icons but at the end of the day you get to "click" on about the same amount of icons you'd get my swiping the XMB.
For example, if you go to the game section of the Vita OS (swipe), you are greeted with a fixed amount of game icons. If you want more, you need to swipe down or whatever.
If you go to the game section of the PS3 XMB, you are greeted with a fixed amount of game icons as well (those at the top of the list). If you want more, you need to scroll down that list just like you would swipe to a different screen on the Vita.
Not saying XMB would work as well as the current Vita OS. I'm just saying that it is not so much a matter of how you navigate the interface, but rather of how icons are arranged. I think Vita OS has more icons to choose from per section compared to what XMB offers because it takes advantage of the whole screen rather than just a column.
Hazelhurst
Member
Yeah there's money to be made, but I don't think that was their main reasoning for the lack of onboard storage. They had to get cost of the Vita down.CorrisD said:
I still wish they had a $399 option with onboard storage (16 or 32GB) plus the storage expansion slot.