HiddenAway
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My first run was 30 seconds. Subsequent re-runs of the store was about 10 seconds from pressing the button to the front page.
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My first run was 30 seconds. Subsequent re-runs of the store was about 10 seconds from pressing the button to the front page.
Metalmurphy
Member
I don't think the UK store even takes 10 seconds to load for me, still slower then the old one but no where near 40 seconds.
Yeah, I agree that the mass download option you get that way is very handy, but they should have 2 buttons for stuff that is free. One to download and another one to add to cart.
Yeah, I agree that the mass download option you get that way is very handy, but they should have 2 buttons for stuff that is free. One to download and another one to add to cart.
Where? Because mine is a lot faster than the old one, no lag and icons load almost instantly when clicking on a menu, they used to popping up, like, one and one most of the times before.
But yes, the startup is painfully slooooow. Around 30 seconds is not okay, they need to fix that.
So the store is up again in my region. Other than the initial load (which is still like double of the old store atm) everything else is super fast! The tiles came up almost instantly (old store took a good 10 seconds to load everything). But the speed increase when viewing items in the grid view thing is completely off the scale. What use to take up to 10 seconds to load (icons and etc) is there within 2 seconds after loading the section.
So yeah, the new store is currently heads above the older one for me (although most of my issues was due to the old store just being slow). With a few tweaks (download button on free content; download list filter) this update could be godlike!
Content grouping also makes more sense than the old store.
So yeah, the new store is currently heads above the older one for me (although most of my issues was due to the old store just being slow). With a few tweaks (download button on free content; download list filter) this update could be godlike!
Content grouping also makes more sense than the old store.
coughlanio
Member
I still don't know why you have to go through a checkout process for free items.
iNvid02
Member
yup my feelings exactly. im sure they'll get the performance woes fixed eventually. and i guess the cost for the new improvements is making things a bit harder to find, but im ok with that.
Canis lupus
Member
Reminds me of Origin.
Store seems to load everything faster compared to when I used it when I tried on Australian launch day, nice improvement.
Just loaded Super Stardust Delta up on my Vita, and yeah turns out it was just the demo.
Combichristoffersen
Combovers don't work when there is no hair
Tried to find the Joker challenge maps for Batman: Arkham Asylum, but they don't show up via search and I couldn't find them by digging through the store myself (which was just awful due to the horrible vanilla sorting, and the filters didn't help much). Either they're gone from the store or Sony has just stuffed them away somewhere deep down in a random sub-category.
Soodanim
Member
Used it once last night. It's two steps forward, one step back. Negative impressions:
Downloads, when started, should immediately go into the background. The fact that they still don't after however many years of updates is terrible. That's more of a firmware issue, but the point still stands.
Taking up a third of the screen is awful design in the first place, but with the ability to change the tile size removed, it's even worse.
More of the controller needs to be used. I'm thinking some sort of quick 'add to cart' button, or at least a way to select more than one thing at once.
The "Buy the demos first" thing really is as terrible as people have been saying, eurgh. It wouldn't be so bad if the store wasn't so slow.
And last but not least: the store needs to actually work if I'm to continue using it. I added 4 things to the cart, went to checkout, 3 were invisible, then the "purchasing" bit never finished.
I imagine that's all been said, but I'm shocked by how much can be made worse by an update. Who do they get to design this stuff?
Downloads, when started, should immediately go into the background. The fact that they still don't after however many years of updates is terrible. That's more of a firmware issue, but the point still stands.
Taking up a third of the screen is awful design in the first place, but with the ability to change the tile size removed, it's even worse.
More of the controller needs to be used. I'm thinking some sort of quick 'add to cart' button, or at least a way to select more than one thing at once.
The "Buy the demos first" thing really is as terrible as people have been saying, eurgh. It wouldn't be so bad if the store wasn't so slow.
And last but not least: the store needs to actually work if I'm to continue using it. I added 4 things to the cart, went to checkout, 3 were invisible, then the "purchasing" bit never finished.
I imagine that's all been said, but I'm shocked by how much can be made worse by an update. Who do they get to design this stuff?
Metalmurphy
Member
Have you tried going to the Arkham Asylum game page and then going to Add-ons?
Am I the only one thinking this is what PS+ for Vita is going to be in the beginning ..?
Combichristoffersen
Combovers don't work when there is no hair
I can't find anything related to Arkham Asylum on the store, only Arkham City.
which country are you visiting the store from?
Combichristoffersen
Combovers don't work when there is no hair
Norway. I'll try looking again when I get back home.
Edit: No wonder I couldn't find it, after a bit of googling it seems Warner Bros. removed all the Arkham Asylum DLC from the PSN store ages ago.
Commanche Raisin Toast
Member
So I wonder if the NA store will be updated on time after all? Would be cool to see it this week.
Goldrusher
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Looks like most of the Essentials-games can't be found through the search.
Search for Uncharted and you'll only find #2 and #3, even though the first game is available too. But you have to go to the Essentials section to find it.
Search for Uncharted and you'll only find #2 and #3, even though the first game is available too. But you have to go to the Essentials section to find it.
Maastricht
Member
Yeah. I think PlayStation Home might actually take less time to load
Well Home is WAAAAAY faster than it was back when it started. I think you can get a fresh install of Home up and running in about a minute these days, which is quite amazing compared to what it was.
Hopefully the new PSN store will have similar improvements.
If this is really HTML5 based, then kudos at getting it all to run as well as it does, really.
Metalmurphy
Member
It's live in Portugal now. And slow as hell.
I just read a few tidbits on the net and why the hell do people state that usb keybords don't work with the new store?
it's straight out not true. Just plugged in my Wii keyboard (yeah i'm dat weird!) and it worked fine on the search.
just strange that it still scrolls (fast) throught the single letters, but that fixable.
i like the new store. Needs some tweaks here and there but oberall way better than before.
it's also got way faster since the first day.
it's straight out not true. Just plugged in my Wii keyboard (yeah i'm dat weird!) and it worked fine on the search.
just strange that it still scrolls (fast) throught the single letters, but that fixable.
i like the new store. Needs some tweaks here and there but oberall way better than before.
it's also got way faster since the first day.
Metalmurphy
Member
They meant the traditional XMB keyboard.
Thanks. That's a good and a bad thing. Will check it now.
iworkatjunes
Banned
Wow something I will never use got changed I am so impressed!
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thanks you for posting!
your opinion was usefull and interresting.
ahkay, i guess i missunderstood that.
Commanche Raisin Toast
Member
Could have sworn I saw people specifically mentioning USB keyboards too, in addition to the on screen keyboard.
I REALLY hope they bump up the NA deployment of this thing since EU got worked out. Doubtful, but would be nice to compare stores/issues. I am also secretly hoping it somehow fixes the slow download speed issue I'm having.
Canis lupus
Member
PS+ Vita would start with a bang!
pharmboy044
Member
Maybe you're talking about something else but if not, why even post in the thread if it doesn't even concern you? Strange....
Canis lupus
Member
When do new fw updates go live usually?
Metalmurphy
Member
Tuesdays.
Check his post history and you'll understand why.
Is it me or has the loading become much faster since yesterday? The UK store feels pretty snappy to me now.
From memory recent PS3 updates have popped up around 12 midnight to 2am Tuesday gmt.
BibiMaghoo
Member
Urgh.
Just got the new store.
The one use I had for remote play has just been murdered by it. You can no longer use the store via remote play.
That is a fail Sony. For fucking shame.
Just got the new store.
The one use I had for remote play has just been murdered by it. You can no longer use the store via remote play.
That is a fail Sony. For fucking shame.
Nope it's not just you. I feek it got way snappier.
Dick Justice
Banned
They should provide the option to use the old store. Slow loading and laggy browsing fucking ruin the new one.
Commanche Raisin Toast
Member
They need to work on remote purchasing/queueing/downloading of content now. I wouldn't even mind if it was as simple as putting those things into a queue for the scheduled automatic download feature either.
Would a web based PS store that allowed you to send a signal to your PS3 to download stuff appease your disappointment with remote play being broken?
pharmboy044
Member
So is preloading still available in the UK store?
Dayum that's pretty major right there. Boo Sony.
Yep. But Sony being Sony, they've got rid of that section for preorder games. They're now hidden. Can only find them by searching for them, if they're not featured.
BibiMaghoo
Member
In short, yes.
A mobile app would be good, I'd even pay a few quid for it.
Really disappointed they fucked this up.
I'm still amazed at how bad these sponsored sections look/are a pain to navigate.
If you must use tiles, they should be tiny, like this
not like this, where you're only navigating less that half of the available real estate. Add in the judder produced by loading in new images, and it doesn't even look like they tested it at all.
hopefully they add in alternate views like the old store
If you must use tiles, they should be tiny, like this
not like this, where you're only navigating less that half of the available real estate. Add in the judder produced by loading in new images, and it doesn't even look like they tested it at all.
hopefully they add in alternate views like the old store
edgefusion
Member
I'm still amazed at how bad these sponsored sections look/are a pain to navigate.
If you must use tiles, they should be tiny, like this
not like this, where you're only navigating less that half of the available real estate. Add in the judder produced by loading in new images, and it doesn't even look like they tested it at all.
hopefully they add in alternate views like the old store
It's fucking ridiculous they cut down the amount of items you can view to 9 (or 6 if there's a header). Can't quite get my head around how even a single person thought that would be okay.
blitzcloud
Banned
so um...where is the playstation plus section anyways?
PS: found it, great.
PS: found it, great.
petethepanda
Member
Bummed to see that this falls into the increasing trend of "less information on screen; bigger pictures."
Of course, but I hope not.