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[nhlducks35]

Thought it would be interesting just to see how much of the OS for both platforms has changed throughout the years.

Xbox 360

Launch:

2008:

2010:

2011:

Current:

Sony

Launch:

Current:

 

[Aguirre]

Long live the blades

 

[Sojgat]

I preferred blades.

 

[Cidd]

Guess you don't use themes on your PS3?

 

[la flama blanca]

So is it confirmed that the avatars are going away?

 

[Omikaru]

Goddamnit, I miss those blades.

 

[King326]

The only thing I would take from 360 is cross game chat. Other than that I like the simplistic look and feel of PS3.

 

[antitrop]

Team Blades for life.

 

[Skytylz]

2008 or 2010 was probably the best. I can't really remember which one was smoother.

 

[NameGenerated]

Blades4Life

I prefer XMB above all MS stuff though.

 

[SuperSonic1305]

Bring back the blades.

 

[Mr. Enigma]

Ha. Did anybody ever really use Windows Live Messenger on the 360?

 

[Mihael Mello Keehl]

2010 was the best for 360. I loved it

 

[Grisby]

Miss the blades. Liked 2010's some as well.

 

[Live Free or Die]

The awesome speed and simplicity of the XMB.

 

[Jibbed]

The 2008 update was an atrocious change in direction.

 

[Jarek23]

2008 Was definitely the best, especially for backgrounds. But I still prefer the XMB, so clean, too bad it's so damn slow.

 

[Vico]

You know what?
I love Metro.

 

[Phire Phox]

#TeamNXE

 

[Mr. Enigma]

The best part about all the Xbox dashboard updates was how it effectively rendered dashboard themes from the previous generation worthless.

 

[Zombie James]

Yup, I was a fan of the Blades UI, too.

Glad Sony kept things simple and consistent. Remember when everyone was worried about the XMB being replaced by Home?

 

[mullet2000]

2010 xbox was the best xbox.

 

[SolsticeZero]

I love how the XMB didn't change midway through the life cycle, forcing me to relearn where everything is.

 

[ComputerMKII]

The blade were simple and to the point. Microsoft should never have got rid of them.

This being said, the XMB still remains the best interface.

 

[Interframe]

PS3 screenshots are a bit misleading, the original XMB didn't have a section/icon for playstation network, but otherwise, yeah the xmb hasn't changed much visually for better or worse.

 

[salromano]

Sony's is wrong. Launch didn't have the PSN logo option.

This one's more accurate:

 

[RedNumberFive]

Sony

Launch:

Current:

Looks like they got it right the first time.

 

[JWong]

XMB so awesome and elegant.

 

[Iced_Eagle]

Man, the swooshing sound when you moved between the blades was awesome. I'm pretty sure they have that when you switch between the mini-blades on the guide, but it's nowhere near as awesome as it was back then.

I also loved the small animation for how the blades bent as they moved from the left to the right side of the screen.

 

[Tiamant]

And that's what happens when you design an efficient UI, XMB is ace.

 

[sTeLioSco]

simplicity on a console is better.

i mean ps3 is the most used netflix device,not having fancy menus didn't stopped users from accessing it

 

[Garraboa]

Blades. 2009 onward has been downhill for MS.

 

[JordanKZ]

This is actually the original dashboard, note that Marketplace didn't even have its own blade:

 

[yon61]

I remember being so amazed at the blade design back in 2005. I don't see why they changed it.

 

[hillsighed]

Man, how awesome were the blades...so simple and quick.

 

[Windu]

I wonder if anyone still has the blades on their console.

 

[jwk94]

The 2011 interface is probably the best of the two imo. It's simple, sleek, and meshes the XMB in there a little.

 

[Son of Cervantes]

Simpler is best. The XMB, followed by the new Xbox Experience, are the nicest ones (they're basically the exact same except one flows vertically and the other flows horizontally).

I really hate what the 360 dashboard looks like now. Such a cluttered, ad-filled mess!

 

[weekend_warrior]

The 2008 update was an atrocious change in direction.

Yep, it's like they designed the entire UI around getting as many ads as possible on every screen.

 

[Teknoman]

2010 xbox was the best xbox.

This. Either that or the blades.

 

[statham]

Current XBox>*

 

[watership]

I remember being so amazed at the blade design back in 2005. I don't see why they changed it.

You'd be screwed looking for content on the blades today. 3 months out the marketplace had outgrown it and it was getting horrible to find anything.

 

[Winterfang]

Looks like they got it right the first time.

...ROFL. Thank God Sony decided to change it for the PS4.

 

[RustyO]

2008 and/or 2010 Xbox was good for me / the one I liked. After that they are just using it as an advertising platform / a total mess.

Love the minimal simplicity of the PS3

 

[Grizzlyjin]

I think both companies wanted you to learn their system and then use it across multiple platforms. The 360 ones from 2008 and up remind me what they were doing with the Zune. And Sony was pretty clear about teaching people to love the XMB on the PS3 and have them use it on their tv as well.

Xbox One will probably just be Windows 8, right?

 

[enzo_gt]

I'm so sad Sony is dropping XMB. Best console/handheld UI ever. Fast. Efficient. Clean. Gorgeous. Every option imaginable quickly accessible and in a logical place.

 

[WrenchNinja]

Blades were great.

...ROFL. Thank God Sony decided to change it for the PS4.

If it's anything like the new store, the PS4 UI will suck.

XMB rocked.

 

[MechaBowser]

2008 was probably my favorite, to be honest. Though I did really love the blades, I doubt it's as functional as I remember.

 

[RedNumberFive]

...ROFL. Thank God Sony decided to change it for the PS4.

Not enough ads for your liking?

 

[Windu]

Xbox One will probably just be Windows 8, right?

It has a lot of the same features, but it is still different.