PS3 UI Needs an Overhaul

imo it doeisnt need change. Its easy to navigate and nothing is huge or in your face. If you want to spice it up get a theme or wallpaper.

[QUOTE="Phoenix534"]

I'd be incredibly saddened if they got rid of the XMB. The reason it's still there is because it's great. It's still better than anything Microsoft has tried for the 360.

Stevo_the_gamer

Because better tech came along. Microsoft is doing a good job of showing why Sony should keep the XMB, because it's still superior to all four UIs the 360 has had in both functionality and design.

Microsoft is doing a good job of showing why Sony should keep the XMB, because it's still superior to all four UIs the 360 has had in both functionality and design.

Phoenix534

Come on, really?

Easy answer, just use one of the many awesome dynamic themes. I have no problem with the PS3 UI because I like its simplicity.

I don't need new UI for my consoles i only play games with them

There aren't any video streaming services or extra stuff in EU for consoles so it would be useless

Zurrur

[QUOTE="heretrix"]

Ilike the PS3 UI. It's simple and pretty effective. It is a bit boring though.To be fair you can at lease spruce it up a bit with new themes. It far out****s the 360 in that regard.

W1NGMAN-

That's essentially the biggest thing missing from Stevo's post. Sure the default theme is boring but it's open to endless themes and personal customization while at the same time being easy to navigate through.

Go over to Youtube type in PS3 Themes and you're bound to find something you like and wanna display on your PS3.

yea I dont understand people saying it looks boring when there tons of options for themes and wallpapers.

Ok, perhaps cluttered isn't the right word. But I do see advertisements more often than on the PS3's, that's for sure.

Vari3ty

That is in due part based on the tile design, so you'll see advertisments/notifications for games or movies or music on their respective tabs. But it's hardly cluttered which made me raise an eyebrow. You only end up seeing ads when you initially boot up your PS3, you get a few scrolling ads like so:

The tile system right now on the Xbox 360 makes things pretty fluid and non-intrusive because of the limited amount of tiles you can view on the screen--granted, that is in due part based on their size being relatively sizable.

What?? No it doesn't. It works fine the way it is. No need to change things.

yea I dont understand people saying it looks boring when there tons of options for themes and wallpapers.

finalfantasy94

Our technology seems to be going backwards. The tile system is mainly used for touch screens and now they are finding their way onto pc's and consoles. The PS3 UI is perfect for a controller and easy to naviagte. I don't need giant emblems and buttons flashing acoss my screen.

What?? No it doesn't. It works fine the way it is. No need to change things.

dream431ca

[QUOTE="finalfantasy94"]

yea I dont understand people saying it looks boring when there tons of options for themes and wallpapers.

Stevo_the_gamer

I dont see this issue you have. Its easy to navigate. The icons are not to big or small and everything is right there. The only negative I would have with it is its boring look but since I can customise it it doesint affect me.

[QUOTE="dream431ca"]

What?? No it doesn't. It works fine the way it is. No need to change things.

Stevo_the_gamer

For a dashboard? No I do not. And stagnation implies there is something wrong with it... which I don't think there is.

I dont see this issue you have. Its easy to navigate. The icons are not to big or small and everything is right there. The only negative I would have with it is its boring look but since I can customise it it doesint affect me.

finalfantasy94

For a dashboard? No I do not. And stagnation implies there is something wrong with it... which I don't think there is.

Vari3ty

I like it right now, but I wish it was faster though.

Our technology seems to be going backwards. The tile system is mainly used for touch screens and now they are finding their way onto pc's and consoles. The PS3 UI is perfect for a controller and easy to naviagte. I don't need giant emblems and buttons flashing acoss my screen.

15strong

Exactly. You can easily change the background on PS3 to whatever you want. So if a plain background is "boring" that's an easy problem to fix with any background picture, however you can have specially designed moving/changing themes on PS3 as well. I have dozens of dynamic themes I got through PSN+ so I am constantly changing the background of the PS3. I currently have the "fishtank aquarium" background and it's pretty cool looking dynamic theme (basically a bunch of fish just swim around in there). There's lots of more unique ones though, I just like the relaxing background of the aquarium. There's plenty of themes dedicated to games/movie but also random ideas.

As far as the interface, count me as another one that likes the simple text menu navigation. I'm not a little kiddie so I don't need big tiles to explain my menus for me like I'm some novice, 360 interface looks like it belongs on the leapster or something. I actually think those images of 360 looks tacky as hell, and the PS3 interface is sleek/professional looking.

[QUOTE="15strong"]

Our technology seems to be going backwards. The tile system is mainly used for touch screens and now they are finding their way onto pc's and consoles. The PS3 UI is perfect for a controller and easy to naviagte. I don't need giant emblems and buttons flashing acoss my screen.

2Chalupas

Exactly. You can easily change the background on PS3 to whatever you want. So if a plain background is "boring" that's an easy problem to fix with any background picture, however you can have specially designed moving/changing themes on PS3 as well. I have dozens of dynamic themes I got through PSN+ so I am constantly changing the background of the PS3. I currently have the "fishtank aquarium" background and it's pretty cool looking dynamic theme (basically a bunch of fish just swim around in there). There's lots of more unique ones though, I just like the relaxing background of the aquarium. There's plenty of themes dedicated to games/movie but also random ideas.

As far as the interface, count me as another one that likes the simple text menu navigation. I'm not a little kiddie so I don't need big tiles to explain my menus for me like I'm some novice, 360 interface looks like it belongs on the leapster or something. I actually think those images of 360 looks tacky as hell, and the PS3 interface is sleek/professional looking.

[QUOTE="Vari3ty"]For a dashboard? No I do not. And stagnation implies there is something wrong with it... which I don't think there is.

Stevo_the_gamer

I know stagnation is inactivity, but usually it is a term negatively applied to something, such as what you are saying about the PS3's UI. Why change something that's not broken?

Why change something that's not broken?Vari3ty

Now, I imagine people are going to dish out the same argument of "if it ain't broke, don't fix it" outline. And I'm afraid I don't agree entirely with this notion, otherwise I would be still stuck using the same grossly archaic dashboard for the Xbox 360 back in 2005, which comparing that to today and the new update? It looks like a frickin' eyesore (although nostalgia makes me snicker looking at it). We've come a long ways, and even in the gaming world, we like to have evolution and innovation come out--not stagnant ways of thinking. People praised the PS3 Slim, yet the "Fat PS3" was a fair design as is, in fact, it was more durable than the PS3 Slim aside from being more power hungry. Once again, people supported that yet the idea of a "new" interface avoids Sony like the plague, why?Stevo_the_gamer

[QUOTE="Vari3ty"]For a dashboard? No I do not. And stagnation implies there is something wrong with it... which I don't think there is.

Stevo_the_gamer

the fact MS keeps changing theirs is more indicative of something being wrong.tomarlyn

One thing i like about the 360 is its dashboard. I agree, it wouldn't hurt to have a new UI.

[QUOTE="2Chalupas"]

[QUOTE="15strong"]

Our technology seems to be going backwards. The tile system is mainly used for touch screens and now they are finding their way onto pc's and consoles. The PS3 UI is perfect for a controller and easy to naviagte. I don't need giant emblems and buttons flashing acoss my screen.

Stevo_the_gamer

Exactly. You can easily change the background on PS3 to whatever you want. So if a plain background is "boring" that's an easy problem to fix with any background picture, however you can have specially designed moving/changing themes on PS3 as well. I have dozens of dynamic themes I got through PSN+ so I am constantly changing the background of the PS3. I currently have the "fishtank aquarium" background and it's pretty cool looking dynamic theme (basically a bunch of fish just swim around in there). There's lots of more unique ones though, I just like the relaxing background of the aquarium. There's plenty of themes dedicated to games/movie but also random ideas.

As far as the interface, count me as another one that likes the simple text menu navigation. I'm not a little kiddie so I don't need big tiles to explain my menus for me like I'm some novice, 360 interface looks like it belongs on the leapster or something. I actually think those images of 360 looks tacky as hell, and the PS3 interface is sleek/professional looking.

Yes. That is why I pointed out simplicity and ease of use.

I like the PS3 UI it is simple which is what I like it is easy to navigate and I love custom themes.

Yes. That is why I pointed out simplicity and ease of use.

15strong

[QUOTE="tomarlyn"] the fact MS keeps changing theirs is more indicative of something being wrong.Stevo_the_gamer

[QUOTE="Stevo_the_gamer"][QUOTE="tomarlyn"] the fact MS keeps changing theirs is more indicative of something being wrong.tomarlyn

While the XMB does get the job done for my PS3 and PSP, I to wish for a new interface. This is so bland and boring. A sexy dynamic theme can only hide that so much.

[QUOTE="15strong"]

Yes. That is why I pointed out simplicity and ease of use.

Stevo_the_gamer

You're doing it wrong. You don't need to go to your friend list to view messages, so why would you scroll through you friends list?. You can just go to "read messages". the last message received would be the 1st one on the list. So you added unnecessary steps on your own accord.

But of course I usually ignore messages while I'm gaming anyway, just check them between games or between rounds of a multiplayer game.

[QUOTE="Stevo_the_gamer"]

[QUOTE="15strong"]

Yes. That is why I pointed out simplicity and ease of use.

2Chalupas

You're doing it wrong. You don't need to go to your friend list to view messages, so why would you scroll through you friends list?. You can just go to "read messages". the last message received would be the 1st one on the list. So you added unnecessary steps on your own accord.

But of course I usually ignore messages while I'm gaming anyway, just check them between games or between rounds of a multiplayer game.

[QUOTE="tomarlyn"][QUOTE="Stevo_the_gamer"]What in the world sort of logic is that? :?Stevo_the_gamer

[QUOTE="Stevo_the_gamer"]

[QUOTE="15strong"]

Yes. That is why I pointed out simplicity and ease of use.

2Chalupas

You're doing it wrong. You don't need to go to your friend list to view messages, so why would you scroll through you friends list?. You can just go to "read messages". the last message received would be the 1st one on the list. So you added unnecessary steps on your own accord.

But of course I usually ignore messages while I'm gaming anyway, just check them between games or between rounds of a multiplayer game.

Yep, and on top of that you only need to scroll to your message inbox once after that your XMB opens up right to it if it was the last thing you viewed.

No need on the user level to keep putting up new wallpaper.tomarlyn

Yep, and on top of that you only need to scroll to your message inbox once after that your XMB opens up right to it if it was the last thing you viewed.

W1NGMAN-

It needs to remain simplistic and clean. consumers are better of without the kind of bloat displayed in the OP.

A cosmetic makeover would'nt do it any harm, but I'd prefer it to stay largely as it is: Without distractions and pointless glitter that appeals to my idiocy.

It needs to remain simplistic and clean. consumers are better of without the kind of bloat displayed in the OP.

A cosmetic makeover would'nt do it any harm, but I'd prefer it to stay largely as it is: Without distractions and pointless glitter that appeals to my idiocy.

MlauTheDaft

I have to say those live tiles do like great.

They look & work great on a windows phone too from what I saw.

However they won't work on PC. I doubt many people will make the switch.

As for your question. No I don't think it needs an overhaul. I like the appearance of the XMB much more than their new Vita UI

I have to say those live tiles do like great.

They look & work great on a windows phone too from what I saw.

However they won't work on PC. I doubt many people will make the switch.

As for your question. No I don't think it needs an overhaul. I like the appearance of the XMB much more than their new Vita UI

R4gn4r0k