"We definitely want to make sure that [the PlayStation Store] offers quality titles and games that our consumers are going to enjoy" Lempel told GamesIndustry.biz, saying that "depending on what type of UI you have you can accommodate a lot of titles." Then, Lempel throws in a verbal left hook, saying that "over at the competitors' UI they may have some issues just displaying content, and scrolling up and down lists isn't the easiest way to find things." Ouch. We'll be the first to acknowledge the 360's XBLM may not incorporate the best way to navigate content, but the PSN isn't all peaches and creme either. Maybe Sony is just feeling the need to blow off some steam because, as we all know, releasing a 2.4 update can cause a lot of unwanted stress.
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7-03-2008 @ 11:37AM
evilfoxhound said...
I owned both consoles until my elite RROD'd last week. I'm not even going to send the piece of shit back, i'm just going to fucking burn it. I've had enough, I really have.
7-03-2008 @ 11:14AM
emirabal said...
Is it not my understanding that the update was pulled already.
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7-03-2008 @ 11:19AM
Ejab said...
Yep it was bricking alot of PoS3s Perfection my ass Lmao
7-03-2008 @ 11:19AM
Tombstone said...
@ Ejab: Sounds strangely familiar to another console I know of....
7-03-2008 @ 11:21AM
Ejab said...
Yea PoS2
7-03-2008 @ 11:32AM
mirage said...
@ Ejab
Know of...I thought you owned one! Oh well, when the PS3 has some decent exclusives for me to download content for on the PSN I will fork over the loot. Until then my 360 is doing just fine. No problems with updates bricking my system here,
7-03-2008 @ 11:34AM
mirage said...
Well there goes all of my credability. My previous comment was in response to Tombstone, not Ejab. Poops McGee. :(
7-03-2008 @ 11:18AM
juju187 said...
just because we have so much content that we have to de list stuff is a bad thing? how bout we give em to you ps3 boys it make going to ps store worth it. but watch dem credit card numbers.
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7-03-2008 @ 12:43PM
kultyper said...
people need to stop making fun of sony pulling their 2.40 update due to bricking systems. Its not like sony will have to put aside $1 billion to support this issue like msft did for RRoD's!! xbox users have bigger problems to worry about.
7-03-2008 @ 1:16PM
juju187 said...
no they dont have to set aside 1 billion dollars because in every case i seen sony does not stand behind their product telling ppl to pay $150+ to fix their system.(psp and ps2 included)
7-03-2008 @ 11:20AM
Magic Whiskey said...
...As long as the 360 doesn't get a crap 'service' like Home, I'm completely fine with the Dashboard as it stands.
There will always be a point where people want to overwork everything. 9/10 of the time, it's totally for an arbitrary reason.
Home seems to me like a typical Sony answer to a problem: they always
1. Side-step the issue
2. Try to create a new market for something they own, based on someone else's ideas
3. Make this 'new' concept sound as if it's the answer to problems we weren't aware of and weren't suffering from
This is what I'd call the Sony Formula, and it's exactly why they're struggling still in most markets.
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7-03-2008 @ 11:22AM
Trogdor said...
This type of comment seems very stupid coming from a company who has been behind since day 1 in regard to content on their marketplace.
I expect MS is working on something that will make the XBLM a lot more accessible than the PS store, and then Sony will have to eat crow....again.
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7-03-2008 @ 11:28AM
Conor said...
I guess Sony won't be copying xbox's crap user interface,like they copy everything else. :P
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7-03-2008 @ 11:30AM
Aegis said...
Did everyone forget the name of the site or something?
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7-03-2008 @ 11:31AM
bamaredwingsfan said...
Sony has alot of room to talk, they just upgraded the PS3 from DOS to windows 3.1, so i guess they are feeling cocky.
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7-03-2008 @ 12:08PM
Neuromancer said...
Haha good one
I like my PSP, it sucks though I have to download games/demos etc to my PC then use a cable to transfer it. Built in browser hello?
7-03-2008 @ 11:36AM
MDJ2010 said...
Seriously??? Sony having a dig at anything relating to online gaming content?? Are they mad? Probably should stay quiet unless they want people who have yet to purchase either console comparing the two services properly. Seriously Sony, sort out your own isues before slating Microsofts'.
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7-03-2008 @ 11:40AM
Birdshake said...
As long as the titles are a-z and the left/right trigger still takes me up/down to the next list I really don't mind the interface. Although a search function would be nice but isn't a necessity.
However! A browser is necessity! Come on MS.
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7-03-2008 @ 11:52AM
Jcarpio said...
Not to make fun of Sony man..
But don't you have to have alot content first before you boast about its ability to handle it.
My math may be off here.. but digital games wise.. hasn't XBLA released about as many games in the last two months than PSN has in two years?
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7-03-2008 @ 12:09PM
offday said...
"over at the competitors' UI they may have some issues just displaying content, and scrolling up and down lists isn't the easiest way to find things."
Buying a system that has no games isn't the smartest thing to do either.
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