byransays Posted March 31, 2008 Share Posted March 31, 2008 its intergrated When the PLAYSTATION Store is set to re-open with the new interface, PS3 users will be prompted to download a firmware update which will enable entry to the new store. taken from the official us ps blog Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Audioboxer Subscriber² Posted March 31, 2008 Subscriber² Share Posted March 31, 2008 http://www.eurogamer.net/article.php?article_id=129471it won't use the ps3 browser, and it'll need firmware 2.30 The revamped PlayStation 3 Store "will no longer use the PS3 web browser", a Sony source has told Eurogamer.Due to launch in mid-April, the Store features a slick new front-end and our source says it's an improvement in other areas too. "It will cache all images properly and is much faster than the old one," he says. We were also told that the Store "will require everyone to upgrade to 2.30 [firmware]," which Sony has yet to talk about publicly. The new Store, officially confirmed earlier today, was drawn up in response to feedback from the PAL PS3 community. Sony plans to launch it in mid-April and will not be updating the Store with new content until it has done so. For the lazy amongst us :p 2.4 was rumoured to be in-game XMB, so I wouldn't start in-game XMB rumours for April 15th anyone ;) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
American Ninja Posted March 31, 2008 Author Share Posted March 31, 2008 New PLAYSTATION Store interface coming in mid-April+ Posted by Susan Panico // Sr. Director, PlayStation Network This morning, SCEA announced that the PLAYSTATION Store will be revamped with a new look in mid-April. We?ve heard your calls for a more fluid Store interface, and we think you?ll be pleased with the results. As some of the most passionate and knowledgeable PLAYSTATION 3 fans out there, here?s some additional information on the revamped PLAYSTATION Store. As you can see in the above screenshot, the new interface allows customers to browse through eight primary categories, rather than four, making it easier to locate games, demos, game add-ons and other content. It also enables us to put up to twice as many items per page, significantly cutting down the time it takes to browse through content. Customers will be able to access, browse, shop and download content as usual prior to the store?s re-opening. However, no additional downloadable content will be posted prior to then, including this Thursday, April 3rd, and next Thursday, April 10th. Regularly scheduled content updates will resume with the Store?s re-opening, at which time additional games and game-related items will be added, including the downloadable version of the highly-anticipated exclusive PS3 title Gran Turismo 5 Prologue. When the PLAYSTATION Store is set to re-open with the new interface, PS3 users will be prompted to download a firmware update which will enable entry to the new store. We?ll continue to update readers of the PlayStation.Blog on the status of the PLAYSTATION Store upgrade ? including a video walkthrough ? in the coming days. Source: http://blog.us.playstation.com/2008/03/31/...g-in-mid-april/ Sweet stuff :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Audioboxer Subscriber² Posted March 31, 2008 Subscriber² Share Posted March 31, 2008 SCEA means thats America confirmed as well. Looks slightly different this screen! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sethos Posted March 31, 2008 Share Posted March 31, 2008 Looks splendid (Y) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nightz Posted March 31, 2008 Share Posted March 31, 2008 nice, video walkthrough soon. we'll see soon enough if it has the singstore transitions and such. :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Audioboxer Subscriber² Posted March 31, 2008 Subscriber² Share Posted March 31, 2008 nice, video walkthrough soon. we'll see soon enough if it has the singstore transitions and such. :) Seeing as it's not a web based store anymore, it should be able to support fancy effects more easily i'd guess. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Novaoblivion Posted March 31, 2008 Share Posted March 31, 2008 Cool looks good! Its too bad we dont get any updates to the store until it comes out though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
American Ninja Posted March 31, 2008 Author Share Posted March 31, 2008 updated the main post with some new pics. and info :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maeby Posted March 31, 2008 Share Posted March 31, 2008 (edited) its not bad, yeah it resembles singstar, but pales in comparison. considering the move from web-based, i was hoping for something a lot more visually appeally, i wish i never saw singstore :) hey its certaintly leaps and bounds over what we have now, so im still looking forward to it Edited March 31, 2008 by jesse Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bhav Posted March 31, 2008 Share Posted March 31, 2008 Cool looks good! Its too bad we dont get any updates to the store until it comes out though. Yeah. Although we'll get a mammoth of an update when the new Store is up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Audioboxer Subscriber² Posted March 31, 2008 Subscriber² Share Posted March 31, 2008 Yeah. Although we'll get a mammoth of an update when the new Store is up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheNay Posted March 31, 2008 Share Posted March 31, 2008 Looks much better, wonder if it will release when Home Beta is out. Apprently rumour has it April 17th or around there. Makes sense if a firmware upgrade is needed for this and that ;) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bhav Posted March 31, 2008 Share Posted March 31, 2008 :p Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jimmy0 Posted March 31, 2008 Share Posted March 31, 2008 Looks much better than the current store. (Y) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sn00pie Posted April 1, 2008 Share Posted April 1, 2008 MUCH better... :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Noveed Posted April 1, 2008 Share Posted April 1, 2008 about time they updated the look i hate the current look and its well slow, nice to know it is an app now. :D GT5:P coming soon for me ... !!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gigapixels Veteran Posted April 1, 2008 Veteran Share Posted April 1, 2008 (Y) (Y) (Y) Yes! Yes! Yes! Finally, the one gripe I've had with my PS3 since I bought it will soon be taken care of. The one thing I wanted was more category-based browsing, but the whole new look and other changes make it tons better than I was hoping for. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xerxes Posted April 1, 2008 Share Posted April 1, 2008 Sounds good to me :happy: (I can't see the pictures as they are blocked [at work]) hopefully this new store is better optimised for resolutions other then 1080p, as the old one wasn't and it annoyed me :p (as I usually run at 720p, but on occasion I run it at 1080p on my other monitor) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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