venejo Posted April 15, 2008 Share Posted April 15, 2008 No matter i found the European image. http://duk01.ps3.update.playstation.net/up...e6/PS3UPDAT.PUP Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FiB3R Posted April 15, 2008 Share Posted April 15, 2008 You're probably better off just installing it directly from your Playstation, it's a very small download, and you'll know for sure that it's the right one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
[DGS] Posted April 15, 2008 Share Posted April 15, 2008 http://uk.playstation.com/help-support/ps3...7/Download-now/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lexcyn Posted April 15, 2008 Share Posted April 15, 2008 Anyone have the US/North American image? I can't find it on their site. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Julius Caro Posted April 15, 2008 Share Posted April 15, 2008 The store is a joke. It's sexy that's true, and it's "smooth" to move around (unlike the old one). But the content still takes a year and a half to load, and there's no point in browsing through the store with a bunch of blank blue icons. About the updates, the update file should be the same regardless of the region (and please someone correct me if I'm wrong) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
richardsim7 Posted April 15, 2008 Share Posted April 15, 2008 Updated, LOVING the new store! :D -Rich- Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corris Veteran Posted April 15, 2008 Veteran Share Posted April 15, 2008 though one thing i am going to moan about is how much better the US store is organised compared to the Euro one. -_- I don't like the fact that there is no way to view all games, or all demo's, but rather, you have to view each genre, then hunt for a possible demo within.Also, while navigating the store itself is much faster, it still takes an age to populate each section. (at least for the first time) Not to quote myself, which I don't usually do, but I agree with both statements and it seems others agree how silly the Euro store is organised. <h3 class="post-title entry-title"> Why does Sony Europe mess everything up? </h3> So, we got the new PS Store today... in short, it's lovely. From the little 'plinky' piano sound when it opens, to the nice fading page animations - it's a joy to navigate. However, while navigating is a joy, Sony Europe have made their usual hash of things - their categorisation completely sucks. On the UK store the main categories are: Latest All Games Game Add-Ons Videos PSP Games Family Games 'other' media(what?!) We recommend This is just crazy... so if you're looking for a demo, you need to either go to latest, or if it's not there, look in all games - which are sorted into sub groups by genre, not title. Also, all PSone games are mixed in with the genres... so if you want a PSone game you need to find it in the melange of other titles... is Sony Europe bonkers? On the USA store: New Releases Downloadable Games View All by Title Add-ons Demos Videos Themes and Wallpapers Featured Items These categories make perfect sense - you can find the same piece of content multiple ways, and if you go to 'downloadable games' the titles are split by platform (PS3, PSP, PS Eye, PSone Classics) and other sorting (top downloads, genre, alphabetical)... This is just the latest in a long line of eye-brow raising choices by Sony Europe... here we are with a wonderful new store... and they have made it ridiculous to find content. This just weeks after the GT5P debacle. Sorry, but I have little faith that the lights are on at SCEE. Fragcast@Blogspot I Agree with whatw as said, after playing aroudn with it a fair ebit already today, I do love the new look and feel, but its catergorized in a really silly fasion. Where my a-z list, and why aren't classic playstation games stuck together? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alfista Posted April 15, 2008 Share Posted April 15, 2008 I cant understand the huge excitement of having a new store.. I spend way less than 1% of my time in PS3 visiting the store. Even if you buy all of the games download the demos and everything once you put them in queue you can not possibly spend more than 30 minutes in the store. it is of course good to have a better design no doubt but i just cant share the passion that many fellow neowin users are experiencing. in game XMB and HOME.. well these are the excitements. Skype would not hurt as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nightz Posted April 15, 2008 Author Share Posted April 15, 2008 The store is a joke. It's sexy that's true, and it's "smooth" to move around (unlike the old one). But the content still takes a year and a half to load, and there's no point in browsing through the store with a bunch of blank blue icons. most likely because it's getting hammered right now. i would expect the loading of images to get better down the line. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KoL Veteran Posted April 15, 2008 Veteran Share Posted April 15, 2008 The store looks awesome. :yes: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Audioboxer Subscriber² Posted April 15, 2008 Subscriber² Share Posted April 15, 2008 I cant understand the huge excitement of having a new store.. I spend way less than 1% of my time in PS3 visiting the store. Even if you buy all of the games download the demos and everything once you put them in queue you can not possibly spend more than 30 minutes in the store.it is of course good to have a better design no doubt but i just cant share the passion that many fellow neowin users are experiencing. in game XMB and HOME.. well these are the excitements. Skype would not hurt as well. It's just a step to having a unified system in place, that's why most of us are happy. The store arguably had to come first anyway, as in-game XMB and Home will go hand in hand when they're ready. most likely because it's getting hammered right now. i would expect the loading of images to get better down the line. Yeah the icons have been a bit slow for me, but that's probably due to millions of people loading the store up to see what it's like, and not necessarily buying/downloading anything (therefore not really using the store anyway). On an average day, in a few days time, peoples first reaction when turning on their PS3 won't be to load the store, like it is today. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Piggy Posted April 15, 2008 Share Posted April 15, 2008 Oh I'll update too I guess. Let me dust off the ps3 then. :p Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DrCheese Posted April 15, 2008 Share Posted April 15, 2008 The new store is way better, but as said above the EU store is utter fail. Demo's aren't listed separately like the US store and PS1 games are just thrown all over the place rather than a separate entry under the main games bit Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jme621 Posted April 15, 2008 Share Posted April 15, 2008 Anyone have the US/North American image? I can't find it on their site. http://dus01.ps3.update.playstation.net/up...e6/PS3UPDAT.PUP Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ynnoj Posted April 15, 2008 Share Posted April 15, 2008 Sure, it looks a lot prettier but it's still a bitch to navigate about. I'm still baffled as to why the US and Europe have completely different stores?! I'll stick with XBL Marketplace for now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lexcyn Posted April 15, 2008 Share Posted April 15, 2008 http://dus01.ps3.update.playstation.net/up...e6/PS3UPDAT.PUP Sweet thanks. :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Audioboxer Subscriber² Posted April 15, 2008 Subscriber² Share Posted April 15, 2008 Sure, it looks a lot prettier but it's still a bitch to navigate about. I'm still baffled as to why the US and Europe have completely different stores?!I'll stick with XBL Marketplace for now. You can use XBL Marketplace on your PS3?! :p Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ynnoj Posted April 15, 2008 Share Posted April 15, 2008 You can use XBL Marketplace on your PS3?! :p Shut up :p What I meant was, I much prefer using Marketplace. It may not be as pretty (the XMB is a lot nicer looking than the Dashboard, IMO), but it's functionality is second to none. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Audioboxer Subscriber² Posted April 15, 2008 Subscriber² Share Posted April 15, 2008 Shut up :pWhat I meant was, I much prefer using Marketplace. It may not be as pretty (the XMB is a lot nicer looking than the Dashboard, IMO), but it's functionality is second to none. Yeah I know, I was just messing with you. If SCEE just copied SCEA exactly I think some people would have been swayed from XBL Marketplace more easily... however their layout is definitely a bit :/ There's enough attention going into it, hopefully they'll pick up on it, and change the menus. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Julius Caro Posted April 15, 2008 Share Posted April 15, 2008 most likely because it's getting hammered right now. i would expect the loading of images to get better down the line. I don't think it's getting hammered, I doubt the number of people doing "OMG I'M GOING TO THE PS STORE" at the same time is that high. The previous store was already like this... even if it's getting hammered they should have been prepared. Do they or do they not want us to spend our money on it?!? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corris Veteran Posted April 15, 2008 Veteran Share Posted April 15, 2008 Do the images for every item load every time you go on it? Someone mentioned the images being cached on the hard drive, but I went through the whole store waiting for images, left the store, went back in, and then it had to get them all again. The loading isn't getting any faster each time I go on either. So while its great so far essentially, between the badly organised euro store, and images not loading up at all and not staying or being save don the hard drive, its not going as well as I hoped it would. But I will give it a few more days before moaning too much about it. :p Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Novaoblivion Posted April 15, 2008 Share Posted April 15, 2008 If the images are not being cached I think they should be because it would speed things up. Other than that I think its a lot nicer than the old one! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corris Veteran Posted April 15, 2008 Veteran Share Posted April 15, 2008 If the images are not being cached I think they should be because it would speed things up. Other than that I think its a lot nicer than the old one! I definitely agree, much better than the old one. They just seem to have done a few odd things that could of been done better. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bhav Posted April 15, 2008 Share Posted April 15, 2008 An article inspired by this thread and that Fragcast post Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cormier6083 Posted April 15, 2008 Share Posted April 15, 2008 The store is smexy! Nice sound effects as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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