You've already seen
wooden mockups,
developer kits,
prototype controllers, and even
blurry interface shots, but now for the first time ever, IGN has scored an exclusive video walkthrough of exactly how the menu system will operate when you first power up your brand new PlayStation 3. As noted before, the interface takes many of its cues from the highly-regarded
PSP GUI, with simple drop down menus giving you access to all the important settings like video resolution, audio output, and management of your virtual friends. Although the interface may appear a little barebones to some, it certainly comes across as quite functional and intuitive, and Sony promises that there will be some degree of configurability for those of you who love to schlock up your MySpace pages. Anyway, instead of wasting your time reading our amateurish description of the walkthrough, why not hit the
vid itself on Google Video; or for more complete viewing options (higher resolutions, different formats), head over to IGN directly by following the Read link...
[Via
Joystiq]
posted August 21st 2006 11:55AM
It seems more likely an update for backwards compatiblity, (software) will be appearing soon.
This video is old but is still very neat.
Definitely looks good, simple is always better when it comes to navigation.
Then again, it's not like the PS2's interface was clunky either.
Looks very simply. But how is it compared to the Xbox 360?
i dunno, the psp navigation works cause it's a small screen. on a big screen, everything looks out of proportion. and how does it look on a 42" plasma that's 10 feet away from the sofa? looks like it might be hard to read or make out the icons.
doesn't really matter for me though, $600 is outta the question for a game console.
I hope everyone whining about Dead Rising loves not being able to read their PS3 menu on their 19'' RCA tv that they bought at kmart 7 years ago.
I agree...minimal navigation is great on a small screen, but a on large TV, those icons look totally lost and just floating in the middle of nowhere. Although I'm sure skinning will make it look nicer, I'm more of a fan of the 360's UI (and price tag, ha!).
Look how lazy Sony has become. Either they will copy off everything from competitors or just reuse the same junk. Just because they've won the past two generations it doesn't mean they will this time just sitting on their arses. PS3 will fail big time!
Am sorry...but for as next gen console this looks like crap....
Wow...looks very plain for such a supposedly complex machine.
The 360 interface is much more interesting. I couldn't dicern if there was any capability to look at your stats or other gamer stats. Doesn't seem like they have any equivalent to the Xbox Live gamer cards.
I can't possibly see how this is approaching anywhere near the level of being called an Xbox Live Killer.
Now, if you watch the video, they have display settings. I assume that if you changed the display settings to match the type of TV you have, it would also adjust the size of the UI to make it readable.
Like a 1080p UI would look great on a 1080p set, but not on a standard set or on a 720p set.
As for the interface itself, it looks great. Simple and the PSP navigation was simple and intuitive. Plus, by translating the UI from the PSP to the PS3 it makes their products seem more connected and streamlined with each other.
"Either they will copy off everything from competitors or just reuse the same junk. Just because they've won the past two generations it doesn't mean they will this time just sitting on their arses. PS3 will fail big time!"
Yeah, because console wars are won and lost based on the menu system.
Digging at straws, man...
Dang... they must've spent hours and hours getting that gradient background just right...
/sarcasm
Let's face it. Sony had a good run with the successes of the PS1 and PS2. Now they're the what 'yahoo auctions' is to ebay as far as the goliath they've sat back and watched xbox360 become. If this vapor POS ever actually sees a store shelf I hope there's actually room on it before the avalanche of xbox 360's that just came off the truck because microsoft slashed the price to $299 or less for the holiday season.
cmoney 600$ for a game console is better then spending 3k-12k one a gaming computer and in 2 or 3 yrs when the prices drops it wont be as outdated like the computer
Simple is better, I don't need tons of options and settings taking up the whole screen.
meh.
By the way I just watched a bunch of the PS3 'trailers' for some of the games - has anyone noticed most of them don't show the actual 'in-game' play or the actual 3d engine, but rather just pre-rendered video, i.e. the tekken 'trailer' is basically just a pre-rendered cutscene type of thing.
Looks like they didn't put much effort in it. Probably designed on a dark, cold winter night. It looks like crap and definitely not next-gen. It's a great interface for a device like the PSP but not for a next-gen console.
I like this navigation on the PSP. But I think it works well on small screens. I think they should have done more since eventually you will be viewing this on a large HD screen. Too plain and simple IMO.
Where's the Linux option? :(
'Wow...looks very plain for such a supposedly complex machine. '
And people proclaim Apple as having the best designs why??? For their 'next-gen complexity'?
Think about that for a second.
@jiggsaw
For someone so convinced, why are you wasting your time watching PS3 trailers? Shouldn't you be playing Halo or something? Chatting it up with your PEEPS on Live?
Looks like poo. Seriously. A five year old could design a cooler interface. NOT what I expect to see when plonking down 6 bills for a nextgen console. Not that I ever WOULD spend that on a console. PS3 is starting to become just a big joke.
And no I don't own an Xbox. I'm a PS2 owner and fan who has been eagerly waiting for the PS3.
Just to make sure that people look at the video, the picture on engadget isn't the PS3 interface. The real one is really cool.
Yawn, and it looks like their access to it during games was added as an after thought. Nothing compared to the feel of the 360 interface and for 500-600$ forget it!
Looks pretty sleek and minimalist to me. Not bad.
That's NOT the interface that the users will be using.
This is it: http://e3videos.killerrabbits.net/e3-2006-ps3-dashboard.mov
It has way, way more options and features than the one shown by Engadget here, which is the interface for the development kits. The linked one was shown at E3 this year, which means that it's not complete either.
Yea I remember the interface looking a lot better at E3. i don't think its too bad. Tho it cud be more fun. i like the gamecube flaoting cube, thats really funky. The Saturn interface was WAAAY cool with the whole spaceship that flew to your music. it is an improvement to the PS2 one tho, i think the menu shud b quite a funky experience cos ur meant 2 b playing on a game system not a word processor. This is still pretty unfunky, unless it turns out like the E3 one.
It's OK... you know... whatever.
For a second there, it was like looking at a PSP. Sony: What worked for a 6 inch screen won't work for my 42" LCD.
Some of you are just crazy, you's complain that its too small, not enough options. yada yada yada.... Can anyone besides me combine intelligence and creative vision to think about what this will really be looking like..
lets see, your gonna put ur own backgroud in,
do you think that those are the only menu options for a high end system
istn there gonna be some menu's for things like HDD access, PSP hookup ?,
i dont know but it seems theres alot missing here and people thinking crazy...
The PS3 could suck real bad, with all this bad publicity it gets... But wait and see when it comes out and rips the market to pieces
P.S. - Sony i beg you to have more units available for purchase than when the 360 was released(that'll never happen though)
Awesome. I love the simple interface. I can't wait.
simple = better in design.
Mr. hey4
Unfortunately "simple" is also synonymous with "retarded."
If good design was as simple as you suggest there would surely be no bad design.
Peace
waddo
http://www.waddo.net/
boring if this is final design or if it is close where anything like xbox live arcade or marketplace
The 360 does not have tons of options and all taking up the screen. They just have a interface with a background. And the things are labeled simply, just like the PS3, but they are BEAUTIFUL. The ps3, like the psp, looks too easy. Too easy is bad, because it makes it seem like it's not as powerful as it is. Sony screwed itself big this time.
''Wow...looks very plain for such a supposedly complex machine. '
And people proclaim Apple as having the best designs why??? For their 'next-gen complexity'?
Think about that for a second.
@jiggsaw
For someone so convinced, why are you wasting your time watching PS3 trailers? Shouldn't you be playing Halo or something? Chatting it up with your PEEPS on Live?'
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You have the mental capacity of a potato.
Seriously. Apple does well because of the fact that people in general are stupid. On the other hand, most gamers are on the nerdier side of things. At least the hardcore ones, and therefore they want a larger number of options that they can tweak to make everything EXACTLY how they want. para ejemplo: Microsoft is still covering 90% of the market because it's easy to use, is cheaper, and is customizeable. Apple looks pretty, so the guys who like men will buy them. Like the other retards with the capacity of a potato. The iPod is a horrible machine. I got one for free, and after using it, tried to give it back. My 4 year old, bulkier creative jukebox zen xtra is a MILLION times better. Not only is it faster, with 7 times the battery life, it works with everything. It's playforsure. iPod isn't. iTunes doesn't work correctly, and who wants a music player they have to charge for an hour every 3 hours???? I will stick with my 13 hour battery life and stick with Microsoft and Creative.
noob.