TGS 06: PS3 XMB gets very sexy

Posted Sep 23rd 2006 11:35PM by Andrew Yoon
Filed under: News, Video

We all know the PlayStation 3 will have the same XMB as the PSP. However, there are some very pretty improvements. Phil Harrison demoed the console's photo ability and it is absolutely beautiful. Unlike the PSP, the PS3 can manipulate your photographs and make them appear as physical photos in a 3D environment. With upgradeable firmware, the PS3 will be able to have even more functionality as well.

The browser will also have multiple tabs, a la Firefox. The console will also support one universal login for online games (according to the 1UP Show). Hopefully, the improvements made to the XMB on the PlayStation 3 will find their way over to the PSP in a future firmware version.

Tags: browser, firefox, phil harrison, PhilHarrison, photo, playstation 3, Playstation3, ps3, tabs, xmb

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Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)

9-24-2006 @ 12:16AM

ronturon said...

amazing. can't wait to get my ps3. quite a user-friendly console from the way i look at it.

9-24-2006 @ 12:52AM

Kurifurisan said...

Wow! I had heard about the XMB for the PS3 and seen photos, but the video clinches it. Very user friendly and with a lot of the features like Firefox I'm excited! Just need to save up that $600. Of course if I didn't have to spring for a new PSP case I would be a lot closer to that goal. Maybe someone from SF Bags or PSP Fanboy could help?

9-24-2006 @ 12:53AM

steve said...

Looking pretty good.

9-24-2006 @ 2:31AM

Silver R. Wolfe said...

The XMB on the PS3 looks amazing. I think that the idea to use a common interface on their products was definitely a smart move. Since the PSP and the PS3 are supposed to be products that interact with each other and because they are in the same family, they should definitely have something in common other than their name.

I hope to see some problems from the PSP XMB (like the inability to play music while browsing or viewing photos, as well as doing other tasks while downloading) not make it to the PS3 version. However the plus size to using an HDD standard is that there is always room for firmware updates to correct any issues that do come up.

The XMB was a brilliant move by Sony. It's simple and intuitive. It's easy to find out where everything should be and access it.

9-24-2006 @ 7:56AM

Yashamaru said...

you think.. I find the XMB on the PSP slow. When it comes to the (gameboots/demos) its very slow since it reads them one at a time and not all at once at bootup.

Also all the sony logo intros suck one at start and one everytime you run anything hope the ps3 gets only one at boot.

9-24-2006 @ 12:45PM

LarryGe said...

Like psp, like ps3

9-24-2006 @ 5:41PM

PSPRAIDER said...

Man!!! This guy has a real cat fetish!

9-27-2006 @ 10:02PM

Mike said...

well thats not very creative well i hope the gameboot is something cool and not "de de de de (sony computer entertainment) bloop" i hope its like "PS3 motha fucka and the screen pops up. The web browser cool but that can also meen posible viruses cuz you know some sony people get lonley

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