PS3 User Interface looks like PSP's GUI! And upgradable standard HDD

Sony's PlayStation 3 console will allow users the ability to upgrade the current Hard Disk Drive (HDD) to a higher-capacity model, and is compatible with standard (2.5"?) HDD's: Source: http://www.beyond3d.com/forum/showthread.php?t=30746

In addition, the PS3 will come standard with a Web Browser.
Also, the system's User Interface adopts a similar design to the PlayStation Portable's (PSP) XMB "crossbar" User Interface; simply beautiful:




and this image shown at E3 '06...





So... who isn't getting a PS3 now?


*Concura

 

everyone?


Seriously, am i suposed to like the ps3 more because it have a sleek GUI OS?
I hope you were sarcastic.

 

Didnt the PSX have a similar thing as well? (the Hybrid PSX i mean).

 

umm... no. and yes, buy it.


I've never owned a PSX, Borman. but I'd like to see its OS in work


here's a video of the PS3's XMB "crossbar" in use. looks fun to use.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Oyd041cYyzc



*Concura

 

Too many Ps3 and E3 topics being created here. Its cluttering things up, IMO.

 

What are you, like a Sony salesperson? Who gives a fuck about menus? Shouldn't you be more concerned, say, about the games?

 

The games are excellent, we've seen those already. you're not realizing that this machine is more than just a game system.

and please watch the language.


*Concura

 

all that power and that is the best they could come up with??

Honestly why not linux?

 

What do you mean by Linux? The GUI could well be running on Linux, it has nothing to do with the look of it. A windows style environment wouldn't work well on a controller I assume, so that is why the XBox360 and PS3 use simplifed menus.

 

an E3 forum would be nice. but this is still general gaming

it's impressive so far. And they're now withholding the numbers to the specs... sounds like the RSX might be a lot more powerful than we think


*Concura

 

PSX XMB from WP

 

There in lies the problem: IT SHOULDN'T BE MORE THAN A GAME SYSTEM! Seriously, the majority of the technical people Sony is trying to wow with all these "great" capabilities already have that functionality in other equipment. This just becomes a duplication of hardware. I don't need a $600 web or photo browser for my TV. OH:

 

I realise exactly what the PS3 is, thank you.

Sorry if it offended you. Not going to stop unless I get a warning from the mods though.

It's a menu.

Honest to god, you really are a salesman. What kind of whacked out logic is that anyway? The main reason they're not talking about the specs is they might need to be changed. And if Sony did have definite specs, that were considerably more powerful than the 360, I think they'd be yelling about it to anyone who would listen.

 

Actually i was hoping for some linux interface on the PS3. I m being put off by the cross-bar consumer-friendly thing. The only reason I would get a PS3 is to use it as a powerful linux box (If in fact they keep their promise and provide linux beyond the kernel, with actual GUI and compilers)

EDIT: I clearly mean X window, before I get shouted at by technical termists ;-)

 

I hope you atleast can change the color theme or something.. that just looked depressing

 

amazing! I should add a PSX to my collection now. I didn't even know this was implemented elsewhere the PSP. nice :dance:thanks for the pic

I think gamers will appreciate the extra features. and it's not just some old "media system" like some might be confused... it's more like an entertainment PC. You can browse the internet through the integrated web browser via wireless keyboard/controller on your HD TV, upgrade the HDD like a computer, play games like there's no tomorrow, load movies, pictures, and music content onto the HDD to watch ... yes. it's pretty much an entertainment PC. with XMB.

a sexy menu. if you like the PSP, then you should appreciate the similarities its "brother" inherits from the industry. consistency and living room integration equals Sony lifestyle

the XMB is a user-friendly Interface and promotes easy access to all your media and preferences/settings. with the features that Sony is providing through the PlayStation 3 computer entertainment system, the style integrates into the living room optimized with ease of use. I have no knowledge of Sony's relation or utilization with the Linux OS or the Linux kernel. but with the features the PS3 is already displaying, there's more than one could ask for in the little "George Foreman grill."


*Concura

 

I'm sure you could. the PSP features a similar GUI with the XMB "crossbar", and you're able to change color theme(s) or adopt your own wallpaper.

the themes on PSP change by month unless you change the settings for only a single theme to display.


*Concura

 

also in the link at the top... " The current PS3 can't output different pictures through HDMI and AV-multi. There may be a PS3 with 2 HDMIs in future " <- lame cannot describe the phrase.

 

Just found this:

from B3d: http://www.beyond3d.com/forum/showthread.php?t=30746


Izumi Kawanishi interview (SCEI corporate executive, software platform development division) @ PC Watch, by Zenji Nishikawa
(Some parts are the same as the interview above, such parts are omitted)
http://watch.impress.co.jp/game/docs/20060511/ps3.htm

* Though the PS3 hardware spec itself supports 2 screens output, the SKUs don't support it currently because its merit for users is unknown for now. HDMI x2 may be possible in future variations of PS3.
* We know 1080p is not an easy task but as you see GT:HD it's not impossible. Just like PS2 which was said to have too little VRAM in the early days we are not much concerned about it now.
* As for rendering resolution we recommend 1080p and 720p. Though we have no strict guidelines we recommend 1080p, anyway. But it depends on what resolution is prevalent for TV when a game launches.
* As for the developer comment that they prioritize info density per pixel to pointless HD, it's OK that a game has a different priority, though SD is nor preferable.
* As for the GbE port, the first PS3 configurations in 2006 have only one but in future configurations they can add more ports if they are needed.
* Unlike PS2 and other game consoles with OS and drivers on a game disc with the assumption that the hardware spec doesn't change, PS3 allows the change of the hardware spec with demands of the times. The OS and drivers are installed in PS3 and it absorbs hardware differences, which resembles the current form of PC.
* Since PS3 has Linux installed Linux programming is allowed. License fees are not required for individual developers. Licensed PS3 game developers can get SDK and technical support by SCE, on the other hand in the Linux world they don't have to pay license fee but the support is minimum. In Linux, Cell is under the hardware layer of the OS supervisor, but things inlcuding SPE are expected to be open to developers. But we don't intend to mix the PS3 as a game platform and the PS3 in the Linux world.
* PS3 is always "PlayStation". But in the category of computer entertainment, it's not necessarily a game that's provided for PS3. In that case, it may compete with PC including Windows PC.
* (Answering the question why there are no non-game apps in the E3 show floor) Well, it's because this is E3 (laugh)


*Concura

 

I know exactly what it is supposed to do and I believe that gamers will bulk at the price. Sure, if they wanted to build all of this functionality in and give a $300-400 PS3, I don't think that anyone would care. The problem is that they are trying to shove all of this extra crap down our throats when most it seems don't want it or already have it. Sure, you are getting a BD player, but I think that it should be subsidized into the cost of the PS3 as DVD was into the PS2. If Sony truly wants BD to beat out HD, then they should be giving these boxes away, not charging two arms and a foot for something that will barely be usable at launch (estimated under 100 movies).

You keep touting the XMB, but you miss the fact that a vast majority of the people that Sony is trying to target either have the knowledge to convert an Xbox or they will just buy a 360 for two-thirds the cost. Same thing with internet browsing; people already have computers.

Note: I do not consider the neutered $499 PS3 to be a viable choice for anything.