An Official Look at the PS3’s Interface
The last two video coverages we’ve had of the PS3’s XMB user interface system were just appetizers. Vidcaps of demonstrations at E3 (and a better-angle capture of the demo) made by fans or reviewers and posted onto the net. It’s a good taste of what’s to come when we power up our PS3’s come D-day, but like any good appetizer it leaves you wanting more. This time, thanks to Jeremy Bodgan, we have the chance for a closer look at the next-gen console’s XMB. And this time it’s “official,” not a guerillacam video, but direct-feed from the reviewers, and sanctioned by Sony.
Unlike our previous guerillacam coverage of the PS3 XMB, this one doesn’t display all the features found in the E3 demo reels – no web browser, no media viewer/player, only user profile, settings, game, and friends network. But that’s probably because the feed’s coming from a devkit: the running commentary did mention that the demo’s running on a “debug system,” and the XMB here’s the same as those we saw in the devkit infomercial. Unlike the guerillacams and the infomercial, however, the reviewers here explore the audio/video settings available – yes, this console will pump out 1080p if you choose to do so (and your TV and connection to the PS3 can take it).
While the A/V settings were the meat of this review, the commentary also skims through a few of the other options (like date/time settings, option to change network/internet settings), and gives a demo of the XMB being brought up in the middle of a game. And while this XMB’s bland, the reviewers confirm that Sony’s planning to throw in customization options for the XMB, like changing the wallpaper for the main XMB screen.
This and the previous videos we’ve got should give us a pretty good idea of what to expect when the PS3’s output signal finally grace our TV sets.
The last two video coverages we’ve had of the PS3’s XMB user interface system were just appetizers. Vidcaps of demonstrations at E3 (and a better-angle capture of the demo) made by fans or reviewers and posted onto the net. It’s a good taste of what’s to come when we power up our PS3’s come D-day, but like any good appetizer it leaves you wanting more. This time, thanks to Jeremy Bodgan, we have the chance for a closer look at the next-gen console’s XMB. And this time it’s “official,” not a guerillacam video, but direct-feed from the reviewers, and sanctioned by Sony.
Unlike our previous guerillacam coverage of the PS3 XMB, this one doesn’t display all the features found in the E3 demo reels – no web browser, no media viewer/player, only user profile, settings, game, and friends network. But that’s probably because the feed’s coming from a devkit: the running commentary did mention that the demo’s running on a “debug system,” and the XMB here’s the same as those we saw in the devkit infomercial. Unlike the guerillacams and the infomercial, however, the reviewers here explore the audio/video settings available – yes, this console will pump out 1080p if you choose to do so (and your TV and connection to the PS3 can take it).
While the A/V settings were the meat of this review, the commentary also skims through a few of the other options (like date/time settings, option to change network/internet settings), and gives a demo of the XMB being brought up in the middle of a game. And while this XMB’s bland, the reviewers confirm that Sony’s planning to throw in customization options for the XMB, like changing the wallpaper for the main XMB screen.
This and the previous videos we’ve got should give us a pretty good idea of what to expect when the PS3’s output signal finally grace our TV sets.
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