It's almost time to quit yer bellyachin', as Sony has finally announced that PS3 owners will soon be able to get into their console's operating system without having to leave the comfort of their game's universe. An in-game XMB has been on the average PS3 lover's wishlist for some time now, so it was hardly a surprise that Sony would follow in the Xbox 360's footsteps and provide one. Yay for all with a black box of Blu-ray!
Sony made the announcement at the Consumer Electronics Show, but is too busy focusing on hardware at the event to talk in-depth about the XMB. A date should hopefully be coming soon, along with more details. This should make life a little sweeter for PS3 owners, at any rate, so Sony needs to get on the ball quick.
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3:25 PM on 01.09.2008
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...also that picture is hawt
Also, 6 way video chat in-game please.
As a frequent checker of my friends list and as someone who gets quite a few friend requests/sends a few invites, being able to have access to dashboard features in-game is very useful. If I'd loaded some of my music to the Xbox's HD as well, I'd probably use it even more. Plus it keeps me occupied during loading screens!
I just want to be able to play Ride Of The Valkyries whilst firing a stupidly big machine into a wall of enemies whilst laughing manically, all within a game. Or something else along those general lines.
Seriously, though, this is great news. Everyone knows that PS3 owners have been clamoring for this since the PS3 came out, and this will hopefully alleviate a lot of the problems that PS3 owners have been having in terms of coordinating for FNF and such. I just hope “soon” doesn’t mean “Fall 2008”...
Also...what the hell did you type into Google Images to get that pic, Jim?