Spent a little time with a PlayStation 3, only to find yourself suffering from Xbox Live withdrawal? Like many of us, you may enjoy the games that Sony has to offer, but the glaring lack of in-game XMB access is getting harder and harder to do without.
Up to this point, it has seemingly fallen on deaf ears, as several updates later, Sony has yet to integrate this much wanted feature into the PS3's arsenal. But stand steadfast, true believers. Sony has heard your cries, and they are taking your wants and needs into consideration -- so sayeth the PlayStation Network's director of operations, Eric Lempel:
"We are looking at a number of enhancements related to accessing some of the XMB features during gameplay, including messaging your friends. While there's no timeline to announce at this point, we've heard loud and clear from consumers that in-game XMB access is one of the most requested PS3 enhancements."
Still no timeline? Well at least they've confirmed that they are aware of our innermost PS3 desires. Just how much longer are you expecting us to wait, Sony?
[Via Shacknews]
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2:02 PM on 12.14.2007
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My shout will be among them.
I'd rather they work on PSN download speeds. The gameplay is lag-free (and has been even when I mistakenly left bittorrent running) but the downloads are damn slow.
Also, King3vbo has the best idea ever. You win innernets sir.
@Woverine: I’m not sure if you’re joking, but in case you aren’t, the XMB is short for XrossMediaBar (pronounced “Cross Media Bar”) that is the standard graphical user interface in many Sony devices, including the PS3 and the PSP (as well as some of their high-end TVs). It’s the screen you see when your PS3 isn’t being used to play a game, listen to music, watch a video/movie, etc.
My fingers are crossed for it, though!