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Peek at the PlayStation Store's new look photo

Sony sends details on and a picture of (above) the upcoming PS3 PlayStation Store remodel.  They tell us to expect a mid-April launch of their new online storefront, which will sport a "more dynamic look and improved navigation." This revamp is supposed to enable quicker and easier access to demos, games, videos, and trailers.

Due to some behind-the-scenes tinkering, no additional content will be posted on the store starting April 3rd. Don't worry though, everything already up will still be accessable. They say that things will eventually resume as normal, and Gran Turismo 5 Prologue will be coming along for the ride.

Be on the lookout for that mid-April firmware update. This will enable the new, revamped store. There's no word on if it will also enable the in-game XMB feature we've all been waiting on. 


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-PL-'s Avatar - Comment posted on 03/31/2008 12:10
-PL-
Awesome. Hopefully the new PSN Store is an actual application, rather than just a web browser looking at a PSN store website. That would be a major step in the right direction.
Crunshii's Avatar - Comment posted on 03/31/2008 12:21
Crunshii
that looks super fucking nice compared to whats on PSN now. Can't wait till we get something more refreshing like that.

I just hope this is not an april's fool joke... Dale I got my eye on u (-.O)
linuxguy's Avatar - Comment posted on 03/31/2008 12:29
linuxguy
web pages suck,the PSS should be part of the XMB
Y0j1mb0's Avatar - Comment posted on 03/31/2008 12:34
Y0j1mb0
Spiffy.
Tamz's Avatar - Comment posted on 03/31/2008 12:43
Tamz
Looks really nice, although I didn't have much of a problem with the original store an alternative to the webpage style is welcome.
mtsmylie's Avatar - Comment posted on 03/31/2008 12:54
mtsmylie
Playstation Blog has confirmed the new store will not be browser-based, which makes me very happy.
Corak's Avatar - Comment posted on 03/31/2008 13:20
Corak
Looks cool.
Tuxy's Avatar - Comment posted on 03/31/2008 13:28
Tuxy
Looks like they took a page from XBL. About time.
Narishma's Avatar - Comment posted on 03/31/2008 13:34
Narishma
I don't see any picture...
Narishma's Avatar - Comment posted on 03/31/2008 13:35
Narishma
Forget that, now it works...
mtsmylie's Avatar - Comment posted on 03/31/2008 13:37
mtsmylie
Oh, and navigating with the X and O, rather than L1 and R1. Very good change right there.
mix's Avatar - Comment posted on 03/31/2008 13:46
mix
as long as the navigation is easier I'm a happy camper.
Hitogoroshi's Avatar - Comment posted on 03/31/2008 15:37
Hitogoroshi
Damn. Can't wait to check this out tonight.
NyghtcrawleR's Avatar - Comment posted on 03/31/2008 15:39
NyghtcrawleR
Easier navigation and no longer a webpage. Sounds good to me. They have confirmed that the new store will come with update 2.30. I'm sure that will also have fixes for the mp4 problems people are having. Just need to hold out for another 2 weeksish.
Copyright 2008 Agent Chieftain's Avatar - Comment posted on 03/31/2008 16:31
Copyright 2008 Agent Chieftain
Oh hey, now it looks less like a iTunes ripoff and more like an Xbox Live Marketplace ripoff.

At least it's application based. The current store is slow and clunky.
Gameboi's Avatar - Comment posted on 03/31/2008 16:56
Gameboi
Thank goodness. The current store is horrible, and navigation is slower than it should be.
Samit Sarkar's Avatar - Comment posted on 03/31/2008 17:07
Samit Sarkar
That looks great! I hope they also speed up the navigation. Everything takes a few seconds to actually “go”.
Bricfa's Avatar - Comment posted on 03/31/2008 20:54
Bricfa
Supposedly it's modeled from the Singstore.
xe-cute's Avatar - Comment posted on 03/31/2008 22:42
xe-cute
TBH it just looks the same with a layout change that looks atm just as bad judging from that screenshot.


Am I missing something?
Burnt Meatloaf's Avatar - Comment posted on 04/01/2008 03:21
Burnt Meatloaf
I see the "Back" button still exits the store, instead of actually going "Back".

Who the hell did they hire to design the interface?
HarassmentPanda's Avatar - Comment posted on 04/02/2008 10:33
HarassmentPanda
That looks a lot more easily navigable. Nice.
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