Source: A short but media-rich piece on MaxConsole.com. What we heard: When the PlayStation 3 was launched, it was criticized for a number of reasons. One particular bone of contention was the fact ...
The PS3’s XMB is generally considered to be the best interface possible for a console that not only plays games, but has full access to various types of media, the internet and TV. It’s not flawless, ...
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The cross-media bar, or XMB, might be the best console user interface ever. It made the PSP and PlayStation 3 a joy to interact with, and now you can finally relive the magic on a modern machine.
The XMB gets generally positive feedback from the PlayStation community. Having said that, though, there are some features that many gamers would like included. There have been many XMB concepts, ...
Videogaming247 has learnt that the upcoming in-game XMB - heavily rumoured to be included in PS3's Firmware 2.40 - may not work with all PS3 titles, and that user-music and Trophies functionality is ...
Sony’s latest PlayStation 3 firmware update 2.4 brought what the fanboys have been crying about since the console’s inception-in-game access to the console’s Cross Media Bar (XMB). But I’ll tell you ...
Sony Computer Entertainment has elaborated just a bit on the backend interface that will allow users to interact with the PSP when not playing games. A mystery until now, it turns out that the system ...
GameSpot may get a commission from retail offers. PlayStation 3 owners may be feeling a certain sense of deja vu today. That's because, as it did last week, this morning Sony announced the release of ...
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On December 13, 2003 the PSX was released in Japan. The PSX was essentially a Sony DVR with a PS2, and PSOne built right in. It also boasted some serious specs (for 2003), supported many file formats, ...
The first thing you might have noticed when Sony announced the NGP last month was just how much of an overhaul the UI had been given. The home screen looked vastly different from the XMB interface ...