Tag: User Interface
News PS4 Games Will Take Advantage of PS5's New User Experience Features
More on that soon
The PlayStation 5’s user interface is the one big missing piece of Sony’s next-gen puzzle, and the company’s clearly saving the best until last. We’ve heard little tidbits about the system software in the past, but we’re due a big blowout, and that could be coming soon if comments by t
News Sony Didn't Allow Japanese Media to See PS5's User Interface
Top secret
A round of Japanese media and influencers were invited to a special PlayStation 5 hands-on event recently, where they finally had the opportunity to play Sony’s next-gen console. Brand new gameplay footage of Astro’s Playroom, Godfall, and others was uploaded to the web – but it didn’t scratch the itch of many, who were hoping to...
News Is This Our First Glimpse of PS5's User Interface?
Patent potentially reveals new details
Excuse the crude patent diagrams, but this could very well be our first glimpse at the PlayStation 5’s user interface. Sony bigwig Jim Ryan has promised that all will be revealed soon, but this documentation submitted by the platform holder potentially reveals some of the things we can expect to experience...
News PS5's User Interface Sounds Much More Interactive with Live Information from Games
In-game info to be shown in PS5's menus
If you've been wondering whether PlayStation 5's menus and interface will differ much from the PS4, it sounds like there will be some significant changes. As part of Wired's latest report on the upcoming hardware, Mark Cerny explains that you'll get live updates from your games directly in the UI of the PS5...
News Is This Redesigned PS4 User Interface an Improvement?
Thinking outside the box
We reckon that the PlayStation 4's user interface is pretty darn good, but it could be better. We're not especially fond of the PlayStation Store icon's placement for starters, but the content ribbon can also be a little clunky to navigate. Fortunately, graphic designer Ryan Duncan has dreamed up a solution to that problem,...
Rumour PS4 Interface Images Show Folders, Improved Trophy Notifications, and More
Sadly, they're probably fake
There’s nothing like a good ol’ fashioned leak to shake you out of a groggy Sunday morning. In truth, this looks fake, so don’t expect it to be officially unveiled at Gamescom 2014 next week – but we kind of wished that it would be. The shots show an enhanced PlayStation 4 user interface, including folders, some...
News Not Got a PS4 Yet? Take a Tour of the User Interface While You Wait
The game is just the start
While the PlayStation 3’s award winning XMB was undoubtedly a slick interface, it started to feel a little limited as the system evolved. Accessing content was always easy, but the addition of streaming services, digital trinkets, and more really slowed the navigation system down. Fortunately, the PlayStation 4 has been...
News Go Face to Face with the PlayStation 4's User Interface
Say goodbye to the XMB
Hungry for more PlayStation 4 news? Never fear, as a recent press event in New York City has revealed several details regarding the upcoming console. Most interesting were those pertaining to the machine's user interface. That's right, it's time to say goodbye to our beloved XMB and say hello to the next generation console's...
News Alright, Let's Watch Battlefield 4 Boot Out of the PS4's Interface
Scraping the red barrel
The expiration of Battlefield 4’s next generation review embargo has revealed a few tasty morsels regarding the state of the PlayStation 4 today, but we figured that you may like to wash it all down with a brief glimpse at the next generation console’s user interface in action. The fine folks over at CVG have posted a...
Video Watch an Hour of the PS4's Dashboard Examined in Excruciating Detail
User experience
The best part about a brand new console is getting to grips with the user interface. With the PlayStation 4 still four weeks away, though, we figured that you'd appreciate this video of the folks from French website Gamekyo doing just that. The quality isn't the greatest, but the clip shows a trio of lucky journalists
News Familiarise Yourself with These Images of the PS4's Interface
Home is where the heart is
While there are a slew of stellar titles set to accompany the PlayStation 4 onto store shelves later this year, we suspect that many of you will be eager to spend launch day merely messing around with the next generation console’s menus. Alas, if November still feels too far away,
GamesCom 2013 Watch Shuhei Yoshida Operate the PS4's User Interface
Around the dashboard in less than three minutes
We had hoped that GamesCom would give us our first proper look at the PlayStation 4’s user interface in action, and the platform holder did not disappoint in that department. In order to kick start its press conference in Cologne, Sony Worldwide Studios executive Shuhei Yoshida took to the stage to...
News Oh Wow, Check Out the PS4's User Interface in Action
Thank heavens for crashes
We’re in PlayStation 4 limbo at the present. The console is approximately three months away, yet we’re still greedily awaiting more information about its software, features, and functionality. With platform holder Sony running a tight ship until GamesCom, that means that we’re being forced to feed on scraps – like...
News This Is How the PS4's Interface Looks Nearer to Launch
Don't get too excited
Who left the PlayStation 4 news tap on? As we edge ever closer to the launch of Sony’s next generation system, today seems to be dripping snippets about the impending hardware. The latest tidbit comes courtesy of Gematsu, who managed to get their greedy mitts on a handful of updated user interfa
Feature Analysing the Features and Functionality of PlayStation 4's User Interface
Taking a tour of Sony's brave new world
As console feature sets grow in complexity, quality interfaces are becoming increasingly important. While the PlayStation 4’s promise of a socially connected device may sound tantalising, its biggest challenge will be communicating all of that information in a cohesive manner. During last week’s...
