CES 2008: PS3 in-game XMB promised this year

by James Ransom-Wiley { Jan 9th 2008 at 6:30PM }

What good's a trade show without vague promises? Paul Purdy, repping Sony at CES, has done his part, "confirming" that an in-game XMB update for PlayStation 3 is due in the new year, reports TGR. When pressed for details, Purdy backpedaled and reaffirmed that Sony's CES presence was focused on hardware – hardware that, for the moment, lacks consistent multitasking features. (Let's not forget, some games already support the bells and whistles we'd hoped Sony would've included the last time a major update was pushed out.)

[Via PS3 Fanboy]

Tags: ces-2008, xmb

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Reader Comments (Page 1 of 2)

jory14 @ Apr 7th 2008 4:16PM

awwwwwehhh....*drools* omg i would just love to listen to music while i play gun games...mmmmm disturbed sounds nice about now....but for now i just stick the headphone in my ear and play the game xD. and i agree with the guy above that said it would be nice to see the time without loosing your game progress...GO GO GO PS3!!!!! ^,^

Obie @ Jan 9th 2008 6:37PM

I don't own a PS3, so exuse my ignorance. The XMB is kinda like the 360 dashboard? If so why has the XMB never worked in game? Or does it perform different tasks?

Fernando Rocker @ Jan 9th 2008 6:39PM

Because the PS3 doesn't have enough memory.

Obie @ Jan 9th 2008 6:41PM

Fernando.....oh nooooo. Here we go. :(

Fernando Rocker @ Jan 9th 2008 6:47PM

But I'm not bashing =(

I'm telling the truth. Maybe the in game XMB will be a striped version, just like the bowling game.

Abuzar @ Jan 9th 2008 7:10PM

Really? Does it require that much memory to play a frickin song while I'm kick ass on Resistance Online? Which, incidentally, I don't pay for.

Of course that doesn't mean that I wont jump on Halo 3 the minute I go buy xbox live again :)

tmacairjordan87 @ Jan 9th 2008 7:11PM

i think what fernando was trying to say is that it's a lot harder to put the entire xmb in game. Think of the 360, when you hit the guide button the entire dashboard doesn't come up just the core essentials. Sony's trying to put the entire XMB in which is bitch to pull off in the memory department. Yes it can and will be done, just harder to pull it off.

tmacairjordan87 @ Jan 9th 2008 7:13PM

i think what he was trying to say was that it's harder to pull off successfully. Think of the 360, when you hit the guide button it doesn't bring up the entire dashboard only the core essentials. Sony is trying to put the entire XMB in which is a bitch in the memory department. It can and will be done, just harder to pull off.

tmacairjordan87 @ Jan 9th 2008 7:14PM

damn internet screwed up on the first one, didn't know it posted it :-\

Fernando Rocker @ Jan 9th 2008 6:38PM

A year and a half later??? Delaystation to the rescue again!

=)

marcandrer @ Jan 9th 2008 6:48PM

cant someone just ban him.. ALL he does is bash the PS3.. nothing else ! PLEASE BAN HIM already !

el serpiente @ Jan 9th 2008 7:03PM

Are you kidding? Joystiq is the best babysitter Fernando's mother ever had...

Night Elve @ Jan 9th 2008 7:55PM

Really I'm tired of Fernando. You sir are the most annoying and snotty guy that I've ever met on the Internet.

I mean come on this is PS3 news and you already post more than 9 comments in which or you are trolling or talking about things that does not have anything to do with the post.

Autopsy15 @ Jan 9th 2008 8:38PM

Hey, Fernando, guess what.

EVERYONE HATES YOU!

Drew @ Jan 9th 2008 8:48PM

i dont see why people upvote him. i understand that the ps3 isnt suited for some gamers. different people have different tastes, and that should be fine, right? but all is does is just downplay the ps3, without actually giving rhyme or reason. i dont mind when i find the attitude of "i dislike the ps3 because _________" but when people dont even allow other gamers to have their own opinion, its just sad.
i dont understand why its gamer against gamer when it makes more sense to unite against the jack thompsons of the world.

RoboChamp @ Jan 9th 2008 9:30PM

We get it Fernando, WE GET IT, you DON"T LIKE THE PS3. You don't own the console, you don't own any of it's games, and YOU NEVER WILL. So why do come to comment on shit that doesn't affect you in the slightest? But even that would be excusable if your comments themselves weren't utter SHIT. Contribute something other than your troll-ridden tripe.

Es un insulto saber que hay un hispano tan ignorante con una vida tan triste que no tenga nada mejor que hacer pero perder nuestro tiempo!

Vegeta (aka Ska Oreo) @ Jan 9th 2008 10:49PM

Oh shush people I see alot worse people than fernando. And I mean come on, how many other people have used this term delaystation and yet you only go after Fernando. It's almost as bad as someone talking about the RROD(You know who the fuck you are, fuckers). Look I know you all have hard-ons for Fernando, but this is almost as pathetic as Fernando's trolling.

Vidikron (FU) @ Jan 9th 2008 10:57PM

I guess it's a good thing that Fernando's favortie system, the Wii, supports custom soundtracks for all games and in-game dash access because otherwise he'd wind up looking like a hypocrite.

ThornedVenom @ Jan 10th 2008 3:10AM

People bitching about Fernando has become so ridiculous, to the point of making them 10 times more annoying than Fernando himself.

NATO_Duke @ Jan 10th 2008 10:26AM

Vidikron - I see what you did there. Nice.

I think its pretty sad they haven't got the XMB fully worked into the PS3 yet, but it really isn't that big of a deal when you are using one. Once again, its a nice option, that shouldn't make or break anyone's use of the console.

Vidikron (FU) @ Jan 10th 2008 10:45AM

Everyone makes a big deal about in-game XMB access, but you know I think it more important than that? How about the ability to send voice messages? IMO, that's one of the most convenient things about Live. You can send a voice message at any time on Live and it's so much faster than typing in a message.

Of course, the natural progression from there would be to allow you to do this during a game... but I think voice messages are more useful than simple XBM access during a game. I don't send as many messages on PSN as I do on Live for the simple reason that it's more tedious to have to type them out.

NATO_Duke @ Jan 10th 2008 1:32PM

Vidikron, check it out - Wii game with custom music tracks from your SD card. Best Wii game evar???

"Endless Ocean provides Wii owners with something that's been pretty much exclusive Xbox 360 territory until now, custom soundtracks."

and...you can pet sharks. Yeah, really. I know, I was shocked too.

Vegeta (aka Ska Oreo) @ Jan 11th 2008 2:31PM

And I get one starred for using common sense. Nice.

beans @ Jan 9th 2008 6:43PM

I could give two shits about this...how about something where I can see what time it is when I press the PS button....

DCBlack @ Jan 9th 2008 10:30PM

You don't own a clock?

This is good news, all I need is to toggle my surround sound on and off at a certain hour without having to lose my progress. If I can play a custom soundtrack, that would be a bonus but it isn't necessary for me.

B1gC72 @ Jan 9th 2008 11:35PM

well i wouldnt mind having the time displayed in the menu either when i press the PS button. i wish it was on the XMB too. the PSP can does it, why is it not included on the PS3? i mean i ultimately have to look at my clock but it should just be there is all.

Trickob @ Jan 9th 2008 6:43PM

unfortunately, the in-game XMB update will only work with the new "slim" ps3s that they forgot to mention are coming out...

Obie @ Jan 9th 2008 6:51PM

Heh, I see what you did there.

OTAM @ Jan 9th 2008 6:46PM

Doesnt matter to me either way. I play my games strictly for single player. I don't use my consoles as an expensive version of MySpace.

mikeshea @ Jan 9th 2008 6:54PM

or secondlife?

cough cough

Fernando Rocker @ Jan 9th 2008 6:56PM

mikeshea

jaja nice one.

OTAM @ Jan 9th 2008 7:06PM

I don't use it for Second Life either. As far as i'm aware,Home isnt even going to be like Second Life,but something entirely different.

But I forgot,you have avatars that walk around,so I guess it must be exactly the same. I suppose Phantasy Star Online was that as well.

I guess we'll just use Joystiq to spew negative comments about other systems we don't own. Sounds like a solid plan,but then again,i've seen nothing else from you anyway so I should have been stupid to expect anything else.

mike shea @ Jan 9th 2008 7:17PM

Home is supposed to be entirely different?
...just like their motion controls? ;)

mike shea @ Jan 9th 2008 7:17PM

Home is supposed to be entirely different?
...just like their motion controls? ;)

OTAM @ Jan 9th 2008 7:21PM

Their motion controls are different as it only uses tilt and vertical where the Wii has the accelerators and the "in and out" motion.

But i'm sure you knew that or else you wouldn't be posting smart-ass replies,right?

tmacairjordan87 @ Jan 9th 2008 7:26PM

in the very same sense as nintendo's motion controls. You think they were the first to make them? That technology has been around for about a decade now, maybe even longer. bottom line everyone everywhere copies everyone else, usually the basic ideas are just expanded on. if it didnt' work like that we'd all be driving Ford's and using muskets in battle

mike shea @ Jan 9th 2008 7:52PM

"Wii has the accelerators and the "in and out" motion."

much like this?
http://www.landoverbaptist.org/2008/january/wii.html

David @ Jan 10th 2008 6:47PM

Inventing the tech is only part of the creativity. Applying the tech, creating ways to use the tech, and successfully marketing it to consumers is responsible for most of the remaining creativity. Sony gets slammed not because people believe Nintendo invented motion controls, but they have successfully marketed them, and what appears to be a knee-jerk, "me-too" reaction from Sony is what people don't like about it.

Nick the Hero of Canton @ Jan 9th 2008 6:47PM

The PS3 doesn't have one of these?

For real?

Wii has it...360 has it...for really real?

Doesn't the PSP even have one?

Or am I like - not on target at all and misunderstanding this like usual?

OTAM @ Jan 9th 2008 6:50PM

No,the PS3 has a dashboard like the other systems. It just can't access the features of it from inside a game how the Xbox 360 does with the little blade that pops out. If you want to check messages or receive them,you have to quit the game and goto the dashboard (the "main menu" of the system) and then start the game back up.