then wait till you use Metro UI,now that a real huge mess.
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PS Vita general discussion thread, part 4 | "Summer 2012"
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then wait till you use Metro UI,now that a real huge mess.
It's hard to tell but I think you don't care for the current Vita UI.
I think it works well. With the addition of folders and more than a 100 item limit, I wouldn't have any problems with it.
Oppo
Member
Just as a side point of interest you can configure the PS3 to just auto play any game or BD/DVD you insert. no navigating required.
Source?
At least it doesn't look ugly and I'm pretty sure MS gives you the option to change back (what a concept!) Vita UI makes vita seem like a hot chick with bad breath. It's just not right lol
iphone culture. Anything that isn't similar to that is now too difficult for most people. *sigh* At least if you're going to copy Apple, don't make it an eyesore with few sorting options
SolsticeZero
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Agreed. I would love to have some XMB love. I know right where everything is at. Miles above any other console UI. Really is.
Nostalgic Nightmare
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Ok so I have $20 to use on the store. I was looking for a good RPG; should I get God eater burst or monster hunter FU?
Thanks all
Thanks all
And it's even worse if you have to swap memory cards, since nothing ever stays where you put it. All the games and apps just get reorganized completely randomly.
Gods Eater.
It's more "modern" in design and everything with faster combat system and has actual story and characters not just a boring grind-fest to no end.
Shai-Tan
Banned
The flow of the UI is pretty good setting aside the annoyance in clicking through each Live Area. It's an efficient OS. It has to be with the lack of general operating system features. Sadly we're probably stuck with their incompetence in aesthetic design even if they manage to improve notifications, make online properly integrated into the operating system and so on.
Koroviev
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I believe famousmortimer mentioned it.
Koroviev
Member
I think the benefit for beginners is that it provides you with AI partners.
idlethreats
Member
I actually like the bubbles quite a bit. I was skeptical when I read that the XMB was no more and the UI was all touch screen, but in practice I fell in love right away. There's definitely a lot of tweaks I'd like to see to improve the experience though - like adjusting the size of the bubbles and how many can be placed on each screen, as has been mentioned. I'd also like to be allowed to place the bubbles wherever I want, instead of on pre-defined slots, and the ability to navigate using the rear touch pad seems like it should have been a no brainer from the get go.
Iacobellis
Junior Member
The XMB was only slow if you were playing a game on the PS3. Aside from that, it was smooth.
BLACK AMERICAN PSYCHO
Junior Member
link?
The Grim Heaper
Member
It seems like GEB plays better on the Vita so go for that.
Both are good, though.
DR2K
Banned
XMB is dead, deal with it and embrace the bubbles.
I'm ok with bubbles.
But the OS needs some tweaks. It needs to do some things in background, without showing a giant "Please wait" popup in the middle of the screen:
(my photoshop skills are rusty)
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Or something like that. To "Cancel" it, add another icon next to the "Please wait" thing, I don't know :lol
Hell, I'm sure Sony has plenty of designers/UI experts who can do better than... that.
Then give me folders and notifications for LiveArea's comments, and I'm pretty much satisfied :]
But the OS needs some tweaks. It needs to do some things in background, without showing a giant "Please wait" popup in the middle of the screen:
(my photoshop skills are rusty)
There
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Or something like that. To "Cancel" it, add another icon next to the "Please wait" thing, I don't know :lol
Hell, I'm sure Sony has plenty of designers/UI experts who can do better than... that.
Then give me folders and notifications for LiveArea's comments, and I'm pretty much satisfied :]
BLACK AMERICAN PSYCHO
Junior Member
Bubbles are absolutely ugly. lol @ the aliasing. not saying I want xmb back but I want a competent UI. Oh well can't really complain its better than what ever 3ds uses.
Ein Bear
Member
A bit of consolidation would be nice too. I don't know why Friends, Party and Messaging all need seperate bubbles, nor why Photos, Video, Music and the Content Manager do either.
Then you've got Welcome Park taking up a permanent spot, when everyone will be pretty much done with that after their first day with the system.
You could keep the bubbles, but add folders and merge some stuff and you could easily fit everything on one screen, within the 10 bubble limit, instead of having to flick between multiple ones:
Store
Trophies
Settings
Media
Friends
Vita Games
PSN Games
Minis
PSP Games
PS1 Games
Then you've got Welcome Park taking up a permanent spot, when everyone will be pretty much done with that after their first day with the system.
You could keep the bubbles, but add folders and merge some stuff and you could easily fit everything on one screen, within the 10 bubble limit, instead of having to flick between multiple ones:
Store
Trophies
Settings
Media
Friends
Vita Games
PSN Games
Minis
PSP Games
PS1 Games
The biggest flaw witht he UI is having to launch apps for EVERYTHING. Fiends list? App. Trophies? App. Chat? App. Nothing is integrated in an easy to use manner.
Both Microsoft and Sony have gone downhill with their UIs. Microsoft had the most amazing UI back when the 360 launched with the blades. It was fast, efficient, and easy to navigate. Now that have the "Windows 8" thing going which isn't horrible, but it's more cumbersome. Same now with Sony going from XMB to Bubbleicious. It's not horrible, but why make your UI worse? I don't get it.
Like, what's that meeting like? Everyone goes to the boardroom and Jo-shmoe has his presentation all ready to show what they've done. "Hey look guys, it's worse in every possible way." .... "Done. Make it happen."
Both Microsoft and Sony have gone downhill with their UIs. Microsoft had the most amazing UI back when the 360 launched with the blades. It was fast, efficient, and easy to navigate. Now that have the "Windows 8" thing going which isn't horrible, but it's more cumbersome. Same now with Sony going from XMB to Bubbleicious. It's not horrible, but why make your UI worse? I don't get it.
Like, what's that meeting like? Everyone goes to the boardroom and Jo-shmoe has his presentation all ready to show what they've done. "Hey look guys, it's worse in every possible way." .... "Done. Make it happen."
Canis lupus
Member
I imagine somewhere down the road the "basic" apps will be loaded so you don't have to launch them. This would be friendlist, trophies etc.
The Grim Heaper
Member
I feel the same way on all points. Maybe if everything blended together fluidly with the apps and bubbles, but they sort of... don't.
I hope that if it does happen, it's sooner rather than later.
You're kidding me! I mean an opinion is an opinion, but these games are practically system sellers to me. I think they both look fantastic.
they needed the internal flash memory for welcome park.lolz
It really isn't. Not in its current state, at least. The 3DS menu is waaaaaaaaay more flexible. And even so, the 3DS isn't all that great. Sorting is still a pain (but it's quicker than sorting the bubbles).
Iacobellis
Junior Member
Welcome Park cannot be more than a few hundred megabytes.
DidntKnowJack
Member
I played Virtua Tennis 4 until 5 in the fucking morning. Last night was literally the most fun I have had with my Vita thus far. If you guys are Hot Shots Golf fans, this game scratches that same sort of itch. And it looks fantastic. (Well, aside from the horrible monstrosity that is my in-game character, created from a photo of my face. That shit doesn't work.)
I bit the bullet and paid $39.99 on PSN for VT4, but fuck it - it was worth it. Fantastic game. FANTASTIC. Color me surprised.
I bit the bullet and paid $39.99 on PSN for VT4, but fuck it - it was worth it. Fantastic game. FANTASTIC. Color me surprised.
it's still a complete waste of space.
Agreed. The 3DS UI isn't that bad at all. I prefer Vita's app suite because it's better than "lolswapnote" but the 3DS has an awesome box UI going on.
Biggest joke in history? Have you seen anything from that game? Ragnarok looks like a meh game but that's what it is.
Iacobellis
Junior Member
Pretty much the same interface as the channels on the Wii.
aww, I like swapnote
I really wouldn't mind swapnote, but it's too cumbersome to be a real community app. I also hate turning on spotpass as you tend to get note spammed and it takes a century for the damn thing to load them. Then you have to go through one by one and delete the little bastards.
ahaha, well, the trick is to turn off the SpotPass notifications, while keeping it active. you're right though, it has a lot of issues. I use it every day so I don't get "spammed" per se. But loading dozens of notes each time you open it up would be dreadful.
Delusibeta
Banned
Spoiler alert: they don't.
Canis lupus
Member
I'm ok with bubbles.
But the OS needs some tweaks. It needs to do some things in background, without showing a giant "Please wait" popup in the middle of the screen:
(my photoshop skills are rusty)
There
------------------V
Or something like that. To "Cancel" it, add another icon next to the "Please wait" thing, I don't know :lol
Hell, I'm sure Sony has plenty of designers/UI experts who can do better than... that.
Then give me folders and notifications for LiveArea's comments, and I'm pretty much satisfied :]
Yeah, my biggest annoyance is that stupid load screen everytime I open a new bubble. I imagined the ram in PSV should be more than enough.
Some ComicCon off screen gameplay videos:
Ragnarok: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yphj-u4GBQI&feature=plcp
Guacamelee: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-OG9oFHG3HA&feature=plcp
Street Fighter x Tekken: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=chYuSdCka0s&feature=plcp
Little Big Planet: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P1_L-SmUh-Q&feature=plcp E3
Sine Mora: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u46yPR6JySs&feature=plcp E3
Sound Shapes: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZF4Iuz3oRys&feature=plcp E3
Ragnarok: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yphj-u4GBQI&feature=plcp
Guacamelee: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-OG9oFHG3HA&feature=plcp
Street Fighter x Tekken: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=chYuSdCka0s&feature=plcp
Little Big Planet: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P1_L-SmUh-Q&feature=plcp E3
Sine Mora: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u46yPR6JySs&feature=plcp E3
Sound Shapes: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZF4Iuz3oRys&feature=plcp E3
Neat, I need to see if I can get this game on my radar. I hear nothing but good things.
I am seriously hyped for Ragnarok. That looks beautiful.
Canis lupus
Member
Will Ragnarok make it to tha West?
August 21, 2012 on US, not confirmed for the Euros.
Edit: Beaten.
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