PS3 Users Don't Need an In-Game XMB

Ameer | December 06, 2007 | News | Playstation 3 Gaming Tech/Hardware

Easy fanboys. Ripten has written an article about how us PS3 users don't need in-game XMB access. However, the alternative offered sounds much easier to implement and is much more practical than a total system overhaul.

Today is the start of a new Ripten mid-week feature, where I, the resident Brit, get to rant about an issue in the gaming industry. This weeks rant concerns the much wanted In-Game XMB for the Playstation 3.

There was some fuss over the last PS3 firmware update before it even hit. 2.0 was rumoured to contain a number of much wanted things – such as being able to play your own music during games, or bring up the cross-media bar (XMB) during gameplay. This final feature is perhaps the most wanted by Playstation owners, but I’m here to say they don’t need it.

To me this is obvious, and it may also be to you and I’m sorry if I’m about to patronise you with subtleties, but somehow I think that what I’m about to say might be a revolution to those muppets at Sony.

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Zero and X | December 07, 2007

That was a well written article, and hes right, we really dont need the whole freaking xmb in-game, just to be able to check messages and play music, but the messages is more important and should come first.
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Guticb | December 07, 2007

Wow, that's a new perspective, and in a way, I do agree with it. A fully fledged XMB can wait. All we truly need right now is in-game messaging and voice chat. Why force Sony to completely rewrite the PS3's OS, when we could just be happy with an update for in-game messaging and voice chat, while waiting a bit longer for a fully-fledged XMB.
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Silver Mirror | December 07, 2007

Surprisly I agree. Voice chat, messages and music are all we really need while playing a game. I wonder just how long it would take to implement the whole thing though
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Final Blade | December 07, 2007

Finally something that we should be telling Sony instead of in game XMB. And i agree, Sony knows that we want it, its pretty obvious there trying to get it to be perfect with the PS3 capabilities. I really think in game voice chat and messaging is what we need right now.

I mean i remember Koloth and ChiroVette saying that the music in games sets the tone and atmosphere of it, and it works well. But this is what should be implemented next firmware update.
I would like to have in game XMB for games like GTA or sports games but its not something we really need at the moment. There is plenty of things the PS3 needs besides those but more PS1 titles on the PS store, like FF7,8,9. Those hit classics that has yet to surface.
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anatomyofme | December 07, 2007

Umm do u know that its already in there new psn game High Velocity Bowling? It is and after playing a game with your own music I dont think I can go back..
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tidus04 | December 07, 2007

XBM I just dont understand he hype for it, though am I just missing something out?

Music though playing would be a nice feature as I would like this loads ^^
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  Ameer | December 08, 2007
  
  Sending messages in-game instead of having to close the game to do so?
  
  It is a big deal.