New PS Store "will no longer use PS3 web browser"

  • Posted April 1st, 2008 at 06:22 EDT by Mike Harradence
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Sony has confirmed that the redesigned PlayStation Store will no longer make use of the PlayStation 3’s dedicated web browser.

Set to launch later this month, the revamped store is a direct response to consumer feedback on the current PAL design (although the store is scheduled to be revamped in North America, too) According to Eurogamer, a Sony spokesperson commented, "It will cache all images properly and is much faster than the old one.”

Furthermore, the store "will require everyone to upgrade to 2.30 [firmware]," which Sony has yet to detail.

For more information on the restructuring of the PS Store, along with the first screenshots, head over to our earlier news story here.

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  1. Odium_Generis_Humani

    • 6:26am BST - April 1st, 2008
    • 1

    Please let 2.30 be a little more than for just this.  YOU guys know what I mean...

  2. hesmanes | hesmanes

    • 6:35am BST - April 1st, 2008
    • 2

    2.30? wait a minute.........you don't think..............? naaaaaaa!

  3. MatrixSixaxis

    • 6:45am BST - April 1st, 2008
    • 3

    (; !ya t'nod emoH ro BMX emag-ni rehtie naem uoy sseug I   :inamuH_G_O @

  4. reccodog | reccodog

    • 6:47am BST - April 1st, 2008
    • 4

    2.30??? That has to be.......or is it???...........YES!!!!!!

  5. Staude | Staude

    • 6:53am BST - April 1st, 2008
    • 5

    Actually.. In game messeging has been confirmed for 2.40 ... being the firmware update after 2.3 :P... atleast thats what the sony guy said,.. But it does give you some sort of validation its not far away .. you guys who looks forward to it.

  6. taurus82 | taurus82

    • 7:03am BST - April 1st, 2008
    • 6

    I wasn't aware that PStore used the web browser

  7. ogtripple | nwarelias

    • 7:05am BST - April 1st, 2008
    • 7

    staude, you just ruined it for the people

  8. Steffantj1 | nwarelias

    • 7:41am BST - April 1st, 2008
    • 8

    @ Matrix sixaxis

     i bet i was the only one here bored enough to work that out :D wasent hard though :D haha

  9. Jezer29 | Jezer29

    • 7:47am BST - April 1st, 2008
    • 9

    I wonder that with it not using the web browser anymore, will we be able to listen to the music that on our HDD while in the store.. That would be nice... And Stop trying to hype up IN game cause from what everyone's hear from offical Sony personel is that its suppose to come in FW 2.4!!

  10. Dan_Lero | Dan_Lero

    • 8:09am BST - April 1st, 2008
    • 10

    Sounds awesome, really good that it will load quicker! :P

  11. Muzikguy | Muzikguy

    • 9:05am BST - April 1st, 2008
    • 11

    yeah, I didn't know the PS Store used the browser either. Don't ask me how it worked, because I don't know. I guess it used the browser!

  12. frank_magnet | Frank_Magnt

    • 9:17am BST - April 1st, 2008
    • 12

    When will they update the browser? or even better tie in with someone like Apple to use the Safari browser??

  13. HazdoTT | Tazmyster

    • 9:41am BST - April 1st, 2008
    • 13

    wonder what else will be in 2.30 other than the store update....wud be gud if they put in game messaging earlier than 2.40 but thy better put some new stuff then

  14. mustang750r | MUSTANG750R

    • 9:41am BST - April 1st, 2008
    • 14

    god you guys are dumb. about a month or two back it was said that a near summer update called 2.4 will contain the holy promised in-game XMB. so please stop getting peoples hopes up odium_generia_humani, hesmanes, and ect.

  15. richkaos | richkaos

    • 9:50am BST - April 1st, 2008
    • 15

    Nope this will not contain XMB or HOME so you can stop dreaming now

  16. Stef Nighthawk

    • 10:00am BST - April 1st, 2008
    • 16

    So much for the good news, the bad news : no more updates to the store until the new ps store is launched.

  17. Xdeth | Xdeth

    • 10:01am BST - April 1st, 2008
    • 17

    I like the store but find it a little slow at times and every great once in a while will lock up. All in all I like it though and gald to hear that it will be faster.

  18. killercop | killercop

    • 10:21am BST - April 1st, 2008
    • 18

    I didn't knew the store ran on the webbrowser. Hmmm. No aprils fool? Hmmm...

     

    That's good, the current one is so slow..

  19. Acid-Hippie2007 | Acid-Hippie2007

    • 11:02am BST - April 1st, 2008
    • 19

    I agree a little slow at times, and btw what does Pal and DLC mean ? I see people slinging those abbreviations everywhere.

  20. gingo | gingo

    • 11:26am BST - April 1st, 2008
    • 20

    psn id: gingo.... the current ps store was designed for a mouse instead of a controller so i'm glad they have taken that into consideration and will make this more smoother and easier to use

  21. Die-romantic | Demon_King

    • 11:35am BST - April 1st, 2008
    • 21

    2.30 sweet won't be long until in game xmb with 2.40 Whats going to happen to the Downloadable GT5 prologue for the Americans since its suppose to be out in April

  22. proog | proog

    • 11:56am BST - April 1st, 2008
    • 22

    @Acid-Hippie2007: PAL is the european tv/video standard, while USA uses the NTSC standard. DLC is short for DownLoadable Content, like the songs for Guitar Hero, Rock Band, etc.

  23. InfernoReaper | GrimDarkling

    • 12:08pm BST - April 1st, 2008
    • 23

    Wow, posts 1-4 really beat around the bush for that one.  And yes, the PS Store uses the web browser.  Look at the confirmation screen when you exit.

    Anyway, I guess this is a good thing.  If they can integrate the PS Store to the XMB, then they may have found a way to better manage XMB's memory and allow a decent trial run for in-game XMB.  No, I;m not hoping for the feature this time around, just that if they can put the store there, they must be able to do other things as well.

  24. AclayPS3

    • 12:58pm BST - April 1st, 2008
    • 24

    I didn't know that the PS Store used the PS3's web browser, but the PS Store seemed a lot similiar to the web browser though. I can't wait to experience the new PS store.

  25. RuiyJR | Tseska_922

    • 1:24pm BST - April 1st, 2008
    • 25

    yup didn't know that store is based on ps3 web ha ha and the current store is kindo slow and difficult

  26. Dark_Halo34 | Dark_Halo34

    • 2:41pm BST - April 1st, 2008
    • 26

    in game stuff is firmware 3.0

  27. DarkJ3JB | DarkJ3JB

    • 2:55pm BST - April 1st, 2008
    • 27

    I can't wait that just made my April fools day!

     

    PSN: DarkJ3JB

  28. DeathByAsh-aman

    • 3:57pm BST - April 1st, 2008
    • 28

    looking forward to the new design. ive never experienced any slowness to the current store though.

  29. Orbilator | Orbilator

    • 5:11pm BST - April 1st, 2008
    • 29

    oh well. Firmware 2.30 out on april 16/17 seeing as GT:P is due on 17 April. It would be nice to have the safari browser on the PSP. runs nice on iPhone

  30. IONIXX | IONIXX

    • 6:33pm BST - April 1st, 2008
    • 30

    sounds scandelous, i hope this 2.30 talk is worth it....

  31. Stickemup

    • 6:40pm BST - April 1st, 2008
    • 31

    I want HOME and XMB to come already, not so much to use it, because I'm not too interested in either. But so I can stop hearing people ask for it!

  32. stairhopper | STAIRHOPPER

    • 8:56pm BST - April 1st, 2008
    • 32

    sounds good to me just have to wait and see what the future holds for anything else 2.4 wicked psn id : stairhopper

  33. psn_frov | frov

    • 10:26pm BST - April 1st, 2008
    • 33

    2.30 is only a bit higher than the current firmware, so I wouldn't expect "it" to come, but hopefully I'm wrong :)

  34. Lp47PS3 | Lp47

    • 11:38pm BST - April 1st, 2008
    • 34

    The new store should be really fast and easy to use. I'm very happy Sony has redisigned the store to make it better for it's consumers.

  35. taurus82 | taurus82

    • 4:51am BST - April 2nd, 2008
    • 35

    How about updating the Flash Player to the latest version, giving us downloadable music visualisation ie soundspectrum.com,, allow us to put video files into playlists, allow us to create themes on the PS3, I'm not really bothered about in-game XMB.

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