PS3 to get in-game XMB access in 2008

  • Posted January 8th, 2008 at 22:27 EDT by
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There wasn’t a very strong showing from Sony’s gaming division at CES 2008.  Of course, this was expected; however, this didn’t stop Paul Purdy from announcing a much awaited confirmation for PS3 users world-wide.

Paul has gone on record stating that the PlayStation 3’s Xcross Media Bar will have in-game access sometime this year.  When asked if he had a more specific time frame, Paul decided that information was enough.

Sony fans have watched their counterparts enjoy custom soundtracks and messaging in-game for a couple of years now.  It’s only a matter of time until the leveler is set and the scale starts tilting in the opposite direction.

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  1. GR3G0444 | Spectre01

    • 10:31pm GMT - January 8th, 2008
    • 1

    SWEET! i have been waiting for this forever.

  2. PCREF

    • 10:31pm GMT - January 8th, 2008
    • 2

    I seem to remember hearing this before, Do we believe it now ?

  3. NaTaRaKe

    • 10:31pm GMT - January 8th, 2008
    • 3

    cool

  4. DaveW

    • 10:34pm GMT - January 8th, 2008
    • 4

    Sorry it took so long to break this story guys, I was handling real life. 

  5. BD_BLACKAZZ | BD_BLACKK

    • 10:37pm GMT - January 8th, 2008
    • 5

    finally .... great news ... it would of been nice if they gave a release date..

  6. Ljwinter | Ljwinter

    • 10:37pm GMT - January 8th, 2008
    • 6

    Its a shame it has taken this long, I still don't see it coming until the release of HOME, which I have no interest in whatsoever.

  7. Dark_Halo34 | Dark_Halo34

    • 10:38pm GMT - January 8th, 2008
    • 7

    sweet finally xbl has no chance now tht sony's releasing this kinda stuff especially cause PSN=free & XBL=$50(rip off)

  8. HellsJester

    • 10:46pm GMT - January 8th, 2008
    • 8

    I hope in game messaging and music arnt the only things that come with it.

    I also want to record gameplay and other things.

  9. 1solidsnake | solid1snake67

    • 10:48pm GMT - January 8th, 2008
    • 9

    cool i guess. i'm buying a router pretty soon. i think so i can go online and enjoy my ps3 fully. i already have broadband just going to get it and see if i can hook it up. 

  10. Supra2JZGTE

    • 10:50pm GMT - January 8th, 2008
    • 10

    Ill believe it when I see it.

  11. wocyob

    • 11:15pm GMT - January 8th, 2008
    • 11

    np dave

  12. XB2B1

    • 11:24pm GMT - January 8th, 2008
    • 12

    @Dark_Halo34 you are too funny... XBL has no chance? HA! You get what you pay for! I'll glady pay for a years worth of XBL for the bargain basement price of 50.

  13. kudoshinchi | kudoshinchi

    • 11:25pm GMT - January 8th, 2008
    • 13

    12/31/08 that the time will be out

  14. Mattchewie | Mattchewie

    • 11:38pm GMT - January 8th, 2008
    • 14

    hahah DAMN!!! someone took my Dec 31st 08 joke.....but seriously, they to make with the ingame xmb POST HASTE!

  15. Simi | Simi

    • 11:41pm GMT - January 8th, 2008
    • 15

    This year? omg.. that could be in 12 mounths ! god dammit.. "this year" is so vague.. probably wont come soon

     

  16. Simi | Simi

    • 11:41pm GMT - January 8th, 2008
    • 16

    This year? omg.. that could be in 12 mounths ! god dammit.. "this year" is so vague.. probably wont come soon

     

  17. tom ass

    • 11:48pm GMT - January 8th, 2008
    • 17

    XB2B1 everytime you show up it cracks me up. Your comments are too funny bro.

  18. Sniperwithacause | Sniperwithacause

    • 11:59pm GMT - January 8th, 2008
    • 18

    See it to believe it

  19. djrussell | djrussell89

    • 12:36am GMT - January 9th, 2008
    • 19

    We've known this for ages. What's new? I want a date or at least a version number thanks.

  20. IONIXX | IONIXX

    • 12:50am GMT - January 9th, 2008
    • 20

    oh thank god, they better not go bak on there word again

  21. Lp47PS3 | Lp47

    • 1:09am GMT - January 9th, 2008
    • 21

    davew your a funny guy main. hahaha.

    Anyways ive known for awhile that they been working on it but now we have an expected timeframe. So it could be now to December 31st (i got that from joystiq).

  22. FantasyStar | Tirin

    • 1:25am GMT - January 9th, 2008
    • 22

    I don't care about the in-game stuff music, pictures and all that. The only thing I truly care about in-game is messenging. Sucks having to quit a game just to tell a fellow PSN'er

     

    "kthxbye'

  23. InfernoReaper | GrimDarkling

    • 2:26am GMT - January 9th, 2008
    • 23

    About freakin time...

  24. Alpha2

    • 2:53am GMT - January 9th, 2008
    • 24

    Why do people keep putting In Game XMB and Home together??? they're TWO SEPERATE THINGS Ingame XMB has nothing to do with Home! Just because home has a version of it dosent mean anything. Eye of Judgment, Rockband and a few others already do the same thing that Home does right now which is ingame messaging. It's software enabled XMB it's not the hardware version that people want that gives us access to things like the MP3 player.

  25. GreyFox666 | GreyFox666

    • 3:13am GMT - January 9th, 2008
    • 25

    oh lord jesus plz help this shiz come out sooner than l8r...

  26. MrAce | mrace

    • 3:44am GMT - January 9th, 2008
    • 26

    They won't release it with home, Why would they?

  27. humanputting

    • 4:00am GMT - January 9th, 2008
    • 27

    we will hear the progress in march during gdc along with what sony plans on doing with the network upgrades.  e3 sony will announce igxmb will be released mid july followed by home in august.  (my predictions)

  28. Undying_Darkness

    • 4:06am GMT - January 9th, 2008
    • 28

    im willing to wait and let them take there time and implimit it well. but it seems you guys just want some kinda crappy XMB... well i for one want them to make it good.

  29. E__A__G__L__E | E__A__G__L__E

    • 5:58am GMT - January 9th, 2008
    • 29

    XMB - SEPT 08 HOME - OCT 08 My predictions

  30. cyclindk

    • 7:16am GMT - January 9th, 2008
    • 30

    Anyone else think PSN should utilize a XMB based interface? That would be sweet.

  31. Kane | walle

    • 7:44am GMT - January 9th, 2008
    • 31

    @DaveW

    Get some writers who doesn't have lives, so they can just write news for PSU all day long. Then we wouldn't have to deal with these delays all the time.

  32. THEmanbearpig | MANBEARPIG

    • 7:52am GMT - January 9th, 2008
    • 32

    hope sooner than later

  33. Babiloo | XavierHarkonnen

    • 8:05am GMT - January 9th, 2008
    • 33

    thank you sony :)

  34. gingo | gingo

    • 8:40am GMT - January 9th, 2008
    • 34

    psn id: gingo.... well i should hope it is coming in 2008 i would hate to think it would take another year to give us this, btw DaveW its cool we dont expect you to be on this every second of your life

  35. Clarky_psu | clarky-132

    • 9:14am GMT - January 9th, 2008
    • 35

    Well atleast its confirmed now. I never heard of this 'Paul Burdy' chap...

  36. PS3-The Ultimate Machine

    • 9:52am GMT - January 9th, 2008
    • 36

    That news made my day,i just hope they release Home before summer.

  37. CONFLICT__01 | conflict01

    • 10:09am GMT - January 9th, 2008
    • 37

    Just release the soddin thing will ya!

  38. JD-82 | JD-82

    • 10:19am GMT - January 9th, 2008
    • 38

    great...even though we were meant to have in game XMB sometime in 2007...and before that it would be live in 2006 when the console launched...wait until they give us a date (october 2009 anyone?) until then i'll stick to the 360 for chatting to my mates...

  39. Lotus

    • 10:23am GMT - January 9th, 2008
    • 39

    This and Home?, who wont want to buy a ps3?

  40. wiggsj

    • 10:24am GMT - January 9th, 2008
    • 40

    IngameXMB +HOME+LittleBP+MGS = deathspiral for Crapbox360

  41. nastanley

    • 10:38am GMT - January 9th, 2008
    • 41

    Finally it in game XMB is on its way. Thanks to the mighty ps3 which has no limits, features just keep coming as Sony fans want them, infact ps3 is here to last for a very long time. See ya Wii and 360.

  42. d-universe | DJRush12

    • 12:01pm GMT - January 9th, 2008
    • 42

    These guys are taking too dam long!!! What's wrong with them?

  43. Naucious23 | Naucious

    • 1:26pm GMT - January 9th, 2008
    • 43

    yeah i agree with the above post, Sony is taking entirely too long on getting this launched as opposed to it being launched almost a6 months ago

  44. Gero | Gregero

    • 1:35pm GMT - January 9th, 2008
    • 44

    SWEET! Late this year though.

  45. Limanima | Limanima

    • 1:44pm GMT - January 9th, 2008
    • 45

    I hope this comes fast. Maybe people will stop complaining. I'm getting tired of hearing compiants about the lack of in game XMB...

  46. NOC_Gizaster

    • 1:55pm GMT - January 9th, 2008
    • 46

    You won't have to wait long.  This is a feature already in place in HOME.  I don't see it taking much longer.

  47. blachaze | blachaze213

    • 2:05pm GMT - January 9th, 2008
    • 47

    well we all knew it had to come sometime this year anyway.....

  48. yoboyrob9041226 | BIGROB904

    • 2:13pm GMT - January 9th, 2008
    • 48

    psn id: BIGROB904.... about time we have been waiting and asking for this a long time we should have gotten this last year but at least they're letting us know its coming this year

  49. Moebius | Moe_Ikezera

    • 2:46pm GMT - January 9th, 2008
    • 49

    "It’s only a matter of time until the leveler is set and the scale starts tilting in the opposite direction." Wow ... great line ...

  50. Uncool | Admodistrator

    • 9:31pm GMT - January 9th, 2008
    • 50

    Meh better late then never, I surprised it took them this long.

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