Sony confirms PS Store overhaul for mid-April (UPDATE 2)

  • Posted March 31st, 2008 at 11:14 EDT by PSU Staff
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After weeks of Internet speculation, Sony Computer Entertainment Europe (SCEE) has officially confirmed plans to restructure the region’s PlayStation Store for the middle of April this year.

As a result of these plans, the company has revealed that there will be no new content updates to the European PlayStation Network until the process is complete.

Back catalogue items will not be affected, however, and users will still be able to download existing content, such as the recently released Gran Turismo 5 Prologue.

Speaking in a statement this afternoon, SCEE commented, “The new design will deliver a hugely improved navigation system, much greater scope for categorisation and a dynamic new user interface.”

UPDATE:

See below for the first shots of the new PAL store:

UPDATE 2:

We've got an image of the US Store too, which is almost identical to the first PAL one above...

Stay tuned.

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  1. admartian | admartian

    • 11:04pm BST - March 31st, 2008

    Wow that looks awesome. Well done Sony.

  2. Lp47PS3 | Lp47

    • 11:29pm BST - March 31st, 2008

    Can't complain with those hot looks! I'm very pleased with the new design, and this new interface looks great for quick browsing through the store. Great work Sony.

  3. InfernoReaper | GrimDarkling

    • 1:10am BST - April 1st, 2008

    Wow, I actually like the overhaul.  I hope they have a major update when this switches over.

  4. Anim3Fr33K | Anim3Fr33K

    • 1:56am BST - April 1st, 2008

    oh god that looks so much better.

  5. HazdoTT | Tazmyster

    • 2:24am BST - April 1st, 2008

    2.30 will also be coming with this as thy sd the store will need firmwire update but dno w/e is there gna be in it.....maybe...cud it be the .....NAH!

  6. zarajoe

    • 2:25am BST - April 1st, 2008

    This looks awsome

  7. richkaos | richkaos

    • 5:23am BST - April 1st, 2008

    Looks good but I have 3 words...............High velocity bowling!!!!!!!!!   Where the heck is it????

  8. MatrixSixaxis

    • 7:13am BST - April 1st, 2008

    I want to be albe to change the background into any pic I want! Or atleast change the color!!  Maybe even some sound effects or background/elevator music (LOL!).  Better still, our own music from our hard-drive!! :)

  9. cb_32 | cb_32

    • 4:15pm BST - April 1st, 2008

    looks much better than xbl

  10. DivineWyrm | DivineWyrm666

    • 12:56pm BST - April 29th, 2008

    woopdeedoo

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