Re:Stupid, Stupid xBox
by lloeki on Wednesday February 13, 2013 @05:48AM
(#5212409)
> the UI [...] is TERRIBLE to use [...] while Sony's XMB is actually quite good
I beg to differ, as the NXE and the Guide are comparatively a joy to use, and while the Metro one has available real estate plagued by ads and feels lacking WRT what it could be (e.g pinned apps should stand front and center), it is enjoyable enough. There are a number of system-wide underused features, like global vibration settings, global racing games and fps mappings...
XMB could be great but pales in comparison due to poor choices, limited development, and is injecting crap I don't want call to actions like Singstar in my Games entries, while the settings area is a complete mess.
Pet peeves:
* It stings a little when I hit the PS button to look at the (missing) time while in game.
* It stings a lot when I have to manually toggle the DST setting
* I cringe every time I have to manage downloads on the PS3
* There's no way to have multiple profiles connected and save progress and trophies for coop games (the Halo series leverages that to great end)
All in all both have their shortcomings, but it really feels like the xBox acts as a modern platform/system whereas the PS3 acts like a PS2/Dreamcast era console.
I beg to differ, as the NXE and the Guide are comparatively a joy to use, and while the Metro one has available real estate plagued by ads and feels lacking WRT what it could be (e.g pinned apps should stand front and center), it is enjoyable enough. There are a number of system-wide underused features, like global vibration settings, global racing games and fps mappings...
XMB could be great but pales in comparison due to poor choices, limited development, and is injecting crap I don't want call to actions like Singstar in my Games entries, while the settings area is a complete mess.
Pet peeves:
* It stings a little when I hit the PS button to look at the (missing) time while in game.
* It stings a lot when I have to manually toggle the DST setting
* I cringe every time I have to manage downloads on the PS3
* There's no way to have multiple profiles connected and save progress and trophies for coop games (the Halo series leverages that to great end)
All in all both have their shortcomings, but it really feels like the xBox acts as a modern platform/system whereas the PS3 acts like a PS2/Dreamcast era console.