Yeh maybe your right, but i think its a neat feature and don’t they have it on the xbox ?

But that was also never said to be coming in this update or any for that matter.

On a side note, I think people make too big a deal over cross game chat… Its overrated and not really needed. If you want to talk to someone else who isnt in the game your playing, call them…

I pretty much agree with all sal said, but my main gripe is the lack of cross game voice chat.
This has got to be whats on most peoples wish list for ps3 and im sure sony Know this.

And yes, like others mentioned, you complained that there aren’t any animated themes but they did make available a Little Big Planet theme that looks great.

@ incredibilistic
I dont want to see more info in the friends list. All its going to so is clutter it even further. Less is more. The simple nature of the list was fine before and kept it streamlined. Now it just looked like a cluster of hell.

Later.

PS3 UPDATE: The gray boxes was an unwelcome surprise but I can only hope that this box means that we’ll see more user information posted there in the future. Having said that, if something like is coming why not just wait until it’s ready? And if they never put anything in there then I agree, it’s a total waste of time and just clutters up the otherwise clean interface.

While the What’s New section and PSN Store highlights weren’t anything users asked for it is a welcome change to the interface even if it is a little on the big side but there’s no ignoring it either. I think it’s clear that Sony is trying to appeal to the masses with this update and trying to push the PS3 as an all-in-one “entertainment” device and the new marketing ads support that theory.

I was actually hoping for more under-the-hood changes like the pop-up controls when you’re watching a video clip/movie or listening to music. I still don’t like how the controls just show up floating on the left/middle side of the screen. Just looks tacky to me. I’d prefer something a bit more refined and I’d prefer that they appear from the bottom/middle of the screen. But that’s just my own personal gripe. I just think it’s lazy that they’re using the same layout that the PS2 uses.

Overall the update is pretty good but you’re right, it’s far from being major. It essentially boils down to URL links that take you to a web-quality video stream or a link to a place in the PSN Store. Hardly revolutionary. Let’s hope that the next “major update” is more substantial than this.