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Sony Shows Off PS3 Dashboard Interface

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the it's-all-shiny-i-am-surprised dept.

Gamespot has a rundown on Sony's demo of the PS3 dashboard, looking at the media use options (including music and photos), and the game download elements. From the article: "Harrison selected a slideshow option that arranged his photos as if they were set down on a flat white surface. As he cycled through them, dates were displayed in a handwritten font. Harrison stated that this was an example of one of many slideshow functions that will let people display their photographs in unique ways. The ornate interactivity comes courtesy of the PS3's RSX processor, which allows photos to be moved around like 3D objects." To see it firsthand, 1up has video of the interface demo.

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  1. Sigh... by Eightyford · · Score: 4, Funny
    The ornate interactivity comes courtesy of the PS3's RSX processor, which allows photos to be moved around like 3D objects.
    So the processor allows this, eh? Not the code? This seems like a step down from the awesome supercomputer processor of the PS2 that allowed for EMOTIONS!
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  2. Uh... by Ash-Fox · · Score: 4, Interesting
    Harrison selected a slideshow option that arranged his photos as if they were set down on a flat white surface. As he cycled through them, dates were displayed in a handwritten font. Harrison stated that this was an example of one of many slideshow functions that will let people display their photographs in unique ways. The ornate interactivity comes courtesy of the PS3's RSX processor, which allows photos to be moved around like 3D objects.
    I could do this on my Amiga 1200 at 1024x768 without a RSX processor. This is supposed to impress me?
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    1. Re:Uh... by Threni · · Score: 2, Insightful

      > I could do this on my Amiga 1200 at 1024x768 without a RSX processor. This is supposed to impress me?

      Fear the 7mhz Amiga's awesome 3d power! Let's not forget that the Amiga wasn't even powerful enough to playback MP3s...

    2. Re:Uh... by UbuntuDupe · · Score: 3, Funny

      Well ... okay, I see your point. I think a better example of something only the Cell processor can allow is real-time weapon change.

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    3. Re:Uh... by _xeno_ · · Score: 2, Insightful

      Literally - no: it's not supposed to be that impressive.

      It's a set of "bonus features" you get with the PS3 as part of its "media center" thingy. Just like the original PlayStation could play CDs with colorful blobby visualization and the PS2 could play DVDs, the PS3 has a bunch of extra features related to digital media.

      This is just them showing the extra features to some journalists to give them an idea of the UI and what extra features are going to be available.

      So, no, they're not supposed to be incredibly impressive. It's a useless "bonus feature" that I doubt many people will ever use. The main features remain giant crabs and real-time weapon change. Or whatever they are.

      Seriously, there are plenty of legitimate reasons to laugh at Sony. This isn't one of them.

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    4. Re:Uh... by Neoncow · · Score: 2, Funny
      Well ... okay, I see your point. I think a better example of something only the Cell processor can allow is real-time weapon change.

      No, you've missed the point. The PS3's unique internetworking hardware components allow it to connect to a distributed network of other PS3's playing the same game and then dynamically change the price of the weapon for every weapon change. No other platform can match the sense of immersion the PS3 creates. That's where the true power of the Cell becomes apparent.
    5. Re:Uh... by Threni · · Score: 2, Informative

      > Even so, 7MHz A5/600s can play MP3s, and have been used in kiosk and mobile projects
      > http://home.tu-clausthal.de/~utaba/A600/A600-e.htm l.

      You're wrong. Look at the details again. The Amiga is not actually playing the MP3s.

  3. I'm glad they're finally putting in a dashboard by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 2, Funny

    Because a PS3 is already going to cost as much as a cheap used car

  4. Is the photo change... by miscz · · Score: 2, Funny

    real time?

  5. Rootkit by Sandmann · · Score: 4, Funny

    So, does it explode before or after the rootkit kicks in?

  6. And here's the giant dashboard interface by IntergalacticWalrus · · Score: 2, Funny

    Glad they finally reproduced them nifty dashboard interfaces from those historic Japanese battles.