Tue, Apr 01, 2008 | 16:27 BST
SCEE announces “mid-April” revamp for PS Store
SCEE has officially announced a revamp for the PlayStation Store for mid-April in the PAL territories.
“The new design will deliver a hugely improved navigation system, much greater scope for categorisation and a dynamic new user interface,” said the company in a statement.
There will now be no content updates for the Store until it relaunches.
No mention was made of a US Store relaunch in the press release, which you can read after the link.
PLAYSTATION®Store to undergo April revamp
Customer feedback drives new design, interface and navigation
Updates on hold for two weeks; new-look Store launches mid-April
This April, PLAYSTATION®Store, the online content store on PLAYSTATION®Network, is getting a whole new look and feel – and it’s in response to feedback from the millions of PSN registrants in the PAL region.
The revamp comes in response to a survey last year which showed that many PLAYSTATION Store users wanted a better interface and easier navigation. The new design will deliver a hugely improved navigation system, much greater scope for categorisation and a dynamic new user interface.
Content will be suspended for two weeks while the improvements are carried out but users can look forward to a special update in mid-April.
There will be no weekly content updates between now and the re-launch, although users can still download content from the back catalogue, such as Warhawk™ and Gran Turismo™ 5 Prologue.
The PLAYSTATION Store revamp will not affect PLAYSTATION Network accounts or the virtual wallet system.
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4 comments
#1
Blerk
31/03/08, 2:14 pm
I have no idea what the store currently looks like!
#2
patlike
31/03/08, 2:27 pm
Well, that shot’s the new design, apparently
#3
Blerk
31/03/08, 2:46 pm
Who’d have ever guessed that users might like “a better interface and easier navigation”? That was survey money well spent.
#4
Blerk
10/04/08, 3:49 pm
Video demonstration of the new store here:
http://kotaku.com/378184/the-new-playstation-store-in-action