GDC08: Sony t-shirt teases in-game XMB

by Andrew Yoon { Feb 19th 2008 at 8:55PM }

SCEA just updated their Flickr page (aren't they so web savvy these days?) with an intriguing image: shirts that proudly display the phrase "in-shirt XMB." Apparently, Sony's picked up a sense of humor these days. We can only read this either one of two ways:

ZOMG, in-game XMB confirmed!!!1
Sony is just teasing the gaming community in a cruel, but nonetheless humorous, way.

In-game XMB has been one of the most commonly requested features for the PS3 since its inception. Currently, gamers are forced to quit games in progress in order to do things like check which friends are online, read a message or play music. This much-awaited feature has been promised for "this year." According to our watches, that includes now. Stay tuned.

[Thanks, Matt!]

Tags: gdc08fanboy, in-game-xmb, xmb

Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)

loic54 @ Feb 19th 2008 9:05PM

please, please, please!

Ficken @ Feb 19th 2008 9:06PM

http://psnathome.com/plugins/forum/forum_viewtopic.php?11762

Confirmed further? Maybe......
http://i257.photobucket.com/albums/hh240/sonyguy32/DCFC0023-1.jpg
Tell me what you all think

bs6268d @ Feb 19th 2008 9:07PM

plz give me 3

ps3 4 life

bs6268d

sean @ Feb 19th 2008 9:08PM

ha thats funny.

bs6268d @ Feb 19th 2008 9:10PM

o ya when is there press conference i know microsoft is tommorow

Simon Revell @ Feb 19th 2008 9:14PM

lol
hopefully some internet bright spark will print some shirts with that on

Psy @ Feb 19th 2008 9:14PM

That's sadistically hilarious. Do want.

cycopl @ Feb 19th 2008 9:18PM

This is a great sign.

sean @ Feb 19th 2008 9:23PM

sony isnt haveing a keynote/press confrence this year. hopefully they release home and do something in thier to announce some stuff to kick off home in a good way. but i doubt it.

sorry if posted twice. stupid comment thing

bs6268d @ Feb 19th 2008 9:24PM

man i loved the keynotes

Chris Rah Osiris @ Feb 19th 2008 9:27PM

Those are some nice shirts. I want one.

Kspraydad @ Feb 19th 2008 9:29PM

1. Jeff Rubenstein says no firmware or hardware announcements at GDC...it is for developers.

2. Jeff Rubenstein replied on February 19, 2008 at 6:21 pm

If by “VERY soon” you mean this week - debunked.

I see the same rumors, and they’re just that - rumors. Literally 95% of what I’ve read this week is just groundless speculation. But hey, that’s the game biz.

Both these answers are in the official Playstation Blog site.

By the way...he'll put a shirt aside for you if you're going to GDC...just ask.

The Sound @ Feb 19th 2008 9:35PM

OMG! OMG! Geek-gasm!!!1!

John @ Feb 19th 2008 9:57PM

Thats great! Not only is it absolutely confirmed in my opinion (not that it's coming out this week, but its totally in the works), what a way to get people interested. Hilarious!

Flicky @ Feb 19th 2008 10:03PM

How about some native FLAC support too, please ?

Jove @ Feb 19th 2008 11:03PM

this is incredibly stupid, but kinda funny. id like to see people walking around wearing that!

MrEverdred01 @ Feb 20th 2008 12:01AM

Upon trying to think of what else I might do with in-game XMB, I just thought of something. Will I be able to use my eyetoy or my playstation eye while in games? That would be pretty sweet. Maybe they could even make a unique minimized version of chatrooms for when you're in one while playing a game. Then you could see the people you're playing with while you play against them, or talk to people while playing a single-player game.

Think Adrian @ Feb 20th 2008 2:30AM

Where are these pics from? For all I know it could have been me printing some and taking a photograph in my livingroom...

If the shirt says World Peace, will all wars end?

JaseH @ Feb 20th 2008 3:53AM

"Where are these pics from? For all I know it could have been me printing some and taking a photograph in my livingroom..."

Sony posted these images on the Flickr website. Read the article.

"If the shirt says World Peace, will all wars end?"

Nope. But when Sony starts making shirts that "teases" in-game XMB, do you honestly think they aren't for it themselves?

This is a good way to notice. I laughed, lol.

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JaseH.