Let Grace Chen walk you through the PSN Store redesign

by Jem Alexander { Apr 10th 2008 at 10:30AM }

Screenshots are all very well, but we've been waiting and waiting to see the PSN Store redesign in all its full-motion glory. Well, the time has come. Instead of a Store release post (there won't be one today, remember?) Grace Chen has stepped in front of a camera in order to show off the redesign to us. Thankfully, it looks fantastic. Complete with SingStar-esque fades between pages.

Some of these features are more than we'd ever have anticipated. Being able to see every piece of content, whether it's a demo, wallpaper, theme or add-on pack for each particular game is excellent -- as are the pop-up and full screen preview videos. Finally, it's nice to see that the Store will no longer shrink when you buy content, instead a wee shopping bag will let you know that you've already bought it. Great. We can't wait to get our hands on the new Store when it's released on April 15th.

Just in case motion makes your eyes go funny, we've put our collection of very static screenshots below.

Gallery: PLAYSTATION Store redesign

Tags: ps3, psn-store, redesign

Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)

Haiddasalami @ Apr 10th 2008 10:36AM

Looks awesome! Though wished the xmb wave moved. Meh its just aesthetics but would be nice to see though this is still a prototype.

brotherian @ Apr 10th 2008 1:31PM

For all the cosmetic changes that this long-awaited update will bring, it's got to be said that Grace is hot.

drdre74 @ Apr 10th 2008 10:47AM

so all those weeks when there was no content on the SONY store when devs said they had turned in the demos weeks before it was all Grace Chen's fault. So now we know who to blame when there is nothing but one trailer for the store update. lol!

Xoonaka @ Apr 10th 2008 10:53AM

This update doesn't bring much to the table... it looks nicer... and that's it. All the same features otherwise....

....can't we even get a search option?

heckteck @ Apr 10th 2008 10:57AM

just it not being a web based store is alot for me.......although a search would be great also

Eggy @ Apr 10th 2008 12:17PM

A search function isn't necessary at all this way. You can search by letter and by genre. Just as easy.

Popfrogs @ Apr 10th 2008 11:01AM

Grace Chen's speech impediment = hilarity. I'm gonna watch it again just for that. Listen for her to say PixelJunk Monsters hahah.

Haiddasalami @ Apr 10th 2008 11:21AM

LOL.

Jerses @ Apr 10th 2008 11:23AM

nice redesign...where are my psn cards? so i can but picktzel munsta

madgunde @ Apr 10th 2008 2:43PM

Making fun of someone's physical traits is lame and just makes you look like a jackass. Post a YouTube video of yourself so we can make fun of you and see how you like it.

Popfrogs @ Apr 10th 2008 2:52PM

@madgunde: Well that makes two of us. Judging by your Engadget comments about iPhone envy in two completely different threads, we fell out of the same jackass tree.

Maverick Saturn @ Apr 10th 2008 11:27AM

Grace owns :)

Dan Davis @ Apr 10th 2008 11:34AM

Yeah... whatever DID happen to PSN cards??? The last thing we heard regarding them was back in DECEMBER!

http://playstation.joystiq.com/2007/12/13/playstation-network-cards-coming-to-the-us/

Semi @ Apr 10th 2008 11:42AM

she cant speak...

Semi @ Apr 10th 2008 11:48AM

working people shouldnt get bolts put on their tongues like rock stars...

Tom @ Apr 10th 2008 12:17PM

Why not?

Oh and she can speak fine. Leaver her alone!

Popfrogs @ Apr 10th 2008 12:46PM

Come on now, it's her best Sylvester the Cat impression. http://www.sylvester-cat.com/index.php?display=gallery|gp46e5f80d59e71|Poster_26240.jpg

Rowdehaj @ Apr 10th 2008 2:44PM

Dude. She's senior manager of a Sony divison. She really doesn't care about what you think of the way she speaks.

Semi @ Apr 10th 2008 4:10PM

if you figured that out why didnt you figure out that i dont care what you think of what i think...

Morbo @ Apr 10th 2008 11:59AM

Different day, same stuff

ajiezer @ Apr 10th 2008 12:23PM

"Is no longer a web based store"... hallelujah

the previous are also great, looking forward for it :D

RMF @ Apr 10th 2008 1:21PM

I'm hoping that now I'll have th option to have the store in English, even though I'm located in The Netherlands. I mean, it can't be that hard can it? I can have it that way on xbox live after all.

never$$hort @ Apr 10th 2008 1:26PM

Much, much better...

brotherian @ Apr 10th 2008 1:31PM

She'd definitely kick our asses to cyberspace on COD. Probably up to her 10th prestige...

Aaron @ Apr 10th 2008 3:11PM

Welcome to 2008 Sony! 360 says HI. Now about that universal live service...oh wait...never mind. Nice, but you got a long ways to go before you even approach parity with 360's functionality...maybe next year....

Dennis @ Apr 10th 2008 5:17PM

Actually what do you think makes xbox live so much better exactly? Is it move and music downloads maybe? My pc does all that for free, and strames it to the ps3. As far as I see there is no major advantage that xbox live has. Nothing on it screams "i really need that on PSN"...to be honest, after HOME and In-Game XMB is released, there will be nothing really fantastic about live that the PS3 or PSN won't be doing as well. If you are saying it because our store was redesigned, well it may have been a little hard to navigate but it didnt stop me from buying games now did it? Its not a huge deal to me if the store looks and works well or not, as long as it works...I spend most of my time playing media and games, but hanging around in the store buying it. If you like live so much why have a PS3 at all then? jeez... as far as I see it, since the PS3 has launched it has been quickly making improvements and catching up with features. Soon it will have just as many features or more so what does it really matter?