Welcome to Joystiq PlayStation

by Andrew Yoon { Jan 27th 2009 at 1:55AM }

* Pic is somewhat unrelated. That's me and Qore's Veronica Belmont from a restaurant in Tokyo.

As you can see, PS Fanboy has now transformed into Joystiq PlayStation. I hope you agree in thinking this is one sexy redesign. The Fanboy sites have been working with the same ol' ugly interface for years. We're relieved to say that CHANGE IS GOOD.

Although we may have dropped the Fanboy moniker, rest assured that the content you've come to know and love will remain the same. In fact, it'll only get better as the new site has access to tons of new resources.

We're hoping that the transition from the old site to the new one goes without a hiccup. However, bear with us if you notice a few glitches here and there. Let us know what you think about the new site -- we can't wait to start revving up some stories for you soon.

Once again, thank you for the years you've supported the sites. We've grown so much and I can't wait to keep on writing for you guys in 2009 and beyond.

- Andrew

P.S. If you're looking for the trophy portal, it's here: playstation.joystiq.com/trophies
(We'll have a proper button for it soon.)

P.S.P. If you're looking for PSP news, it's coming soon. The server just needs a little bit of time to process through it.

Reader Comments (Page 1 of 6)

Skemo @ Jan 27th 2009 2:01AM

Looks good, disappointed that you lost a bit of your identity, but I can see why you all want to keep a uniform look between the different sites. Keep up the good work, and more pictures of Ms. Belmont can only further your cause :O

Andrew Yoon @ Jan 27th 2009 2:06AM

LOL. I'll try my best!

Steve Childs @ Jan 27th 2009 9:27AM

Andrew, you do know that in that picture you're telling everyone to F**K off, don't you? ;)

KarlW @ Jan 27th 2009 11:10AM

Yea seriously. Your hand is the wrong way around.

Sylar @ Jan 27th 2009 11:14AM

In the U.S. thats a peace sign

Lars @ Jan 27th 2009 5:38PM

I'm happy about the name change, but I'm very sad about the loss of identity. Now I'm just thinking "why even bother reading Joystiq-PS... might as well just read Joystiq". And is this gonna mean that PSP, PS3, and PS2 stuff is going to be all jumbled together now? If so, I really don't like that.

Steve Childs @ Jan 27th 2009 6:30PM

Sylar, I may be UK based, but I can tell you that ain't no peace sign!

Around the other way (as Veriona does it) is the 'V for Victory' sign, but also peace sign.

Andrew's way is telling someone to F**K off or alike.

kentuckyfried @ Jan 27th 2009 10:42PM

testing, testing 1-2-3

Aaron @ Jan 28th 2009 9:02AM

Is there any way to display just the PS3 content? I don't own a PS2 (both of the ones I've owned were stolen!) and I don't use my PSP anymore (anyone want to buy it?).

trunks @ Jan 27th 2009 2:02AM

I just reclickt on my bookmark because I thought something is odd :)
Change is good, but why did you have to change the name?

cheerio

Andrew Yoon @ Jan 27th 2009 2:07AM

I'm going to miss the old name a lot. However, it was hurting us a lot. We don't really report false news or rumors, but it's hard for people not in the know to take you seriously with a name like "PS3 Fanboy." Imagine giving a publisher a business card with that on it!

DeathroW22 @ Jan 27th 2009 2:31AM

Yep Andrew, that is a good point. I remember linking news to people from PS3Fanboy and most of the time i would get an answer like "Why would i believe a site called PS3fanboy?"

So the change in domain is good :P

sami @ Jan 27th 2009 2:02AM

i personally thought the old one was better. though i like this new comment system.

Andrew Yoon @ Jan 27th 2009 2:08AM

Let me know what you liked about the old design. The good thing about this new system is that we can actually make changes to the design. Before, we couldn't do anything like that.

Pavel @ Jan 27th 2009 2:16PM

I personally like old color scheme. Feel this one too bright. It is disappointing.

nathan-dts @ Jan 29th 2009 2:52PM

Maybe change the background colour back to a black and if possible, improve the logo to feature the Playstation brand a bit more (Same would also go for the other branches of Joystiq).

Ayman @ Jan 27th 2009 5:18PM

Is it PS3 user friendly?... or is there a site for user friendly..

I know you can access almost any website using the PS3, but some sites are too troublesome to go through with the PS3

Big D. @ Jan 27th 2009 2:03AM

Wow, this is really nice. I'm loving this! Nice going guys.

Only thing, now that it's all one site, can we friggin get a login system? This comment system is trash.

Andrew Yoon @ Jan 27th 2009 2:08AM

The comments system is being improved. A log-in system is IN THE WORKS. Seriously!

Big D. @ Jan 27th 2009 2:10AM

Cool man! Thanks for the reply, and since I tried to post again and don't see it on the page yet, can we get an EDIT button for our posts as well?

Andrew Yoon @ Jan 27th 2009 2:11AM

An Edit feature ... ALSO IN THE WORKS. Like seriously, moving on to this new platform is going to really improve the user experience a lot.

mgsrocks1 @ Jan 27th 2009 2:14AM

Please don't add an edit button. It is funny to see people getting called on their sh*t when they can't go back and edit their posts.

Big D. @ Jan 27th 2009 2:20AM

Cool Andrew, thanks for your time! The site sounds like it'll be awesome! And I too am glad the fanboy name is gone...never really liked it. I see what you mean about it hurting you guys though, I would post on other sites "I read this on ps3fanboy" and they're always like "well, there's your problem they are so biased for the PS3" It was annoying. At least now it's a lot more mutual of a connotation.

Xta Large @ Jan 27th 2009 8:56AM

If you add an edit button

PLEASE make it so that others can view prior revisions.

Rick @ Jan 27th 2009 2:03AM

new site looks great but i agree with previous post: why did you have to get rid of the PS3 Fanboy name?

Mo @ Jan 27th 2009 12:23PM

yes, i loved tearing into xbots jumping on playstation fanboys telling them to look at the domain name and go on home..

oh well.. i guess we all gotta grow up sometime

oh, and I envy you yoon ;-)

ZenSelai @ Jan 27th 2009 2:04AM

see now we get to be fanboys without that title, kinda like the hidden assassin:p

Big D. @ Jan 27th 2009 2:04AM

Wow, this is really nice. I'm loving this! Nice going guys.

Only thing, now that it's all one site, can we friggin get a login system? This comment system is trash.

Popfrogs @ Jan 27th 2009 11:42AM

Congrats on the first dupe!

manperson @ Jan 27th 2009 2:05AM

I love the redesign. I am also glad that you got rid of the name fanboy.

Andrew Yoon @ Jan 27th 2009 2:11AM

Thanks. I miss the Fanboy name, but I do think we'll be taken a bit more seriously with this new design and new name.

dalejrfanfreak @ Jan 27th 2009 2:05AM

You guys changed the name...can't even begin to say what a bad idea that was. Now instead of asking people if they go to ps3fanboy.com I get to ask "hey did you check out playstation dot joystiq dot come lately?!". Oh well.

Andrew Yoon @ Jan 27th 2009 2:10AM

You can still tell them to go to ps3fanboy.com. The URL works fine. Everything will redirect.

dalejrfanfreak @ Jan 27th 2009 10:29AM

I get that but I'm a graphic designer and I have studied branding and changing your name is one of the things you don't want to do because it deteriorates the mindshare you had. What if Nike or Apple computers decided to change their name? Mindshare would take a nose dive and consumers would start to rethink what the company they trust is all about. Trust me on this, changing your name/logo will also change how people perceive you instantly.

Daviesifier @ Jan 27th 2009 11:42AM

Apple did change their name not so long ago... It's hardly hurt them.

Apple Computers, Inc. to just Apple, inc....

Fanboy always sounded a bit immature to me, I much prefer the new look... good job!

dalejrfanfreak @ Jan 27th 2009 3:39PM

Davies don't be a sleeze, you and I both know that's not a REAL name change. BTW if you hate fanboys so much why are you on this site you dumbass?

dalejrfanfreak @ Jan 27th 2009 2:06AM

*com

mikegonzo201 @ Jan 27th 2009 2:06AM

looking good 'Stiq. looking good.

what @ Jan 27th 2009 2:07AM

looking good :-} good job

mgsrocks1 @ Jan 27th 2009 2:07AM

Who is that sexy beast?! And by sexy beast, I'm of course talking about the girl in the top right corner behind the bars. Hubba hubba...

I'm sorry guys...this is what happens when you play Noby Noby Boy till 2 A.M for 12 hours straight.

so wrong @ Jan 27th 2009 2:07AM

what..? The site changed? Dont distract me from looking at Veronica!

Maytr1x @ Jan 27th 2009 2:09AM

why does it look like the girl in the back is going to lick some zizags together & roll up a fat one...lolol

ElLobo @ Jan 27th 2009 2:10AM

So far the site looks good. I've got to admit that I used to check PS3fanboy after checking a bunch of other sites first. It's been climbing the ladder lately. You guys are doing a better job. I think this move is one in the right direction. I have to agree, though, that the sign-in for posting comments needs to be changed.

Good luck with the redesign.

P.S. I'm kind of glad about dropping the "fanboy" part of it because I don't like to consider myself one, but dalejrfanfreak has a point there.

Andrew Yoon @ Jan 27th 2009 2:12AM

Thanks so much, ElLobo! Remember, we always like hearing what you like (and what you don't!).

KosmoCrisis @ Jan 27th 2009 2:13AM

I like the redesign. I don't like that I can't find PSP stuff yet. Or DS stuff. I would definitely like to see links/tabs to all the platforms, and a trophy portal tab please!

Andrew Yoon @ Jan 27th 2009 2:16AM

Yep. It's all in the works. Hopefully, PSP stuff will be back in action by the time I wake up.

Rodney Thompson @ Jan 27th 2009 2:18AM

Yeah,
Imagine that. Giving a publisher a business card with the name of your business on it....

I personally really liked the Blog format. Was the big reason I came here. I know you don't run the site for me personally, but I can and will get this type of format from IGN.

I suppose I'll keep the RSS feed up though. That seems to be right up my alley.

Andrew Yoon @ Jan 27th 2009 2:38AM

Well, we're still a blog. We'll write stories throughout the day and they'll get posted in blog format. It'll just look a bit more professional is all.

mgsrocks1 @ Jan 27th 2009 2:51AM

This blog format hasn't changed...

I prefer my news from a community website like this. Personally, I've liked the writing style of xbox360fanboy.com more than ps3fanboy.com. It has been improving with Andrew Yoon around. I hope PhiloSony is still going to be featured on here!