Why the PSN fails and how to improve it ~ Do you agree with this article?

[Kantor]

Staude said:

Kantor said:

Jo21 said:

Kantor said:
Live is undoubtedly a superior service. But, of course, PSN is free.

The article makes some good points. Sony need to integrate the PSN more. I don't mean scrapping the XMB, just adding a separate "PSN menu". Select it, you can view the store, change your account, send messages, view a trophy leaderboard, etc.

That is by far the most important thing to do.

there IS a PSN network thing.

you can account management and view the store .

send messages it's under friendl list that it's other thing.

That's the point. It's strewn all over the place, and is just a small section of the XMB, so it doesn't feel streamlined.

Actually I think it's awesomely well integrated. Only thing psn really needs is a sort of I'M client that can run in the background while playing games..

Friends list and psn stuff only takes up 2 spots on the xmb and right next to eachother. I can't honestly see the issue. If they were put into 1 it would be a lot more annoying.

That's not what I mean.

The XMB is good, for navigation, but I think PSN should be a sort of application of its own. You click the "PSN" icon, and you see a variety of options in an appealing menu: PS Store, Friends List, Account Management, Trophy Leaderboard (which they need to add), Messages (they need a permanent icon in the top left of the screen, so you can see when somebody sends you a message if you are not at the system) etc.

I know it'll never happen, but I think it would be an improvement.