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[DunDunDunpachi]

When highlighting a title on PS3, the game icon will sometimes turn into a gif and sometimes the background changes, too. Highlighting a game might also trigger a little tune that plays instead of the Theme music. It was a cool feature of the PS3 that felt like yet another quirky "innovation" by Sony.

PS4 menu bar is sterile and waxy in comparison. Games will still change a bit of the background when highlighted, but there's no music change, no animated icon, nothing neat like that.

I'm not sure if others found this interesting or annoying, so what do you think, GAFers?

 

[brap]

That was dumb. I'm glad games grew up and are serious business now.
I liked it

 

[ljubomir]

Yeah, it felt unique and refreshing, though some games had _really_ annoying and loud music that had to be quickly skipped over, like Double Dragon Neon

 

[Ten_Fold]

Nah I miss PS Home, use to be fun back then.

 

[SLoWMoTIoN]

Low key "why don't we have gif avatars here thread" if I ever saw one.

 

[EverydayBeast]

I got to give SONY big time credit on what they did back than with the PS3, still a beast of a machine.

 

[jakinov]

The specific things you mentioned didn't annoy me. But the entire stupid OS and stupid hardware decision in general did.

 

[Shifty]

Those were nice, yeah. Didn't the PSP do similar? The whole XMB interface was real nice, very tactile.

I got to give SONY big time credit on what they did back than with the PS3, still a beast of a machine.

It plays gifs

WHAT A BEAST

 

[scalman]

Lots stuff was amazing on ps3 menu. I miss ps3 home. It was amazing space back then. Guess times changed maybe wouldnt worked same now. It was pretty safe area too, now would be just mess i guess full of wrong ppl

 

[Danny Dudekisser]

Honestly, the less that things in this world that remind me of the PS3, the better.

 

[Harlock]

I miss this theme

 

[Mochilador]

Siren Blood Curse/New Translation plays a creep music on the dashboard.

 

[Isa]

I totally agree, and enjoy it when I boot up the ol' beast every now and then. Some great tunes off the top of my head are the Journey theme, and The Guided Fate Paradox intro were often repeated. Oh yeah for nostalgia sake I'd let Wolfenstein 3d go for a bit too.

 

[ipukespiders]

Scroll
Scroll
Scroll
GROOVY!

Fucking jump outta my chair.

 

[JordanN]

It's not the PS3, but I might be one of the few people in the world who enjoyed the 3DS 3D menus.

 

[DunDunDunpachi]

It's not the PS3, but I might be one of the few people in the world who enjoyed the 3DS 3D menus.

I'm right there with you. Loved all the different pop-up animations on the top screen plus the music overlay. That's definitely in the same ballpark as the PS3 game icons.

 

[Gargus]

Nah I miss PS Home, use to be fun back then.

I forgot about that. It was pretty cool and entertaining to a certain extent. Feels like it should make a comeback.

But mostly I miss ps1 save file icons.

 

[MiyazakiHatesKojima]

There's a reason why he's the #1 member on NeoGAF

My favourite GIF was for MGS4!

 

[DunDunDunpachi]

There's a reason why he's the #1 member on NeoGAF

My favourite GIF was for MGS4!

You're picking up all my thread-making slack. The least I could do was contribute a bit.

I would sometimes just scroll to this one for Soldner X and get mesmerized by the tune.

 

[MiyazakiHatesKojima]

You're picking up all my thread-making slack. The least I could do was contribute a bit.

I would sometimes just scroll to this one for Soldner X and get mesmerized by the tune.

This thread is making me want to boot up my PS3 again!

 

[makaveli60]

It was so cool, especially at the beginning of that gen.

 

[Nymphae]

I would just leave my xmb on the Everyday Shooter icon for a while sometimes, I love the track it plays. Bionic Commando Rearmed makes the screen go insanely red and plays sick music.

 

[Touch fuzZy. get BizZay]

I miss gamecube memory card icons

 

[Quasicat]

Scroll
Scroll
Scroll
GROOVY!

Fucking jump outta my chair.

For me, it was Quantum Conundrum. I would scroll through quietly and then it would sing very loudly, “Then I hit a switch and fluffy is everywhere...”

 

[Mista]

I miss them too DunDun. Luckily we can upload our own pictures now in our profiles but not animated

 

[xool]

I miss gamecube memory card icons

PS2 had 3d icons for memory card game slots. Some where animated I think

(Seem to remember DynastyWarriors3 had ZhaoYun bouncing a WonTon)

Beat that.

 

[CuteFaceJay]

It's not the PS3, but I might be one of the few people in the world who enjoyed the 3DS 3D menus.

That shit was so charming but also bogged down the systems low spec so much. This is the reason the Switch doesn't have them.

 

[DunDunDunpachi]

I miss them too DunDun. Luckily we can upload our own pictures now in our profiles but not animated

Yeah but collection of animated icons > one animated profile banner.

PS2 had 3d icons for memory card game slots. Some where animated I think

(Seem to remember DynastyWarriors3 had ZhaoYun bouncing a WonTon)

Beat that.

I think PS1 had some save-file animations too.