14 DAY TRIAL // Sony is reported to be preparing a brand new user interface for its PlayStation Store, which should make the online marketplace more user friendly and simpler to navigate by all sorts of gamers.
Sony was recently forced to rebuild its PlayStation Network online service, together with the PlayStation Store, in order to make it more secure, after hackers got away with lots of data about its users.
Now, according to a report from Reg Hardware, the Japanese company is preparing a visual overhaul for the PlayStation Store, in order make the whole browsing, purchasing and downloading experience that more pleasant.
The report says the new interface borrows plenty of cues from the current Xbox Live Marketplace on the Xbox 360, as well as from Steam, the digital distribution service currently available on the PC.
The new experience will be less cluttered, browsing is set to use more images and rolodex-like lists, while checking out games will be a more pleasant experience because users can search more easily for special content or organize it by developer, publisher or genre.
Browsing for movies will also be enhanced, as Store users can look up certain actors and see all their films, as well as use genres to classify the content being offered by Sony.
The current blue color scheme will also be scrapped for a more vibrant, multiple-color design, with a black background for easier navigation.
What's more, Sony is set to be preparing a special "deals of the week" section, where players can check out all of the discounts or price cuts implemented by the company that week to any sort of content.
As you can imagine, Sony hasn't commented on the report, which states that the revised PlayStation Store is currently in internal testing, and might be released later this year to all PlayStation 3 or PlayStation Portable users.