Why is the PS4 UI / OS / Whatever so god damned terrible?

[Mercuttio]

I haven't logged into my PS4 in a while, but I knew there was an update to the OS and figured that they'd do something to add a little bit of usability.

It's exactly the same. I still can't pin stuff. It's still a long list of recently used things. I still have to scroll to the far right to see all my shit.

What the hell is this? The PS3 was absolutely amazing when it came to customization. Setting custom folders for things actually MADE ME BUY MORE THINGS because I knew I could sort them properly. The PS4 is such a weird step back.

Nobody I talk to seems to care though. Am I just crazy?

 

[Taiso]

I love the PS4 UI. No complaints here.

 

[Mercuttio]

I love the PS4 UI. No complaints here.

Huh! Wouldn't you want to be able to organize stuff manually though? Like, just have an area where you can put commonly used items? Or have folders?

 

[Taiso]

It's not enough of an obstacle for me to really care about that degree of functionality.

 

[Kristian Meller]

If you want to try a truly terrible UI, get an Xbox One.

 

[Omerta]

You could sell it and get an iPad.

You can put the icons wherever you want and I'm sure there's at least one game worth owning on it.

 

[thatdemoguy]

If you want to try a truly terrible UI, get an Xbox One.

THIS. A THOUSAND TIMES THIS.

 

[Mercuttio]

If you want to try a truly terrible UI, get an Xbox One.

I've got one, and it's actually quite functional. Pin whatever you want to the left of the main area, easy to get to anything. I mean I heard it was lousy at launch, but it's totally fine now.

 

[Kristian Meller]

It's totally not fine now.

 

[Mercuttio]

It's totally not fine now.

Okay, well, it's a hell of a lot better than the PS4 one. What exactly do you hate about it?

 

[Kristian Meller]

It's confusing and illogical as hell. Luckily, shouting at the console actually works

 

[Cousin_Itt]

It's confusing and illogical as hell. Luckily, shouting at the console actually works

I hate it when my friends are shouting at their xbox to turn on and shit. Makes my sensitive ear drums bleed.

 

[Yodd]

Okay, well, it's a hell of a lot better than the PS4 one. What exactly do you hate about it?

You are definitely in the minority with that opinion.

 

[Mercuttio]

You are definitely in the minority with that opinion.

I suppose having an X1 puts me in a minority anyway.

 

[Craig]

The only thing I don't like is that it doesn't tell you when people get online...

Just lots and lots of party notifications.

But apart from that, I love it...

 

[SpamYouToDeath]

I'm okay with the PS4 UI. I like that it's actually organized to show you, first and foremost, the games on your machine. Microsoft's UI design, ever since the first NXE update, seems aimed exclusively at filling your TV with ads. PS4 only shows you advertisements if you actually click on the store (or look at the "news feed" - what kind of "news" do I want from PlayStation besides things I can buy?).

 

[Kristian Meller]

The PS4 UI just works. Your shit is right there to browse through.

Didn't they allot a huge chunk of memory for the UI on the boner? It didn't help, because it's slow and clunky as shit anyway.

 

[100proof]

The only thing X1 has going for it is pins. Everything else requires navigating a labyrinth of menus or using the hunk of shit Kinect. The PS4 isn't great but it's a joy by comparison.

 

[Stuart989]

PS4 UI seems clean at first when there are not many things on it, but when more things gets piled up on it, it is a shitstorm of mess. Sony's UI has never been good. People don't like XO's UI because it reminds them of windows 8, but it is far more well done and switching apps on it is better and smoother.