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CONSUMERS WANT FULL XMB OVERLAY WITH MUSIC + FRIENDS WHEN HOME BUTTON IS PRESSED!

An Emptier, featureless tomorrow on the PSN.

I expect nothing from Sony’s Firmware Updates anymore. I’ve been too disappointed already to be honest at the time frame these features are coming out. Recently, Eric Lempel, the Director of PSN Operations, gave an interview to GameTrailers (GT) where he answered if In-Game XMB (full considering: friends, photos, music, game, users, and settings with the clear exception of video) would be in a game after the home button would be pressed by answering “It’s Definitely Possible. And again, it’s something we’re working on.” The fact that it’s definitely possible doesn’t ALLEVIATE my unintelligible faith in them. Either you know it’s coming or you don’t. Saying it’s definitely possible is akin to saying it’s probable but we don’t know for sure. It seemed like a really iffy answer. Adding to all of this especially was when he said “some of the features are really minor.” Some of these things were demanded along side DVD Upscaling since day one. And yet, to this day, our wishful PSN prayers of that magical but unreal “2.00″ or any happiness in the thought of the features to arrive on the console were furtively chasmed with the faux pas “We’re listening to the consumers, and all of those features are being worked on,” or “They are definitely coming or we will have those.” 9 months to date and the only fruition of these answers have been in the form of Japan receiving one most popularly demanded feature: Wallpapers. Whereas, North America or any other region gets nothing but false hope and rumor after rumor from a dying flower or another man with the mistaken identity of a sad Leah rosebud. Bottom line: strong companies confident in their online strategy and performance don’t do these things. They don’t have to. What kind of a message does this type of behavior send to the online community and, more importantly, your customers? Weakness. All of this and more can be nothing that represents a positive signal for a better, brighter tomorrow.

-An Angry Sony Supporter (Michael L.), more angry at Eric Lempel.

P.S. Mr.Lempel if you read this, I demand you give a more detailed and a less vacuous answer for an already otiose online “Playstation Network” service than ” It’s definitely possible, and it’s something we’re working on. These features are minor in some cases.”