If you simply cannot stand the current PlayStation Store, then April is your month.  Sony has announced that the store will get its new redesign sometime in the middle of the month.  In the meantime, content updates will cease April 3 until the new design launches.

The current store actually isn’t too bad, and a definite improvement over Xbox Live Marketplace in many regards.  This new look is again clean and simple.  Still, both systems leave a bit to be desired.  It can still be difficult on both systems to find content, something Xbox Live Arcade publishers have complained about.

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In a recent interview with Gamasutra, John Hight gave insight into a planned revamp of the current PlayStation Store. Hight, who runs the digital game publishing of Sony products, had this to say: “We give Sony’s interface team a lot of feedback based on how our customers are reacting to things, and I think you will see a pretty big change in the PlayStation Network in the early part of April, where we roll out some new interface stuff largely based on customer feedback.”

While the PlayStation Network is far from perfect, it’s definitely functional. Adding new features and categories to make it easier to navigate is always welcome. How Sony plans to incorporate this change is the key question. Will they deliver on their statement to make big changes in April? Or will they continue down their path of building anticipation for these “big” updates by releasing smaller, constant updates until the final product is in place? (more…)

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