The PS3 Playstation Store has been in dire need of a redesign for a good while now, with it being outright useless when a bright background is used. So it’s a huge relief when The Sixth Axis unveiled the upcoming HTML-5 built PS3 Playstation Store redesign.

And…what’s this?

It’s the Xbox Metro interface!

Now, I can’t say I am surprised. Sony accepts when they are wrong by offering the most sincere form of flattery. They congratulated Nintendo on their innovation by replacing the SNES-with-wings PS1 controller with the-same-thing-but-with-two-sticks-strapped-under-it Dual Analog. They congratulated Microsoft on their innovation by putting a huge Home button in the center of their PS3 controller. They congratulated Nintendo (again) by creating their own Wii remote with a light-up ping-pong ball on top. And of course, they are congratulating Microsoft (again) with their own version of the Metro Dashboard.

Well, to be fair to Sony…one is white while the other is black.

So congratulations to all you Playstation gamers just now getting a readable store interface; that should ease the sting of your PS3 purchase.

After all, free internet usage and free multiplayer? You get what you pay for.

About the author: The Lemming is a die-hard follower of the Xbox. He started gaming with the original black brick, and considers anything that isn’t M-rated and/or a sim racer to be games for children. Although Microsoft has since abandoned him as a target audience with the Xbox 360 and Kinect, he still feels satisfied playing his Halo sequels and the various multiplats that he secretly would rather get anywhere else.