The PlayStation Store website revampreleased earlier this week, but it would seem that there are more than a fair amount of PlayStation fans who are not thrilled with the redesign.
It was announced earlier this monththat the PlayStation Store would be getting a redesign, to unify things for the impending launch of the PlayStation 5. Sony confirmed that this redesign was going to come with a few sacrifices however, most notably the removal of the wishlist feature and the ability to buy PS3, PSP, and Vita software and content over the web. Now, if someone wants to buy, sayPersona 4 Goldenfor the Vita, they will have to do so through the PlayStation Store app on the Vita itself.
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Those sacrifices are too big of an ask according to many, however, as dozens of PlayStation users have taken to places like Reddit and Twitter and elsewhere to air their grievances over the redesign. Most are upset over the seemingly inexplicable removal of the wishlist feature, which has allowed PlayStation users to keep a running list of games and content they wanted for years now.
Many are upset because the wishlist tool was one of the few things that kept users from having to deal with the PlayStation Store’s less than stellar organization and search functionality. Some also pointed out that this will also cause a great deal of grief for users who will need to redownload all of their DLC for a specific game, like the hundreds of songs available for oldRock BandandGuitar Herotitles (though thankfully this issuewill not apply toRock Band 4, as the game will continue to be supported on this next generation of systems).
Perhaps one of the few bright spots to the PlayStation Store changes is that the Store will finally befully integrated on the PS5, and will not require clicking on and loading into a separate appany longer. While that is a nice improvement for those who plan on purchasing a PS5, it seems that the way this makes things more difficult for some may push those people away from getting one.
It seems unlikely that Sony will revert any of these changes, given that the PS5 is less than a month away from release andis already in the hands of some industry professionalslike Geoff Keighley, but hopefully the company does something to change the dismal state it has left things in for users of older PlayStation hardware.
