In game XMB - Real or Fake??

[gtech]

Come across this on psn@home site.
Playstation Network @ Home: Forums / Chit-Chat / In game xmb/PS3 Accomplishments



There are screens that are ment to show the xmb in game with warhawk and an accomplishment being achieved.
You can just make out the clouds in background, but is it real or fake?
When asked to comment about the screens 'sonyguy32' replied

why would I leak photos at work =P. Enough posts for me today. Goodbye

Also this comment was written at the time of the screens going up.

As a proud owner of a PS3, and an aspiring graphical artist, I have to question the legitimacy of these photos. In a day and age with all the easy to come-by multi-mega pixel cameras and powerful PhotoShop infused computers, something this important should be handled with a little more clarity, which these pics are not.

Since some of the reflections show off some guy's bedroom (see what looks like an easel and posters on the wall), I would think evidence capture could be handled more efficiently and less like you are under surveillance. Also, there are some odd icons on the upper left and bottom right of the screen that just don't add up. Oh, and on what would seem to be the normal Friends Column sub-options (Block List, Add a Friend, Player's Met, Message Box)... the icons and the text look a bit crooked. Now the crookedness could be due to the angle of the shots taken or maybe this 'mystery person' happened to have scrolled through the icons which caused the distortion.

I won't go as far as to make claims as to how this was pulled off... but considering the fact that the PS3 allows you to view images from it's picture viewer (via the XMB) and that every pic this guy shows are of exactly the same screen from different angles (camera-wise)... it doesn't look promising.

Overall... the ever so slight appearance of what may or may not be clouds in the black XMB background don't sell me on this being taken "within the game". Some alternate pictures of the transition to the game from Home (which I'm assuming it was launched from since the achievement carries the Home logo), or even from the game to the XMB where these are claimed to have been taken from would help legitimize this "leaked photos". Until then... this just screams fake.

So then we know a new firmware update is soon so could it be.....

A game must be able to integrate into Home, a game must support "Accomplishments". Right there, two important things, the PS3 system for achievements is called "Accomplishments", and Home is coming out VERY VERY VERY Soon. "

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[s_kinton]

Any ideas when the next PS3 update is due? They need to add access to XMB whilst being loaded into a game, it's the last big thing missing

Anyone got any ideas how to use a headset whilst playing fight night over the net? Its annoying not being able to chat to my bro whilst knocking him out!

[directhex]

it's not even the XMB that's missing, it's just the chat-related functions. some kind of link between people who are playing and people who aren't (like xbox live's "join session in progress" for example)

[s_kinton]

Originally Posted by directhex

it's not even the XMB that's missing, it's just the chat-related functions. some kind of link between people who are playing and people who aren't (like xbox live's "join session in progress" for example)

Having access to the XMB will allow you to get you the friends list and invite people to chats etc. Its a big step in the right direction.

[directhex]

Originally Posted by s_kinton

Having access to the XMB will allow you to get you the friends list and invite people to chats etc. Its a big step in the right direction.

yeah, but the xmb has a lot of crap in it too

[Prime]

i cant click the link again from work
explain to me whats going on in the pic Gman!

[gtech]

This is the addy mate, if you wanna check it out.
-http://psnathome.com/plugins/forum/forum_viewtopic.php?11762.0-

as i mentioned above, there are screens that are ment to show the xmb in game with warhawk and an accomplishment being achieved.

[Prime]

cheers matey - i'll give that a whirl when i get home.

[gtech]

Well looks like it's gonna be happening very soon.
From the Game Developers Conference comes what appears to be a real genuine screenshot of In-game XBM. No conformation as of yet but...come on if thats not as real as it gets i don't know what is.
Playstation Network @ Home: News

check it out!!!

[Prime]

christ im gonna cower for asking this . . . . . . . . . whats XMB?

[gtech]

It's the cross media bar. By the way i added you last night.

[Prime]

ah ha, cheers mate - and i know you added me - i replied

"ez geez" he he