New PS-Store Soon

Looks like the PS-Store will be undergoing some facelift this April. SCEA and SCEE has announced that there will be no store updates in the next two weeks due to the store update. This includes April 3rd and April 10th. Regular updates will resume after the updates, adding that Gran Turismo 5 Prologue will be added to the US Store (UK PS-Store already has GT5 Prologue by the way).

According to the PlayStation blog, with the new interface users will be asked to update their firmware which will enable entry to the new store. The interface will allow users to "browse through eight primary categories, rather than four". The new buttons include games, demos, add-ons, videos, wallpapers/themes, featured items among others. This means more of the same items per category making it faster for us to browse through.

Also, if you look at the new interface, it bares a similar resemblance the SingStar's SingStore. The mirror reflection, the colour, the bottom border - all looks SingStar-ish. Maybe that's where Sony stole the idea?

Anyway, once the store up and ready, we'll see if it'll experience this better look ourselves.