I don't even need something as cool as this, but can we please start prioritizing non laggy UIs again!?
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First gen Xbox 360 "blades" UI was alright too
Microsoft is a pioneer in "losing the sauce".
Look no further than the Original Blades dash and NXE compared to the last one.
Don't even get me started on the flaming hot dumpster fire that is the Series X dash.
I think part of the reason consoles lost the sauce is that all the fancy stuff could be exploited for homebrew and jailbreaking. Like the mail system in the wii.
Yeah, it was awesome
It's not referring to features, it's referring to the tendency for menu screens to become convoluted messes instead of simple and easy to read.
Look at COD for a perfect example.
it’s referring to the tendency for menu screens to become convoluted messes instead of simple and easy to read.
I think it's more that they became more streamlined and context based instead of trying to look like it's from the future.
Like, 2d navigation instead of just lists, and then the currently selected image determines the background for the UI, instead of "here's a list and a 3d looking ball in some field"
Does Kodi still have a skin that looks like that?
Not as far as I'm aware, and it wouldn't be able to do it justice, because the original Xbox dash was fully rendered live in 3D. It's more akin to playing a game than navigating a 2D themed app UI.
Demo: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1oCtN498Sus
There is an actively developed theme that emulates the look of the Xbox 360 'blades' menu though, called TetradUI.
The flubber that plays on boot is also a live render, it has a noise function that makes every startup unique. You can edit the program that runs to change some of the rendering functions on a modded box as well, it is a very unique console startup.
That's really cool, I didn't know that.
That always reminded me of Metroid prime.