<s>
The	O
XrossMediaBar	B-Device
(	O
pronounced	O
"	O
cross-media	O
bar	O
"	O
and	O
officially	O
abbreviated	O
as	O
XMB	B-Device
)	O
is	O
a	O
graphical	B-Application
user	I-Application
interface	I-Application
developed	O
by	O
Sony	O
Computer	O
Entertainment	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Navigation	O
moves	O
the	O
icons	O
,	O
instead	O
of	O
a	O
cursor	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
They	O
,	O
in	O
turn	O
,	O
are	O
selectable	O
by	O
the	O
up	O
and	O
down	O
directions	O
on	O
a	O
directional	B-Device
pad	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Originally	O
used	O
on	O
the	O
PSX	B-Device
(	O
a	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
with	O
an	O
integrated	O
digital	B-Application
video	I-Application
recorder	I-Application
)	O
,	O
the	O
XMB	B-Device
is	O
used	O
as	O
the	O
default	O
interface	O
on	O
both	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
Portable	I-Operating_System
and	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
Since	O
2006	O
,	O
it	O
has	O
also	O
been	O
used	O
in	O
high-end	B-Application
WEGA	O
TVs	O
,	O
the	O
Bravia	O
starting	O
with	O
the	O
3000	O
(	O
only	O
in	O
S-series	O
and	O
above	O
)	O
,	O
the	O
Sony	O
XEL-1	O
OLED	O
TV	O
,	O
HDTV	B-Device
set-top	O
boxes	O
,	O
Blu-ray	O
players	O
,	O
some	O
Sony	B-Device
Cyber-shot	I-Device
cameras	O
and	O
the	O
high-end	B-Application
AV	O
receivers	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Sony	O
Ericsson	O
K850	O
,	O
W595	O
,	O
W760	O
,	O
W910	O
and	O
Aino	O
feature	O
a	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
XMB	B-Device
as	O
their	O
media	O
menu	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
XMB	B-Device
is	O
also	O
the	O
menu	O
system	O
in	O
the	O
new	O
generation	O
of	O
Sony	O
's	O
Bravia	O
TVs	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sony	O
also	O
added	O
the	O
XMB	B-Device
to	O
its	O
Vaio	O
laptops	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
XMB	B-Device
has	O
been	O
phased	O
out	O
starting	O
with	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Vita	I-Device
,	O
which	O
adopted	O
a	O
new	O
touch-based	O
user	O
interface	O
called	O
LiveArea	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
February	O
20	O
,	O
2013	O
,	O
the	B-Operating_System
PlayStation	I-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
was	O
announced	O
,	O
and	O
a	O
new	O
,	O
non-XMB	O
,	O
user	O
interface	O
was	O
shown	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sony	O
Bravia	O
smart	O
televisions	O
continued	O
to	O
use	O
it	O
until	O
2014	O
,	O
when	O
both	O
an	O
unnamed	O
interface	O
with	O
Smart	O
TV	O
functionality	O
and	O
Android	B-Application
TV	I-Application
were	O
phased	O
in	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
From	O
left	O
to	O
right	O
,	O
the	O
categories	O
are	O
these	O
:	O
Settings	O
,	O
Extras	O
,	O
Photo	O
,	O
Music	O
,	O
Video	O
,	O
TV	O
(	O
Only	O
available	O
in	O
countries	O
that	O
use	O
the	O
1seg	B-Device
broadcasting	I-Device
service	I-Device
)	O
,	O
Game	O
,	O
Network	O
,	O
and	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Network	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
XMB	B-Device
is	O
capable	O
of	O
limited	O
multitasking	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
is	O
accessed	O
by	O
pushing	O
the	O
"	O
Home	O
"	O
button	O
on	O
the	O
PSP-1000	O
and	O
PSP-2000	O
and	O
the	O
"	O
PS	O
"	O
button	O
on	O
the	O
PSP-3000	O
and	O
PSPgo	O
while	O
listening	O
to	O
music	O
,	O
looking	O
at	O
photos	O
,	O
etc	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
feature	O
can	O
be	O
used	O
to	O
watch	O
a	O
video	O
,	O
look	O
at	O
a	O
photo	O
,	O
listen	O
to	O
music	O
,	O
and	O
look	O
at	O
the	O
current	O
web	O
page	O
,	O
all	O
while	O
browsing	O
the	O
XMB	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
what	O
is	O
in	O
the	O
background	O
will	O
be	O
cancelled	O
if	O
any	O
item	O
is	O
accessed	O
on	O
the	O
XMB	B-Device
(	O
except	O
if	O
viewing	O
pictures	O
while	O
listening	O
to	O
music	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
background	O
color	O
on	O
the	O
XMB	B-Device
changes	O
color	O
depending	O
on	O
the	O
current	O
month	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
a	O
PSP	B-Operating_System
with	O
firmware	O
2.00	O
+	O
,	O
the	O
background	O
color	O
can	O
be	O
changed	O
or	O
the	O
background	O
can	O
be	O
changed	O
to	O
a	O
picture	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
a	O
PSP	B-Operating_System
with	O
firmware	O
3.70	O
+	O
,	O
it	O
is	O
possible	O
to	O
listen	O
to	O
music	O
and	O
view	O
photos	O
simultaneously	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
the	O
PSP-2000	O
,	O
PSP-3000	O
,	O
and	O
PSPgo	O
models	O
,	O
there	O
are	O
a	O
number	O
of	O
additional	O
colors	O
available	O
for	O
the	O
XMB	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
a	O
PSP	B-Operating_System
with	O
at	O
least	O
system	O
software	O
4.20	O
,	O
the	O
background	O
"	O
waves	O
"	O
effect	O
has	O
changed	O
,	O
with	O
two	O
options	O
under	O
theme	O
,	O
then	O
color	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
update	O
5.00	O
,	O
the	O
XMB	B-Device
received	O
the	O
PlayStation	O
Store	O
as	O
a	O
new	O
feature	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Users	O
with	O
system	O
software	O
version	O
3.70	O
or	O
newer	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
Portable	I-Operating_System
have	O
the	O
ability	O
to	O
download	O
themes	O
and	O
apply	O
them	O
to	O
their	O
system	O
's	O
XrossMediaBar	B-Device
without	O
using	O
custom	O
firmware	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Subsequently	O
,	O
Sony	O
released	O
software	O
which	O
allows	O
users	O
to	O
create	O
their	O
own	O
themes	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
Portable	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
version	O
of	O
the	O
XrossMediaBar	B-Device
includes	O
ten	O
categories	O
of	O
options	O
:	O
Users	O
,	O
Settings	O
,	O
Photo	O
,	O
Music	O
,	O
Video	O
,	O
TV/Video	O
Services	O
,	O
Game	O
,	O
Network	O
,	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Network	I-Device
,	O
and	O
Friends	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
dynamic	O
lines	O
on	O
the	O
background	O
are	O
more	O
condensed	O
into	O
a	O
'	O
ribbon	O
 '	O
rather	O
than	O
the	O
PSP	B-Operating_System
's	O
large	O
waves	O
,	O
unselected	O
icons	O
shrink	O
slightly	O
and	O
every	O
selectable	O
background	O
color	O
has	O
been	O
made	O
a	O
shade	O
darker	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Operating_System
PS3	I-Operating_System
includes	O
the	O
following	O
particular	O
abilities	O
:	O
to	O
store	O
various	O
master	O
and	O
secondary	O
user	O
profiles	O
;	O
to	O
manage	O
and	O
explore	O
photos	O
with	O
Photo	O
Gallery	O
or	O
an	O
ordinary	O
musical/non	O
-musical	O
slideshow	O
;	O
to	O
rip	O
audio	O
CDs	B-Device
,	O
rip	O
iTunes	B-Operating_System
AAC	B-Application
protected	O
files	O
,	O
to	O
copy	O
tracks	O
to	O
an	O
attached	O
storage	O
device	O
;	O
and	O
to	O
play	O
music	O
,	O
movies	O
and	O
video	O
files	O
from	O
the	O
hard	O
disk	O
drive	O
,	O
from	O
an	O
optional	O
USB	O
mass	O
storage	O
or	O
Flash	O
card	O
,	O
or	O
from	O
an	O
optical	O
disc	O
(	O
Blu-ray	O
Disc	O
or	O
DVD-Video	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
also	O
has	O
compatibility	O
for	O
a	O
USB	O
keyboard	O
and	O
mouse	O
and	O
a	O
full	O
web	B-Application
browser	I-Application
supporting	O
downloading	O
of	O
multiple	O
file	O
types	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Friends	O
menu	O
allows	O
email	O
with	O
emoticons	O
and	O
attached	O
picture	O
features	O
and	O
video	O
chat	O
which	O
requires	O
an	O
optional	O
webcam	B-Protocol
(	O
although	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Eye	I-Device
and	O
the	O
EyeToy	B-General_Concept
are	O
official	O
webcams	B-Protocol
,	O
most	O
USB	O
webcams	B-Protocol
will	O
work	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Network	I-Device
menu	O
allows	O
online	O
shopping	O
through	O
the	O
PlayStation	O
Store	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Also	O
,	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
adds	O
the	O
ability	O
to	O
multitask	O
in	O
ways	O
such	O
as	O
listening	O
to	O
stored	O
audio	O
files	O
while	O
surfing	O
the	O
web	O
or	O
looking	O
at	O
pictures	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
XMB	B-Device
supports	O
a	O
variety	O
of	O
file	O
formats	O
(	O
see	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
System	I-Operating_System
Software	I-Operating_System
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Operating_System
PS3	I-Operating_System
reserves	O
48MB	O
of	O
RAM	O
at	O
all	O
times	O
for	O
XMB	B-Device
functions	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sony	O
Computer	O
Entertainment	O
America	O
(	O
SCEA	O
)	O
and	O
many	O
other	O
sources	O
state	O
that	O
in-game	O
XMB	B-Device
was	O
the	O
single	O
most	O
requested	O
feature	O
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
PS3	I-Operating_System
in	O
2007	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In-game	O
XMB	B-Device
functionality	O
was	O
debuted	O
before	O
the	O
launch	O
of	O
the	B-Operating_System
PS3	I-Operating_System
by	O
SCEI	O
but	O
was	O
omitted	O
due	O
to	O
technical	O
reasons	O
from	O
the	O
official	O
launch	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
feature	O
was	O
added	O
to	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
on	O
July	O
2	O
,	O
2008	O
via	O
system	O
update	O
2.40	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
July	O
8	O
,	O
2008	O
,	O
System	O
Software	O
version	O
2.41	O
was	O
released	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
which	O
restored	O
the	O
in-game	O
XMB	B-Device
functionality	O
of	O
version	O
2.40	O
and	O
addressed	O
the	O
problems	O
Sony	O
had	O
found	O
in	O
2.40	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Prior	O
to	O
the	O
update	O
,	O
basic	O
forms	O
of	O
XMB	B-Device
friends	O
lists	O
could	O
be	O
found	O
in	O
some	O
modern	O
(	O
August	O
2007	O
or	O
newer	O
)	O
PS3	B-Operating_System
games	O
including	O
;	O
Resistance	B-Application
:	I-Application
Fall	I-Application
of	I-Application
Man	I-Application
(	O
Since	O
the	O
1.1	O
patch	O
)	O
,	O
Warhawk	B-Application
,	O
Rock	B-Application
Band	I-Application
,	O
Call	B-Application
of	I-Application
Duty	I-Application
4	I-Application
:	I-Application
Modern	I-Application
Warfare	I-Application
,	O
Kane	B-Application
&	I-Application
Lynch	I-Application
,	O
Burnout	B-Application
Paradise	I-Application
(	O
also	O
includes	O
in-game	O
XMB	B-Device
headset	O
accessory	O
menu	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
addition	O
,	O
custom	O
soundtracks	O
,	O
taking	O
on	O
the	O
user	O
interface	O
of	O
the	O
XMB	B-Device
has	O
been	O
implemented	O
into	O
a	O
few	O
games	O
such	O
as	O
Mainichi	B-Application
Issho	I-Application
,	O
Super	B-Application
Stardust	I-Application
HD	I-Application
,	O
Burnout	B-Application
Paradise	I-Application
(	O
ver	O
1.3	O
)	O
,	O
MLB	B-Application
08	I-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Show	I-Application
,	O
Wipeout	B-Application
HD	I-Application
,	O
Ghostbusters	O
,	O
High	B-Application
Velocity	I-Application
Bowling	I-Application
,	O
Pain	B-Application
,	O
The	B-Application
Beatles	I-Application
:	I-Application
Rock	I-Application
Band	I-Application
,	O
and	O
software	O
such	O
as	O
Folding	B-Application
@home	I-Application
(	O
1.2	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
These	O
partial	O
functions	O
of	O
XMB	B-Device
(	O
friends	O
lists	O
and	O
custom	O
soundtracks	O
)	O
have	O
been	O
reserved	O
for	O
the	O
developer	O
to	O
implement	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
PlayStation	B-General_Concept
Now	I-General_Concept
,	O
a	O
cloud	O
gaming	O
subscription	O
service	O
,	O
a	O
similar	O
in-game	O
XMB	B-Device
can	O
be	O
accessed	O
,	O
but	O
the	O
number	O
of	O
categories	O
have	O
been	O
decreased	O
to	O
three	O
(	O
Game	O
,	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Network	I-Device
and	O
Friends	O
)	O
and	O
not	O
all	O
of	O
the	O
XMB	B-Device
's	O
features	O
are	O
present	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
can	O
only	O
be	O
accessed	O
when	O
playing	O
a	O
PS3	B-Operating_System
game	O
on	O
PS	B-General_Concept
Now	I-General_Concept
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
XMB	B-Device
's	O
default	O
background	O
color	O
changes	O
depending	O
on	O
the	O
current	O
month	O
of	O
the	O
year	O
,	O
and	O
it	O
changes	O
brightness	O
depending	O
on	O
the	O
time	O
of	O
day	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
System	O
software	O
version	O
1.90	O
,	O
released	O
July	O
23	O
,	O
2007	O
,	O
allows	O
users	O
to	O
change	O
the	O
background	O
of	O
the	O
XMB	B-Device
to	O
display	O
any	O
image	O
saved	O
on	O
the	O
console	O
's	O
hard	O
disk	O
drive	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Firmware	O
2.00	O
added	O
the	O
ability	O
to	O
select	O
the	O
background	O
color	O
of	O
the	O
XMB	B-Device
(	O
from	O
the	O
same	O
choice	O
as	O
the	O
PSP	B-Operating_System
)	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
brightness	O
of	O
the	O
XMB	B-Device
background	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
With	O
the	O
release	O
of	O
firmware	O
3.00	O
,	O
a	O
'	O
sparkle	O
 '	O
effect	O
has	O
been	O
added	O
to	O
the	O
XMB	B-Device
background	O
(	O
there	O
is	O
a	O
"	O
Classic	O
"	O
theme	O
that	O
does	O
n't	O
have	O
the	O
'	O
sparkle	O
 '	O
effect	O
)	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
black	O
theme	O
color	O
has	O
been	O
replaced	O
with	O
a	O
grey	O
theme	O
color	O
,	O
among	O
other	O
revisions	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Themes	O
can	O
be	O
created	O
by	O
Sony	O
's	O
official	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
theme	O
creator	O
software	O
or	O
by	O
theme	O
compilers	B-Language
from	O
third-party	O
developers	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
themes	O
are	O
able	O
to	O
store	O
images	O
and	O
sounds	O
in	O
order	O
for	O
users	O
to	O
customize	O
their	O
system	O
's	O
XMB	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Themes	O
can	O
be	O
shared	O
via	O
the	O
internet	O
and	O
can	O
be	O
downloaded	O
directly	O
to	O
the	B-Operating_System
PS3	I-Operating_System
system	O
via	O
the	B-Operating_System
PS3	I-Operating_System
's	O
web	B-Application
browser	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sony	O
Computer	O
Entertainment	O
also	O
makes	O
official	O
themes	O
available	O
through	O
the	O
PlayStation	O
Store	O
,	O
a	O
service	O
which	O
is	O
part	O
of	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Network	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Q-Games	O
Ltd	O
,	O
a	O
small	O
development	O
company	O
based	O
in	O
Kyoto	O
,	O
Japan	O
,	O
developed	O
the	O
graphics	O
technology	O
behind	O
the	O
XMB	B-Device
,	O
its	O
stylized	O
background	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
built-in	O
music	O
visualizers	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sony	O
has	O
also	O
collaborated	O
with	O
Stanford	O
University	O
to	O
bring	O
the	O
Folding	B-Application
@home	I-Application
project	O
to	O
the	B-Operating_System
PS3	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
Once	O
downloaded	O
,	O
the	O
program	O
can	O
be	O
configured	O
to	O
run	O
when	O
the	O
system	O
is	O
idle	O
or	O
executed	O
manually	O
from	O
the	O
XMB	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Folding	B-Application
@home	I-Application
has	O
now	O
been	O
integrated	O
into	O
Life	B-Application
with	I-Application
PlayStation	I-Application
,	O
which	O
has	O
been	O
discontinued	O
as	O
of	O
November	O
2012	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
the	O
Bravia	O
TVs	O
that	O
have	O
the	O
XMB	B-Device
,	O
the	O
Bravia	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
XrossMediaBar	B-Device
includes	O
seven	O
categories	O
of	O
options	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Bravia	O
XMB	B-Device
menu	O
works	O
similarly	O
to	O
the	O
in-game	O
XMB	B-Device
menu	O
on	O
the	B-Operating_System
PS3	I-Operating_System
,	O
except	O
with	O
the	O
"	O
Home	O
"	O
button	O
instead	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Like	O
the	O
PSP	B-Operating_System
and	O
PS3	B-Operating_System
,	O
it	O
has	O
the	O
ability	O
to	O
perform	O
system	O
updates	O
and	O
access	O
the	O
user	O
's	O
music	O
and	O
video	O
on	O
the	O
TV	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Unique	O
to	O
the	O
Bravia	O
XMB	B-Device
however	O
,	O
is	O
the	O
ability	O
to	O
view	O
digital	O
channel	O
information	O
just	O
by	O
scrolling	O
through	O
the	O
items	O
on	O
the	O
menu	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Although	O
inputs	O
can	O
be	O
instantly	O
selected	O
through	O
the	O
TV	O
,	O
XMB	B-Device
also	O
handles	O
the	O
devices	O
plugged	O
into	O
the	O
TV	O
along	O
with	O
the	O
TV	O
channels	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Analogue	O
channels	O
,	O
unlike	O
digital	O
channels	O
,	O
do	O
not	O
display	O
channel	O
information	O
on	O
the	O
XMB	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Generally	O
,	O
the	O
XMB	B-Device
requires	O
8	O
different	O
options	O
on	O
a	O
controller	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
4-way	O
directional	B-Device
pad	I-Device
(	O
D-pad	B-Device
)	O
is	O
used	O
to	O
choose	O
categories	O
(	O
using	O
the	O
left	O
and	O
right	O
directions	O
)	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
highlighting	O
options	O
or	O
actions	O
within	O
these	O
categories	O
(	O
using	O
the	O
up	O
and	O
down	O
directions	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Two	O
additional	O
buttons	O
are	O
required	O
to	O
select	O
items	O
which	O
are	O
highlighted	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
to	O
return	O
to	O
the	O
previous	O
"	O
level	O
"	O
of	O
menus	O
(	O
usually	O
and	O
)	O
although	O
usually	O
pressing	O
the	O
left	O
directional	O
button	O
will	O
bring	O
the	O
XMB	B-Device
back	O
to	O
the	O
previous	O
menu	O
and	O
using	O
the	O
Start	O
button	O
will	O
start	O
software	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Additionally	O
,	O
is	O
used	O
to	O
group	O
files	O
on	O
the	O
XMB	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
XMB	B-Device
can	O
also	O
be	O
controlled	O
with	O
the	O
BRAVIA	O
TV	O
remote	O
control	O
(	O
on	O
both	O
BRAVIA	O
TVs	O
and	O
PS3	B-Operating_System
Slim	O
models	O
)	O
and	O
with	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Move	I-Device
motion	O
controller	O
by	O
waving	O
the	O
Move	O
around	O
left	O
to	O
right	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
up	O
and	O
down	O
.	O
</s>
