Suggestions
I only suggest things I know can be done, and things I would or could do myself.
(Obviously I couldn't make a PS2 emulator, but since the PCSX2 guys can, Sony should be able to)
Unless otherwise stated, suggestions were made in 2010
Sony has made a website for me to submit ideas, but only 1 per day!
I am now including links to the suggestions so you can vote for them
It'd be nice if Sony would show us the status of our submissions so we can see if they've been rejected and why. I've suggested this, multiple times, and it has FINALLY BEEN POSTED!
The hub page of the suggestions I have submitted
PSN
Dec 16 - Unify the store, so there is only 1 region. And everyone has access to all content
Dec 16 - Add PayPal support
Dec 16 - When we click a game/content we purchased, replace the buy button with a download button
Dec 16 - Add a Google Search button for content, since you're too lazy to add videos/screenshots
Dec 18 - A universal demo mode for all PSN games (minis in particular), where it just boots us back to the XMB after 10 minutes, disallows trophies/saving/loading.
Dec 19 - Ban Naquiel for stalking/harassing/trolling other users and overall, being a huge asshole
PSP
XMB/User Interface
-Let us sort games into sub-folders*
-Background downloading, at least while in the XMB
Feb 07 - Allow the viewing of game's software manuals in-game
Jun 04 - Let us turn PSP off or go into standby mode from the Home-button menu, both in-game and in-XMB
Jul 18 - Add a way to open saved web pages via either a folder in the XMB, or an option in the browser
Aug 14 - Let us bring up the PSP Go clock while listening to music
Dec 21 - Dont ask us if it's ok to disable bluetooth (to use USB) when the wireless switch is off anyway
Jan 25'11 - The web browser lets us scroll by whole pages if we hold the Square button, add this to the XMB
OS
-Universal Screenshot support*
-Let us change the CPU speed for older games*
-Let us rip PS1/PSP game discs we own to PSP* (PSP games would require the disc be inserted like 360)
-Add adhoc tunneling over infrastructure (like adhocParty does on PS3)
-PSN text/video/audio/photo messaging
-Update the bluetooth tethering profile support with the Personal Area Networking profile
-Add support for PS3's bluray remote, wireless keyboard and the PS3 headset high-quality mode
-That game pause feature from the Go, add it to all PSPs*
Feb 15 - Give PSP games/PS1 games/RemotePlay access to rumble when using a PS3 controller (apparently PS1 games already do)
Jun 04 - Let us connect bluetooth headsets without using it for game audio
Jun 20 - Give us the option to turn off any connected Bluetooth devices when the screensaver comes on
Jun 21 - Auto detect which stored WiFi router profile to connect to based on signal strength (Like DS does)
Jul 05 - Allow Infrastructure and Adhoc connections over USB*
Multimedia
-Universal Custom soundtracks* (Currently playing track info shows up in the Home-button menu) (even in the XMB, stop stopping the music!)
-Audio recording* (DSi does it!)
-Update to Flash 10
-More codec support. Homebrew programs can run AVIs, MKVs, and OGMs!*
-Increase the RAM allocated by the web browser when not in-game*
Jan 29 - Make the web browser control more like PS3s (ie: Circle closes the tab not the browser, holding circle exits the browser)
Jun 28 - Allow us to create playlists on the fly
Jan 24'11 - Add support for the PSN store to view preview movies (Flash 10 would do this)
Hardware
-Wireless TV adapter like Japan/Europe has for the new American standard
May 31 - Allow USB charging at any time, not just in USB mode
Jun 04 - Allow activation/deactivation of Bluetooth in-game
Jun 04 - Allow Bluetooth to be used while in USB Mode
Jun 04 - Show the battery level of connected Bluetooth devices in the Home-button menu
Jun 05 - Make the prongs on the adapter flip closed like DS's
Jun 06 - Change the adapter to allow any USB cable to fit in it, so it can charge other PS3 devices as well
Other
-PocketStation emulator*
-STOP IGNORING CANADA!
-A way to report the device as stolen, so the next time it signs online it locks itself down until it is returned to a retailer/service station who will return it to the original owner
Dec 6 - Sell Invizimals and Eyepet without the camera
Dec 7 - Option to rotate the screen 90° for PS1 games
*Doable/already done via custom firmware, so we know Sony can do it, and should so they can compete with it to give us less of a reason to use CFW
PSP2
Software
-All of the above features
-Homebrew support via an easily obtainable cheap/free SDK
Hardware
-4 to 8 times the processing speed, RAM, VRAM, UMD read speed, UMD capacity (either more layers or bluray based), built in flash
-a minimum of fullscreen 720p output with native up-resing for PSP1 games
-use PSP slim's video cables/USB port/AC adapter, not PSP Go's
-SIXAXIS, dual analog, analog buttons, L2 and R2 (have them laid out horizontally like the Retrocon/Dragonplus one/Wii classic, not vertically)
-Multiformat flash card slot (Memory Stick Pro Duo and SD minimum, not M2 or SD micro)
-Faster wifi and bluetooth
-Higher res LCD (minimum of 720*480)
-Anti-aliasing hardware
-USB 3 (standard mini port. No dock crap)
Feb 09 - Ability to act as a USB Host device
Mar 07 - 3D support for every game (using a 3D LCD that doesnt need glasses, and eye-tracking for camera perspective control)
Jun 18 - Support simultaneous TV out and internal LCD, displaying different images on them (dual view)
Jan 28'11 - Ditch that horrible new UI and go back to the XMB
PSPhone
http://code.google.com/p/android/issues/list
http://talk.sonyericsson.com/community/support/xperiahome/play?view=discussions
Feb 13 - Play PSP minis
Feb 13 - Sync to PS3 controllers (like PSP Go)
Feb 13 - Use RemotePlay
Feb 13 - Use Sony LiveView
Feb 13 - Play videos from the PSN store
Feb 13 - PSN Trophies+Buddy list messaging
PS2
Add upgradable firmware to newer PS2s, and release a large memory card (32-64 MB) to add the functionality to older PS2s
Add music/photo/video playback functionality to this firmware along with the XMB
Add RemotePlay
Add a web browser
Allow the downloading of either PSN or PlayStation Suite PS1 classics
PS3
XMB/User Interface
-Store multiple Wifi setups like PSP does (even the Wii does this!)
-Let PS3 act as a wifi hotspot while in the XMB
-in PS1 game/PS2 game/DVD/Bluray/store XMB.
-have file copy/delete/update/theme/etc operations be performed in the background with a progress indicator. Cell is supposed to be a multitasking monster, use it as one!
-let us store games on external harddrives
-Your VAIOs, TVs and Bluray players have tons of features PS3 doesn't have, like the Pigeon instant messenger client, and multiple streaming video sources. Add them all to PS3!
Jan 28 - Add the ability to backup/restore PSPs, Bring PSP's comic application and store to PS3
Jan 28 - When you tell the PS3 to shutdown after the download/install operations are complete, it should shut all controllers off at this point
Mar 26 - Let us install any disc-based game to the harddrive
Apr 03 - Store control settings (Invert Y, rumble, etc) in your profile
Jul 18 - Let us print software game manuals
Jul 26 - Let us use Move in the web browser and in PS1/PS2 games as a guncon
Aug 30 - Let us sort games alphabetically
Sep 10 - Enable RemotePlay in all games like this proves it can be done
Oct 01 - Add a Download/Queue All option to multi-file downloads PS3 already has this
Oct 04 - Let us hide apps (ie: Photo Gallery, Life with Playstation, Home, Netflix) that aren't installed 2
Nov 08 - Stop disabling input from other controllers when in RemotePlay
Dec 09 - Add an Install Multiple option (from: Ed)
Jan 25'11 - The web browser lets us scroll by whole pages if we hold the Square button, add this to the XMB
Feb 06'11 - Let us save our A/V and Network settings to a profile so we dont have to change everything from scratch when we go to a friend's place with our system
Apr 23'11 - When we open the trophy page, have the game we're currently playing selected as default
OS
-Add PSP Go's Game Pause feature
Multimedia
-An option to convert PS3's themes for use on PSP
-convert movie files to PSP like PSX could
-Stop the store from stopping music playback (and everything that does this in RemotePlay too)
-Universal custom soundtracks, and keep playing the music when you enter/exit a game (Currently playing track info shows up in the Home-button menu) 2
-MKV
-Automatically generate video thumbnails on downloaded files 2
Jan 22 - Add support for the Motion Controller to the web browser as a mouse
Feb 09 - Add MTP support (for cameras that dont act as a USB hard drive)
Jun 06 - When you quit RemotePlay by selecting the option to turn the system off, it shouldn't ask you 2 more times if you're sure
Jul 01 - Add support for ImageShack and PhotoBucket
Aug 18 - Update EyeCreate to work with the video updater
Oct 04 - Combine the Photo Gallery and Photo Memory apps, we don't need 3 picture programs (XMB too)
Oct 17 - Allow Netflix to work via RemotePlay
Jan 25'11 - Improve support for the PS3 wireless keypad in Mouse mode (Scrolling to the edge of a webpage actually scrolls the page, tap to click like a laptop touchpad)
Feb 28'11 - Show what's being sent to the PSP while in RemotePlay instead of that text screen
Hardware
-Put the USB ports and flash card slots back in the slims
-You promised a WiFi adapter for the 20GB PS3s.
-Why didn't you use the PS2 hardware as a universal upscaler? We know the Graphics Synthesizer can do that
Mar 06 - Expose a USB port on PS3 retailer kiosks and let PSP Go owners tether SIXAXIS/DualShock3 controllers using them, as well as copy demos/videos like Nintendo lets DS users and MS/360 users
Feb 17'11 - Let NavCons act as the same controller ID as Move, so games that aren't programmed to use it will be able to.
Linux
-Add a reboot to OtherOS option when you press the PS button while in the XMB. Going to Settings, System, Boot OS is annoying
-A partition utility that doesnt format the drive
-Remove the huge black border in Linux
Apr 01 - Add it back to the original PS3s too, jerks.
Other
-Make 1080i and 3D support mandatory
-Let us save web pages in the browser (PSP can do it!)
-STOP IGNORING CANADA!
-What ever happened to using PSP as a second display?
Aug 20 - More demos like Bomberman that are the full version of the game, you just have to download a small key to unlock it
June 20 '11 - An auto-zoom mode in the $499 3DTV that uses the black edges to detect which mode (webbrowser, game or XMB) the PSP is in, and zoom in so the PSP is always fills the entire screen
Backwards Compatibility
-Native HD rendering for PS2 games (which would also mean finishing the PS2 emulator)
-let PS3 accessories (Guncon3/PSeye/headsets/keyboards/mice) act as the PS2 accessories while in PS2 mode, and mice/guncon3 act as PS1 accessories in PS1 mode
-have PS1/PS2 saves go into our profile instead of a shared directory
-have PS1 virtual memory cards detect as a PocketStation
Mar 01 - Let us Assign the PS1/PS2 memory card adapter to a slot
Mar 01 - Add the Time/date to the PS menu
Mar 01 - Let us play music in PS1/PS2 games
Apr 03 - Remove territorial lockout on PS1/PS2 games
Aug 30 - Let us assign memory cards per system (there's no need for PS1 saves on PS2 and vice versa)
Aug 30 - Let us make new virtual memory cards while in-game
Sep 18 - Let us use the analog stick(s) as the dpad for PS1 games in digital mode
Dec 07 - Option to rotate the screen 90°
-Below is a table of things 360 does better than PS3, fix them. After all, you want to be competitive
*via certain models only (mainly the one I own, since we're discussing my preferences)
Best, OK, Worst, OK come on now wtf? (in terms of consumer friendliness)
PS4
-Mandatory native 720p, 1080i, 1080p, 3D, RemotePlay, 5.1/7.1 in all games
-A minimum of 60 FPS in all games (120 FPS when in 3D mode)
-Dual display support like you promised PS3 would have (ie: HDMI+Component/VGA)
-Full backwards compatibility with all previous generations games, cables and peripherals with upscaling to higher resolutions if needed
-No cloud BS. I don't feel like redownloading everything every time I want to play a game
360
Software
-Ditch the horribly convoluted "New XBOX Experience" menu system, and copy the menu from the latest version of Windows Media Center or the Zune HD.
-Let us fast forward/rewind music
-Put ALL options/settings in the settings section
-A Guest account, so people don't have to make a new account for local multiplayer
-STOP IGNORING CANADA!
-A way to report the device as stolen, so the next time it signs online it locks itself down until it is returned to a retailer/service station who will return it to the original owner
-A way to update all owned games (or let us check them off like the copy/delete/multiple feature) like the iphone/ipod touch does
Mar 01 - Finish backwards compatibility
Mar 01 - Add support for original XBOX controllers, memory cards, headsets
Mar 01 - Add a way to transfer HDD data from original XBOXes to XBOX360
-Below is a table of things PS3 does better than 360, fix them. After all, you want to be competitive.
*via certain models only (mainly the one I own, since we're discussing my preferences)
Best, OK, Worst, OK come on now wtf? (in terms of consumer friendliness)
XBOX720
You're going to have to bite the bullet and add Bluray to be a competitive multimedia box
See everything else suggested above
3DS
Software
-Video recording and playback (PSP does it)
-MP3 playback for pete's sakes (PSP does it)
-JPG support for images that weren't taken by the internal cameras (PSP does it)
-Allow booting downloaded games off the SD card Check!
-Somehow make the time accessible at any time. Maybe have it pop up on screen (along with a battery power indicator) for a few seconds when you press the start button Double Check!
-Ditch that 1 dimensional array you call a menu and try again. If you must, copy Wii's menu system Check!
-Those downloadable demos you can get from kiosks and Wii's? Let us save them to the SD card or internal memory
-Make it so the firmware can be upgraded to actually enhance games like modern (PSP/PS3/360) systems can do
-A multitasking photo app, where a grid of thumbnails are on the bottom screen for you to select which photo to view on the top screen and you can play music at the same time.
-A way to report the device as stolen, so the next time it signs online it locks itself down until it is returned to a retailer/service station who will return it to the original owner
Mar 29 - Allow you to play DSi games you downloaded on another system Check!
Hardware
-Even PSP has a 1.3 megapixel camera, the one DSi uses a joke. Try harder.
-Switch to a USB port for charging, and data transfer to the SD card and internal memory
Jun 28 - Add bluetooth and built-in IR LEDs for the ability to use Wii controllers, or a Wiimote EXT port to use classic controllers/nunchucks/etc
Mar 29 - Add a USB port to the docking bay, as well as a clip to store the AC adapter
Backwards Compatibility
-Put the GBA slot back in, I have DS games that require it for pete's sakes. It's not as if you had a lack of space on the DSi XL
-Put GB/GBC compatibility back in the GBA slot with upscaling
-Support Super Gameboy color profiles for GB games
Jun 06 - Start putting GB/GBC/GBA games in Virtual Console Check!
Oct 13 - And Virtual Boy games!
Wii
Software
-Make it so the firmware can be upgraded to actually enhance games like modern (PSP/PS3/360) systems can do, instead of storing each version of the OS
-Make it so Gamecube and Wii classic controllers are all usable via the same API. So any game (Gamecube or Wii) that uses either, uses both of them
-Let us copy Gamecube memory card data to and from internal memory and SD cards, like you promised.
-Let Gamecube games detect/use the Wifi internet connection
-Add support for bluetooth headsets, keyboards, mice, etc
-Add support for USB drives like Wii supports SD cards
-Add a DVD player, and put MP3 playback back in. It's the 21st century for pete's sake
-Add in-game text/audio messaging
-The Wii balance board manual claims only 1 board can be synced to a system at a time. Increase that limit to 2 minimum, there's enough of them out there to warrant it.
-Don't release the Wii Vitality sensor. It's stupid.
-Make Widescreen, progressive scan, and surround sound support mandatory
-Let games use the API to call up Wii's virtual keyboard with text prediction
-A way to report the device as stolen, so the next time it signs online it locks itself down until it is returned to a retailer/service station who will return it to the original owner
Jun 06 - Start putting GB/GBC/GBA games in Virtual Console, while letting you share them with DS/DSi/3DSs (Like PS3 does with PSP)
iPhone/iPod touch/iPad
Feb 09 - Ability to act as a standard USB hard drive instead of that retarded/useless MTP crap. We shouldn't have to use itunes for anything.
Feb 09 - Stop asking for a password when downloading free apps or updating
Feb 09 - A way to report the device as stolen, so the next time it signs online it locks itself down until it is returned to a retailer/service station who will return it to the original owner
Feb 09 - Copy SBSettings, Winterboard, StatusNotifier, LockInfo
Mar 07 - Add a seek bar, song rating, and delete song button in the ipod popup/lockscreen
Mar 29 - Stop the email and web browsers from scrolling to the top of the page so damned often
May 02 - Stop letting carriers disable features
Jun 05 - Make the prongs on the adapter flip closed like DS's