Today, Sony Computer Entertainment America announced that the PlayStation Store will soon receive an upgrade, completely revamping the current interface. Included in the press release was a screen capture of the new store, featuring eight content categories and a more streamlined structure.

While the press release first notes that the current interface is an "integrated online storefront," it moves on to say that the new PlayStation Store "will live natively on PS3, enabling customers to more easily and quickly locate and purchase games, and download demos, game videos, Blu-ray movie trailers and other game-related content for PS3." SCEA also announced that no new content will be made available prior to the new store�s opening, which means that April 3rd and 10th -- normally days that would have seen new content -- will not feature updates. We assume that, considering the new store structure will roll out along with the release of Gran Turismo 5 Prologue, PSN users will see a new PlayStation Store on April 17th when normal store updates resume.

Lastly, SCEA comments that PS3 owners will be simply prompted to download a free firmware update to enable access to the new store. User accounts will not be altered and the virtual wallet system will remain unchanged. We�ll keep you posted if more information becomes available.

Credits: IGN, SYN Romance