The systems, I hate them with their seemingly unturnoffable notifications and silly protrusions into my gaming experience. I didn't have to deal with this shit on SNES or PS2 damnit. I mean I could always stick to ancient PS3 games, but that makes my selection very small...

Does anyone feel the same way as me? Would you disagree?
Is there a way to turn them off on either console that I've missed? (If so I would be eternally grateful).