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Old habits die hard in gaming it seems, as former Xbox boss Peter Moore couldn't resist taking a swipe at one old sparring partner this week, expressing dismay at the ongoing delay of Sony's Home service for PlayStation 3.
The EA Sports president's comments came less than 24 hours after PlayStation boss Kaz Hirai apologised again for the latest delay to Sony's ambitious online social networking project, with a release now set for this autumn.
Asked by Eurogamer whether, now no longer a direct rival, he was interested in working with Home, Moore said: "Yeah; I just wish it would ship. I [previously] questioned it a little bit, whether I'd want to wander around there. Phil Harrison showed me a demo - it's very cool, but let's go already. And so I'm disappointed that it's been pushed back a little bit again.
"But I really hope it gets going and becomes that portal to the PlayStation Network and we can utilise it. But boy, I just wish we'd get going."
Home will allow PS3 users to create their own virtual avatar and living space, encouraging interaction with Sony's online community. Explaining the delay at an event in London earlier this week, Hirai said: "We've been testing Home for some time and I simply feel that as great as Home currently is, it needs a little bit more time before it's ready for the wider public - something we firmly believe we can provide in the autumn".
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Prodigy_BE
08/05/08 @ 06:06
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On one hand, he expresses what lots of gamers think.
On the other hand, he should know that launching stuff that's not finished, or isn't as good as it could be, is bad. So Sony, release home when it's 100% done please. But hurry the F up, will ya. |
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Marshall2008
08/05/08 @ 07:31
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An open Beta would let all the complainers play around with Home and give SONY peace till it reaches the final build.
Of course, its mostly the pedo's and chicks (And Gingers) that want home, every gamer wants XMB in-game and cross game chat, and a mic bundled with every PS3.
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@Marshall2008 : So for me to want Home, makes my a pedofile or a chick?
I'm neither btw... I also want in-game friendslist and messaging, but Home is not a ment to directly to compete against Live. I want both :) They should "simply" start getting their act together and avoid the neverending delays of Home, LBP, Killzone 2, etc. PS3 owners are getting tired to hearing about these products constantly being teased and unfulfilled promises.
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Kill_Crazy
08/05/08 @ 07:41
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I think Home is mainly going to appeal to Facebook and Bebo users. Is the average or HC gamer really going to be interested in inviting their mates round to their virtual house to look at what games they've completed or photos they've taken? I definitely won't, if i want to look at my mates photos then he'll email them to me. I do think the mini games are a good idea though but should be done via xmb and not home IMO. Do they expect you to pay for Home or is it free and pay for DLC?
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RazorObsession
08/05/08 @ 07:56
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fuck home, basically. another excuse to use your ps3 for something other than playing games as god intended. door stop, paperweight, and a replacement for housebricks if you are into twocking wheels off of cars, are also good uses for a PS3 until some triple-A games are out. oh yeah and to watch a blu ray movie. cant forget teh bloo reh.
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Vertical Stand
08/05/08 @ 08:20
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Exactly erp, this is a non-issue, stop spamming your own website 'EG' and stop baiting fanboys while you're at it. And get a haircut lol.
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I have my doubts about Home. Whether it's something I could really care about.
I think Sony should release the thing and then decide whether it's worth putting more resources into evolving it, based on continued usage patterns. Sony might spend a long time on something that still peethers out quickly once initial interest has been replaced by annoyance over product placement,advertising and the realisation that it takes 10 times to do something simple like chat to a friend in Home then pick up the phone. I'm not sure how long the excitement of bring my PSN friends round to show off my "trophy" cabinets will last. |
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You just know as soon as it launches there'll be problems they'd never expected, no matter how perfect they think they've got it in Beta. I think they'd be better off launching the thing right now, and let users find the flaws so they can be fixed. It's not like anything's final in these update days.
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sanctusmortis
08/05/08 @ 11:10
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Hirai said: "We've been testing Home for some time and I simply feel that as great as Home currently is, it needs a little bit more time before it's ready for the wider public - something we firmly believe we can provide in the autumn".
That sounds a lot like "we're not actually sure people will use this" to me... It's like a giant lobby/messenger system that's wholly unnecessary when a more basic facility could do it better. |
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I really don't understand why they can't open up Home and add things monthly as they test and add them to the "game". Most people would be happy with something, other than nothing, until the end of the year. OK, so it's not as fantastic as it could be, but you can still meet your friends and chat? Warhawk dev's said they're game launches from Home already, so that's at least one game that works with it. C'mon Sony.
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