PlayStation Home Comments by Oli Welsh

I just read the IGN editor's impressions of it. Everyone hates it, except the last one. He changed my mind actually.

My impression of it as it stands now is that it's not too bad. It's free, and there's room for improvement.

I don't understand why people hate Home so much. I already bought a summer house and some clothes (pretty cheap really, unless your poor) and I had a blast chatting to friends and some real cool people. We went outside and formed trains of different dancing moves to songs and went bowling etc. It's pretty good atm but it's alot better than M$ shitty NXE with stupid queer looking avatars.

I'm soooo glad it sucks as much as it looked like it would.

Installed it the other day, endured with the continual "this area needs to be downloaded" till I'd downloaded all the areas. So, to play any of the games like bowling or arcades, you have to queue?? WTF?!?

Anyone how to uninstall it so I can get the 3gb back this POS takes up?

Typical fanboys flooding the comments again, Home isn`t too bad and it`s free, some people complain about anything these days.

Look Home ain`t for everyone so stop complaining, so what if you don`t like it other people might, some people are into virtual worlds/catrooms/mmo`s, so to them it`s somewhere to hang out.

I have been on it a few times and my opinion (sp) on it so far is that it`s pretty bare but what do you expect for a Beta?

I also tried the US version which has the Uncharted and Far Cry 2 themes, the Uncharted theme is pretty cool, you start off in Sully`s bar and there are doors which you input codes to gain access to new rooms, I just hope Sony add more/better spaces in the near future.

I`ll probably keep using it in the near future as it ain`t too bad.

LOL

sorry.

"pretty cheap really, unless your poor"

Exactly the kind of comment that makes me hate some PS3 owners. The type that think they are more elite than a 360 or Wii owner because "their console" is so expensive. I was 'talking' to some guy last night in Home and he said the only peole who are complaining about the PS3 are the poor. What a cock.

It wasn't you was it Spyro?

"I already bought a summer house and some clothes (pretty cheap really, unless your poor)"

MUG ALERT!! MUG ALERT!! ;)

Home, gotta be the most idiotic thing about the ps3. Why the hell would I want to buy virtual clothes. Home is a steaming pile of cow dung. Anyone who likes it is a nob ! - PS3 is fantastic for one thing only, blu-ray movies. love the machine, super quiet.

Actually I have a 360 as well. I'm just responding with that comment about some people here complaining about 3.99 or 79p for clothes. Is is NOT a lot of money at all.. My lunch costs more than that when I'm at work

@Danodynamo.

Wow nice comment, so people who enjoy Home are nobs huh? Why don`t you go back to your 360 and mess around with the Avatars idiot.

So what if people want to buy virtual club houses, clothes etc does it hurt you that much? Idiots pay out £40 for xbox live which imo is a waste of money and proves that Microsoft are greedy, I have to pay to be able to play demo`s and some content, fuck you MS.

Before I get accused of being a fanboy, I am not in the slightest (even if I do sound like an hypocrite), I`m just sick of people finding faults with a pacific (sp) console they have no intention of even buying, just stick to your console of choice an STFU.


I on the other hand own all 3 and switch between them regulary (360 an ps3 more than the wii) and hardly have faults with any of them (the only one is xbox live), Home is free afterall (unless you want to pay for dlc, which even the 360 charges for) and is there for a certain person to mess around with, but to some idiots that`s not good enough.

@ wingzerosys

So? I owned all three and think differently from you. Sold the turd wii, thinks Home is utter crap and Live is a SERVICE (not a useless clubhouse) worth paying for.

No point getting all snotty with people about owning all 3, it's still only YOUR opinion....

I`m not being snotty, I`m just saying I own all 3 so I don`t get accused of being loyal/a fanboy to a certain console, a lot of the people who are writing in this comment page are loyal 360 fanboys who have nothing better to do than slag off the ps3 every way they can, I bet half the people who have wrote in haven`t even been on Home and try to find as many faults for the ps3 as they can.

I`m sick of all these negative comments about the ps3, I`ve heard things like "it has no games" "it sucks" "Sony suck" etc and now Sony finally release a Beta for Home and people still aren`t satisfied, atleast they`re trying something new other than MS releasing the shit NXE update which imo has ruined the 360 with its rip off mii like avatars.

I`m not loyal to any of the companies I just mainy use the consoles to play games or watch dvd`s/blu ray`s, there is no need for any of this fanboyish nonsense, where does it get you? MS, Sony etc are`nt going to congratulate you or give you free products, they only care about getting money off you.

Now if you had to pay for Home then I wouldn`t be happy, but seeing as its free, what`s there to complain about? Atleast its a big gaming community where you can chat, have fun and play games etc, where as with Xbox live you have to pay £40 a year just to play online and play demo`s early.

I think this forum is missing the main point.

The fact of the matter is, what type of complete prick spends money on virtual clothes in order to impress people online?

Get a life, not a home.

The same pricks who buy skins/costumes etc for games.

Would Sony be better off if they let Home project be shelved away? Will the rants die down and people accepts its just something there for some section of PS3 owners who would go into this sort of thing? Opportunity for Sony to add revenue streams and use the money to invest in PSN?

Personally unfortunate that its been delayed long past where people expectations got to the point where they expect something much more solid and although still only a Beta and not the complete software but opinions seem to be more divided than it was previously.

I only know that its confirmed my opinion as something I m not going to bother much with and others are entitled to think differently.

bad09!

I'll buy one of your mugs, how much are they?

"But that's fanboys, and Eurogamer is probably one of the most renowned Fanboy sites in the whole of the known metaverse."

Never gone over to Gamespot then?

@ cthulhu_steev

Sold sir!

My mugs are by diesel and are £29.99, you can't drink out of them though, you display them in your summer house while line robot dancing in diesel T-Shirts waiting for that PSP TV advert to load.... ;)

SpyroViper: "I already bought a summer house and some clothes (pretty cheap really, unless your poor) and I had a blast chatting to friends and some real cool people. We went outside and formed trains of different dancing moves to songs and went bowling"

o_O

SpyroViper: "Dear Santa. For Xmas this year... PLEASE COULD I GET LAID. kthanxbye love SpyroViper xxx"

Pretty soon the whole universe will be a fanboy who points the faults of PS3, Sony bosses included.

The worls is against PS3, the world must be wrong, and it's probably MS's fault.

>>A little consultation from MMO arm Sony Online Entertainment could surely have avoided some of the many simple pitfalls Home tumbles into.

Judging by rubbish like Star Wars: Galaxies and Everquest I wouldn't be so sure.

@ Markypants. I actually have a GF thanks, been almost 2 years. But I'm so sorry to have 3 days off of work because of annual leave (obviously you don't get those in burger stands eh?). So obvioulsy I have had the time to fully try Home out.

So grow up and STFU about what you know nothing about in the slightest.

When i was saying that Home is gonna be a let down some fucking kiddos, that am sure are running around the forums looking for reactions, kept up their bullshit. When i said that it's gonna be a cheap and poor / limited imitation of Second life I had more reactions. When i said they would try to drain money ( yeah in SL too from clothing space etc. ) for this piece of shit again the same.

So it's been supossed to be released how long now? Its still called Beta for them and you included right? And the results so far?

For once more ill say my fucking opinion and the obvious. You paid for that pieceOcrap. Eat shit and stop bitching about other consoles... Pls try to play something or go out now. Staying "Home" so much aint healthy.

Peace

Home isn't too bad. As a place to meet and chat with friends, it's pretty good. The mini-games are good fun. The video screens are pretty cool, except for their repetitive nature.

Sure, there's much that needs work, but it really isn't as bad as everyone seems to be making it out to be.

For the moment, the only thing that will keep me coming back are the mini-games. In the future, I can see myself visiting the game themed rooms, wanting to chat about that game, or asking for hints to get me past a point I'm stuck at.

I'm disappointed that there's no decent variety in the initial clothes set, or that you can't change the colour of them. For the things that you can change colour, like hair, I'm disappointed with the lack of a colour wheel. It'd be nice to be able to inject some originality into the avatar. There's too many 'clones' on the system.

The problem with all of these Mii, avatar, home things are that there aimed at the wrong market. I dont put my console on so I can look at little animated characters doing nothing. I want to drive, i want to shoot and i want to punch. I want to explore, i want to be amazed by the cinematic experience and i want to be gripped by the story lines. In other words i want to play games not mess around on a home screen. enough of my gaming time is spent going out to work, i dont want to waste anymore!

the comments about the NXE avatars are pathetic

OMGZZZZ?!! TEH AVATARZ R TEH GAYZZZZZ

you don't NEED to look at your avatars you muppets, just use the guide button

fuck me, even if there was no guide button, how long are you looking at them for, five seconds, ten? I want someone to explain to me, STEP BY FUCKING STEP, how an avatar that you see for less time that it takes to scratch your ass ruins:-

1) The Xbox
2) Live
3) Your games

Grow the fuck up. Home forces you to endure your pathetic, key demo look a like avatar for how long?

Home is a product with no function, its a fucking marketing mans wet dream.

On another note

3.99 for the club house, LOL, yea, go fuck yourself sony.

Edited for the pedantic people out there

Agree with most of the article.

Just thought I'd say that voice chat isn't poor quality though, at least the people I've heard.

I do agree with you though amongoose, Avatars in no way get in the wat of the 3 points you mentioned. Same can be said of Home though, it in no way gets in the way of
1)The PS3
2)PSN
3)The Games
So having a bash at either of the free, non-obtrusive updates, is rather silly.

"The worls is against PS3, the world must be wrong, and it's probably MS's fault. "

Bizarre logic - it's MS's fault that Home isn't going down that well with the gamer crowd? Hmm.

IMO Home was _never_ going to go down well with anyone who doesn't already like to spend time in the likes of Second Life, Animal Crossing et al. I may be off base here, but most gamers who are willing to pay £300-400 for a console (depending on when in the lifetime you bought the PS3) are not hugely likely to be in this demographic. I've used Second Life all of 2 times, and both times I just could not see the point. However, the world was full of people who could, and spent lots of time and money there. I can't fathom that at all, but hey, it's a free country. People who like to chat and virtually dance, and flirt with people they *think* might be girls will like it I'm sure. So the teen crowd and swingers? ;)

So, derision from gamers isn't necessarily the death knell for Home, but it's also not going to be a strong unifying force for the user base. If anything I think it throws more confusion over what the hell Sony wants the PS3 to be.

"The worls is against PS3, the world must be wrong, and it's probably MS's fault. "

Bizarre logic - it's MS's fault that Home isn't going down that well with the gamer crowd? Hmm.

Hmm, sarcasm not your strong point eh?

I do agree with the rest of your post though, Home at the moment does seem pretty, well... meh.

"The problem with all of these Mii, avatar, home things are that there aimed at the wrong market."

No they're aimed at the right market (the one where money is to be made). It's just that PS3 and 360 as platforms were developed for a different market. Hence the fact that avatars and home don't go down well, while Mii's do.

I guess that week after week we will get some update from Sony what new and fabulous pixels we can now soend our cash on. Week after week people on the forums will hate on Sony for doing that, until the day Home is just a joke and worthless as a brand.

Meanwhile features like building a group and inviting friends to a game is something either the media crossbar should do or at least the game. If the functionality boils down to being either a chatroom or a conference call, then just include chatrooms and conference calls in the mdeia crossbar. Why bother trying to find random co-op players in home. Any game can just randomly group me.

@mcbi4kh2

my problem with cost is separate from the avatars issue

And to think, I almost bought a PS3 to play this!

Actually, not really. I haven't played it as I don't have a PS3, for most of my money is splurged on my multitude of self-destructive habits these days. But if it really is as bad as some are saying... so what? It's a free, optional download which you are under no obligation to pay any attention to whatsoever. I don't see it having any impact on PS3 sales, future game development, nor your enjoyment of the platform as a whole, so it's not like it's affecting your lives any. Short of Sony doing something truly ridiculous like replacing their entire XMB with this three-dimensional interface, which I don't see as being particularly likely, Home can essentially cease to exist in your eyes if you don't like it.

But if Sony can somehow make money out of it, enough at least to cover the costs of the PSN, that can't be a bad thing surely? And if history has taught us anything, it's that there are plenty of muppets out there who are all-too-keen to shell out their shiny moolah in exchange for gooey crud. So the way I look at it is... if enough people buy bland, virtual objects that Sony is able to make a profit, and can then inject that cash into the PSN, then technically all of you who don't bother with Home can benefit from their gullibility. Right?

"And to think, I almost bought a PS3 to play this!"

That would have been the worlds biggest slap in the face if you had!

Cant see the attraction of having fancy virtual appartments myself,wreaks of SAD imo.

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Why do so many people spend hours customising their myspace page or downloading new wallpapers and themes for their PC?

It's all about personal expression.

what do you expect for a Beta?
A "beta" is feature complete and is being tested for bugs.

An "alpha" on the other hand is a work in progress, i.e. has functionality or content missing.

"That would have been the worlds biggest slap in the face if you had!"

And that's saying something, considering just how many times I've been slapped in the face!

Definitely aimed at the 'MySpace' look-at-me generation.

I tried it in the invited Beta for about 20 minutes, then left thinking "and...?"

Agree with the article 100%

Why do so many people spend hours customising their myspace page or downloading new wallpapers and themes for their PC?

Uhm, 'cos they've got nothing better to do?

i find home ok, i take it at face value; if i cant be chewed to get my steering wheel or drumkit out, nor get into the mindset of a fastpaced shooter after a long day, i can have a game of pool and chill.

without reading 257 comments, and hoping someone from sony is reading i'll add this -
make everything free, clubs, homes, clothes, furniture. you'll attract more people to home. that means more people to see adverts/go to gamespaces/red bull etc. that means you can command more money from the advertisers. which pays for home.

sony could make a killing out of home and they do need the dosh. but your regular gamer will not be party to being fleeced for nothing or no new functionality. thats what separates xbl to home.

Uhm, 'cos they've got nothing better to do?

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It's all about "personal expression."

It's all about "personal expression."

Ah yes, that's the best excuse you have for unimaginative people foisting their uninteresting and unpleasant "personalities" on the general public is it?

God, if I see another pillock in a fake Andean Llama herders hat, looking like Noddy on acid, just because the ambient temperature has plummeted by 0.75°C and they want people to believe they're a well travelled and really interesting person, I may just scream!

You're cool.

After downloading this turd last night I can only ask - how did it take so long?

Can't even get logged into the thing.

I guess stuff like Facebook, Twitter, Second Life and Playstation Home just aren't aimed at people like me.

The fact that the gaming press can't get their head around this nor can we 'the hardcore'... probably means Sony are right on the money.

:-)

@Muppet64
"God, if I see another pillock in a fake Andean Llama herders hat, looking like Noddy on acid, just because the ambient temperature has plummeted by 0.75°C and they want people to believe they're a well travelled and really interesting person, I may just scream!"

Be fair, Noddy on acid would be awesome.

It's as glossy, whitewashed and empty as an episode of Laguna Beach, a non-place where non-people have non-conversations.

This sentence sums up the whole article.

"Why do so many people spend hours customising their myspace page or downloading new wallpapers and themes for their PC?

It's all about personal expression. "

I think it has more to do with a 'conspicuous consumption' coined by Thorstein Veblen.

He defined conspicuous consumption as the waste of money and/or resources by people to display a higher status than others.

He defined conspicuous leisure as the waste of time by people to give themselves higher status.

fodder's comment is best

well, having read a well researched article on the social networking space and finally sampling some of the offerings of the software i can see the appeal. the product evidently has been modelled around the social trends on the net with the ambitions of second life level of interaction. the fundamental thing to understand about this software is the its experience will be defined by the content on offer and the users that engage with that content. the interaction in this world is less about the pad and more about the people you meet.