PlayStation Home Comments by Dan Whitehead
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I can't believe that after all this time Home is only entering open BETA trial status this autumn! Sony certainly like to take their time with their software, no kidding... it's no wonder they keep reminding everyone that the PS3 will be around for ten years; that's how long it'll take for all this delayed stuff to finally appear!!! ;) LOL
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Is that it then? Really?
So after all the fuss you PS3 fanboys have been making about this it turns out to be a fucking shit rip-off of the Sims! Oh. My. God. Sony, you are so far stuck up your big fat arse it makes me sick to think I've actually paid you money for stuff. Don't mean to be angry but I was expecting something good and you've given me this steaming pile. Just hurry the fuck up and get LBP published you cocks. |
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furrycheeky
18/07/08 @ 12:11
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I cannot believe I have bought a "Next Gen" powerhouse and Sony let phantom bowling balls roll down the alley and not animate your character.
Other worry is that after all the delays the content has remained the same, a cinema, bowling, pool and some half arsed arcade machines? These were all "in use" in the first screen shots ages ago. Heres hoping to a huge news blackout on something to wow us with. |
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RazorObsession
18/07/08 @ 12:15
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Peados will love it as much as the fanboys. I guess they are welcome to each other.
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I think MaxiSleep has hit the nail on the head - this is exactly the kind of thing that sounds really cool in a presentation to the PHB. When you actually get down to the details, I'm not so sure.
For example, press conferences in game - why not just use a live video feed? Going to the cinema to watch trailers - why not just go to apple.com/trailers? Virtual chat rooms - instead of a linear list of messages I now have to look at everyone standing near me to figure out what's going on? IMHO Sony would be better off streamlining the XMB interface and implementing features like cross-game voice chat before they bother with Home. |
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Hopefully somebody at Sony has figured out that having unique bits of content unlocking for Home from specific games is a great promotional tool, a way of adding value to games and a meaningful way for people to personalise their Home.
For instance, an Indiana Jones game may unlock a whip or a hat or even an entire Indiana Jones outfit etc. that's a bit more interesting than hiring piss easy kids games to make your Gamerscore higher. Soul Calibur swords adorning the wall of your Playstation Home, Disgaea 3 character portraits on your wall. It's generally quite pointless but potentially fun if there are obscure unlockables to find which personalise your space. |
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"more interesting than hiring piss easy kids games to make your Gamerscore higher"
@Cappy - Just because the game is easy doesn't make the achievments easy, I believe LEGO Star Wars was fairly hard to get a good gamerscore on. And games on the 360 already unlock user content, so that's nothing new. |
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iancognito
18/07/08 @ 12:25
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@Zander "Seriously though it's only a preview and it could still go either way."
What are you trying to say Zander? ;-) |
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@ mazzl
Yeah, after all they are GAMES consoles. Gaming should be the focal point, but as this website shows people are not just passionate about playing them. People love to talk (and bitch) about them too. Maybe this will be another medium for that. @Bobsuncle Yeah maybe they need some new (better) programmers over at sony to sort that out, but come on, i know you bum your xbox! Personally I can't wait to buy my virtual sofa... Or I could go and play CoD4. |
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Kenshin001
18/07/08 @ 12:39
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Pity it is region locked. I wish EG had taken up this issue with Sony, given that many users meet and have friends from around the world.
Anyway, I would rather have this than some desperate crap Mii knockoff any day of the week. Robot dances sound fun. It'd be good if it had guns though. |
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Mentalist(air)
18/07/08 @ 12:44
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"Achingly cool", eh?
Isn't there a problem that the vast majority of gamers are not cool in the slightest? (sorry, guys, but we're not). You can't pull off the trick of hiring Designers' Republic and putting Wipeout pods in nightclubs again, that crowd has games machines already. And besides, wipeout was a game. It's not as if the legions of under-12-and-over-40 new Wii owners are lifestyle conscious loft-dwellers, or even desire to be. |
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farticusmaximus
18/07/08 @ 12:44
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"Just as well there were actual exclusives at Sony's event then, rather "Mii too" bull."
Sony has built the PS3 from the ground up on plaigerism, so your 'Mii too' comment is null and void, and in fact you sound like a childish prick for posting it. |
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michaelangelo
18/07/08 @ 12:53
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not gunna completely change to face of gamiong i'll admit but think it'll pretty cool way of keepin in touch with ppl you've meet in games and have a break from hardcore gaming sessions. i can see it getting boring after a while but when a new update or something comes out for it you'll start using it again for a bit, and as much as i like ps3 i'd wish sony would stop hyping things like this up, its not making them look good when they flop.
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monkie_king
18/07/08 @ 12:54
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There's a good round-up of Sony's E3 announcements here.
/lights touchpaper /retires to safe distance =D |
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farticusmaximus
18/07/08 @ 12:55
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@Rash
Do you honestly believe this wishy washy lifestyle shite is going to push console sales? Seriously? Cos you are fucking delusional if you do. The MASSIVE amount of time and resource spent on home would have funded several games developments and potentially done infinitely more toward brushing off the image of the PS3 as a games-lite media centre. A tag it frankly still deserves, as although it's getting MORE games, it's not getting GOOD games, or a particularly diverse catalog. Think before you flap your mouth Rash, and you may just come out with something worthwhile. |
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Prodigy_BE
18/07/08 @ 13:01
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Being a member of a very alive clan/community, this looks ace.
PS Eye hooked up, lounging in one of my mate's virtual apartment and just chatting away. But with a much bigger feeling of actually BEING in the same room. I'm guessing your friends friends will become your friends much faster with Home, which is a good thing. Social gaming is what it's all about. Throw in some cool online arcadegames, and few PS3 users will want to miss this. All you MS fanboys trying to bash this into the ground, I got one thing to say to you: I really hope MS does something similar in the future, 'cause stuff like this seems like a blessing for every gamer. And that goes for you Nintendo peeps as well. Peace out. |
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"Just as well there were actual exclusives at Sony's event then, rather than "Mii too" bull. "
Err.. Rash now you are being a bit of a Troll. MS had plenty of exclusives for 360 and XBLA.. You seem to filter out everything except the avatars and FF13. Don't make me list them. The best thing is that these games will almost all be out in 2008. Anyway.. back to home. TBH maybe the "collecting and modifying your room" will work. But events? Sorry... I prefer to just open my browser and go to a streaming site for that. Some things in Home will work, some will not. I guess if Sony manages to provide stuff to do, a reasonable amount of people will "play" it. |
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@mcbi4kh2
As has been proved by this preview, Home is shit. Resistance and Killzone are both overshadowed by GoW2. I'm sure there were more from the 360 camp too, but like you I can't remember. God of War 3 might be good, LBP was one of the three reasons I bought my PS3 (+ MGS + BluRay). R&C, meh. Thing is, Sony can do it right when they want to, but when they don't you shouldn't make excuses and point fingers at MS and Nintendo saying "But, but, but..". |
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@MasterMalik
Are you including me in the Playstation haters group? Because I fucking hate mine sometimes. Nah, that's a lie, the PS is ok just the service Sony give along with it is shit. By service I mean PSN, PS Store, shitty games and soon Home. I'm glad I pay £40 per year for Live, you really do get what you pay for. |
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@monkie_king
just read the UK resistance thing. nice. still. don't get the banner of the site. It says : Spiel Macht Frei (obviously one might think it's derived from "Arbeit Macht Frei", the infamous slogan of a concentration camp in Germany). however I would have opted for: Spielen Macht Frei. makes more sense to me |
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@bobsuncle
you shouldn't make excuses and point fingers at MS and Nintendo saying "But, but, but..". Where did I make an excuse!? I got to put Home through its paces under extremely testing circumstances and the result was...impressive. Yes, I can see where you got that this article thinks home is shit from. both overshadowed by GoW2. purely subjective, if I say Killzone 2 overshadows GOW2 does that make it so? |
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