PS Home downloaded 6.5m times

By Robert Purchese Published 27 May, 2009

Sony not in it for a "quick buck".

Sony has revealed that PlayStation Home has been downloaded 6.5m times and that profit, for the moment, is not the "driving priority".

"We do have a profit and loss on Home, and obviously revenue is an important part of it, just like with anything else. But our belief is that if you make the community happy, and get good content on to the platform - if you get a platform that people want to keep coming back to - then the monetisation aspect of it will almost take care of itself," PS Home director Peter Edward told GamesIndustry.biz.

"It's certainly not something that should be the driving force - not something that's the driving priority at this stage of development.

"That's not to say that we don't want to monetise the platform and that we don't have plans to do so," he added, "But it's definitely a kind of consequence of getting all the other factors right, rather than being a driving force. We're not in it to make a quick buck from Home, and then move onto the next thing - Home is a strategic platform for PlayStation, and as such we're developing it."

PlayStation Home went into open beta last December, a date well behind those initial October 2007 release forecasts. But Edward is "very pleased" with where the online virtual world is these days, and feels it's at a "tipping point of where the platform starts to gain momentum".

"We went to open beta in December and since then we've had something like 6.5 million downloads. We've got a very healthy active user base, and we're finding as well that people aren't just churning, they're returning - which is obviously key for something like this," he said.

"We're at the point now where we're starting to see our active user base go up, and we're getting more people coming back than are leaving, so we're at the tipping point of where the platform starts to gain momentum.

"That's really nice for us, because until that happens, you're hoping that it will happen, but you need the reassurance - so in that sense it's nice," added Edward.

He went on to say that more features will be "coming along soon", and that third parties are reinvesting in the platform and producing content after the initial surge of excitement.

It's not all smiles, though - PS Home's European community manager recently admitted that our region trails others in the number of themed areas that PS3 Avatars can explore.

Head over to GamesIndustry.biz for the full interview with Peter Edward to see what he plans to do about that, and what the future holds for PlayStation Home.

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  • Santino #1 3 years ago

    and deleted 6million times probably...

  • cyacomini #2 3 years ago

    or 10 people had to download it 650,000 times each before realising "Yes, thats IT - no it's not broken, that really is IT"


  • patch #3 3 years ago

    Monetize how I wonder? By subscriptions or advertising? And any news about when Europe will catch up with the rest of the world?

  • Uncle_Fishboy #4 3 years ago

    Home is cockslop

  • mingster #5 3 years ago

    Everyones homes are going to be repossessed soon i heard.

  • insincere_dave #6 3 years ago

    This will be quietly shut down in about 18 months I reckon.

  • Vistrix #7 3 years ago

    Its extremely populated every time I log in, Im very surprised.

    The malls & theater sections are too crowded.

    I cant wait till they start fully integrating trophies.
    Edited by 1 at 27/05/09 @ 11:30

  • Santino #8 3 years ago

    mr_writer - Yes i have been on home before, it took an obscene amount of time to eventually get in without any errors. When i did get in however i was greeted with what can only be described as the worst and most pointless piece of software i have ever had the misfortune of using.

  • Xerx3s #9 3 years ago

    6.5 million downloads is a nice statistic. What are the statistics on the number of players that play it regularly, or even came back after the first time? I recall that 2nd Life once claimed 6 million users or something but an independent researcher then claimed that only a 10th of that came back after the first time.

  • menage #10 3 years ago

    I still can't be bothered really, not until there's a real reason to do so.

  • M_of_the_sys #11 3 years ago

    and deleted 6million times probably...

    How original of you...

  • cyacomini #12 3 years ago

    @mr_writer

    Who's the tard that took my comment seriously ;)
    Edited by 1 at 27/05/09 @ 12:29

  • Vistrix #13 3 years ago

    Features needed to convince most PS3 gamers to use Home regularly:

    -Improve loading speed, hugely.
    -Full trophy integration
    -100% game launching support

    Home can really take off then.

  • GreyBeard #14 3 years ago

    @ Santino

    So you had this bad experience, how many times?

    Not having a go, but from the wording of your post it seems like you didn't really persevere with it. And if that's the case...

    The point is, Home's (Beta) launch was so bad, I wonder how many people just didn't bother after the initial "ugh" reaction.

    Its a shame really,as its a free service and entirely optional there's not a lot of reason to investigate how its developing (or not).

  • Ryze #15 3 years ago

    I downloaded it - it's SHIT.

    No chance I'm buying anything as the 'service' stands at present, so they're lucky they're not expecting to profit.

    Idiots.

  • guybrush #16 3 years ago

    This isn't a very useful statistics has pointed out many people deleted home after the download, specially if you have a 40GB PS3, I'd be curious to hear the amount of unique active users for the last 3 months or so.

  • patch #17 3 years ago

    @Xerx3s

    We're at the point now where we're starting to see our active user base go up, and we're getting more people coming back than are leaving, so we're at the tipping point of where the platform starts to gain momentum.

    I hope Home is a success (in terms of user numbers at least) as it's someone actually trying to do something new and different. It may not be the best thing ever, it may crash and burn, but at least they're innovating. For instance, I'm glad to see them doing micro transactions. As Peter Edward says in the interview, they're huge in Korea but historically shunned in the UK. Maybe Home will go some way to change attitudes, even if it just shows other people in the industry what does and doesn't work.
    Edited by 1 at 27/05/09 @ 11:48

  • mcbi4kh2 #18 3 years ago

    [link url=http: //www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/home-time
    ]http://ww w.gamesindustry.biz/articles/ho...[/link]

    We had Star Trek uniforms that went on sale recently, and they were massively popular. We had entire spaces full of people wearing only Star Trek uniforms - that sort of thing gets people really excited.

    Oh dear.
    Edited by 1 at 27/05/09 @ 11:49

  • AgentCool #19 3 years ago

    I downloaded Home on day one with very low expectations and, if anything, it failed to even live up to those. Home is overwhelmingly pointless and it astonishes me that it wasn't canned early in development, let alone take so long to actually arrive. Did nobody realise what they were creating was a steaming pile of donkey plop?

  • sickpuppysoftware #20 3 years ago

    Loading time really have to be improved. I tried it during the beta, thought it was ok but not really for me.

    I keep meaning to try it since the few home spaces were added but I can't be bothered with all the loading.
    Nobody is going to fire up Home to chat with friends before launching a game together if the software itself takes longer to load than the game itself.

  • chubster2010 #21 3 years ago

    I use home regularly and really enjoy it.

    The amount of bile spewed in its direction doesn't really surprise me (I accept that its not everyones cup of tea), but as a free, optional service, is there really much to complain about?

    If you don't like it, don't use it.

    As mentioned by others, there seems to be a healthy number of people using it - with spaces always bustling rather than being left as gleaming ghost towns, and I think as a whole it's developing nicely. Good on Sony for trying something different and, on the whole, pulling it off.

    Oh - and Xi has been, in my opinion, a great success and something refreshingly different.

    re. 'Nobody is going to fire up Home to chat with friends before launching a game together if the software itself takes longer to load than the game itself.'

    I've never done this. But, there's been many occasions when I've bumped into people on my friends list, or random people and launched into an impromptu game of SFIV or RE5. I don't think Home is designed to be a replacement to pre-game lobbies - most games have these already, so there's no need. Home is an extra layer, an extra way of meeting people and enabling on the fly-match ups. Think of it as a garnish - a nice little bonus to add to the flavour - rather than the main course.
    Edited by 1 at 27/05/09 @ 12:01

  • Agent_Llama #22 3 years ago

    Recently booted this up again after faffing about on it for a bit during the Beta. It's still the same. Pointless. And so, so slow.

  • Vistrix #23 3 years ago

    @chubster2010

    It amazes me to read about people complaining about a free service they've tried for a few minutes.

    Ill admit, I've only used it a few times, but the times Ive logged on it hasnt failed to impress me.

    It can be improved on, and it will do (for free) over time.

    Home is only going to get bigger.

  • lambtron #24 3 years ago

    Well a major reason for the bile directed towards Home is simply that it took a lot of resources that could have been better devoted elsewhere. Everyone I know who owns a PS3 sees it as irrelevant.

  • SwedBear #25 3 years ago

    Whether it is free or not should have nothing do to whether it is ok to complain or not. If someone doesn't think it is good it isn't good, free or not.

    I've yet to be convinced by Home but I admit it's been a while since I logged in. At the time I tried it it really felt pretty pointless to stand in line waiting to bowl, watching low-quality trailers or standing around the Red Bull area not having a clue how to actually do anything there (and at the time no-one else of the 50 or so standing there knew how to use it).

    I might get back in any day now just to see what is happening but I simply think that's it's like Marmite; either you love it and really click with it or you just feel it is pointless and delete it.

    To me personally it feels like a big overhead to use it to run into friends or launch games. I chat with friends on Live when I see them online or they come online while I am gaming or watching a movie and that feels a lot confortable than having to launch Home to go around and see if I can find some friends.

    On the other hand I've never really understood the lure of Second Life and even though I used to visit virtual chat worlds waaaay back when I was younger I wouldn't do it today so maybe I'm just not the kind of person Home is aimed at.

    I guess it will be interesting though to see what they will come up with in terms of features in the future.

  • TheStatics #26 3 years ago

    mr_writer.. How can you only download it once? I downloaded it when I first got my PS3 but deleted it as I didn't see much point in it. Are you saying that I would now be unable to download it again?

  • Figgernaggot #27 3 years ago

    I pity the fools that actually pay money for things in Home. It's a massive steaming pile of shit.

  • Retroid #28 3 years ago

    Horribly slow a lot of the time and I DON'T WANT TO WALK AROUND SPACES FILLED UP WITH RANDOM INTERNET TARDS. If I could set it up to only accept friends, to have a unified space (instead of being dumped in a different 'world' from people I know, if they didn't charge for club spaces which were free (and crap) in the beta, and if it wasn't horribly clunky in almost every respect, or, indeed, actually had most of the features they promised to start with - video streaming, hanging up your own pictures in your apartment, trophy integration and rewards - then I might go back.

    And having to queue up to play games might be realistic but IT ISN'T FUN.

  • Gurgeh #29 3 years ago

    Home is there for you to buy stuff. Bumping into friends and chatting with them is secondary, there's plenty of other ways of doing that and online games have their own lobbies. Sony aren't going to judge Home based on how many people chase around after female avatars, but on how many extras are sold for real world cash. And if the $$$ don't add up it will be canned, because while it's free for you it isn't free for Sony, and the only thing keeping it going right now is the embarassment factor of closing it.

  • chubster2010 #30 3 years ago

    @ Gurgeh

    'And if the $$$ don't add up it will be canned'

    Do you not think there is potential there for Sony to make money/enough money to keep Home running through advertising revenue?

    Surely they would have thought about that before heading down the Home route. Propping up platforms such as this with revenue from micro-transactions is a largely unproven model (especially in the West), so I doubt very much that Sony would have taken a gamble on it with something as high-profile as Home.

    If I'm wrong - and they have in fact taken a gamble on this model - then I'd say they're very naive if they think there are enough PS3 owners out there willing to spend £$£ on virtual T-shirts.*

    *For the record, I've not spent a bean in Home, and in all honesty don't think I ever would.
    Edited by 2 at 27/05/09 @ 13:01

  • makeamazing #31 3 years ago

    Ive recently went back when there was an exclusive video on Star Trek on there. The world seemed pretty populated. I think once there are more areas and more things to do, it wont be so bad. I also think if they do these themed videos/events then they will get more people to log back on.

    Its not perfect or something that will hold my attention, but I think once they have more fun things to do like Redbull racing, then who can complain... its free :D

  • DanC89 #32 3 years ago

    Out of the three consoles I only have a PS3 but I doubt whether I'll ever boot up Home again, it really seems to be a waste of storage space and my time.

  • dominalien #33 3 years ago

    I tend to login to Home every time I read somewhere that a new space has been added. At first I was very impressed by the RE5 space, but after a couple of months passed and EVERYTHING interactive that's supposed to be there is still coming soon, it seems like a complete waste of time. Even the Chris/Sheva figures I got for my private space, very "wow, nice" at first, are a waste with no way to admire them properly. So Capcom need to step up and actually _do_ something there.

    On the other hand, the Resistance 2 space with its minigame (which I did not try, to many real games to play) looks more attractive, and quite a lot of people seem to be enjoying it.

  • woodnotes #34 3 years ago

    Downloaded it, used it once, thought WTFITS, never touched it again.

  • Vin #35 3 years ago

    Nailed in the first post, Santino.

  • Widge #36 3 years ago

    I like the poker in the EA Arena area because I actually like poker. So technically I have a free poker game and its better than playing against a CPU opponent. Plus it was interesting to see that some of the stuff in the stores cost an almighty £0.00.

    Have no idea why voice chat hasn't come back in though.

  • Bigglesworth #37 3 years ago

    @Santino
    It's a pity you didn't like Home; it appears its the only thing you have for your PS3.

    Some people here seem to have lost the ability to distinguish between something being "SHIT" and something that they just don't like.

  • Gurgeh #38 3 years ago

    @chubster2010

    They thought it through but Sony came up with Home when the PS3 was going to be a home entertainment centre rather than a games console. Home was where you'd buy your HD movies from, your PS3 and PSP games from, and everything from furniture to clothes. It's a 3d online shopping catalogue.

    It was a gamble, but an easy sell to the bosses because of Second Life hype, and the general hatred of all things Internet at Sony HQ:

    "“I’m a guy who doesn’t see anything good having come from the Internet,” said Sony Pictures Entertainment chief executive officer Michael Lynton. “Period". He complained the Internet has “created this notion that anyone can have whatever they want at any given time. It’s as if the stores on Madison Avenue were open 24 hours a day. They feel entitled. They say, ‘Give it to me now,’ and if you don’t give it to them for free, they’ll steal it.”

    [link url=http://www.wwd.com/media-news/fashion-memopad/mem o-pad-uniqlo-nabs-deyn-bad-internet-classic-martha-2136751?s rc=rss/recentstories/20090515#/article/media-news/fashion-me mopad/memo-pad-uniqlo-nabs-deyn-bad-internet-classic-martha- 2136751?page=2
    ]http://ww w.wwd.com/media-news/fashion-me...[/link]

  • Bigglesworth #39 3 years ago

    @Gurgeh
    You're quoting the boss of a movie company moaning about the culture of piracy.

  • Gurgeh #40 3 years ago

    "You're quoting the boss of a movie company moaning about the culture of piracy."

    The movie company had a big hand in the design of the PS3. It wasn't going to be just a games console, but the item that replaced your DVD player (no more pirated / copied DVDs) and PC (no more pirated music). It's not such a crazy idea when you look at the success of Apple with iTunes.

  • stepneg #41 3 years ago

    I've had my PS3 a few months now and got round to dl'ing Home a couple of weeks ago, it is absolutely dreadful in every respect apart from it's price. Aside from the fact it is utterly pointless and does nothing you would have expected it is so painfully slow and seems to crash randomly, I only lasted an hour or so before leaving and deleting it. I think Sony really f**cked Home up and what must have seemed like a great idea and Live! beater on paper turned out to be shite, why not just get rid of it and spend development time adding some key features to PSN like cross game group chat\invites and a party system?
    Edited by 1 at 27/05/09 @ 14:58

  • chubster2010 #42 3 years ago

    @Gurgeh

    'the general hatred of all things Internet at Sony HQ '

    I don't think its fair to suggest that Sony 'hate the internet'. In fact, I'd say they're embracing the internet:
    e.g.
    - PSN is reportedly going to break-out beyond the PS3 and PSP to be accessible on other platforms,
    - LBP and Killzone 2 have excellent internet intergration (KZ2 especially - the Battle Replays are excellent)
    - a lot of PS3 games now feature direct youtube uploading
    - the PS3 has a browser that supports things like iPlayer etc etc.
    - Home itself has direct links to the internet (in fact, the internet is a core part of Xi)

    I don't doubt the authenticity of your quote, I just can't see it being demonstrated in Sony's actions.


    Edited by 2 at 27/05/09 @ 15:13

  • El-Dev #43 3 years ago

    I like playing checkers on Home. Haven't been on it in a long while actually.

  • Arwin #44 3 years ago

    I like Home, although obviously there's room for improvement. But some problems (also mentioned here) are or have been addressed - for instance the 1.21 update improved load-times for spaces to about 15 seconds on average (only the home square seems to take a few seconds longer), and the Resistance 2 space mini-game not only has a leaderboard with friends-list support like the Red Bull Air Race game, but it also has no waiting lines - all 64 people in a space instance can play at once. You can game-launch warhawk, resistance 2 (you launch straight in to a party so you have all the regular options to stick together and stay in the game from there), resident evil 5 and street fighter 4. Chatting has recently improved too (although not perfect - on some screens the size is too small and I'm not sure if you can change that) - you can select chatlines and check a user's information from there, add them to a friendslist, etc. Personally I'm greatly looking forward to more games supporting game-launching, being able to chat and hang out in my personal space and then launch into different games and return back there with a group of friends, or meeting new people in specific game spaces, and talk to them a bit first finding out if their a bit serious about working together, have a headset etc. before launching into a game with them.

    Heck, I like chess (have a perfect win record in Home, too bad there's no stat tracking ;) ), so for me that's been a lot of fun already, just playing chess with random strangers, but things are definitely moving somewhere.

    And yes, Europe is still behind a fair bit on the spaces front (U.S. has Guitar Hero, Uncharted, Warhawk, etc.). But that's being adressed. Will be interesting to see if they do something in Home for E3.

  • Santino #45 3 years ago

    Bigglesworth - just curious but how do you figure that? if it's from my games collection list or something i guess i should update that sometime soon. i don't own lots of ps3 games, just uncharted, street fighter 4, rock band, gt5p and a fair few psn games but i have played most of the big games/demos at some point and am looking forward to trico and gow3 and uncharted 2.

    I hope i havent given the impression that i am anti ps3, as of my 3 consoles the 360 has gotten by far the least use since the NXE and just general lack of interest on my part. I do however stick with my stance that Home is among the worst and most useless pieces of software i have ever used.
    Edited by 1 at 27/05/09 @ 16:10

  • El-Dev #46 3 years ago

    Santino, you must have a Mac then.

  • effinwooly #47 3 years ago

    its awful ............waste of HD space, it really is !

  • Santino #48 3 years ago

    El-Dev - nope i've got a fairly capable pc to game on and 3ds max doesnt work on a mac, i dont understand why you would think that tho? lol

  • B0MBJ4CK #49 3 years ago

    PS3 owner vs Ps3 owner, eh?

    The martyrs really are shooting into their own ranks over this Home thing...

  • AOFanboi #50 3 years ago

    <em>I like the poker in the EA Arena area because I actually like poker. So technically I have a free poker game and its better than playing against a CPU opponent.</em>

    But you can download a free poker game from a gazillion sites (I like the Betsson applet for instance) which will have more and stronger opponents to hone your skills against. No need to eat up 3 gigs of previous PS3 HD space (unless you have upgraded) and having to walk to the bloody tables as if that adds anything to the game.

  • Ryze #51 3 years ago

    Don't worry about the fantards, Santino.

    Leave them to their Sony reacharound circlewank.

  • man.the.king #52 3 years ago

    List of 360 fanboys that are circling this PS3-related comments section:

    cyacomini
    Uncle_Fishboy
    insincere_dave
    menage
    Ryze
    AgentCool
    Vin

    Let me ask you guys something, most of you own only the 360, so you have an innate fear of losing out on good games because of them not being on your console - I get that. But why do you feel the need to slate an application on a rival Console that is not even a game? Do you hate Sony that much? Because Microsoft is not Mahatma Gandhi either.
    Edited by 4 at 28/05/09 @ 08:01

  • chronom4n #53 3 years ago

    Personally i have enjoyed 'HOME' seeing as i do not go online very often, i had more fun in the few hours with home than i did with LIVE within context. Although i did notice that there were not so many people using Home. Overall as a free service it was very enjoyable and that's what matters to me.

  • smelly #54 3 years ago

    normally i like these things to play with without having to pay for them

    i liked messing about with my miis on my wii before i got bored
    i liked messing about with the new 360 dashboard - before i got bored

    with home, i got bored before i'd even really given it a go.. just didnt have (dunno how to explain it)

  • Santino #55 3 years ago

    man.the.king-

    i dont get what is hard to understand about the fact that i simply havent updated my profile for ages?

    for instance, right now the only 360 games i actually own are virtua fighter 5, pgr4, and ninja gaiden 2. Like i said the console is easily my least used system, and i actually own more ps3 and wii games, and more pc games than all thanks to steam mostly.

    I do find it funny that i have been called a 360 fanboy though, as i find it rather ironic considering my general lack of interest in the system. And i have trouble understanding how all of this started because of how awful i found Home to be. I mean, i enjoy playing games, i like my playstation, but come one, i'm allowed to not like Home and i'm sure as hell not the only person!

    edit: there, updated my list as much as i can be bothered right now if it makes you happy.
    Edited by 1 at 28/05/09 @ 07:06

  • man.the.king #56 3 years ago

    @Santino

    Could be. What caused me to doubt you is that you didn't have a single PS3 game in your profile while claiming that you "prefer" the PS3.

    And yes - if your reasons to dislike Home are valid from your perspective and, most importantly, not related to Console preference, then I don't have any beef with you. If however you are one of those 360 fanboys on EG (and you know that EG is full of people like these) who frequent the PS3 news JUST to slate anything to do with Sony and the PS3, then it would be hard for me to show any empathy for your viewpoint.

    When you first posted, your profile shouted non-PS3 owner, and as there was no way for me to know for sure whether you were telling the truth, you will forgive me if I doubted your claim. If you are telling the truth however, you have my apologies.
    Edited by 2 at 28/05/09 @ 07:15

  • Santino #57 3 years ago

    http://ca rd.mmos.com/psn/profile/ik/a/iK...

    there you go, ;)

  • man.the.king #58 3 years ago

    @Santino

    "[link url=http://ca rd.mmos.com/psn/profile/ik/a/iK...
    ]http://ca rd.mmos.com/psn/profile/ik/a/iK...[/link]
    there you go, ;) "

    In that case, please accept my apologies. Also, I have removed you from that list.
    Edited by 1 at 28/05/09 @ 08:00

  • Santino #59 3 years ago

    accepted, thanks!

  • Ryze #60 3 years ago

    My god - these fanboys go to some lengths to defend Sony, eh?

    Waaaaah, waaaaaah!!!!

    Why don't you love it?!?!?! IT'S BY SONY!!!!!!

    Because it's poorly thought out, poorly implemented, and USELESS SHITE.

    I actally love my PS3 - I love what it does well - like playing exclusives, digital media and PS2 games.

    Home? SHITE. That's my OPINION. If you want me to state more REASONS, then just ask. Fucking fantards.
    Edited by 2 at 28/05/09 @ 08:43

  • man.the.king #61 3 years ago

    @Ryze

    "If you want me to state more reasons, then ask. Fucking fantards. "

    No need to ask. Your swearing kind of gave you away.

    "Why don't you love it?!?!?! IT'S BY SONY!!!!!! "
    I guess your perspective for anything Sony would be"how can it be any good? It's by Sony!"

    Let's list my reasons for listing you as a 360 fanboy, shall we?

    (1) Your first comment slating it without any validation
    (2) Your comment "Leave them to their Sony reacharound circlewank. "

    Off-topic here, but since you have seen fit to mark me as a PS3 fanboy (even though I don't go around on 360 articles unnecessarily criticizing them, at least, not without providing my reasons - you are welcome to rummage through my posting history if you wish), did you love the 360 NXE update. With avatars, no less! Those avatars were so well thought-out, perfectly implemented and oh-so-useful, weren't they?
    Edited by 5 at 28/05/09 @ 09:01

  • Ryze #62 3 years ago

    ^ Fantard.

  • man.the.king #63 3 years ago

    @Ryze at 28-May-09 09:01:44: "^ Fantard."

    Did calling me a "fantard" make you feel all grown-up and mature? That was probably easier than going into a debate, wasn't it?

    Anyway, you are welcome to think whatever you want to think. I laid out my reasons. You have yet to list yours.

    Going to bed now. Will reply to any of your posts later
    Edited by 2 at 28/05/09 @ 09:41

  • Ryze #64 3 years ago

    ^ Fantard Yank on the west coast.

  • VMerken #65 3 years ago

    I tried the Beta, wasn't really smitten by it although it has this Zen-like quality about it. If Home suddenly had a soundtrack chanting "All is Well" over and over I wouldn't have noticed it. It did little else to me, though. If the pace is picking up for Sony, great for them. I might take another look again once Home has more interesting features from a gamer's perspective - the new additions up to this points aren't that great in number.

  • man.the.king #66 3 years ago

    @Ryze

    "^ Fantard Yank on the west coast."

    Well well, quite the debater, aren't you? With that limitless vocabulary, you must be at the top of your class.

  • Ryze #67 3 years ago

    ^ I'd love to compare IQs with you, child.

  • man.the.king #68 3 years ago

    @Ryze

    "^ I'd love to compare IQs with you, child."

    Child? Really? Is that the best you can do?

    I guess that puts your IQ above the Mensa threshold, then?

    Mister, you scared me into giving up!
    Edited by 3 at 29/05/09 @ 07:43

  • Ryze #69 3 years ago

    Good.

  • Bigglesworth #70 3 years ago

    @man.the.king : Don't feed the trolls ;)

    @Santino : my apologies also - I jumped to same conclusion as m.t.k

  • Ryze #71 3 years ago

    ^ Exactly.

    /plays WipEout HD

    /watches Dark Knight BD

    /watches Ironman BD

    /plays LittleBigPlanet with daughter, improving her reading and gaming skills in the process

    /browses this website

    /plays Okami

    /plays Shadow of the Colossus

    /plays DLNA served media

    /DOESN'T wait for Home to finish 'going online', and downloading each bloody area only when you try to enter it, just to aimlessly wander around amongst random 'man.the.king' Sonytards impersonating attractive women for transvestite-esque kicks.

    I'd love for this to become a useful, seamlessly integrated service. They should have thought of that when they were spec'ing the PS3's main memory.

    /hugs hamstrung PS3
    Edited by 1 at 29/05/09 @ 17:30

  • man.the.king #72 3 years ago

    @Ryze


    /plays WipEout HD
    /watches Dark Knight BD
    /watches Ironman BD
    /plays LittleBigPlanet with daughter, improving her reading and gaming skills in the process
    /browses this website
    /plays Okami
    /plays Shadow of the Colossus
    /plays DLNA served media


    Good for you. Doesn't mean you are not a fanboy.

    "random 'man.the.king' Sonytards impersonating attractive women for transvestite-esque kicks"

    Sonytards. So erudite, so articulate, so grammatically ... perfect. Did you develop this vocabulary on your beloved XBL?

    @Bigglesworth
    Don't feed the trolls ;)

    Sorry man, couldn't help it :) , but I'll try my best to ignore MStard (to pick a leaf out of Ryze's book) Ryze from now on.
    Edited by 2 at 29/05/09 @ 19:33