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Is Sony Softening Us Up for Further Home Delay?

Spong Reports: "Kaz Hirai, Sony's president of computer entertainment, has said that it "doesn't matter" when PlayStation Home is launched, so long the service is "right".

Hirai points out, "As I've said on numerous occasions, I'd much rather make sure we take the time to have a great service rather than rush something into the market – only for consumers to say: 'This is not enough for me.' I want to avoid that. If we have the right service, it doesn't matter when we launch – so long as it's in a reasonable timeframe."
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Published: 520 days 19 hours ago | Article | PlayStation 3
 
 

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apoc615 - 520 days 20 hours ago
1 - well
They should of never announced a date in the first place then.
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solidjun5 - 520 days 20 hours ago
1.1 - I agree.
They should've just be quiet about it when it was first announced (or leak [kotaku]). Take the Blizzard route. Release it is ready. Otherwise, this is Vaporware to me. Although not the truest sense, since it's been shown, it's still Vaporware to me.

I think Jack Tretton alluded to a delay when he said something to the effect that "I rather wait 2 years with all the companies and Nikes of the world, then release it with nothing to do."

there probably won't be a BETA (open). I think I understand why there are 2-D trophies. It probably was implemented just in case HOME won't be ready.
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StephanieBBB - 520 days 19 hours ago
1.2 -
We get the beta this fall so why do we care if "the real home" comes out after that?

We can still play it before the rumored delay.
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Hagaf22 - 520 days 19 hours ago
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ill be honest, i dont care when it comes out, there are so many great games lined up for the next 6-8 months that this isnt that big of a deal, when we get it we get it.
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Omega4 - 520 days 20 hours ago
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When has Sony EVER released anything on time
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dude_uk - 520 days 19 hours ago
2.1 -
even though that's not quite true...as they do release some games/services on time...
why are you even on the PS3 section??
quit trolling around...
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LeSouteneur - 520 days 19 hours ago
2.2 - When has MS
never released a rushed, buggy, glitched product to the market?

Sony delays things to ensure quality, rather than release now just for the hell of it and possibly patch later on.
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jcgamer - 520 days 19 hours ago
2.3 - Sony is releasing cutting edge, high quality, ambitious products and services with PlayStation 3
HOME is not just something that can be whipped up in time for an E3 conference...this is something ELSE...worth the wait...patience, my friend, patience...
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Omega4 - 520 days 19 hours ago
2.4 - @ 2.2
your right sony delays to ensure quality so that future patches wont be needed just like firmware 2.40 which wasnt avaliable at lanuch but worked flawless when it was finally released without a need to patch.....oh wait :)
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dude_uk - 520 days 19 hours ago
2.5 -
omega4

you do know that the F/W 2.4 itself wasn't the problem right??
oh no you don't have a PS3 so I guess you don't.
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andron666 - 520 days 19 hours ago
2.6 - Firmware upgrades are just like Dashbord updates...
And 360 have had some of those right? Same thing, updates not patches.

Software can be fixed with patches, hardware can't...
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Hagaf22 - 520 days 19 hours ago
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omega are you lost, i know on n4g the ps3 tab is red, but that shouldnt be confused with the red youre used to seeing on you 360.
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butterfinger - 520 days 18 hours ago
2.8 - "When has Sony EVER released anything on time"
We got the video store the night that they announced at E3. That was pretty cool:)
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deeznuts - 520 days 18 hours ago
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If RROD is what happens when you release on time or earlier, count me in for the products that come late!

Who am I kidding, I just bought a 360 anyway, I just want to play games!
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koston3647 - 520 days 17 hours ago
2.10 - ^^^^ butter
the entire god of war series
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butterfinger - 520 days 17 hours ago
2.11 - Um...
My above comment was in response to the first comment. Notice the (").
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dude_uk - 520 days 16 hours ago
2.12 -
ok..

so all of you who disagreed know that FW 2.4 didn't work right???
so i was dreaming when i installed it on the day of release and never had any problems with it??

please.. keep the children away from the internet
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jcgamer - 520 days 16 hours ago
2.13 - I can't believe people are agreeing with Omega4
sad...
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Omega4 - 520 days 15 hours ago
2.14 - @ 2.13
To be honest with you i dont know why your no agreeing, practically every PS3 exclusive and a few multiplaform games have been delayed.

Killzone, LBP, SOCOM, FFXIII, GT5, HOME, MGS4, the Euro release of the PS3 console, just to name a few. I have a feeling your likely come up with the excuse that "they never had a release date so how could they be delayed" but they all had tentative relaease dates which they all missed some for years

You seriously need to wake up, compared to the delays from MS/Nintendo Sony is just unacceptable

And also GOW2 was announced in 2008 and will be released in the same year, so was Mario Kart for Wii can you name me a game Sony has announced and released in the same year
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butterfinger - 520 days 14 hours ago
2.15 - Um...
Siren Blood Curse.
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ustayclassyn4g - 520 days 20 hours ago
3 - does he
mean the open beta or the full thing? O_o
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DarkBlade - 520 days 18 hours ago
3.1 - Lol
The full one will probably never come out. Sony is going to give us the open beta. Home is going to be a beta for long time. So i don't think he's talking about the full home. Also im shocked he said that people don't care when it launch. Yea we do care. I don't feel like waiting til next spring. Just leave it as TBA
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themyk - 520 days 12 hours ago
3.2 -
maybe i'm the only one. but here goes.

i agree 100 percent with kaz.
i admit i am looking forward to home. but home isn't why i bought the ps3. i bought it for games. and they are starting to hit their stride on that department.

home isn't going to be some little fad. it's going to be huge and it's going to be around for a long long time. let them make it. i'm sure not one of us knows what it takes to get something like that up and running.
wouldn't it suck if they released it just cause everyone is b1tching and moaning for it. and then everybody just tore it up because it wasn't really done yet.

what ever. people sure can complain a lot
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thePatriot - 520 days 19 hours ago
4 - at this point
home has become a bonus feature. great when we get it, but I can live without it. If they want to take their time they can.
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drdre74 - 520 days 19 hours ago
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Home is a urban legend. I dont think we'll see it this year at all.
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Fishy Fingers - 520 days 19 hours ago
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Bring on the speculation, let's not wait and find out. Let's huddle up, pick our own answer and regard that as fact..... Wooo.
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arcadegoal - 520 days 19 hours ago
7 - Home dousent exsist
its just to get you to buy a playstation 3 they will keep on breaking promises
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FantasyStar - 520 days 18 hours ago
7.2 - owned!
...by dictionary!
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AclayPS3 - 520 days 19 hours ago
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At this point I almost don't even care about HOME anymore, the only thing I care about now is Sony's 1st party games and exclusives. As long as Sony keeps on develivering the Exclusives, I'll be happy.

I think that the delays for HOME basically killed all of the anticipation for it. Sony probably shouldn't have started talking about HOME until they felt confident that it was about to release in a few months.
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SmokeyMcBear - 520 days 19 hours ago
9 - ...
you guys do realize there are hundreds if thousands of people that do use Home on a daily basis... right?
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Fishy Fingers - 520 days 18 hours ago
9.1 -
Yes, I have a friend who was lucky enough to be chosen to take part in the beta. I've had a few hands on myself. It's not ready, although the potential is there, I know it will be a great feature when it arrives, one worth the wait.
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dutchdolo1586 - 520 days 18 hours ago
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Since I heard about home it has mad me proud to own a PS3 and gave me something to look forward 2. As long as they keep the good games coming then I will be willing to wait on home but I do hope they speed up the development just a lil bit.
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fenderputty - 520 days 18 hours ago
12 - "so long as it's in a reasonable timeframe."
A reasonable timeframe would have been about 6 months ago. Now, it doesn't really matter about when, just make sure it's functional and not something that will totally suck.

Seriously, I'm expecting more delays. Home is almost something I don't even think about anymore.
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FantasyStar - 520 days 18 hours ago
13 - Do people really buy PS3s just for Home?
That'd be amazing......AMAZINGLY STOOPID. Can't people just play the games? I'm all for online socializing, but I wouldn't let something like delays or news-hungry for Home Information waste my time when there's a perfectly abled gaming-system right in front of me. If people should be complaining about when it comes to Delays. It's Killzone 2.
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True Sony Fanboy - 520 days 18 hours ago
13.1 -
Nope I bought PS3 for the suppose RPG's coming out on the system and based on how they did last year i thought they would continue the trend, but it seems the tables have turned and 360 is coming hard with the RPG's where as PS3 has become the main system with a lot less variety.
Oh well i have both systems now.
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gamerosity - 520 days 13 hours ago
13.2 - "Do people really buy PS3s just for Home?"
Nah, when I got my PS3, I didn't even know what the h-e-doubles Home was. As I've seen different things on it, it seems pretty nice. But I'm not holding my breath for it, too busy playin my games.
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deep - 520 days 18 hours ago
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Next few weeks chaps. next few weeks.
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Fishy Fingers - 520 days 18 hours ago
14.1 -
? o_O

Elaborate please.
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Dlacy13g - 520 days 17 hours ago
15 - So here is what I want to know...
Given that they announced this project more than a year and a half ago, what would constitute " so long as it's in a reasonable timeframe." in your minds vs what is it in Sony's?

I got the first delay news and took it in stride...ok fine, it got delayed. Most Sony titles at the time were often seeing some small delays as developers were getting their hands around working with the PS3. But the second time just felt like a broken promise rather than a delay. And Jacks comments at the begining of E3's press conference last week did nothing to comfort me on HOME coming soon. Infact I think it felt more like a slap in the face. He might as well have said "Just shut up about HOME. We know we talked about it launching but no I dont have any news for you so just shut up about it cause I am tired of talking about it"

When it hits...it better be the meca of community offerings cause Sony has dug a hole for themselves on this one. They talked this up WAY too early given all the delays. I guess we just have to ...sigh...wait.
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Wii60Fan - 520 days 17 hours ago
16 - Sony
Should really take a page from Nintendo. They never even announce anything until they have something to show.
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Dill-Schil - 520 days 16 hours ago
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yeah hes right it doesnt matter when it launches because nobody cares anymore and thats exactly what everyone is going to be saying "this is not enough for me" so sony get your act together
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jay2 - 520 days 14 hours ago
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I don't think they'll be stuipd enough to delay it again.
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f789790 - 520 days 14 hours ago
20 - This is going to be like Spore
delay, delay, delay....

Doesnt matter that you see in game footage. They somehow manage to work on it for another two years.
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xxBATTLECATxx - 520 days 13 hours ago
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they shouldnt have given a date in the first place
but HONESTLY
ive got all i need and im very happy with the service as it is
if they push it back oh well
but itll come when it comes and till then im still having fun playing games and watching movies and enjoying PSN games so, ium good
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