David Reeves "We Forgot About The Gamers When Creating Home "

CrazyMystical - 596 days 22 hours ago

but seriously i can wait its not that far away

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Feihc Retsam - 596 days 21 hours ago

I think HOME is a distraction from gaming. I'm sure it's an attempt to create a sense of individualism and ownership that will encourage people to spend more time on their console, but I think most people still do their casual inter-networking on their PCs. Gaming consoles are still largely regarded as.... Gaming consoles.

Not only that, but I've always been underwhelmed at the concept of HOME. It's NOT revolutionary (Sims meets 2nd Life?) and it just sounds too gimmicky to be interesting for more than a few minutes.

Kinda like taking cab rides in GTA IV... Sure, you might sit through an entire cab ride and change the camera angles for a fun-to-look-at cinematic effect, but eventually, you will start skipping the ride to get to point B.

I see people doing the same thing with HOME. They may "meet up
and "Socialize" at first, but eventually, I think most people will just go back to playing games or watching movies on their PS3

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Tarasque - 596 days 20 hours ago

As long as it is made to intertwin with game's i will be happy, with trophie's and matchmaking and group chat and such. Stuff that has to do with game's and add something to game's. It will be very welcomed, from me anyway's.

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scottie2521 - 596 days 18 hours ago

i agree

and this is why i've been telling those who were over-eager to be in Home to relax. as it is now, there really isn't a huge reason to be in Home other than if you really plan on using you PS3 to meet new people.

i really think they need to add more things that are related to actual PS3 games. playing pool, chess, and bowling are cool, but after a while i'd rather play real games. they should be giving us incentives for using Home, and not let it become something to do to kill time. we can launch games with other people inside Home now, but thats not enough.

it looks like some of the suggestions i've left for them has paid off.

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Stubacca - 596 days 18 hours ago

But I think what Sony are trying to do is to show new gamers and casual gamers how to get involved in the whole community thing. Although it's not something I would get really excited about, I can see all the females I know digging it.

However, it'll be nice to customise things and meet my buddies on PSN from elsewhere in the world.

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Kleptic - 596 days 22 hours ago

you would think...last year at E3 had harrison launching Motorstorm on stage from home with 10 other players...it worked perfectly...

so whatever this guy is talking about has been understood for nearly a year now...

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sonarus - 596 days 22 hours ago

Just excuses and more excuses. Wouldn't be surprised if it gets pushed again

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Kleptic - 596 days 22 hours ago

they have stood buy the model of haveing the core service free...

a free apartment (which effectively is like free remote storage space, the size though is still yet to be released)
a free account (with email, messaging, and all that stuff)
free gaming
and a set amount of free stuff for your avatar...whether its tvs (used as the mechanic to display whatever video you want in your apartment) clothes, etc...

the main thing I guess is that you can buy 'better' stuff if you want...buying a second television for your apartment is effectively like buying more bandwidth from a remote server holder, it allows you to stream multiple videos at once...or buying a bigger television that allows you to stream HD video to your friends...same thing...

I don't mind that kind of stuff...its buying designer clothes and stuff that sounds suck to me...but to each their own...

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Drekken - 596 days 22 hours ago

With something of this magnitude and to keep it free to customers, revenue is a very important factor on development and server capacity. Sony is changing the game with home.

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wow4u - 596 days 20 hours ago

Its pretty clear they envisioned home to be a revenue system for its partners.

Paying $3.10 per month for LIVE is well worth it. And, home has nothing to do with it.

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Expy - 596 days 22 hours ago

If you don't want it then stop complaining about it.

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segasage - 596 days 22 hours ago

wiesels like you would never complain to sony, your daddy, for they can do no wrong.

stop telling people how to feel about their product.

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DJ - 596 days 22 hours ago

He simply told him to stop being a crybaby.

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titntin - 596 days 21 hours ago

I'm delighted you feel that way and I sincerely hope you dump your PS3 and never use it.

Nothing could destroy an online community more than having to share it with people like you, so I hope you all go do something else.

Me - I've read Snow Crash and I want to be in 'the street'. I bet theres no way I could create a 'Hiro Protagonist' user though. Someone else is bound to have beat me to it!

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Expy - 596 days 22 hours ago

The main goal for any company is to make profit.

Edit: lol @ disagree, boy you gotta take some economics. You're in DIRE need of it.

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Drekken - 596 days 22 hours ago

How do you keep something so HUGE free without making money somehow??

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Vip3r - 596 days 22 hours ago

I agree with Drekken. Sony will need lots of sponsors to help pay for Home.

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wow4u - 596 days 20 hours ago

@5.3

They are going to be selling things, Home is going to be a giant mall. The aim is to facilitate microtransactions and toll-booths and such. Its pretty clear that is the aim.

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Drekken - 596 days 22 hours ago

beat them, then uninstall the game data. Rocket science simplified by Drekken.

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Mitchell - 596 days 22 hours ago

But I rarely play a game straight through to it's completion; I'm constantly switching.

Therefore, some games take me forever to beat, but I never get bored.

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Drekken - 596 days 21 hours ago

I can understand that. I just uninstalled game date for a bunch of games over the last year and got over 15g free. There is a lot I rent... I dont buy games that have no multiplayer (except uncharted)

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heyheyhey - 596 days 21 hours ago

i doubt it

by the time Home launches the PS3 will have a pretty sizeable install base on the PSN who wil use PSN

which is very appealing for companies for advertising oppurtunities- especially publishers advertising new games with trailers

besides if they make you pay for it they will lose a lot of potential users which means less money to be made from advertising

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Sev1512 - 596 days 21 hours ago

With 3rd party exclusives becoming extremely rare these days. The only way for a console to stand out from its competitors it by having a very strong 1st party lineup. Sony has always done pretty well in this department, but hopefully they can do more.

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Feihc Retsam - 596 days 21 hours ago

Less "Dependant" and not "less Independent"

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Fishy Fingers - 596 days 21 hours ago

Well millions of people use second life so I guess some people want it, why shouldnt Sony cater to them? Its not a forced application, personally I probably wont use it much, but I'll still use it.

Its also much more focused than second life, its will only advertise/push content related to games/sony so it will always be relevent information for every user. A few other features are the game themed room or lobbies. Each game will have a different room designed by that developer, I cant wait to see how some of those turn out and there will be a host of free mini games tucked away inside Home, bowling, pool, chess, arcade games and even users will be able to create games/objects/collectibles etc and place them into the Home universe.

Home is certainly far from my most wanted list but its free and functional in ways. I wont turn my nose up at a free meal as it were.

And from Sonys point of view, there is a lot of money making options in Home, not only from the users but other companies/developers/producers etc who will surely fork out for advertising space.

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sabbath420 - 596 days 21 hours ago

that you cannot play yet. most of those games are going to suck balls anyway.

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heyheyhey - 596 days 21 hours ago

how much did you crystal ball cost?

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Forbidden_Darkness - 596 days 20 hours ago

@Sabbath420: like what games? in your opinion they may suck because you dont own a ps3 so your basing games off if you wont beable to play them or not.

@heyheyhey: i dont have a crystal ball. its ovious that incognito, ICO and nuaghty dog are making new games because they've said it themselves. its ovious that insomniac is going to have a new game next year because theyve made one every year so far. NC Soft announced they're making games exclusively for the ps3. I dont base the games off rumors, every game i put on there has been announced in some way. no crystal ball needed.

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JasonXE - 596 days 21 hours ago

"Thank goodness they didn't decide to make it a sims clone. Its is a blu ray player after all."

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Stubacca - 596 days 18 hours ago

You, my friend are a truly intelligent gamer with something special to share. I admire your contribution to the gaming community with your incisive and knowledgable comment.

God bless you sir, you are a officially Microsoft Baboon.

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Britjadg - 596 days 2 hours ago

"PSN sucks. Play House sucks. PS3 sucks. sony sucks. notice a pattern yet?"

i do i do. what do i win?

truely you are the funniest man i have ever met. i like you. will you be my friend?????????????? pleeeeeeaaaaaaaase???????????? ???

p.s. ur a douche.

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