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Sony: 'Home is still a top priority'

Sony has moved to reassure fans of PlayStation Home on PS3 that the virtual world remains a "top priority" for the platform holder, despite reports of the contrary.

According to an Edge report, Sony's director of PlayStation Home, Pete Edwards, speaking at the London Games Conference, said: "It's been a long road. We've proved there is a market out there and we've got a lot of people that spend a lot of time in [Home]. It's not a priority right now but there is a business model there."

Sony is now reporting that Edwards was misquoted and misrepresented.

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Published: 21 days 17 hours ago | News | PlayStation 3

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Lifendz - 21 days 17 hours ago

1 - Can't fault them for wanting to make money

off all those digital clothes purchased. I booted up Home a few nights back and only made it like 5 minutes. The Buzz space is pretty cool. Maybe a Heavy Rain space modeled after that E3 demo where the killer is in the house would be something. Have your avatar investigate the house and try to get out before the killer reaches him.

Home still needs the following:
Pictures on your hdd should be able to be hung up in the game in your apt
Should be able to play music off your hdd in your homespace
same thing with videos. It might be cool to have a virtual sort of movie night in your home space with all your buds there. Have an option to make the video the full screen with a chat box to the right so everyone can talk to one another.

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Estranged - 21 days 14 hours ago

1.1 - Um...

You can hang up pictures in your apartment... If you made it only 5 minutes, I doubt those things you listed would make you interested in Home. You'd go play music and then the novelty would wear off very quickly.

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Lifendz - 21 days 14 hours ago

1.2 - Pictures off my hdd can be hung in my apt?

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skv007 - 21 days 13 hours ago

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the only reason why i visit home once in awihle to check out the new home spaces from ND, Insominiac etc etc/
As I dont really care for the social aspect that MS n Sony have going for. i check out the minigames that they offer, try em n then gtfo to play Demons Souls ^^

Home may not be top priority for Sony alone. But for the Home team, it is. As long as long as they think it is, Home will keep getting updated like crazy. I was surprised to see so many home spaces when i logged in after the 1.30 update. Last time i checked out Home before that was in he closed beta

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DERKADER - 21 days 12 hours ago

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I say give up on Home or do something with it. Right now Home is in limbo3, it's a separate application that has nothing to do with actual gaming. As it stands Home is nothing more than Second Life where Sony tries to micro transaction you to death. I always though home would be a new UI where everything could be accessed from your apartment. But it's just a separate app that takes to long to load or do anything. Game launching in home is kind of a good idea, but whats the point of wasting your time launching Home just to launch a game that takes you out of Home. I had high hopes for Home but after 5min I knew it was just overly elaborate chat rooms with mini games.

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scott182 - 21 days 12 hours ago

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Es pictures from tour hard drive can be hung on the wall.

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Pope_John_Paul_II - 21 days 12 hours ago

1.6 - "Pictures off my hdd can be hung in my apt?"

Perhaps you didnt logged into home for a while. yes, you can now take your pictures from your HDD and hang it in your Apt. but it costs money to do so. possibly about $3-$5.

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JsonHenry - 21 days 12 hours ago

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Installed Home, messed around with for about an hour, then deleted it off of the HDD.

but hey, it is free. So no harm done.

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Hutch2355 - 21 days 11 hours ago

1.8 - Costs 3-5 bucks to hang your own pictures?

And Microsoft is the only company ripping people off huh?

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Redempteur - 21 days 11 hours ago

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Everything is not enough to see what home has to offer .. so i suggest you totry again longer ... that way you won't be misinformed next time

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sikbeta - 21 days 9 hours ago

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Is still a top priority because lot of people use that feature and have a lot of potential, but it gonna take some time, as I said before, put mini-games everywhere and HOME will become a really popular

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PATthePlague - 21 days 8 hours ago

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Their top priority should be cross game chat. That should then be linked to pairing up with players u are already playing a game with ingame and teleporting to a home space to do something else like watching a movie. The more sony makes home relevant to the game I'm playing, the more I will have an incentive to visit home. Right now I would rather go to the playstation store. To me home sucks right now. Buzz TV is good though.

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Lifendz - 21 days 6 hours ago

1.13 - You guys are crazy

Disagrees out the azz for asking a question and making suggestions. EXCUSE ME for not knowing they finally added something they talked about what...2 years ago.

I'll check it out. Party at my place!

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LeonSKennedy4Life - 21 days 12 hours ago

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Yeah...Home's getting better.

I just wish we could go from space to space without loading. That's terrible!

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JBaby343 - 21 days 12 hours ago

3 - I Haven't Visited Home In A While

Some of the mini-games are fun but overall I've never enjoyed it that much or seen the point. My brother loves it for a reason I still don't understand but to each his own.

@Above: I hate the loading screens too.

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Timesplitter14 - 21 days 12 hours ago

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They shouldn't.

I personally never went back to Home after the first 3 days. I even uninstalled it for more disk space

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zootang - 21 days 12 hours ago

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You'd be surprised to find out what you can do now

Play poker with up to 7 friends
play buzz with up to 30 friends in one space (really fun if you have some thick mates)

That tends to be what i use it for although i must admit the Uncharted 2 strategy game has really got me hooked

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Redempteur - 21 days 11 hours ago

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Actually the buzz quiz games are limited to 64 players ... by sessions..

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Myth - 21 days 12 hours ago

5 - Question

If start up a voice chat in Home then do a game launch will you be partied up in the game? And when exiting the game and going back to Home will you still be connected via voice chat? If so that would work as cross game chat would it not?

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MAGNUM-RAM - 21 days 12 hours ago

7 - I enjoy HOME.

I gamelaunch everything from there so that when i quit game im immediatly back into HOME. I enjoy it because I feel that my gaming experience is continued even when i take a break.

I like that i play socom and quit game to the socom space to check the overhead maps.

after some demons souls i take a break and start lighing up a fat blunt and check out the movie space and wathc some videos.

after some killzone 2 I go to the XI space and use the HUB to visit N4G and Then I game launch right back. ITs a continueing cycle.

What is really fun for me is to pick fights with people and battle them on street figher or tekken6. I go to the resident evil space and find someone to co - op with.

Its like im a part of the PSNETWORK and I can transform into anything or do everything while being connected online. For me, its a great way to escape reality and be in the game.

I think thats why alot of Home users enjoy HOME. we arent afraid to get lost in PSN.
I love the camera and new poses!

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ape007 - 21 days 12 hours ago

8 - that's it

I gave up sony,I was having faith in home when it first release,I said it may have huge potential,gonna make your online dream come true but I was totally wrong

home is one of the most boring things I've seen in my whole gaming life,it's so pointless,So lifeless,So much much time to get into something worthless

All I can tell sony is to focus on Fw updates,look at xbox life,see how they can make you connected to everything and then implement it to psn

as a multiconsole owner,I can see my money go the 360 version of mw2 and the reason is LIVE,it's a better online environment than playstation network and no one can deny it,there are more chances of fun in xbl

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zootang - 21 days 12 hours ago

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home is free! if you don't like it, don't use it. I'm sure you'll have more fun paying to play online

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josuttis - 21 days 11 hours ago

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LOL!

This clown is still trying to hype Microsoft garbage online service...

Dude, give it a rest. No one cares.

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zootang - 21 days 11 hours ago

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So home isn't free and you don't have fun paying for online?

Home IS free! If you don't like paying for online then don't pay, psn is free.

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pixelsword - 21 days 10 hours ago

8.4 - ape007;

http://www.n4g.com/up/24668...

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scott182 - 21 days 12 hours ago

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I really enjoy hanging with my buddies on home since I moved away from them it's great. I know home will become even better.It's a nice free service for me and also speaking of the psn as a whole it is becoming fantastic.

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Lavalamp1138 - 21 days 12 hours ago

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Backwards compatibility should also be a top priority. But I'm not seeing any headlines like that now am I?

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pixelsword - 21 days 10 hours ago

10.1 - Backwards compatibility was a top piority;

but people didn't want to pay for it, so it was dropped.

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JBaby343 - 21 days 10 hours ago

10.2 - What Pixelsword Said

If you wanted backwards compatibility you should have gotten it. We the gamers, and the haters, are the ones responsible for it being dropped.

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Lavalamp1138 - 21 days 9 hours ago

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But if it was dropped then why was it revealed back in August that Sony was working on a patent to emulate the emotion engine through software? I know that Jack Tretton said that backwards compatibility was not coming back in an interview when the Slim was announced but it's ironic how he also said that there wasn't going to be a PS3 Slim but lo and behold. It's not a question of "if" it's coming back, it's a question of "when." And that's what I want to know. If it's not coming for another year or two then it would help convince me to get a PS2 now.

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gtafan - 21 days 12 hours ago

11 - Voice chat is key.

Bring back the voice chat anywhere anytime and I will be back again. I used to play music and went around talking to everyone. They took that off. Never went back again. It sucks because I have the money to spend in it but since they don't offer the freedom of speech I won't be in it until they do.

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Redempteur - 21 days 11 hours ago

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They can't ... they tested it ..it was misused it will be a while before it will be back in the first form

ANd IMO the voice chat we have now is better ...

Full voice chat in private spaces ...
Friend and inviet voice chat in public spaces ...

I was sick of hearing the same guys abusing music everywhere and the swearing word "f..., b.... and so on " everywhere because it was impossible to moderate ... AND EVERY ONLINE WORLD NEED SOME KIND OF MODERAION ...

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Ninjamonkey - 21 days 12 hours ago

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I only use it to see any new spaces...

Or if im bored me and a friend will just go an muck about in it talking to random people =P

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HarukoHex - 21 days 11 hours ago

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Yep because they know there games suck. XD

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sikbeta - 21 days 9 hours ago

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Put mini-games everywhere and you have a Super-Popular HOME Space

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Jamaicangmr - 21 days 9 hours ago

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I went back inthere earlier this week and damn quit a bit has changed. There are alot more adds and game spaces for 1st and 3rd party games now. It really is starting lively up in Home. I mainly use it when one of my girlfriends are on and want me to come in though. Pool and bowling are still the best games in home though.

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mikethegameking - 21 days 9 hours ago

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the only thing I want is the 3d trophy room

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nix - 21 days 16 hours ago

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i agree.. if you want to just chill out and meet people and probably play pool/bowling etc... home is a right place.

no point dissing Home after visiting there for only 5 mins.

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menoyou - 21 days 12 hours ago

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Home is garbage. It's just some virtual Barbie doll dress up game. When they took away voice chat, Home sucked big time. Who the heck wants go spend so much time typing stuff out? And for what? Just so you could walk around and buy digital clothes? Pure garbage.

Put back voice chat and then you'll have a real social application.

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zootang - 21 days 12 hours ago

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It's free to use! what's to complain about? if you don't like it don't use it. I have fun playing poker.

Although i agree about the voice chat

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menoyou - 21 days 11 hours ago

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It's free to use because, pretty much, the only thing you can do in it is buy stuff... They aren't doing YOU any favors by making Home free, trust me.

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zootang - 21 days 11 hours ago

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I'm not obligated to buy stuff, lol.

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TheTeam06 - 21 days 10 hours ago

2.4 - @menoyou

"It's free to use because, pretty much, the only thing you can do in it is buy stuff... They aren't doing YOU any favors by making Home free, trust me."

Is that still a reason to complain about it?

And you can also party up with friends, launch any game with them, play mini-games, enter in contests to win actual games (SOCOM and Warhawk, for example) and watch TV shows, exclusive interviews, movie shorts and soon-to-be full length movies and shows at the Theater to name a few things.

Buying isn't the only thing you can do.

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Why Dat - 21 days 8 hours ago

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Sony is all about supporting the community. Nice work Sony!

Oh, and incase you haters forget.. IT IS ALL FREE.

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