Good news for the PlayStation camp, full details of Sony's PlayStation Home have been revealed, and it ain't no slacker. Alongside those avatars and achievements we heard about earlier, the "service" seems to be a new-gen Second Life killer, with public hangouts, personal apartments (to show off those fancy prizes you've been racking up in recent frag fests) and voice chat. The seeming-MMO even includes casual games such as pool, bowling and arcade machines embedded into the world, but at any time you can invite a fellow resident to join in on any PlayStation Network-capable game. As for user-generated content, PS Home allows you to hang your own pictures on your apartment walls and share videos with friends. You can of course dress up your avatar in assorted virtual clothings -- for a price -- all while enjoying "dynamic advertising" of some sort. A large scale beta goes live in April, with the full product to be launched this fall. Make sure to hit up the read link for a gallery of the beautiful scenery and idiotic conversations you too can be enjoying in a few months.
Update: Added a video after the break with more info on the service. PlayStation Home will be a free download, and will eventually include a virtual cinema for watching movie downloads. You can also share videos and music directly out of your media library. Peep the vid for more info.
I'll say well done when I actually see my buddies playing on it.
I can say: "I've just purchased Arizona, seceeded from the Union, and legalized pot. You are all free to come and join me, all houses are communal, no more private ownership." But if I were you, I'd wait to crash out in someone's house and light up until I had some sort of proof that the statement was true.
Now that's awesome. Watch those Nintendo fanboys claim they STILL prefer the GameC..sorry, Wii, while in fact they start wondering why they bought a last-gen console with the rendering skills of a three year old kid.
It's a simple question of gameplay, not bells and whistles. The PS3 does not (yet, at least) have the edge on the Wii with gameplay.
Does that mean I won't buy a PS3? No. In fact, the likelihood of my buying a PS3 is massive considering the fact that I'm a GTA and Final Fantasy fan. But that doesn't mean I'm going to buy a PS3 for a MMORPG-inspired multiplayer lobby. It means I'll buy it for the games, just as I bought the Wii for the games.
I know, I know... it's an astounding concept: Buy the system for its games, not the name and the processor speed. You know I still play my Atari 2600? It's because of gameplay, not because I love the graphics.
Gameplay will beat graphics any day of the week.
If you buy a console for pretty graphics and fast processors you're better off just picking up a high-end gaming PC.
Pfff if thats what you want then go play nintendo. Dont get me wrong i like nintendo, but if you want simple then there you go. I for one love what they are doing with the PS3.
and why exactly is this so cool? i mean its interesting but its not really anything ground breaking its a mmo interesting but not exactly ground breaking.
Yawn. I guess gamers want to hang out and meet other gamers rather than, um, play games? I have no intention of using this, Sony needs to focus on getting some games released as mine is collecting dust. waiting for all the delayed releases.
I think some of you touched on some of the pieces that will put a damper on this being anything like it could be day one.
1. No one is using voice chat on PS3 because they built it around BT. (I know. I've been online with complete and total silence in groups of 20 or more. :( ) 2. Who cares of there is 60 gigs of hard drive space if there is nothing to store there? 3. Trying to use a wireless keyboard proved hokey at best.
The potential was there, but I returned my PS3 after a week and went back to the xbox because their was a disconnect between the fantasy of what the PS3 could do and the reality of what the users wanted to do. Perhaps in another year we can take another look.
You're actually complaining because they're going above and beyond the competition? I can't believe people like you. You're never satisfied, if they did they same as M$, you'd say they're copying them. If they didn't, they're inferior and a waste of money. Now we find out they're going beyond what M$ has to offer and you're complaining. Go buy a 360 and play it if you don't like where Sony's going with the PS3. I own both consoles and love xbox live. I'm thrilled to find out that we're getting so much extra from PS3, enough to justify the price.
They had a web based program called Alpha World some years ago. Basicly Playstation Home but with 90's graphics.
Plus side with it in the beginning was that you could build anything you wanted from ready buildingblocks. Otherwise in the start it was more or less an infinite plane of grass and you could teleport with coordinates to your friends home.
Excellent idea it was. Even in the 33.6k modem ages :)
I'm looking forward to this, except for two very rational points that the "sony said something? its wrong and I hate it" responses thus far. 1. Content abuse. You can upload your own pictures, huh? Think MySpace or some of the more edgy areas of Second Life. People will have signs next to their apartment door: You must be this tall to enter" 2. Text and voice chat, global. Great. Think Halo 2 on this one, motherf***in b****-a** n***a.
Well, it's a clever implementation of Live, I guess, but I do wonder how navigation will work. You're going to have (probably) millions of users online at any given time... how will you find friends? If you have a concept of a "location" in the virtual "space", can you make sure that your default "location" is close to that of your friends? Can your "apartment" be in a "building" of your choosing, so that you can see your friends whenever they're online?
I think it's got potential, but I do feel like they're trying to graft the Second Life interface somewhere that it might not be an ideal fit.
Don't you get it? If it's not exactly what Microsoft is doing, then it is stupid. And if you copy what Microsoft is doing, then you are stupid. Only Microsoft can be right and do good.
Seriously, this is a big step. Nice way to trump Live without simply cloning it.
"Now that's awesome. Watch those Nintendo fanboys claim they STILL prefer the GameC..sorry, Wii, while in fact they start wondering why they bought a last-gen console with the rendering skills of a three year old kid."
Actually it looks pretty cool, and that may well be the system seller for me. Just because I think it's cool though doesn't mean I don't still like / prefer my Wii, no matter how outdated.
This definitely has potential to become a really powerful asset for Sony, as I'm already wondering how I'm going to come up with $600 this fall... This is the first smart move they've made since... hmm... Anyways, it's great to see someone competing with Microsoft in the online-play space. Let's hope to see more things like this to come from them.
First off, you don't have to use it. For those wanting something similar to gamertag, well this is it. Just like someone else mentioned, it's very much like live without exactly cloning it. It's also very much like Mii, without exactly being just like it. There are people who are just always going to complain. Sony said they would do something like this, and they delivered. There were those who talked mess about sony not delivering in this realm, and they are, and yet people still complained. Sony is working on the PS3, and the game library will be there also just like it was with the PS2. It takes a while to build up to be great, give it time.
With that said, I never put in too much effort to Live's Achievement points BS, and I most likely will be the same with my PS3. I'm a casual gamer, and I'm much to busy with real life to be into this as much as I would want to be. But it is good that sony is doing something like this.
An over-reaching attempt by Sony if I ever saw one. Menus work really well for selecting a game to play, messaging a friend, or watching a downloaded movie. See: Xbox 360 dashboard implementation.
The last thing I want to do to watch Casino Royale is navagate an avatar through my 3-d apartment dodging trophies (wtf?) on my way to the theatre room. It's completely pointless.
I don't understand why Sony is claiming to have this amazing innovation. I mean there are countless online mmocc's like this and many many coming. Also this can be done on any console really. They all have internet and downloadable content.
While this sounds like a great idea, and something to add more value to the system, I think that Sony needs to show us more games than something like this. We buy game systems to play games.
Sony's "Second Life" also seems a bit too much. I don't want to walk over to a friends place to see his acheivements, or his decoration style, I just want to see how much better he is than me. That is why X-Box live is so much better. Its easier to navigate and get what you need. I think the only ones that will enjoy this new toy are the kids that have the time to go and explore, because those adults that enjoy this kind of experience already have their time taken up on the PC.
Here's what would be a cool idea. Incorporating your avatar into games, so if you play Call of Duty 4 on the PS3, its your avatar that every one sees (in a uniform of course).
I hope Sony is able to come back to us and deliver the games because I for one am not going to spend $600 on a system just to go around in a vitual world to talk to people about games we want to play that are not out.
Wait a minute, did that say download clothes and stuff for your room. Why would they make you download it if you don't have to pay for it. Depending on how much they charge I wouldn't consider this free and possible a big cash cow if peopl start buying stuff.
But as far as Playstation Home goes, you can't argue with the price.
They'll do just fine. So many people are already set in their ways with the Xbox, and so many people have been holding out for a PS3... believe it or not... both can co-exist... and both will.
Now, as far as the Wii goes, I still just don't get it. I admit I play the Wii Sports thing with my nephews for a little bit (until i get bored, quickly) when I am over visiting, but i'd never buy that thing.
"believe it or not... both can co-exist... and both will" lies. have you been on these forums? its a bitter battle royale for 1-upping one another in what one system has over another (or simply why one system sucks without offering an attractive alternative,) even if the speaker does not own or does now know from firsthand experience what they are talking about.
Just kidding. No matter how much XBL suxxors because of having to pay and never seeing your avatar, or how much the PS3 blows due to lack of content difficulty of programming and that irrational 'format forcing' crap (seriously, if your precious HD-DVD wins, the PS3 will continue to print Blu-Ray games, so you were never locked into anything), no one is really right except for the last one to hit "add your comments."
This is basically like everything Sony puts out, it's really cool for the first day or so, and then you never use it again. It certainly has the WOW factor, but I can't see anyone actually using it after that has worn off.
Sure, this may not win over fans from the Xbox, but to pretend it's not huge is ridiculous. World of Warcraft is huge right now and so is MySpace, this is like throwing the two together. Mii wasn't a selling point on Wii and Xbox Live wasn't a selling point on 360. This is going to be a huge selling point for the PS3. Announcing this just before the Europe launch is a stellar move.
i just dont know how to respond to this. on one hand, they have certainly broken ground, but...still....it doesnt remotely solve any of the systems shortfalls.
i mean, im like utterlly confused. its a mmo version of live, just with lots of unnecesary, bu tpotentially cool, stuff. i think? i certainly would like to try it out, but then again i want the entire interface of the ps3 to be re-designed. and that aint happening, so.....
i guess my unit will still be sealed in the box(never bothered) come fall 07'.....
You guys are crazy if you think this thing is going to take over LIVE in any way shape or form. The playstation online model has sucked since day one, the worst online system i have ever played on especially if you wan to play any one of the popular games then forget it. But this is the SIMS reborn is all surprised they wont get sued for using this idea, but hopefully they will have good filtering on this thing cause i can see the headline now " Boy molested by gamer he meet on HOME"
I have a Wii and a 360, and even I'll admit that this is pretty cool. I'll probably get a PS3 several years from now when it costs $100, something to look forward to I guess.
I completely agree with glocks out. This was a great move by Sony to announce this just before the Euro release of the PS3. Why? If you've ever played Second Life, you know that the majority of the people on it are Europeans. Second Life has gotten ridiculous press in the EU, and a suped up version of SL will probably attract a lot of people. Now, that all said, SL does plan to incorporate voice and video chat. You can already do most of that in SL. It just doesn't look as perty. But, who's to say that SL can't look better than that in the near future? No one really, but that's not the point of this article anyway. Nintendo must be wondering how they're going to get past the Wii codes as simple and elegant as Sony has made it for people to hook up and play. I'm guessing Nintendo has a similar trick up their sleeve or none at all, but I suppose we'll see. Congrats Sony fans, you have something to be happy about finally!
I think this is the first thing that catches my eye from the PS3. Now I just gotta wait till more people within my friends network actually can purchase a PS3, then it will be worth it.
This reminds me of Microsoft Bob. Ugh... let me go to the room where I can launch downloadable movies. Crap, I need to walk back to find game buddies... I am not sold on it.
Anyone comparing this to Second Life has never played Second Life, or at least looked at the building options. This is just a place you stand around an buy clothes, whereas Second Life is more like a giant set of Legos that you can write code for or attach to yourself. Seriously, the draw of Second Life is the 3D modeling and scripting tool built right into the interface. "Home" is limited to whatever objects and clothing Sony decides to put into the world. Actually, "Home" looks very much like "There" and appears to have a similar business model.
Seriously, this is stupid. Only people who have NO LIFE will buy into this. This is like Sims online only slicker. Who cares that you'll be able to create an 3D avatar just so you can chat about BS. Are our lives that F'up that we have to get virtual houses to store our shit? come on! Chicks and Couch Potatoes need only apply. Serious Gamers know what to do.
Sony is copying CokeMusic, just making their version associated with the concept of Game 3.0 and implementing 3D worlds instead of 2D. I wouldn't be surprised to see some copyright infringements between Sony and the Coca-Cola Company in the next few months.
Firt of all im not a fanboy of any of the consoles (the XB games ive played on are to fiddly with the controls, the wii i have because its just so much fun to have a few mates round and play wii sports, though alot of the games on it do not last long enough, like warioware.)
But the point im trying to make is that the worlds companys know that the future is in making a media device that sits in your living room, so they have to incorparate all these media functions somehow.
PC's rule the world and they realise this and want to expliot the fact that ppl have music and videos on there PC's and want some way of watching them on there TV without to much fuss.
In the end if you like this or not (i think its a good idea) stop moaning how it looks like this or that and accept it will be here to stay.
"Microsoft made a new MP3 player" "Really? Like the iPod?"
myspace, second life, sims online, cokemusic (wtf?), microsoft bob, mardi gras... maybe we should stop speculating at what this product may be like-unto, since all we'll get is misconceptions. I doubt you can do the building block thing of SL, mixing music like cokemusic is unlikely (though you will probably be able to DJ from your own collection), there will be no simlish nor woohoo!ing, etc...
'Why would I want to be forced to use a mouse and click on images when I can just type any command I want and have it executed immediate?'
When I saw the bit about meeting up with folk and inviting them into a standard game right from the, shall we say.. metaverse.. I was sold. This is precisely what I have been waiting for, but I want it to extend over everything online, not just gaming. I hope sony includes a browser. How about having a computer in your apartment and when you use it you have the option of making the browser fill the screen of your tv, same with video screens and other media in sony's little world.
I had no plans on getting ps3 until this news. I still won't buy anything until I see it in action and how everything works (or doesnt work) together.
I hope this does well and fulfills many of my snow crash related dreams.
the single most disturbing thing in this article is the words "enjoying dynamic advertising" in there...
is it just that me, or is that like saying "I enjoy getting popups related to my recent ebay purchases because that's not creepy, and I like being inundated with needless advertising on a (presumably) paid service."
Just another thing that Sony has copied from other developers. Looks practially the same as second life and the concept from the Wii. Personally i think that Sony just have no ideas for themself. Look what happened 2-3 weeks before E3 - suddenly Sony annouced that their controller would also have motion sensors in it - suprise suprise. Now im not saying that the PS3 is gunna be crap but its basicly taken all its ideas from other companies. I just cant eait to see when the PS series crashes and burns because at the rate this is going and the loss they are making after ever sale of the ps3 is gunna cripple the PS francise. Now I back M$ and Nintendo on this 1; you may aswell go the wii60 route abd get a 360 and a Wii, better games, more fun and definatly no stolen ideas!
James what you're saying makes no sense and as for copying, I can think of 10000 copied ideas you probably like and since you're backing M$ you probably have a Zune which someone out there will probably jump up and say that its a copy of iPod or something so just hold your tongue when you think you're about to spew nonsense. Please. And you say you don't think Sony is crap but you wish to see the Playstation franchise crash and burn. How about you stop copying other fanboys ideas and get your own buddy. Btw before you accuse me of fanboyism I don't even have PS3 but this surely is leaning me toward buying one. I got X360 though-- since launch in fact.
As far as Home goes I'm pretty excited cause I want to see just how far this will go. Has a lot of potential!
This looks pretty good but too close to Second Life, even though they claim to be better than Second life. Live is more related to gaming rather than Sony going for everything including online gaming. Home is not about gaming its about social networking. Live is more gaming than anything else. It is going to ruin Sony's extreme gamer market because they want the main thing to be games with a possible splash of something else.
Doesn't this seem like a little much? I mean, it looks amazing, but is it really any different from a lot of online communities? I really feel it's going to fall into the "STFU N00B LOLZ!!11!" cycle much faster than most.
I must say, it's pretty, though. I don't think "600 bucks" pretty, but still.
another stolen idea like the sixaxis... "2nd Life" anyone? just trying to put stuffs into it wont help.. XBOX live really has what it truely needed by gamers. This whole things is more like a game itself... sony please come up with some original and innovative!
I don't know about other gamers, but I bought a system so I can play games, not to waste time hanging around a virtual lobby with a bunch of other lame asses. Do you want to game, or do you want to "show off those fancy prizes you've been racking up in recent frag fests"?? Duh, I think i would rather game. After playing COD III on the PS3, hanging around a virtual lobby is about as much fun as watching paint dry.
Everyone here that is complaining about this is needs to look at the whole picture and not just the tiny details. The biggest thing to remember about this is that it is completely free and optional, if you do not want to use it then don't. Thats already one thing over Xbox live since you have to pay a fee to use Xbox Live. For those that are complaining that they just want to play games online and not have to run around looking at other people trophies and whatnot then do just that, Sony is not forcing you to explore their online community. That brings me to another point, why are people complaining about the trophies and then praising Xbox Live? Did you forget that Xbox 360 keeps track of achievements? Finally for the argument that all Sony does is copy from other companies. If you consider taking a basic idea that has been used before and adding loads of stuff to it and making it better than what is not copied these days? Did Xbox copy Sony's idea of having a DVD player with the system since the playstation 2 came out first?
Playstation Home will have something for everyone and I believe will be very enjoyable. If you want to just play online games with just friends then you can do just that, but if you want to participate in the online community and meet new people then Home will more than support that.
Basicaly...for those who are interested its gonna be great, kinda like the sims but wiht real people and its free. I cant see why people are so against the idea. i think sony could have really hit on somthing here and i wouldnt be suprised to see M$ attempt to copy it. IF you have no interest in this game or the ps3 then stop bad-mouthing them. i cant see any bad publicity sony could possibly gain from trying to create an innocent program...can you? what the hell is 'wrong' with it?
Once again most contributors have nothing offer but complaints. I used to write software and the response was the same. No matter how ground breaking or how far ahead of the competition, most feedback was negative and from people who couldn't even spell let alone write a program.
Well done Sony, these comments just indicate jealousy, envy and admiration from a bunch of inadequate retards.
Regardless of the ambiguity & biased opinions, this is cool. I agree it's a money maker for Sony with little interest in future development of new games (pisses me off)but I have already invested in the PS3 & welcome new idea's.
My wireless keyboard works fine, bluetooth headset works when it wants too.Understand this folks, we are a part of the next generation of virtualality. We will grow, the technology will grow and eventually we won't talk to anyone on the street....Wait a minute, I do that now.Call it demography or social economy.
As far as pedophiles are concerned in the Home zone,I'm sure Sony will control the pic's and videos.
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posted Mar 7th 2007 1:30PM
This is actually very cool. I haven't said this in a while, but well done Sony.
Well, it's not "done" yet.
I'll say well done when I actually see my buddies playing on it.
I can say:
"I've just purchased Arizona, seceeded from the Union, and legalized pot. You are all free to come and join me, all houses are communal, no more private ownership." But if I were you, I'd wait to crash out in someone's house and light up until I had some sort of proof that the statement was true.
I created this "game" a while back. It would be better placed on the Wii and would be called MiiSpace playing on the name Myspace.
if sony can pull this off, then this is going to be the next big thing
I like it, i thought it was just going to be something lame but its a pretty next gen idea.
This looks amazing. Sony has a great user experience here, now all they need is a bigger library of games for the PS3.
Now that's awesome. Watch those Nintendo fanboys claim they STILL prefer the GameC..sorry, Wii, while in fact they start wondering why they bought a last-gen console with the rendering skills of a three year old kid.
Okay: I still prefer the Wii.
It's a simple question of gameplay, not bells and whistles. The PS3 does not (yet, at least) have the edge on the Wii with gameplay.
Does that mean I won't buy a PS3? No. In fact, the likelihood of my buying a PS3 is massive considering the fact that I'm a GTA and Final Fantasy fan. But that doesn't mean I'm going to buy a PS3 for a MMORPG-inspired multiplayer lobby. It means I'll buy it for the games, just as I bought the Wii for the games.
I know, I know... it's an astounding concept: Buy the system for its games, not the name and the processor speed. You know I still play my Atari 2600? It's because of gameplay, not because I love the graphics.
Gameplay will beat graphics any day of the week.
If you buy a console for pretty graphics and fast processors you're better off just picking up a high-end gaming PC.
The sad thing is, your post is the lowest ranked, but 100% true! :-D Made me LOLZ!
Sony overdoing it again.
All people want is a game system and Sony crams blu ray down everyones throats.
All people want is a simple to use online matchmaking and friends system and sony does this.
They need to get their heads out of their asses.
And BTW I am a loyal Playstation user.
Pfff if thats what you want then go play nintendo. Dont get me wrong i like nintendo, but if you want simple then there you go. I for one love what they are doing with the PS3.
Seems like a great concept. It's the first thing that has interested me since the revealed the price tag of the device.
and why exactly is this so cool? i mean its interesting but its not really anything ground breaking its a mmo interesting but not exactly ground breaking.
Yawn. I guess gamers want to hang out and meet other gamers rather than, um, play games? I have no intention of using this, Sony needs to focus on getting some games released as mine is collecting dust. waiting for all the delayed releases.
I think some of you touched on some of the pieces that will put a damper on this being anything like it could be day one.
1. No one is using voice chat on PS3 because they built it around BT. (I know. I've been online with complete and total silence in groups of 20 or more. :( )
2. Who cares of there is 60 gigs of hard drive space if there is nothing to store there?
3. Trying to use a wireless keyboard proved hokey at best.
The potential was there, but I returned my PS3 after a week and went back to the xbox because their was a disconnect between the fantasy of what the PS3 could do and the reality of what the users wanted to do.
Perhaps in another year we can take another look.
LAME IT WILL BE 99.9% DUDE.!
Other wise neat idea at least they are doing something parents will soon figure out pedophiles are lurking there, just like on the Wii
Kinda cool but SONY insane PR how this is a social lubricant and will change gaming
How about online play for VF5
I was invited to the BETA but I'm turning it down because on the back end Advertisers see all you Data and track you so insanely
Soon you will see 12 guys paid by PEPSI to parade around wearing PEPSI clothing drinking a PEPSI
yeah so what Sony I just violated my NDA eat me.
Where I come from no time for punctuation or paragraphs only runons
We elevate words like PEPSI and BETA to elite status all caps
Data and Advertisers are important too we capitalize them
Despite grammar problems my spelling is insanely perfect
Wait a minute, I can get paid to drink Pepsi? Where do I sign up?
@Ryan
You're actually complaining because they're going above and beyond the competition? I can't believe people like you. You're never satisfied, if they did they same as M$, you'd say they're copying them. If they didn't, they're inferior and a waste of money. Now we find out they're going beyond what M$ has to offer and you're complaining. Go buy a 360 and play it if you don't like where Sony's going with the PS3. I own both consoles and love xbox live. I'm thrilled to find out that we're getting so much extra from PS3, enough to justify the price.
OMG ! i almost fall asleep reading this "breakthrough innovation" i swear i saw something similar in a web based form more tan 6 years ago
Cybertown.com is what you saw.
They had a web based program called Alpha World some years ago. Basicly Playstation Home but with 90's graphics.
Plus side with it in the beginning was that you could build anything you wanted from ready buildingblocks. Otherwise in the start it was more or less an infinite plane of grass and you could teleport with coordinates to your friends home.
Excellent idea it was. Even in the 33.6k modem ages :)
I'm looking forward to this, except for two very rational points that the "sony said something? its wrong and I hate it" responses thus far.
1. Content abuse. You can upload your own pictures, huh? Think MySpace or some of the more edgy areas of Second Life. People will have signs next to their apartment door: You must be this tall to enter"
2. Text and voice chat, global. Great. Think Halo 2 on this one, motherf***in b****-a** n***a.
Well, it's a clever implementation of Live, I guess, but I do wonder how navigation will work. You're going to have (probably) millions of users online at any given time... how will you find friends? If you have a concept of a "location" in the virtual "space", can you make sure that your default "location" is close to that of your friends? Can your "apartment" be in a "building" of your choosing, so that you can see your friends whenever they're online?
I think it's got potential, but I do feel like they're trying to graft the Second Life interface somewhere that it might not be an ideal fit.
Don't you get it? If it's not exactly what Microsoft is doing, then it is stupid. And if you copy what Microsoft is doing, then you are stupid. Only Microsoft can be right and do good.
Seriously, this is a big step. Nice way to trump Live without simply cloning it.
"Now that's awesome. Watch those Nintendo fanboys claim they STILL prefer the GameC..sorry, Wii, while in fact they start wondering why they bought a last-gen console with the rendering skills of a three year old kid."
Actually it looks pretty cool, and that may well be the system seller for me. Just because I think it's cool though doesn't mean I don't still like / prefer my Wii, no matter how outdated.
This definitely has potential to become a really powerful asset for Sony, as I'm already wondering how I'm going to come up with $600 this fall... This is the first smart move they've made since... hmm... Anyways, it's great to see someone competing with Microsoft in the online-play space. Let's hope to see more things like this to come from them.
Well I like it.
First off, you don't have to use it. For those wanting something similar to gamertag, well this is it. Just like someone else mentioned, it's very much like live without exactly cloning it. It's also very much like Mii, without exactly being just like it. There are people who are just always going to complain. Sony said they would do something like this, and they delivered. There were those who talked mess about sony not delivering in this realm, and they are, and yet people still complained. Sony is working on the PS3, and the game library will be there also just like it was with the PS2. It takes a while to build up to be great, give it time.
With that said, I never put in too much effort to Live's Achievement points BS, and I most likely will be the same with my PS3. I'm a casual gamer, and I'm much to busy with real life to be into this as much as I would want to be. But it is good that sony is doing something like this.
This looks identical to the now defunct there.com
And I MEAN Identical!
An over-reaching attempt by Sony if I ever saw one. Menus work really well for selecting a game to play, messaging a friend, or watching a downloaded movie. See: Xbox 360 dashboard implementation.
The last thing I want to do to watch Casino Royale is navagate an avatar through my 3-d apartment dodging trophies (wtf?) on my way to the theatre room. It's completely pointless.
I love how most of the detractors use words like OMG and all-caps LAME.
Maybe you're just not smart enough to use avatars.
OOOOh. Maybe this is the 4th dimension Ken mentioned. Wake me up in 3 years when the thing is stable enough to enjoy, and the Ps3 sells at it's value.
Looks good as long as the dancing is optional. I don't have any moves and would probably even have two virtual left feet.
I don't understand why Sony is claiming to have this amazing innovation. I mean there are countless online mmocc's like this and many many coming. Also this can be done on any console really. They all have internet and downloadable content.
While this sounds like a great idea, and something to add more value to the system, I think that Sony needs to show us more games than something like this. We buy game systems to play games.
Sony's "Second Life" also seems a bit too much. I don't want to walk over to a friends place to see his acheivements, or his decoration style, I just want to see how much better he is than me. That is why X-Box live is so much better. Its easier to navigate and get what you need. I think the only ones that will enjoy this new toy are the kids that have the time to go and explore, because those adults that enjoy this kind of experience already have their time taken up on the PC.
Here's what would be a cool idea. Incorporating your avatar into games, so if you play Call of Duty 4 on the PS3, its your avatar that every one sees (in a uniform of course).
I hope Sony is able to come back to us and deliver the games because I for one am not going to spend $600 on a system just to go around in a vitual world to talk to people about games we want to play that are not out.
Wait a minute, did that say download clothes and stuff for your room. Why would they make you download it if you don't have to pay for it. Depending on how much they charge I wouldn't consider this free and possible a big cash cow if peopl start buying stuff.
"Well, it's a clever implementation of Live, I guess,"
Not to mention a free one, which is an important part of this that a lot of you are leaving out.
Whether or not Sony's just trying to one-up XBL, the fact is they're doing it for gratis. Which makes this really hard to criticize.
I like Xbox Live.
But as far as Playstation Home goes, you can't argue with the price.
They'll do just fine. So many people are already set in their ways with the Xbox, and so many people have been holding out for a PS3... believe it or not... both can co-exist... and both will.
Now, as far as the Wii goes, I still just don't get it. I admit I play the Wii Sports thing with my nephews for a little bit (until i get bored, quickly) when I am over visiting, but i'd never buy that thing.
"believe it or not... both can co-exist... and both will"
lies. have you been on these forums? its a bitter battle royale for 1-upping one another in what one system has over another (or simply why one system sucks without offering an attractive alternative,) even if the speaker does not own or does now know from firsthand experience what they are talking about.
Just kidding. No matter how much XBL suxxors because of having to pay and never seeing your avatar, or how much the PS3 blows due to lack of content difficulty of programming and that irrational 'format forcing' crap (seriously, if your precious HD-DVD wins, the PS3 will continue to print Blu-Ray games, so you were never locked into anything), no one is really right except for the last one to hit "add your comments."
This is basically like everything Sony puts out, it's really cool for the first day or so, and then you never use it again. It certainly has the WOW factor, but I can't see anyone actually using it after that has worn off.
So, will I be able to pay rent, electricity, cable, and telephone on Home?
That looks amazing. but being 17 and paying £425 for a PS3 is gonna be tough!
Sure, this may not win over fans from the Xbox, but to pretend it's not huge is ridiculous. World of Warcraft is huge right now and so is MySpace, this is like throwing the two together. Mii wasn't a selling point on Wii and Xbox Live wasn't a selling point on 360. This is going to be a huge selling point for the PS3. Announcing this just before the Europe launch is a stellar move.
talk about ont to put gamers on the fences.
i just dont know how to respond to this. on one hand, they have certainly broken ground, but...still....it doesnt remotely solve any of the systems shortfalls.
i mean, im like utterlly confused. its a mmo version of live, just with lots of unnecesary, bu tpotentially cool, stuff. i think? i certainly would like to try it out, but then again i want the entire interface of the ps3 to be re-designed. and that aint happening, so.....
i guess my unit will still be sealed in the box(never bothered) come fall 07'.....
sigh.
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You guys are crazy if you think this thing is going to take over LIVE in any way shape or form. The playstation online model has sucked since day one, the worst online system i have ever played on especially if you wan to play any one of the popular games then forget it. But this is the SIMS reborn is all surprised they wont get sued for using this idea, but hopefully they will have good filtering on this thing cause i can see the headline now " Boy molested by gamer he meet on HOME"
Looks really cool, and (flame on!) much better than crappy second life.
I have a Wii and a 360, and even I'll admit that this is pretty cool. I'll probably get a PS3 several years from now when it costs $100, something to look forward to I guess.
I completely agree with glocks out. This was a great move by Sony to announce this just before the Euro release of the PS3. Why? If you've ever played Second Life, you know that the majority of the people on it are Europeans. Second Life has gotten ridiculous press in the EU, and a suped up version of SL will probably attract a lot of people. Now, that all said, SL does plan to incorporate voice and video chat. You can already do most of that in SL. It just doesn't look as perty. But, who's to say that SL can't look better than that in the near future? No one really, but that's not the point of this article anyway.
Nintendo must be wondering how they're going to get past the Wii codes as simple and elegant as Sony has made it for people to hook up and play. I'm guessing Nintendo has a similar trick up their sleeve or none at all, but I suppose we'll see. Congrats Sony fans, you have something to be happy about finally!
I think this is the first thing that catches my eye from the PS3. Now I just gotta wait till more people within my friends network actually can purchase a PS3, then it will be worth it.
This reminds me of Microsoft Bob. Ugh... let me go to the room where I can launch downloadable movies. Crap, I need to walk back to find game buddies... I am not sold on it.
Anyone comparing this to Second Life has never played Second Life, or at least looked at the building options. This is just a place you stand around an buy clothes, whereas Second Life is more like a giant set of Legos that you can write code for or attach to yourself. Seriously, the draw of Second Life is the 3D modeling and scripting tool built right into the interface. "Home" is limited to whatever objects and clothing Sony decides to put into the world. Actually, "Home" looks very much like "There" and appears to have a similar business model.
Sony is damned if they do ...damned if they dont...Most of you will make great wives someday ...(sorry ladies)
job well done sony! PS3 is save for now. :)
1st ? How much is this going to cost.
Seriously, this is stupid. Only people who have NO LIFE will buy into this. This is like Sims online only slicker. Who cares that you'll be able to create an 3D avatar just so you can chat about BS. Are our lives that F'up that we have to get virtual houses to store our shit? come on! Chicks and Couch Potatoes need only apply. Serious Gamers know what to do.
Why so much hate? I think this is a pretty cool feature.
Notice how this is EXACTLY like www.cokemusic.com
Sony is copying CokeMusic, just making their version associated with the concept of Game 3.0 and implementing 3D worlds instead of 2D. I wouldn't be surprised to see some copyright infringements between Sony and the Coca-Cola Company in the next few months.
Looks like Kotaku was right after all.
Firt of all im not a fanboy of any of the consoles (the XB games ive played on are to fiddly with the controls, the wii i have because its just so much fun to have a few mates round and play wii sports, though alot of the games on it do not last long enough, like warioware.)
But the point im trying to make is that the worlds companys know that the future is in making a media device that sits in your living room, so they have to incorparate all these media functions somehow.
PC's rule the world and they realise this and want to expliot the fact that ppl have music and videos on there PC's and want some way of watching them on there TV without to much fuss.
In the end if you like this or not (i think its a good idea) stop moaning how it looks like this or that and accept it will be here to stay.
Reminds me of Habbo Hotel or somethign like that.
I used to play that till i realized how lame i was being.
"Microsoft made a new MP3 player"
"Really? Like the iPod?"
myspace, second life, sims online, cokemusic (wtf?), microsoft bob, mardi gras... maybe we should stop speculating at what this product may be like-unto, since all we'll get is misconceptions. I doubt you can do the building block thing of SL, mixing music like cokemusic is unlikely (though you will probably be able to DJ from your own collection), there will be no simlish nor woohoo!ing, etc...
This reminds me of the shift from console to gui.
'Why would I want to be forced to use a mouse and click on images when I can just type any command I want and have it executed immediate?'
When I saw the bit about meeting up with folk and inviting them into a standard game right from the, shall we say.. metaverse.. I was sold. This is precisely what I have been waiting for, but I want it to extend over everything online, not just gaming. I hope sony includes a browser. How about having a computer in your apartment and when you use it you have the option of making the browser fill the screen of your tv, same with video screens and other media in sony's little world.
I had no plans on getting ps3 until this news. I still won't buy anything until I see it in action and how everything works (or doesnt work) together.
I hope this does well and fulfills many of my snow crash related dreams.
the single most disturbing thing in this article is the words "enjoying dynamic advertising" in there...
is it just that me, or is that like saying "I enjoy getting popups related to my recent ebay purchases because that's not creepy, and I like being inundated with needless advertising on a (presumably) paid service."
Just another thing that Sony has copied from other developers. Looks practially the same as second life and the concept from the Wii. Personally i think that Sony just have no ideas for themself. Look what happened 2-3 weeks before E3 - suddenly Sony annouced that their controller would also have motion sensors in it - suprise suprise. Now im not saying that the PS3 is gunna be crap but its basicly taken all its ideas from other companies. I just cant eait to see when the PS series crashes and burns because at the rate this is going and the loss they are making after ever sale of the ps3 is gunna cripple the PS francise. Now I back M$ and Nintendo on this 1; you may aswell go the wii60 route abd get a 360 and a Wii, better games, more fun and definatly no stolen ideas!
James what you're saying makes no sense and as for copying, I can think of 10000 copied ideas you probably like and since you're backing M$ you probably have a Zune which someone out there will probably jump up and say that its a copy of iPod or something so just hold your tongue when you think you're about to spew nonsense. Please. And you say you don't think Sony is crap but you wish to see the Playstation franchise crash and burn. How about you stop copying other fanboys ideas and get your own buddy. Btw before you accuse me of fanboyism I don't even have PS3 but this surely is leaning me toward buying one. I got X360 though-- since launch in fact.
As far as Home goes I'm pretty excited cause I want to see just how far this will go. Has a lot of potential!
I think it looks great but is free to use or do u have to pay even more money
This looks pretty good but too close to Second Life, even though they claim to be better than Second life. Live is more related to gaming rather than Sony going for everything including online gaming. Home is not about gaming its about social networking. Live is more gaming than anything else. It is going to ruin Sony's extreme gamer market because they want the main thing to be games with a possible splash of something else.
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Doesn't this seem like a little much? I mean, it looks amazing, but is it really any different from a lot of online communities? I really feel it's going to fall into the "STFU N00B LOLZ!!11!" cycle much faster than most.
I must say, it's pretty, though. I don't think "600 bucks" pretty, but still.
pssht. Obviously a knock-off of "Second Life."
Whoa, some1 @ sony hits up that "Habbo Hotel" game.
another stolen idea like the sixaxis... "2nd Life" anyone? just trying to put stuffs into it wont help.. XBOX live really has what it truely needed by gamers. This whole things is more like a game itself... sony please come up with some original and innovative!
I don't know about other gamers, but I bought a system so I can play games, not to waste time hanging around a virtual lobby with a bunch of other lame asses. Do you want to game, or do you want to "show off those fancy prizes you've been racking up in recent frag fests"?? Duh, I think i would rather game. After playing COD III on the PS3, hanging around a virtual lobby is about as much fun as watching paint dry.
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Everyone here that is complaining about this is needs to look at the whole picture and not just the tiny details. The biggest thing to remember about this is that it is completely free and optional, if you do not want to use it then don't. Thats already one thing over Xbox live since you have to pay a fee to use Xbox Live. For those that are complaining that they just want to play games online and not have to run around looking at other people trophies and whatnot then do just that, Sony is not forcing you to explore their online community. That brings me to another point, why are people complaining about the trophies and then praising Xbox Live? Did you forget that Xbox 360 keeps track of achievements? Finally for the argument that all Sony does is copy from other companies. If you consider taking a basic idea that has been used before and adding loads of stuff to it and making it better than what is not copied these days? Did Xbox copy Sony's idea of having a DVD player with the system since the playstation 2 came out first?
Playstation Home will have something for everyone and I believe will be very enjoyable. If you want to just play online games with just friends then you can do just that, but if you want to participate in the online community and meet new people then Home will more than support that.
Basicaly...for those who are interested its gonna be great, kinda like the sims but wiht real people and its free. I cant see why people are so against the idea. i think sony could have really hit on somthing here and i wouldnt be suprised to see M$ attempt to copy it. IF you have no interest in this game or the ps3 then stop bad-mouthing them. i cant see any bad publicity sony could possibly gain from trying to create an innocent program...can you? what the hell is 'wrong' with it?
Once again most contributors have nothing offer but complaints. I used to write software and the response was the same. No matter how ground breaking or how far ahead of the competition, most feedback was negative and from people who couldn't even spell let alone write a program.
Well done Sony, these comments just indicate jealousy, envy and admiration from a bunch of inadequate retards.
Regardless of the ambiguity & biased opinions, this is cool. I agree it's a money maker for Sony with little interest in future development of new games (pisses me off)but I have already invested in the PS3 & welcome new idea's.
My wireless keyboard works fine, bluetooth headset works when it wants too.Understand this folks, we are a part of the next generation of virtualality. We will grow, the technology will grow and eventually we won't talk to anyone on the street....Wait a minute, I do that now.Call it demography or social economy.
As far as pedophiles are concerned in the Home zone,I'm sure Sony will control the pic's and videos.
lol,Rod
This is going to blow 360 right out of the water i used to have a 360 and be a loyal xbox man but just new the ps3 would be better.
The graphics are already showing what they are capable of compared to the first 360 games the console war is off and running bring it on sony.