http://www.engadget.com/2009/11/02/playstation-home-not-a-priority-right-now-for-sony-most-peopl/ Engadget Comments for PlayStation Home 'not a priority right now' for Sony, most people seem to feel the same way (update: misquote) http://www.engadget.com/media/feedlogo.gif http://www.engadget.com en-us Copyright 2012 Weblogs, Inc. The contents of this feed are available for non-commercial use only. Blogsmith http://www.blogsmith.com/http://www.engadget.com/2009/11/02/playstation-home-not-a-priority-right-now-for-sony-most-peopl/http://www.engadget.com/2009/11/02/playstation-home-not-a-priority-right-now-for-sony-most-peopl/Nov 2nd 2009 12:23PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/11/02/playstation-home-not-a-priority-right-now-for-sony-most-peopl/http://www.engadget.com/2009/11/02/playstation-home-not-a-priority-right-now-for-sony-most-peopl/Nov 2nd 2009 12:26PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/11/02/playstation-home-not-a-priority-right-now-for-sony-most-peopl/http://www.engadget.com/2009/11/02/playstation-home-not-a-priority-right-now-for-sony-most-peopl/Nov 2nd 2009 12:34PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/11/02/playstation-home-not-a-priority-right-now-for-sony-most-peopl/http://www.engadget.com/2009/11/02/playstation-home-not-a-priority-right-now-for-sony-most-peopl/
Actually, it looks like Sony learned from Microsoft's example, seeing as they have have great games from the beginning.]]>Nov 2nd 2009 12:38PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/11/02/playstation-home-not-a-priority-right-now-for-sony-most-peopl/http://www.engadget.com/2009/11/02/playstation-home-not-a-priority-right-now-for-sony-most-peopl/
The PS3 on the other hand just released a real GOTY contender in Uncharted 2, has MAG coming out as well as Modern Warfare 2, and God of War on the horizon.

While the 360 has retained dominance throughout, Sony is likely to enjoy a resurgence until the Project Natal/PS3 motion competition arises.]]>Nov 2nd 2009 12:40PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/11/02/playstation-home-not-a-priority-right-now-for-sony-most-peopl/http://www.engadget.com/2009/11/02/playstation-home-not-a-priority-right-now-for-sony-most-peopl/
im sure that competition will net both of them minimal support from their main audience (the only people that buy them). not to mention timed exclusives work for what microsoft needs them to, high visibility and better console attachment rates.]]>Nov 2nd 2009 12:48PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/11/02/playstation-home-not-a-priority-right-now-for-sony-most-peopl/http://www.engadget.com/2009/11/02/playstation-home-not-a-priority-right-now-for-sony-most-peopl/
Xbox 360 doesn't have much going for it? You are crazy!

The real killer for Xbox 360 right now is the STILL over priced wireless adaptor and the STILL over priced HDD.

On a side note, I did get a NetGear Wireless Access point working as a wireless adaptor for the 360, cost all of 19.99!



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"You know, the reason people buy a game console. Others could learn from this example."

Actually I bought my PS3 phat to play BD movies and to be a media centre in the living room. I bet I'm not the only one who did that.

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I Agreed with you about some good Sony exclusives, but Modern Warefare 2 is going to sell a lot more on the 360, and MAG, GT5 and GOW III are 2010 titles. Only Uncharted 2 was a 2009 release.

So lets see the 360 have Forza 3, Final Fantasy XIII that is almost like an exclusive for the Sony lost, L4D 2, Halo ODST better seller than uncharted, 2 DLC for GTAIV, Teken 6 another exclusive lost to Sony, Shadow Complex for Arcade.

For next year Sony has the biggest game GOWIII, Sony 1 Microsoft 0
360 has Alan Wake, Halo Reach, Splinter Cell, Microsoft 1 Sony 1

So I really think the fight is very very close. There are many others less important games for both consoles. PS3 slim right now is better choice from the price point. I mean c'mon microsoft $99 for wi-fi and over $100 for 120GB HDD. I dont care about wi-fi because I dont use it for gaming but still is way overpriced.]]>Nov 2nd 2009 1:20PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/11/02/playstation-home-not-a-priority-right-now-for-sony-most-peopl/http://www.engadget.com/2009/11/02/playstation-home-not-a-priority-right-now-for-sony-most-peopl/
What I'm trying to say is that the 360 has been the dominant hardcore gamer device throughout. It doesn't sell like the Wii, but people like us prefer it. However, with the introduction of the Slim and some phenomenal titles just out and inbound it truly it has the most exciting future until the motion control fight. We have a four month window that includes the holidays in which Sony could actually turn this thing around. The idea that someone would sell a PS3 now, at the console's finest hour and only shot for relevance seems like an error.]]>Nov 2nd 2009 1:53PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/11/02/playstation-home-not-a-priority-right-now-for-sony-most-peopl/http://www.engadget.com/2009/11/02/playstation-home-not-a-priority-right-now-for-sony-most-peopl/Nov 2nd 2009 2:05PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/11/02/playstation-home-not-a-priority-right-now-for-sony-most-peopl/http://www.engadget.com/2009/11/02/playstation-home-not-a-priority-right-now-for-sony-most-peopl/Nov 2nd 2009 2:13PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/11/02/playstation-home-not-a-priority-right-now-for-sony-most-peopl/http://www.engadget.com/2009/11/02/playstation-home-not-a-priority-right-now-for-sony-most-peopl/
"For next year Sony has the biggest game GOWIII, Sony 1 Microsoft 0
360 has Alan Wake, Halo Reach, Splinter Cell, Microsoft 1 Sony 1"

Are you really implying that God of War is even in the same league sales wise as a Halo title? I'm ignoring any quality comparisons, I know nothing about GOWIII and none of us know anything about Reach. But looking at sales ODST has already sold more than GOWII and it wasn't even a completely new game.


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Not I was not trying to compare GoWIII with any Halo in any aspects, because they are totally different games. Halo is going to sell more than the 2 or 3 Sony bestsellers combined. What I was trying to say is that microsoft doesn't have a comparable title for this category and that GoWIII is going to be one of the best games.

I am a Gears of War / Call of Duty guy, so I don't really care about any of those games both are going to be huge for their respective fans; As an Xbox owner and father of an 8 years kid who loves halo I am going to buy Halo Reach for my kid.

He has Halo 2, Halo 3, Halo Wars, Halo ODST & an Xbox 360 Halo Edition (Damaged due to GPU overheating, not RROD or E74).

For me; I am very dissapointed with Gears 2 so now I am playing Ballad of Gay Tony until Modern Warefare 2 arrives.]]>Nov 3rd 2009 1:32PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/11/02/playstation-home-not-a-priority-right-now-for-sony-most-peopl/http://www.engadget.com/2009/11/02/playstation-home-not-a-priority-right-now-for-sony-most-peopl/Nov 2nd 2009 12:26PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/11/02/playstation-home-not-a-priority-right-now-for-sony-most-peopl/http://www.engadget.com/2009/11/02/playstation-home-not-a-priority-right-now-for-sony-most-peopl/Nov 2nd 2009 12:27PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/11/02/playstation-home-not-a-priority-right-now-for-sony-most-peopl/http://www.engadget.com/2009/11/02/playstation-home-not-a-priority-right-now-for-sony-most-peopl/2008 - Near future

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Guess not.]]>Nov 2nd 2009 12:58PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/11/02/playstation-home-not-a-priority-right-now-for-sony-most-peopl/http://www.engadget.com/2009/11/02/playstation-home-not-a-priority-right-now-for-sony-most-peopl/
My biggest disappointment with Home is the load times. If I want to jump from one space to another, it just takes too long. Half the time, a space needs to be downloaded all over for some really minor change - again adding to wait time. Also, the mini-games are often too crowded to get into. If I want to play poker - forget it. I don't want to wait to play.

Overall, the potential is there, but the implementation is not.]]>Nov 2nd 2009 1:07PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/11/02/playstation-home-not-a-priority-right-now-for-sony-most-peopl/http://www.engadget.com/2009/11/02/playstation-home-not-a-priority-right-now-for-sony-most-peopl/
There's no exploring to do. You just select a place from the menu and download it. There's no reward for spending more time in home. The people using the system are, by self-selection of purchasing a video game console, entertained by games and challenges. There is a complete lack of challenges and the games are simple and are limited to a physical exclusivity of usage in a virtual world]]>Nov 2nd 2009 1:25PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/11/02/playstation-home-not-a-priority-right-now-for-sony-most-peopl/http://www.engadget.com/2009/11/02/playstation-home-not-a-priority-right-now-for-sony-most-peopl/Nov 2nd 2009 1:27PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/11/02/playstation-home-not-a-priority-right-now-for-sony-most-peopl/http://www.engadget.com/2009/11/02/playstation-home-not-a-priority-right-now-for-sony-most-peopl/
No matter how empty and uneventful your real life is, Home is the one application that makes your real life look interesting and worthwhile by comparison.]]>Nov 2nd 2009 1:55PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/11/02/playstation-home-not-a-priority-right-now-for-sony-most-peopl/http://www.engadget.com/2009/11/02/playstation-home-not-a-priority-right-now-for-sony-most-peopl/Nov 2nd 2009 2:13PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/11/02/playstation-home-not-a-priority-right-now-for-sony-most-peopl/http://www.engadget.com/2009/11/02/playstation-home-not-a-priority-right-now-for-sony-most-peopl/Nov 2nd 2009 12:34PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/11/02/playstation-home-not-a-priority-right-now-for-sony-most-peopl/http://www.engadget.com/2009/11/02/playstation-home-not-a-priority-right-now-for-sony-most-peopl/
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The only difference between playing single player and multiplayer on PS3 is that on multiplayer you get lag.]]>Nov 2nd 2009 2:09PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/11/02/playstation-home-not-a-priority-right-now-for-sony-most-peopl/http://www.engadget.com/2009/11/02/playstation-home-not-a-priority-right-now-for-sony-most-peopl/Nov 2nd 2009 12:38PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/11/02/playstation-home-not-a-priority-right-now-for-sony-most-peopl/http://www.engadget.com/2009/11/02/playstation-home-not-a-priority-right-now-for-sony-most-peopl/Nov 2nd 2009 12:38PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/11/02/playstation-home-not-a-priority-right-now-for-sony-most-peopl/http://www.engadget.com/2009/11/02/playstation-home-not-a-priority-right-now-for-sony-most-peopl/Nov 2nd 2009 12:38PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/11/02/playstation-home-not-a-priority-right-now-for-sony-most-peopl/http://www.engadget.com/2009/11/02/playstation-home-not-a-priority-right-now-for-sony-most-peopl/http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=--KAq8V4phY

This is about the only enjoyable activity in Home]]>Nov 2nd 2009 12:42PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/11/02/playstation-home-not-a-priority-right-now-for-sony-most-peopl/http://www.engadget.com/2009/11/02/playstation-home-not-a-priority-right-now-for-sony-most-peopl/Nov 2nd 2009 12:46PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/11/02/playstation-home-not-a-priority-right-now-for-sony-most-peopl/http://www.engadget.com/2009/11/02/playstation-home-not-a-priority-right-now-for-sony-most-peopl/Nov 2nd 2009 12:54PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/11/02/playstation-home-not-a-priority-right-now-for-sony-most-peopl/http://www.engadget.com/2009/11/02/playstation-home-not-a-priority-right-now-for-sony-most-peopl/Nov 2nd 2009 12:42PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/11/02/playstation-home-not-a-priority-right-now-for-sony-most-peopl/http://www.engadget.com/2009/11/02/playstation-home-not-a-priority-right-now-for-sony-most-peopl/
From CydoniaX:

Allow me to put your minds at ease about this recent press. The coverage of what Pete Edwards said at the London Games Conference was not only a misquote, it was a misreprentation of what he actually said.

Edwards was saying that monetizing Home was not as big a priority as building a great platform, with a compelling environment and a strong community. Home is still a top priority for Sony and will continue to release quality content and provide a positive experience to our users.

And yes, we will continue working on fixing bugs, login problems, and other user issues.

Additionally, Michael French, the editor-in-chief of Develop Magazine, which hosted the event in question, tweeted to Stephen Totilo this afternoon that Edwards was in fact misquoted: "Edwards was definitely misquoted at our event. His point was that Home is a community platform first, and 'a business' second"

So this should all make Sony's position on Home crystal clear. It's not dead, it's not going away, it's still a priority and it continues to have the full support of the company.]]>Nov 2nd 2009 12:43PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/11/02/playstation-home-not-a-priority-right-now-for-sony-most-peopl/http://www.engadget.com/2009/11/02/playstation-home-not-a-priority-right-now-for-sony-most-peopl/Nov 2nd 2009 12:45PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/11/02/playstation-home-not-a-priority-right-now-for-sony-most-peopl/http://www.engadget.com/2009/11/02/playstation-home-not-a-priority-right-now-for-sony-most-peopl/Nov 2nd 2009 12:59PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/11/02/playstation-home-not-a-priority-right-now-for-sony-most-peopl/http://www.engadget.com/2009/11/02/playstation-home-not-a-priority-right-now-for-sony-most-peopl/Augmented reality is filling the gap until technology can catch up with what we desire.
Once it's immersive enough, humans won't be getting diabetes anymore without severe neglect anyway.]]>Nov 2nd 2009 1:29PM