Confusion Illusion
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Y2Kev said:
The question, does Sony realize that? I guess they are still going to champion it as on of their flagship products and try to improve upon it over time.
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The question, does Sony realize that? I guess they are still going to champion it as on of their flagship products and try to improve upon it over time.
Foxtastical
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Well, trying to play/playing Home made me laugh a lot.
That's worth the price of admission.
That's worth the price of admission.
Graphics Horse
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Foil said:
I don't know why I felt compelled to do this, but I did.
commariodore64
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Ermac said:
Been in the beta for some time and trust me - this is NOTHING new and get's OLD really fast...
commariodore64
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theBishop said:
I am. - Why should I have to rollover/highlight a tiny icon to fully understand what it is? Try sifting through the GH:WT or Rock Band add ons and you'll understand....
Gary Whitta
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Haha. I got flamed when I bashed the PS3 and flamed when I tried to defend it. There's just something about the PS brand that seems to bring out the worse in everyone. No wonder we stopped doing the podcastElhandro said:
Rest assured, after the latest NPD numbers and the reaction so far to HOME I think it's safe to say you won't be hearing any more "Year of the PS3" talk out of me. Or out of anyone else who doesn't want to look like an idiot.
WickedLaharl
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how do you bob your head while you're sitting down?
Saint Gregory
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This was discussed in the avatar comparison and I saw it mentioned on the first page but Sackboys... It's probably too late now since so many people have personally experienced the horror that is Home but it was really the way to go. Cute, customizable and likely a lot more fun to interact with than the Home zombies.
It would have required a completely different line of thinking where it came to realistic environments but I'm sure it would have worked better than this end result. I tried my best to give Home a fair chance but the other night after I spent the better part of a half hour trying to arrange my digital belongings in my new summer home I realized I never wanted to see it again.
It would have required a completely different line of thinking where it came to realistic environments but I'm sure it would have worked better than this end result. I tried my best to give Home a fair chance but the other night after I spent the better part of a half hour trying to arrange my digital belongings in my new summer home I realized I never wanted to see it again.
Gary Whitta said:Haha. I got flamed when I bashed the PS3 and flamed when I tried to defend it. There's just something about the PS brand that seems to bring out the worse in everyone. No wonder we stopped doing the podcast
Rest assured, after the latest NPD numbers and the reaction so far to HOME I think it's safe to say you won't be hearing any more "Year of the PS3" talk out of me. Or out of anyone else who doesn't want to look like an idiot.
Well okay, maybe not 2008 - but 2009...right?
SaggyMonkey
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sonicmj1 said:
All because more than one person can't use the same virtual bowling alley. Down with Sony!
Being that its been out for a whole of a day; the knee-jerk 'disaster' negativity is a tad misplaced. However, the criticisms against Home are legitimate; in reality however, its somewhat representative of the 'PS3 story' as a whole. Home is another example of the "Mañana" syndrome that Sony suffers from, 'always promising tomorrow what it can't deliver today.'
The PS3 has been a turtle this generation. It isn't an agile player in the market; when it launched it was expensive, and it still is, but it was proclaiming what a powerful machine it was, but only years later with Killzone2 are we actually seeing that promise manifest. The whole Blu-ray integration, which contributed to the cost, was introduced in a market back in 2006 where HD penetration was still low and people didn't have 1080p TVs, its impact is still dubious. Now with Home, we have what seems to be promising, but is critically flawed and is not connected to the games its meant to play (with the exception of Warhawk). Without being able to party up with people and enter and leave games its just another virtual room filled with vapid assholes.
Maybe Home will be relevant in a year; maybe Sony should have canned the whole 'open beta' thing and absorbed the criticism for the delay. Thing is, I wouldn't claim to know. Maybe this 'grand vision' and long-term thinking will pay-off. The turtle did win the race after all.
The PS3 has been a turtle this generation. It isn't an agile player in the market; when it launched it was expensive, and it still is, but it was proclaiming what a powerful machine it was, but only years later with Killzone2 are we actually seeing that promise manifest. The whole Blu-ray integration, which contributed to the cost, was introduced in a market back in 2006 where HD penetration was still low and people didn't have 1080p TVs, its impact is still dubious. Now with Home, we have what seems to be promising, but is critically flawed and is not connected to the games its meant to play (with the exception of Warhawk). Without being able to party up with people and enter and leave games its just another virtual room filled with vapid assholes.
Maybe Home will be relevant in a year; maybe Sony should have canned the whole 'open beta' thing and absorbed the criticism for the delay. Thing is, I wouldn't claim to know. Maybe this 'grand vision' and long-term thinking will pay-off. The turtle did win the race after all.
speculawyer
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Well . .. . they already do that.Topher said:
methane47
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Y2Kev said:
social network - check
game launching - half a check
3rd party environments - check
in-home games - check
custumizable personal space - check
themed objects/clothing - check
rewards - check
party system for game launches- half a check
events - check
game themed rooms - check
YES COMPLETELY AND UTTERLY A FAILED PROJECT>.... IT ABSOLUTELY DID NOTHING IT ORIGINALLY SET OUT TO DO... I AM SO DISAPPOINTED....
seriously... OBVIOUSLY it's not the best thing in the world... but some statements in here are simply ridiculous... alot of the things they set out to do have been done... They have been done in a somewhat crappy way (having to physically wait to play a in-home game ... etc etc) but seriously... some of you guys are going overboard with the hate
SaggyMonkey
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methane47 said:
I think I have to agree with this guy here.
Byakuya769
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rhfb said:
Guess not the same people who think logging into a social/networking platform to play crap flash games is a good idea.
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So if you set out out to fail and fail does that mean you fail at failing? :lol
guggnichso
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methane47 said:
Being able to launch one game (warhawk) out of I dont know, 200? that are available on PS3 is HALF a check? WTF?
methane47 said:
Where can I form a party? Hm? Where? A consistent one? You know what the word "Party" means in MMO and gaming-terms, do you?
methane47 said:
What events? Where are they?
Chris Remo
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desire for me to interact with anything in this world - uncheckmethane47 said:
Yep
Complete with audio messages? The ability to launch into any game with a friend? Come on, they have the basic focus down which is playing games online for free, and I applaud them for that. But why burn through millions of dollars on cash on this failed experience when you can have feature for feature plus more to what is available on the other competitors system?speculawyer said:
They are so close to matching it, but they choose to throw away money on this. It is frustrating.
I was intrigued by the concept when I first heard of Home, but now after hearing everyone's experience with it, I don't even have the desire to download it on my PS3.
It makes Peopleburg look substantially fun by comparison.
It makes Peopleburg look substantially fun by comparison.
Goldrusher
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commariodore64 said:
methane47 said:
The question is not whether Home is *able* to do these things, but whether it is able to do them in such a way that makes them worth doing (for the consumer). Hence, the earlier poster was saying Sony didn't really deliver on the promise of being able to do these things in an enjoyable way, I believe. Personally I haven't even tried it yet - I still have Uncharted in its shrinkwrap.
goldenpp72
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tried home.. it sucks.
methane47
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Chrange said:
Look I'm not advocating that its finished... and I'm not saying That its executed properly... I'm just saying its not tripe....
Its not Jesus Christ the savior of man... but it aint Adolf Hilter either.... I Just think some people need to look at things with a grain of salt.
Can you log on and chat and socialize with friends? Or strangers? In an easier and more fluid way than previously available on the PS3? yes.
Can you go play mini games? with friends? or Strangers? Yes
Can you invite bitches back to your crib and do the running man with them? yes.
Its not the worse thing ever guys... I mean... at least its a little bit more than a HQ Wii Parade? And its free.... so what is it that some folk here have vested sooo much into that make them sooo angry at this project?
WE ALL wanted it to be more streamlined...... but its not complete and utter crap.
I went online and was cracking up straight for 3 hours... why? doing the running man... watching chicks reject guys..., went and got my bowling on... played some echochrome, that train puzzle game., .... Got invited to a club party by a stranger where the DJ was playing Ghostbusters over his headphones... then everyone dressing up like trannys and bum rushing the bowling alley......
I haven't played it since that time... but its not complete and utter crap like some folks would make it out to be... There IS some fun to be had in Home...
Mike Works
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i am in my office at work and i'm trying SO HARD not to burst out laughing, and i'm fucking failing at doing so.suffah said:
Are they beating up Michael Jackson back there?
the idea that someone would create this virtual world for players to populate and then throw in michael jackson for people to gangrape is just the funniest fucking think in the world to me right now
blame space
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Mr. Face never wrong.
Saint Gregory
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Huggy said:
That reminds me, I was walking through the large public area and I walked right into an avatar with his legs folded around the head of another avatar standing near the big screen park and I instinctively ran away just like I would if I saw that in real life :lol
travisbickle
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Isn't the queueing and watching other people play the main point of Home?
It's a "real world" environment whatever 4D-space, that means everyone is interacting in realtime with each other ie. standing watching some punk play pacman.
If you want to play pool/pacman/bowling for yourself and be able to play it anytime, like a videogame, pay for it and launch it from your home space/XMB.
Slag off the customization, I would have loved them to put in characters from games/real life/cartoons, and I wish the environments were more stylized, but complaining that an application finally provides a community where you are "living" in realtime and viewing what everyone else is doing, that finally does the "4D" that Sony have been talking about, is missing the point.
It's a "real world" environment whatever 4D-space, that means everyone is interacting in realtime with each other ie. standing watching some punk play pacman.
If you want to play pool/pacman/bowling for yourself and be able to play it anytime, like a videogame, pay for it and launch it from your home space/XMB.
Slag off the customization, I would have loved them to put in characters from games/real life/cartoons, and I wish the environments were more stylized, but complaining that an application finally provides a community where you are "living" in realtime and viewing what everyone else is doing, that finally does the "4D" that Sony have been talking about, is missing the point.
Francias Castiglione
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travisbickle said:
I really can't tell if this is a serious post or not! :lol
Seriously though you can't even properly watch people play the games.
Chris Remo
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If it is, why would anyone want that?travisbickle said:
MirageDwarf
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I'm kinda confused. Most of news headlines read "the beta of home is now available to all". Does it mean it is still in beta but now open to everyone or this is a release version? Haven't downloaded yet.
travisbickle
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Francias Castiglione said:
I ain't seen Home yet, I'll have a go at my friends tomorrow. I had assumed that you could get a good view of the bowling alley/arcade game and watch other people play in real time, just like you watch people chat or dance or simulate sex; if not and the bowling area is blocked off and you're stuck in a virtual queue, then it's crap.
Chris Remo said:
Not that it is literally the main point of Home, just that because it's a "real world" environment and everything within it is happening you can view people playing games, and as a concequence also have to wait to partake in certain events.
Chris Remo
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It's like how just about every piece of internet software is called a "beta" even though it's fully available for all to use. That way, when problems arise, they can say "Oh well it's still in beta."MirageDwarf said: