It's been on the cards for years, but one day, Sony is going to have to force itself to release Home. According to rumor mongers, that day is drawing near, as reports claim the quasi-social-kind-of-network-stuff could be out by next Wednesday.
British paper The Times claimed yesterday that Sony's thing was "slated for release in the next ten days." Sony did what Sony does, and has offered only a "no comment" in rebuttal. Hey, that's not a denial!
The PS3 platform holder has remained adamant that Home will release before the end of 2008, but with only a few weeks to go before 2009 rolls in, the clock is ticking. PlayStation Home has been delayed so often and for so long that it's become a running joke, especially since nobody really seems all that excited for it in the first place.
Although this rumor seems a little dodgy, if Sony is still intending to keep its promise on a release date, the next ten days is about as likely as anything.
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10:54 AM on 12.08.2008
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I don't think I've ever had a more boring experience than the hour a spent with my Home beta. I kept thinking to myself "There's gotta be something cool around the corner!" but there never was.
The most fun I had was planting myself inbetween people that were talking and doing the Running Man.
While I'm not expecting Home to impress me too much at first, I do think that with regular updates based on user feedback it could become part of PS3's appeal.
It is your XMB, your Friends List, your Games List and your in-game matchmaking all in a neat package.
Is your XMB fun? Fuck no. Do you need it? Fuck yes.
Is your Friends List fun? Fuck no. Would you get rid of it? Fuck no.
Is game-lauching and matchmaking fun? Duh.. NO! But that doesnt make it any less significant.
HOME is not a movie here to entertain you. Its a fucking movie theater, here to provide you with a link to the entertainment you're seeking.
There is quite literally NOTHING to do there right now. The potential is there, but in its current state Home just isn't ready for prime time.
Yeah, I suck at explaining it. I can't find it on YouTube, but it's similar to this one.
Point is, they showed a brief clip of Home. I thought maybe this was a sneaky way of telling people that yes, it'll be out before the end of the year. Or it could have just been a screw up by the person who added the images.
Maybe I'm too accustomed to cutting through PR bullshit, but was anyone expecting more than an optional convenience from Home?
I got bored of the beta 1.5 years ago.
Best of all it's free and isn't forced on you.
If you don't care about it, you can ignore it and stop caring enough to tell people you don't care about.
can't launch games.
seems pretty pointless at this time.
why not atlteast let us have all of the tools/furniture avaiblable? how do you test multimedia sharing if you don't let us use it?
atleast its free i guess..
So its not even been two years, anyway i'm glad I recently got into the beta its pretty fun!
i'm not into paying money to by bigger houses and furniture to put in it.you have to be a huge moron to want to show off your huge cartoon mansion with a pool and jacuzzi.