Comments on: Playstation Home: Beginnings

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Article: Home redesign in autumn (The Hub) — Tue, 23 Aug 2011 19:13:58 +0000

[…] Gideon wrote a great article about the original concept of Home as a game launching platform in HS Magazine recently that outlines Home's beginning. I see Home as a unique gaming platform because it allows […]

By: Halday

Halday — Mon, 27 Jun 2011 21:55:06 +0000

Thanks so much, Gideon. Awesome article.
We’ve come a long way, Baby!
And its only the beginning.. how exciting is that?!

By: SealWyf

SealWyf — Fri, 24 Jun 2011 13:18:03 +0000

Thank you, Gideon! This is the first time I have heard of The Hub and Cyber World.

Home now has its first serious competitor on the PSN in Free Realms. I look forward to seeing how Home evolves, now that people can vote for another social platform with their wallets. Will the RPG features of Free Realms appear in Home? And, if the Second Life client ever makes the jump to gaming consoles, will its deep customization and economy affect Home’s evolution?

It’s a fascinating world we live in. Since I discovered Home early 2009, there have been incredible changes in some areas. But others, such as user-provided streaming content, seem to be hopelessly mired in the Slough of Legal Complications. Where will we be a year from now? I intend to be here to find out.

By: Burbie52

Burbie52 — Fri, 24 Jun 2011 12:15:57 +0000

Great job explaining the whole picture to us Gideon. I wasn’t here for the closed beta as you were and I didn’t know about many of these features. Of all of them I think the one most wanted is the music and video streaming. I can’t tell you how many people I have met who believe this should be allowed. If you have bought a cd or have rented a movie in essence you have paid for the right of its use. What is the difference between renting a movie and having a bunch of friends over for a movie night in real life and doing the same in Home? Or a music night with your friends? I know the copyright issues are always quoted as the reason for the lack of it in Home, but if a movie was rented say for a 24 hour period and allowed to be shown, I think Sony would make a mint overnight between the personal spaces with screens and the movies themselves.

By: cthulu93

cthulu93 — Fri, 24 Jun 2011 09:08:36 +0000

Of the 3 core concepts the 1 that seems to have taken the hardest hit is customization.Idk why most of these things were removed or never made it but there are some pretty cool options that aren’t being implemented.Atm Home has no real competitor in providing a virtual world so these omissions are not severely damaging,I think that if a competitor came along though that offered these options and maybe more then Sony would need to worry,’til that day arrives I’d be surprised if many of these things you talked about came to Home.Thanks for the Home time-line,i was unaware of many of these things.