Comments on: Lockwood Publishing Showcase and Interactive Shopping

By: johneboy1970

johneboy1970 — Tue, 18 Oct 2011 05:20:01 +0000

Interesting thought, Julie. A Home catalog available outside of Home. I likee that (although it might put a dent in Alphazone’s web traffic).

And a very nice over-view of the Sodium Showcase, Orion. Excelent added touch of how to get the rewards. Winning!

By: johneboy1970

johneboy1970 — Tue, 18 Oct 2011 05:15:48 +0000

LOL Godeon…here’s to more synergy in Home!

By: Gideon

Gideon — Tue, 18 Oct 2011 00:31:39 +0000

I think the trying it before purchase would be best for everyone. Right now there’s faulty data out there of what Home users want, because we buy stuff out of curiosity. If we could truly try items out, the devs would see what we truly want and we would eventually get more of what we want, because we would stop buying the items we don’t. If we get more of what we want, then we would buy more items and the devs would make more money.

It’s the cycle of synergy!

By: julie_love

julie_love — Mon, 17 Oct 2011 21:39:50 +0000

I think that Sony, Lockwood and other developers could dramatically increase sales by shooting all of their new clothing and items in context with other objects in Home.

I’d love to be able to view clothes on a full size avatar in a 360 degree view and furniture items and objects placed in a personal space to give a better idea of what they look like.

A catalog of this kind could be linked to the PS Forums and an option could be added to purchase the items so that they were available on our next visit to Home.

By: Burbie52

Burbie52 — Mon, 17 Oct 2011 17:21:55 +0000

I think the try it before you buy it idea is a good one. If I go into a clothing store in real life and try some things on before I buy them, I am much more likely to purchase it if I like it than right off the rack. Yes I may not like it or buy once I do try it on, but without that option the chances of me buying at all are miniscule.
Right now what I do in Home is look at the new stuff available to decide if there is anything I like. I then go to my wardrobe and put on a bottom or top I think will look good with my choices and go back to the store and try it on again to see if it is a good fit. I rarely have buyers remorse as a result, but it is a tedious process, and it would be great to have a different way to do this.
I must say that Lockwood is on track with their showroom idea, and I can’t wait to see what is coming up behind those other doors.
Good article Orion, I like the ideas you have come up with.

By: NorseGamer

NorseGamer — Mon, 17 Oct 2011 04:44:03 +0000

Man, that’s a tough question…on one hand, I’ve bought several commodities on impulse which I frankly regret purchasing. On the other hand, this same buyer’s remorse has led me to curtail my spending, as I don’t want to risk even further buyer’s remorse.

If there was a greater “try it before you buy it” option with commodities (it’s already starting with personal estates) I probably would have refrained from several purchases over the last couple of years. On the flipside, I would today not be so reticent to spend money.

My guess is that Sony is measuring the sales of personal estates which have been made available via HCV preview and open-house marketing strategy, to see if there’s been a measurable increase or decrease in sales compared to past performance. If we see greater try-it-before-you-buy-it interactivity with Home shopping, that’ll be a fairly good indicator that Sony decided it was financially a good idea.

For what it’s worth, I’d like to see it implemented in Home.

By: Gideon

Gideon — Mon, 17 Oct 2011 04:28:11 +0000

Yes. Mall STORES… not just a storefront. This is what we need. Interactive shopping ftw!

The “try it before you buy it” option would be great but would it increase sales or decrease sales? How many times has someone bought something then decided they didnt like it when they saw it on their avi or used it? How many “impulse” buys would go uncompleted if we could truly try them out?