Comments on: Home Firing Line: An Adults-Only Home Debated

By: CameraCat

CameraCat — Thu, 22 Nov 2012 18:40:14 +0000

Interesting article! It certainly got me thinking.
I don’t want an adults-only Home. It would be difficult to police, and while Dylrius’s concept of a special-access PSN card is a good one, it would be an extra barrier to Home, and one which I think I might not bother with (or, at the very least, I wouldn’t have bothered with when I first started using Home).
That said, I’m now a Home addict. But if there was a special “Adults Only” public area created with access permitted via a PSN card, I still might not use it. I’m not convinced that all the pervs and trolls who bother us with icky PMs are all children. I have a feeling that an Adults-Only area would actually INCREASE the potential of being harassed by a creepy stranger. It would be a magnet for those seeking “virtual sex”… yecch! I don’t play Second Life, but from what people are saying here, it sounds terrible! I mean, I love my friends on Home, but I don’t LOVE them. I’m married in rl, and I’m not looking for romance elsewhere, so I’m somewhat of a “special case”. But even if I were single and searching, the idea of creating an avatar which will then be able to hold hands with, kiss, cuddle and even engage in sex acts with another avatar? EW. Maybe it’s just me, but I was even creeped out by a cut-scene of avatars having sex in the game MassEffect.
I don’t know… maybe I’m TOO old, but it doesn’t seem even the least bit sexy to see avatars “getting busy”… it seems comically ridiculous. If there was a public space on Home where that stuff could happen (presumably because the shackles are off), I would probably avoid it like the plaque.

By: Gary160974

Gary160974 — Wed, 21 Nov 2012 06:22:41 +0000

Most kids have a full blown adult account anyway to play COD etc so they will still be able to get in if they wanted to. Trust me when I say Ive seen an adults only area in second life and it wasnt good. do you wanna be my girl friend becomes fancy a ( ill keep it clean ) There are a lot of over aged freaks out there that in an adults only space everything and everyone becomes game because the shackles are off. I say dont go there.

By: Godzprototype

Godzprototype — Mon, 19 Nov 2012 21:51:56 +0000

I have thought about these questions for sometime. For me at least the answers to these debates seem obvious.
Most of us are adults in Home. The balance Sony has is pretty good. I think the rest is up to us.

There are plenty of adult things in Home. If an adult area were created, and we had our adult PSN cards to get in. Would you act lude just because you had a small comfort in buying a card that told Sony you were an adult?

Or would you just act like one all the time?

I guess what we have so far is all in how we wear it.
What we do with a space, and so far I have only seen a few “adult” deco type of spaces.

I don’t think you really could find any reasonable control system for something like this.

Being balanced is the smartest thing Sony could do with the way things are setup currently. But that is just my own opinion.

By: ted2112

ted2112 — Mon, 19 Nov 2012 21:03:38 +0000

I’m not opposed to a adult area in Home at all, it’s a great idea. What I am not down with is anything to give Home a bad name, and I think this would. Just like Second Life reputation started circling the drain when the adult stuff became the rule rather than the exception. Home isn’t perfect. but it’s a place I want to see be around for a long time. Great article guys!

By: PackRat_777

PackRat_777 — Mon, 19 Nov 2012 17:21:34 +0000

I would love to see an adult area. It’s hard enough trying to find the older people on Home as it is now. But as far as what Jin Lovelace said about Sony would only get Adult ratings could be resolved by creating the same space for both but having an adult pass could prompt you on which one you would like to go into Free-for-all or Adult area only. It doesn’t have to be all spaces with this option just a few would do.

By: Burbie52

Burbie52 — Mon, 19 Nov 2012 11:14:24 +0000

I think an adult area would be all right, but I wouldn’t want any content to be too over the top sexual. I think we would just like some areas where we could go publicly and still escape hormone ridden kids out there. The card idea is workable for sure as a means for access,but I think if we have to pay for it, there should definitely be some sort of item attached to it. I have actually had this discussion with a lot of different people and most of the adults I know would love this kind of choice.
I think that education for parents about what Home is and the kind of materials that are already here that are not underage appropriate would be a good idea though. I think that Sony should at least put a flyer inside each PS3 box that is sold that would inform parents about Home and that they have those parental controls to utilize. I am talking about a separate brightly colored piece of paper inside the box with a big READ THIS! on it. They could also have a window pop up when we log in with info on it.
Great ideas and article guys. Can’t wait to see what you decide to do next.

By: Jin Lovelace

Jin Lovelace — Mon, 19 Nov 2012 07:34:40 +0000

I seriously don’t desire an “adults-only” section on Home simply because it would break the balance of having an “Adults Only” rating to their product, which Sony is totally against.

I’m fine with what Sony has to offer thus far. Socially, however, is different. For one, Home is too broad to actually tailor anything to “just adults” these days, as minors and pre-teens can gain access to content that is suited for adults. We can advise the parents strongly to watch their young, but the fact is they won’t. Far-fetched statement, but it’s pure fact, no matter how much I even preach this. It’s all we can do, right?