Comments on: Xi Retrospective: An Interview with AlphaZone4 http://www.hsmagazine.net/2013/01/xi-retrospective-an-interview-with-alphazone4/ The PlayStation Home Magazine Fri, 13 Feb 2015 21:20:50 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=4.1.2 By: tonydamiani http://www.hsmagazine.net/2013/01/xi-retrospective-an-interview-with-alphazone4/#comment-281607 Wed, 23 Jan 2013 01:21:30 +0000 http://www.hsmagazine.net/?p=44854#comment-281607 Very Nice Interview, my friend Bonxo. I remember when AZ4 open on back in 2009 and since then I became an Addict of the site. After a while I decided to contribute has much info has I could to the site for the community to enjoy and know. And I’m proud to be a member contributor of AZ4. The Home Encyclopedia :)

]]> By: Burbie52 http://www.hsmagazine.net/2013/01/xi-retrospective-an-interview-with-alphazone4/#comment-281569 Mon, 21 Jan 2013 12:10:22 +0000 http://www.hsmagazine.net/?p=44854#comment-281569 Nice interview Bonzo. It was interesting to hear how Cubes and Alpha got their start. I use Alpha on a regular basis myself and I am glad that Cubes decided to continue it after Xi was done.
As for Xi, I knew from the start it would never be like the original, Home had simply changed too much in a myriad of ways for that to happen.

]]> By: KrazyFace http://www.hsmagazine.net/2013/01/xi-retrospective-an-interview-with-alphazone4/#comment-281564 Mon, 21 Jan 2013 08:50:51 +0000 http://www.hsmagazine.net/?p=44854#comment-281564 Nice interview. Xi really was a kick up the arse for Home eh! That’s kinda my confusion as to why it never kept going, it had enough of the community behind it and enough great ideas to keep its momentum yet Sony just let it stop for some reason. Maybe it was financial, maybe it was just because Home wasn’t the milked cash cow it became. I’m sure if nDreams had the ability to create personal Xi related content back then like it does now, Sony just might’ve kept it alive in some form if they saw some return on what they’d put out financially. Who knows.

It’s commendable that nDreams are trying to recapture that special Xi magic but we old Xi vets knew it would be a tough call. Home is so very different to what it was back then. It’s all about FREE STUFF FREE STUFF! And there are so many sub-groups now that have their own agendas, they make Home into what they want from it, whether that’s simple parties or art shows, poetic and musical gatherings, fashion shows or just buying the latest stuff for the sake of being a Home collector; people are still using their imaginations and initiative to get what they want from Home. Which is great! Coz y’know, I’d hate to be that old grampa in the corner sayin’ stuff like

“When I was a lad in Home this were nowt but pixels! We didnt have no fancy weekly updates! We’d have ONE favorite clothing item and we’d have to wear it for MONTHS! Oh yes! In my day when we got a free t-shirt once every few months we’d be THANKFUL!!! And if we smart-mouthed about it we’d be kicked off the network and put to bed early… WITH NO PORRIGE!!! You whipper-snappers don’t know you’re alive… Yada yada, etc etc”

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