Comments on: Will Sports Ever Fit in With Home? http://www.hsmagazine.net/2013/05/will-sports-ever-fit-in-with-home/ The PlayStation Home Magazine Fri, 13 Feb 2015 21:20:50 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=4.1.2 By: cjmp http://www.hsmagazine.net/2013/05/will-sports-ever-fit-in-with-home/#comment-285089 Sun, 26 May 2013 18:29:36 +0000 http://www.hsmagazine.net/?p=50925#comment-285089 MsLiza, yeah I agree, the Feva arena was a fun space, it was full of excitement, culture, style and had that party type of atmosphere. If the Super Bowl, World Cup again or Olympics would get in Home then that would be amazing, especially the Olympics because it’s obviously the biggest sporting event in the world. Can you imagine how much fun an Olynpic space would be? All of the sports, all of the cultures, the worldwide connection. How social and alive the space would be. It would be one of the most incredible, if not THE most incredible thing to hit Home. What’s bigger than the Olympics? Sadly, if the Olympics were ever going to come to Home, we will have to wait until 2016, unless there was an event in Home celebrating the winter Olympics, then we would only be a year away but only time will tell. Also, and I’m being biased here because I’m a big golf fan but another idea would be to have The Masters featured in Home as well. It is one of the highest rated sporting events in the world and is the no.1 ranked event to attend in person (Mostly because of Augusta National of course).

@Doc, I agree, it is the no.1 “Almost it but still fail” on Home. Money is a problem but as we know it’s a license issue too when it comes to specific leagues (NFL, NBA, MLB, NHL, PGA, FIFA), so it would be tricky to get player jerseys or official PGA gear in Home for our avatars and that’s a shame because although I’m not a big hockey fan, I would love to have my avatar walking around with a Ray Emery Blackhawks jersey (Hawks jerseys are the sexiest jerseys in the world!). The thing that surprises me a bit is that, they haven’t released MLB The Show jerseys in Home because as we know, MLB The Show is a SONY SCEA game so I don’t understand that one. Because, then you can AT LEAST get an official licensed MLB jersey. Sports is a great tool and yeah Doc you hit it right on the head when you said that there’s always big sporting events going and that’s absolutely true so can you imagine how many people would show up to watch all of the events? Or at least the highlights? A lot, because when the AP was still there, more people were showing up and now…well…yeah. Then again, you don’t need to spend big bucks on jerseys and games. Just make jerseys that replicate the pro jerseys, although I know we want the real jerseys but at least as a place holder. Get a regular football jersey with orange and blue and there you go, you have a replica of a Chicago Bears jersey. Fortunately though for me, I was able to grab a few licensed jerseys while they were still there. Games should be easy though, make a basketball shooting game in SportsWalk, a soccer or hockey shootout game or a golf putt putt game or driving range. I don’t understand what’s hard about that. You need no license whatsoever to do that and games are the juicy things in Home that keep people coming back. There are so many things that can be done without a license and especially in SportsWalk. The buzz and vibe in SportsWalk would be soo much better. I honestly don’t see the reason why they made SportsWalk in the first place if they aren’t going to take advantage of something that can help them build their fan base. Then again, maybe they didn’t expect this to happen either. Yup, maybe on the PS4, and hopefully 2K can join the Home party because I would love it and so would a lot of sports fans, 2K is such a great game company, the physics and graphics in their games make me want to drool everytime. Such a shame they are so low on games. If they bring back football and golf then my entire life would be complete. C’mon 2K, it’s time to come Home ;)

]]> By: Dr_Do-Little http://www.hsmagazine.net/2013/05/will-sports-ever-fit-in-with-home/#comment-285081 Sun, 26 May 2013 11:38:33 +0000 http://www.hsmagazine.net/?p=50925#comment-285081 The Sportwalk in my view is the #1 “Almost it but fail” on PsHome. I do not consider myself as a big sport fan but I do have a little one in me. I can understand that due to the cost, home cant sustain affiliation with the big pro association. But AP are free.

Sport is an awsome tool to bring a community together. It’s a shame that money is always a problem. The Sportwalk could be a very fun place to hang out. Buzzing with sports fan wearing their official jersey. Each month or so there’s something big on the sport scene, so many possibilities… Maybe on the PS4 ;)

]]> By: MsLiZa http://www.hsmagazine.net/2013/05/will-sports-ever-fit-in-with-home/#comment-285075 Sat, 25 May 2013 16:48:18 +0000 http://www.hsmagazine.net/?p=50925#comment-285075 My favourite Home event of all time has to be the Feva Arena space during the 2010 World Cup. The space itself was amazing. The simulated tournament, the PK target game and the rewards were all great. I still cherish my golden boots (even though I needed a private server to earn them due to the terrible queue system). The global nature of the event was also a feature that more Home events should utilise.

Feva Arena was probably the moment in time that hooked me on Home. I just loved the atmosphere of the whole thing. Even waiting to play the kicking game was tolerable because of the community interaction, watching the big screen or just taking in the space itself. Unfortunately, nothing has rivaled it for me in the past 3 years.

I miss the Feva Arena. It’s a shame that Sony has not featured the space in subsequent events such as Euro 2012 or the London Games last summer.

The Premier League, Super Bowl, Olympics etc. are so poorly represented on Home. One has to wonder if licensing rights are to blame.

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