Comments on: The PlayStation 4: A Homeless Future?

By: Gary160974

Gary160974 — Wed, 20 Nov 2013 10:45:07 +0000

Couldn’t agree more, homes only boundary is the console, the internet and the worst thing is the PSN / Home servers. But there’s home users that can’t face losing it because it fills some void in they real lives. No one should be that reliant on anything virtual.

By: HearItWow

HearItWow — Tue, 19 Nov 2013 15:37:59 +0000

First of all, why would Sony, or the Home community, even want Home in its current form on the PS4? Are we really that in love with PS2 era graphics, slow-moving loading screens everywhere and a 100-item furniture limit? Home is great for what it is, but the PS4 is a new playground, and if there’s going to be something Home-esque on it, it needs to be a lot better than what we currently have.

And there should be something like Home on the PS4, because it’s a formula that’s proven itself to monetize more effectively than other freemium formats. We haven’t seen the end of game-focused virtual communities, because Home has proven the model is viable. Whether Sony develops the next version or another developer picks up the mantle (Lockwood or Granzella, perhaps) there is going to be a Home-like service somewhere.

GTA V and Final Fantasy will never completely supplant home, because ultimately their worlds are defined by the boundaries of their game engines. That means there are lots of different ways to expand on GTA V, and maybe even let people furnish their apartments, but you’ll never see a Winter Vacation Villa or Frogger machine in there. You won’t be playing games like Novus Prime or creating dance lines on Vinewood Boulevard.

Some people can get completely immersed in a games’s online world, but the biggest advantage of Home is that it isn’t one world. It’s a whole series of worlds that users can connect and merge in any manner that they like. That freedom is what keeps Home viable and vital, and it’s something that no other online game can match. We should be wondering where that type of experience is on the PS4, instead of worrying about whether Home will be there.

By: Gary160974

Gary160974 — Tue, 19 Nov 2013 03:29:10 +0000

The people that will moan generally will moan if home stays or goes, usually saying how much they spent on home and how can sony do this. But ultimately when any console comes to the end of its life you always lose money on the console, the obsolete games and the obsolete accessories. Paying out on home has probably stopped me buying a mediocre game or an over complicated accessory and game to fill that void. Currently though im seeing and hearing that theres a lot of heavy spenders on home that arent spending as much as they used to, some because they expect to be playing a ps4 sooner rather than later, some because no one with any real knowledge has said anything on homes future and some this is where im at currently, the newest content really isnt anything better than ive already got. Ultimately I couldnt care whether home is on ps4 or not as I wouldnt miss all the rubbish that surrounds home, but I will miss those little moments on Home that you cant do anywhere else But I miss stuff I could do on other games and consoles as well. So really its all about the memories and making them good whether it be on home, cod, gta or fifa on a ps3 or elder scrolls online, drive club or watch dogs on a ps4

By: KrazyFace

KrazyFace — Mon, 18 Nov 2013 08:45:29 +0000

Well said Godz. Logical, and true. But I think we both know there’s very little logic in the spoiled masses that use such programs as Home, so regardless of this well written article full of common-sense points, expect whining and crying regardless.

As a gamer first before a social media junkie, I’m rather happy in my little GTAO rut right now and if R* continue to add content into its world for the next few years, I have all I need in their world right now. The challenges system that’s been introduced to Home has been enough to make me abandon my game each morning however and this speaks for itself I think. If they can implement this even deeper into the world of Home there will never be a reason for me to fully abandon Home, even if all my friends have left for PS4, Home could still lure me in with the idea of a leveling system; as long as it’s compelling. Of course Home wouldn’t ever be the same without friends, but this could hold me.

I’ve said this before but it’s looking truer than ever now; Home may just be the very thing that keeps the PS3 alive long after its 10-year-plan has passed.

The majority seem to be of the opinion that once a successor to any technology is publicly available it means death for its counterpart; this just isn’t true in my opinion. The PS3, its games and (vicariously) Home, are not dead. In fact, if 20 years of console gaming has taught me anything it’s that the best for Home is yet to come. But (and this is a biggie) it all hinges on product support. If the nay-sayers and doom-mongers get their way, Home will die soon from neglect and ironically, fear of abandonment.