Comments on: No Home Here, PS4

By: Gary160974

Gary160974 — Tue, 10 Dec 2013 21:08:57 +0000

I cant see home in its present state being migrated to PS4, so much is being neglected, my old favorite personal spaces are broke with no idea if they are ever going to be fixed, spaces with coming soon signs that have been there years. Games that dont work or take too long to load, previous issues that keep repeating themselves. Plus new issues appearing as well. Theres more in home being neglected currently, than there is being looked after. Which either means Home dies with the PS3 or there will be a total reboot. Thing is, theres a higher number of PSN users that arent really bothered by home so Sony really dont have to rush. But if someone can fix my broken favorite personal spaces id be grateful

By: Danger_Dad

Danger_Dad — Tue, 03 Dec 2013 05:44:58 +0000

:^/ I see PS4 as representing an opportunity to re-write from scratch, adding in support for features that would be too problematic to retrofit into the existing Home on PS3.

Of course, backwards compatibility with our existing inventories would be welcome, especially for our favorite items.

On the other hand, for Sony to close Home up completely would be a shame. There is a definite niche for 3D socially interactive environments like Home. Home’s longevity so far, and the existance of competing venues for the same market tells us so. But despite there being ample competition, there truly is no alternatives. PS Home is years ahead of the others both in terms of user-adjustable customizations, -modifying our avatars’ faces and bodies- and in terms of available content.

I don’t see myself adopting another such venue like Home, if and when, simply because -as Dorothy said in The Wizard of Oz- there truly is no place like Home.

By: Mia

Mia — Mon, 02 Dec 2013 22:27:29 +0000

We don’t know the answer but for the moment we -- the PS Home players -- should encourage the developers, tell them what is bad/good in their space, and, of course, play and have fun in Home.
Sony won’t reveal a secret to us about a possible new PS Home or a completely new social virtual world, based on all the share possibilities delivered by the PS4.

Also I don’t know if developers know something, but I’m wondering why Sony want to attract such person like JK Rowling and create some spaces in PS Home without thinking about Home’s future and the way to attract more people into Home.

Don’t forget that the PS4 launch was chaotic with various PSN problems. Some others apps or functionality are delayed like Gaikai (to stream and play older PS 2/3 games) and that there’s still a “beta” next to the Home logo! We could wait for months or 1/2 years before they show away something.
Only time will tell but we can still enjoy all the spaces available for many months to come on PS3 and make new friends!

By: Burbie52

Burbie52 — Mon, 02 Dec 2013 10:15:17 +0000

Call me an optimist but I think that Home will be here for awhile yet. Your point about us as consumers dictating how long hit the nail on the head though. Our continued support will determine Home’s fate for sure.
I am still hoping that if it remains profitable that Sony will add an ap to PS4 for use there as well. Not sure if this in in the cards, but we can hope.
Nice article Phoenix.