Playstation Home

Lucien21 · 03-07-2007, 10:45 AM

http://www.joystiq.com/2007/03/07/pl...playstation-3/

Comparable to Second Life, PlayStation Home is a virtual community of PS3 owners living together in both public and private environments. Users will be able to login, chat with both text and speech and play casual games together such as pool, bowling and even embedded arcade machines. And when the old stand-bys grow stale, users can invite one another into other PlayStation Network titles outside of PlayStation Home.

Every user will have their own virtual apartment to decorate with furniture, their trophies from various games (see: achievements) and content from their own PS3s. For example, Phil Harrison took a snapshot of us in the crowd, slapped it onto a USB stick and right into a picture frame in his virtual flat. Not content at just images, users will also be allowed to share both music and videos with friends inside their private homes, which will most likely lead to some sort of underground pornography syndicate on the PlayStation Network.

Coooool.

CrimsonBlue · 03-07-2007, 11:14 AM

Not to mention FREE!

wilco · 03-07-2007, 11:15 AM

The most impressive thing: I think they are saying it's free!?!

CrimsonBlue · 03-07-2007, 11:16 AM

Now, that's a stab in the back for those who defended paying for Xbox Live Gold.

Dasilva · 03-07-2007, 11:28 AM

Hmm, it may sound good on paper, but could end up being extremely simple and gimmicky. I'll make a proper comment when they release screenshots or something.

CrimsonBlue · 03-07-2007, 11:29 AM

There's already plenty of screenshots. And it looks like Balamb Garden from Final Fantasy VIII!

Edit: for the lazy, go to http://www.1up.com/do/newsStory?cId=3157797

wilco · 03-07-2007, 11:42 AM

Everybody go see the Little Big Planet trailer!

Here for example:
http://www.gametrailers.com/gamepage.php?id=4491

WOW

SoccerDude28 · 03-07-2007, 12:05 PM

This looks really cool. At first when the news leaked, I was thinking a Mii / Achievement points ripoff, but it is definitely much more. I really hope they deliver to its promise.

akane_t · 03-07-2007, 12:22 PM

Japanese will go nuts over this. If Sony can have this implemeted right, it will give them a huge leg up. I can also easily see this turning into a money making machine for them as well. They can create some fancy premium contents and charge for them. Fancy wall paper for your apartment anyone?

Dasilva · 03-07-2007, 12:26 PM

It could turn into a Sims clone. Which isent a bad thing.

Fop · 03-07-2007, 12:46 PM

Looks like Uru live with uninteresting surroundings. But that does sound neat. It's not something I'd pay for, but...

Dasilva · 03-07-2007, 01:09 PM

Wow, I just saw the movie (HD version) Those graphics look very crisp and good. I must say after watching The small other world whatever mini game like thing and this Home... I have the feeling of wanting a PS3. lol. But at £425 , no amount of slick features will make me buy it.

But Im happy with my affordable Wii & Ps2 for the new few years. Then I'll size up the 360 and PS3 to see who truly has the best package in 3 years down the road.

*Melanie68* · 03-07-2007, 01:19 PM

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Originally Posted by Lucien21

Every user will have their own virtual apartment to decorate with furniture...

That would be fun. Most people can't afford to redecorate for real, they could do it virtually.

They should partner up with HGTV.

Lucien21 · 03-07-2007, 01:37 PM

The proble I see with the concept is that.. Fine it's free, but i'd bet they will charge you for new clothes, furniture etc.

Sh*t, I won't buy that stuff in real life unless I REALLY have to.

As long as user content is allowed and maybe users can make money from designing items etc.

insane_cobra · 03-07-2007, 01:59 PM

LittleBigWorld - awesome!

Home - not so much (it'll be nowhere near as customizable and chaotic as Second Life, you can't afford flying penises on your console), but it'll be huge with the casual crowd. I don't see them buying PS3 specifically for that, though.

The ball is in your park, Microsoft.

CrimsonBlue · 03-08-2007, 12:43 AM

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Originally Posted by Lucien21

but i'd bet they will charge you for new clothes, furniture etc.

Advertising will probably pay for the whole thing. Also, there's no reason they won't implement some kind of gamerscore where you can use the gamerscore you earn to buy furnitures and clothes. I also expect future games to have unlockables that you can use in your apartment - in addition to the trophies, I mean.

If they are, they're actually making gamerscores useful, as opposed to the pointless feature on the X360.

insane_cobra · 03-08-2007, 02:35 AM

Well, Microsoft has recently started handing out real prizes for Gamerscore points so it's not exactly pointless.

CrimsonBlue · 03-08-2007, 02:38 AM

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Originally Posted by insane_cobra

Well, Microsoft has recently started handing out real prizes for Gamerscore points so it's not exactly pointless.

When did they do that, and what kind of prizes? And is it a "first person in the world to reach 1 million gamerscore points" kind of thing?

insane_cobra · 03-08-2007, 02:59 AM

You'll find more information here. Basically, you need to raise your Gamerscore for a fixed amount over a certain period of time. The prizes include gamer pictures, XBLA games, Microsoft points (money), promotional t-shirts and retail games.

CrimsonBlue · 03-08-2007, 03:25 AM

I found it rather interesting until I read THIS, and I quote:

"The program is launching in the U.S. only"

So, still rather pointless. If you're in Croation, like you say in your location, then none of us will have any use for the gamerpoints.

03-07-2007, 10:45 AM	#1
Lucien21 Psychonaut Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Edinburgh Posts: 5,114	Playstation Home http://www.joystiq.com/2007/03/07/pl...playstation-3/ Comparable to Second Life, PlayStation Home is a virtual community of PS3 owners living together in both public and private environments. Users will be able to login, chat with both text and speech and play casual games together such as pool, bowling and even embedded arcade machines. And when the old stand-bys grow stale, users can invite one another into other PlayStation Network titles outside of PlayStation Home. Every user will have their own virtual apartment to decorate with furniture, their trophies from various games (see: achievements) and content from their own PS3s. For example, Phil Harrison took a snapshot of us in the crowd, slapped it onto a USB stick and right into a picture frame in his virtual flat. Not content at just images, users will also be allowed to share both music and videos with friends inside their private homes, which will most likely lead to some sort of underground pornography syndicate on the PlayStation Network. Coooool. Share Share this post on Twitter __________________ I'm not insane, my mother had me tested!

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CrimsonBlue Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2003 Posts: 1,167	Not to mention FREE! Share Share this post on Twitter

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wilco Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Portugal Posts: 442	The most impressive thing: I think they are saying it's free!?! Share Share this post on Twitter

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CrimsonBlue Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2003 Posts: 1,167	Now, that's a stab in the back for those who defended paying for Xbox Live Gold. Share Share this post on Twitter

03-07-2007, 11:28 AM	#5
Dasilva Hitch-Hiker Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: The Mediterranean Sea Posts: 4,364	Hmm, it may sound good on paper, but could end up being extremely simple and gimmicky. I'll make a proper comment when they release screenshots or something. Share Share this post on Twitter __________________ Regards, DaSilva "If you don't get out of the box you've been raised in, you won't understand how much bigger the world is." - Angelina Jolie _ <Susan falls through the floor and gets stuck> <Paco looks at her blankly> "Whats wrong with you?! Lassy would of had a firetruck here by now!" - Susan Mayer, Desperate Housewives

03-07-2007, 11:29 AM	#6
CrimsonBlue Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2003 Posts: 1,167	There's already plenty of screenshots. And it looks like Balamb Garden from Final Fantasy VIII! Edit: for the lazy, go to http://www.1up.com/do/newsStory?cId=3157797 Share Share this post on Twitter Last edited by CrimsonBlue; 03-07-2007 at 11:38 AM.

03-07-2007, 11:42 AM	#7
wilco Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Portugal Posts: 442	Everybody go see the Little Big Planet trailer! Here for example: http://www.gametrailers.com/gamepage.php?id=4491 WOW Share Share this post on Twitter

03-07-2007, 12:05 PM	#8
SoccerDude28 Homer of Kittens Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: San Francisco, Bay Area Posts: 4,374	This looks really cool. At first when the news leaked, I was thinking a Mii / Achievement points ripoff, but it is definitely much more. I really hope they deliver to its promise. Share Share this post on Twitter __________________ -------------------------------------------------- Games I am playing: Jeanne D'Ark (PSP) Firefox rules

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akane_t Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2006 Posts: 289	Japanese will go nuts over this. If Sony can have this implemeted right, it will give them a huge leg up. I can also easily see this turning into a money making machine for them as well. They can create some fancy premium contents and charge for them. Fancy wall paper for your apartment anyone? Share Share this post on Twitter __________________ "Maybe we should try it...without the tape." - Akane, Ranma and Juliet

03-07-2007, 12:26 PM	#10
Dasilva Hitch-Hiker Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: The Mediterranean Sea Posts: 4,364	It could turn into a Sims clone. Which isent a bad thing. Share Share this post on Twitter __________________ Regards, DaSilva "If you don't get out of the box you've been raised in, you won't understand how much bigger the world is." - Angelina Jolie _ <Susan falls through the floor and gets stuck> <Paco looks at her blankly> "Whats wrong with you?! Lassy would of had a firetruck here by now!" - Susan Mayer, Desperate Housewives

03-07-2007, 12:46 PM	#11
Fop Epsilon-Minus Semi-Moron Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Oulu, Finland Posts: 863	Looks like Uru live with uninteresting surroundings. But that does sound neat. It's not something I'd pay for, but... Share Share this post on Twitter __________________ If there's one thing you can say About Mankind There's nothing kind about man

03-07-2007, 01:09 PM	#12
Dasilva Hitch-Hiker Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: The Mediterranean Sea Posts: 4,364	Wow, I just saw the movie (HD version) Those graphics look very crisp and good. I must say after watching The small other world whatever mini game like thing and this Home... I have the feeling of wanting a PS3. lol. But at £425 , no amount of slick features will make me buy it. But Im happy with my affordable Wii & Ps2 for the new few years. Then I'll size up the 360 and PS3 to see who truly has the best package in 3 years down the road. Share Share this post on Twitter __________________ Regards, DaSilva "If you don't get out of the box you've been raised in, you won't understand how much bigger the world is." - Angelina Jolie _ <Susan falls through the floor and gets stuck> <Paco looks at her blankly> "Whats wrong with you?! Lassy would of had a firetruck here by now!" - Susan Mayer, Desperate Housewives

03-07-2007, 01:37 PM	#14
Lucien21 Psychonaut Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Edinburgh Posts: 5,114	The proble I see with the concept is that.. Fine it's free, but i'd bet they will charge you for new clothes, furniture etc. Sh*t, I won't buy that stuff in real life unless I REALLY have to. As long as user content is allowed and maybe users can make money from designing items etc. Share Share this post on Twitter __________________ I'm not insane, my mother had me tested!

03-07-2007, 01:59 PM	#15
insane_cobra gin soaked boy Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Virovitica, Croatia Posts: 4,093	LittleBigWorld - awesome! Home - not so much (it'll be nowhere near as customizable and chaotic as Second Life, you can't afford flying penises on your console), but it'll be huge with the casual crowd. I don't see them buying PS3 specifically for that, though. The ball is in your park, Microsoft. Share Share this post on Twitter __________________ What you piss in is yours for life.

03-08-2007, 02:35 AM	#17
insane_cobra gin soaked boy Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Virovitica, Croatia Posts: 4,093	Well, Microsoft has recently started handing out real prizes for Gamerscore points so it's not exactly pointless. Share Share this post on Twitter __________________ What you piss in is yours for life.

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03-08-2007, 02:59 AM	#19
insane_cobra gin soaked boy Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Virovitica, Croatia Posts: 4,093	You'll find more information here. Basically, you need to raise your Gamerscore for a fixed amount over a certain period of time. The prizes include gamer pictures, XBLA games, Microsoft points (money), promotional t-shirts and retail games. Share Share this post on Twitter __________________ What you piss in is yours for life.

03-08-2007, 03:25 AM	#20
CrimsonBlue Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2003 Posts: 1,167	I found it rather interesting until I read THIS, and I quote: "The program is launching in the U.S. only" So, still rather pointless. If you're in Croation, like you say in your location, then none of us will have any use for the gamerpoints. Share Share this post on Twitter