Sony’s oft delayed Home sure to disappoint PS3 users
By Guest Writer
UPDATED: We all know that Sony’s Home online service, similar to Xbox Live, isn’t all that it’s cracked up to be. The Home service is plagued with performance and security concerns. In this guest post, Buckle Gross gives us his thoughts on the matter.
Sony’s clone of virtual worlds Second Life, Active Worlds and there.com will be given away free to users of their much beleaguered Playstation 3 console. The long over-due application has suffered repeated delays and set-backs as it struggles to provide the market compelling reasons to choose its video game machine over the much more successful competition from Microsoft’s Xbox 360 and Nintendo Wii.
What Sony will be doing that is unique, will be “microtransactions.” Sony has sold the idea of a highly profitable tolls and sales opportunities to its third parties. It is widely expected that users will quickly tire of the frequent requests for cash payment and that any compelling content will surely be locked behind pay-for-play doors.
Another failure with Sony’s implementation will be the lack of voice chat features, already common in Microsoft’s LIVE service. Users will be required to purchase an additional, and often expensive, 3rd party keyboard in order to use text-based chat effectively.
Otherwise they will have to use the criticized on-screen character selection that is described by many as being very tiresome and not effective. The PS3 controller also lacks an elegant typing solution as was implemented by Microsoft in their Messenger Keypad. Sony has not included a audio headset by default with the Playstation 3 unlike with Microsoft’s Xbox 360. That being the case, users who do want to try and use voice communication will be required to trek down to the accessories shop and lay down more money for a device for the already high priced product.
The company also promised to implement their clone of Microsoft’s highly innovative and loved achievement feature. Sony plans to copy the feature and to provide a 3D Achievement Room where the Achievements are shown as 3D objects like has been implemented as a familiar feature of many other video games. Gamers familiar with the industry find the effort a sign of desperation as Sony plays catch-up to features that have been available for many years to users of competing consoles.
Security groups and Parents have expressed a great deal of concern that the environment will quickly be over run with abuse of all kinds. Predators are sure to see opportunity. And, like other failed virtual communities the system is rife for potential abuse. The system has the potential to be used by predators to groom and identify potential victims of abuse. Unlike competing consoles that have put parental control in place for parents, the Playstation 3 has fallen behind in this area.
Few parents or law enforcement officials look forward to an uncontrolled hive of abuse, racism, bullying and all manner of chaos being exposed to their children. Sony has already struggled with this behavior in its existing Playstation Network. It has shown little interest in addressing security concerns and has refused to explain how they will keep the 3D world from becoming a danger to its users, both physically and emotionally.
The application is currently in Beta stages of development, and leaks from insiders are rampant. Reports of instability, performance problems, and unruly users are common. Beta users warn that unless Sony takes more time to repair the system, early releases will be unusable.
Industry watchers and users alike have found the delays frustrating, and it is widely accepted that the challenges are probably insurmountable. Luckily for Sony the gaming public have shown little interest in it. But, for those who have shown interest, the company’s reluctance to explain its failure has brought concern. Questions of its ability to deliver what has been promised are being asked, and users are abandoning hope that Sony can deliver on its promises. This has just put more pressure on the company to rescue its quickly sinking Playstation 3.
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February 9th, 2008
Its too bad that this service is not working out as planned. I am not a Sony fanboy by any account as I have owned a 360 for over 2 years until recently when I sold it because the thing broke “again” for the third time. I was attracted to the ps3 just by seeing the demo for this service but a lot of issues came to mind long before any were posted. I will be buying a system again and would love to purchase a 360 again but the threat of it failing is such a turnoff that I would like to buy a ps3. Now you really have to decide, is it worth the risk to buy a system thats unstable for a better gaming experience or buy a stable system for a 2nd hand gaming experience. I love final fantasy and gran turismo, metal gear was always just one of those games that didnt excite me, but whatever. Sony doesnt have enough to pull me in 100% right now and this only enforces that.
February 9th, 2008
I love how you say the PS3 is a quickly sinking system when it outsold the 360 in 2007 even when Microsoft’s console had Halo 3, Bioshock, Mass Effect, ect… Speaking of sinking, let me just say a 33% failure rate to the 1% for the PS3. And with a blu-ray drive and a cell processor that are both new to the market, I will say that is very good.
And have you seen the worldwide sails throughout 2008? PS3 has been on top.
2008 has many big games coming out for Sony and there are very few for the 360. Your post is just complete bs and you should look at the facts before you write this nonsense.
February 9th, 2008
You sir, are a moron. I am in Home Beta, and it’s great! Also, it has voice chat.
February 9th, 2008
Also, you had no credibility before and you definitely don’t have it after reading this piss poor, ill informed, opinionated blog entry.
Bloggers have brought death to real journalists. Sad.
February 9th, 2008
Your the biggest douchbag I’ve ever seen
February 9th, 2008
Home would have been one of the deciding factors for me purchasing a PS3 this year, that along with Final Fantasy, but hearing this does not encourage me at all. I guess we’ll just have to wait and see when it’s finally released. Last thing I want is a guy under the avatar ‘Father Goose’ trying to lure me into his gingerbread house.
Oh well, back to Lost Odyssey, am onto the second disc and enjoying the game.
February 9th, 2008
wow, what a terribly biased article
keep up the great work,
youre doing a fine job
February 9th, 2008
Damn! Can this propaganda article get any more negative? Give me a freaken break. I love how the article states how secure and safe Xbox live is. It’s full of nothing but racist kids talking smack using foul language. This article makes it seem as if only angels from heaven get on Live. As for people waiting for Home, I could care less right now. It would be a cool feature, but I bought my PS3 to play games and watch Blu-ray flicks. Quit making it seem as if everything is riding on Home, or if delaying it to make is better is a bad thing.
“This has just put more pressure on the company to rescue its quickly sinking Playstation 3.”
HAHAHAH. 10.5 million units sold against Xbox 360’s 17.7 million and the 360 has been out for a year longer. Sinking Playstation3… HAHAHAHAHAHA. Quit making me laugh, you’re making my stomach hurt ahahahahahah.
February 9th, 2008
“It has shown little interest in addressing security concerns and has refused to explain how they will keep the 3D world from becoming a danger to its users, both physically and emotionally”
I’m going to let you research on your own. During the summer, Sony said that if people are abusing other members, they will ban them from Home permanently They will have to move out of there and buy a new PS3. Just buying a new PS3 will not work. Do your research Jonathan. I guess your not really good at text messaging either. The majority of teens are and dont consider this an issue. Gosh another damn pathetic article to try and bash the PS3. Did you know Sony began profiting in their gaming division in one full year? Did you know it took Microsoft 6 friggin years for them? Why not write an article about that?
Goodbye.
Dont bother responding to me because I only came here because you popped up in my gaming RSS Feed.
February 9th, 2008
what security concerns? how is it “plagued” by them?
February 9th, 2008
This is yellow journalism. It dosnt matter what system you like, articles with leads like “We all know that Sony’s Home online service, similar to Xbox Live, isn’t all that it’s cracked up to be” only belong on fox news.
February 9th, 2008
What an absolutely pathetic article. It feels like you’re clutching for straws with each new paragraph. In one paragraph you say: “Another failure with Sony’s implementation will be the lack of voice chat features” and then in the next you admit your utter stupidity with: “users who do want to try and use voice communication will be required to trek down to the accessories shop and lay down more money for a device for the already high priced product”.
So Home won’t have voice chat features.. but then it will?
Well i can confirm to all of you that it sure will, and a bluetooth headset can be bought for less than $10 now.
Did more than one person write this article? And did either of you bother to read it before posting it?
So sony is playing catch up to (your obviously beloved) microsoft, but microsoft hasn’t copied anything sony or nintendo has done? Please. Big world small world and Home are two major killer apps that microsoft would kill to have and you know it.
The reason home was delayed was to make the worlds that are explorable larger, richer and of better visual quality for the end user.
Go to youtube and download some vids off the Beta users — no one has anything but praise for the software. It’s going to take the world by storm and no microsoft fanboy is going to change that with a horribly written and illogically thought out blog article.
February 9th, 2008
Wow. This article is rampant with poor writer copouts. The author continuously makes sweeping statements vaguely attributed to “many people” and being “widely expected” without providing a shred of evidence or point of reference for anything. He also presents what certainly seems his personal opinion as widely accepted fact, and goes so far as to state that the PS3 is “quickly sinking” and in need of rescue. Did the author just wake up from a 6 month coma and not check out what the present reality was before writing this drivel?
February 9th, 2008
“quickly sinking Playstation 3″
I wouldn’t call it so early. This article has the element of bias. Who knows, it would turn out the better than hamburger *v*
February 9th, 2008
Just look all the bash Nintendo receives from the mass media about how insecure their system is (considering how unfriendly it is!), just imagine what a free structure like PSN would. Microsoft’s environment is paid, and users usually identify themselves with credit cards, so predators can be identified.
Remember, ABC bashed Nintendo because a predator could near his car to yours and use Pictochat to get in touch with your children. Mass media don’t understand this, and will explode once Home is launched.
February 9th, 2008
I can smell fanboy stink in this article from a mile. One sided noise. Pathetic. “8″
February 9th, 2008
Element of bias?! Jesus Christ this guy is giving rimjobs to Bill Gates!!!
February 9th, 2008
Are you kidding me? There is nothing wrong with the ps3. This author is clearly an xbox fan boy (ie all the references to the 360 when the topic is Home for the ps3). I’ve seen this whole deal before. Smoothnoodle was right, this is extremely biased. Either this guy is loyal to his past-prime 360 or he has a very unreliable source.
February 9th, 2008
Um…as one the members of the online beta, I have to call a big BS on several points here.
Using an acheivement style system of rewards is a regarded as a sign of desperation? By who? My guess is that most of them have the Xbox 360 at home and are currently engaged in a less than healthy relationship with it (I have a 360 myself, and I love it, but not to the point where I have to reach beyond facts to crap on another system).
“Unlike competing consoles that have put parental control in place for parents, the Playstation 3 has fallen behind in this area.”
Um…source? As a PS3 owner, I can tell you that there are parental controls that can be set for every feature on the console, from the games, to the disks that are played, to access to the net. All of it is covered, and I can’t see how Home will be any different.
“Few parents or law enforcement officials look forward to an uncontrolled hive of abuse, racism, bullying and all manner of chaos being exposed to their children. Sony has already struggled with this behavior in its existing Playstation Network.”
Again…source? I’ve yet to hear of this rampant abuse that you speak of. And if you want a rampant den of racism, you need only to log into Xbox live. And they sure as hell haven’t done anything to curb it. FAIL.
“Industry watchers and users alike have found the delays frustrating, and it is widely accepted that the challenges are probably insurmountable.”
Widely accepted? Sorry about your weight problem, because the only width you could be talking about is your own. This is the first time I’ve seen this in print, so as for any wide acceptance, it seems to exist only in your mind.
This site is a biased joke. and that’s a fact that is widely accepted by all industry watchers and every president of the United States (dead or alive) and the Pope.
February 9th, 2008
………any one say bias.
February 9th, 2008
This article is totally bogus. This guy does not know what he is talking about, my brother was a beta tester for home and brought his PS3 to my house to demonstrate it. It was awesome. You can play pool and as people walk by you, you cna hear their conversation getting louder and quiter as they pass. People can just walk up and start playing pool with you. There are movies that play on the wall and if you walk up to them they go full screen and you forget that you are in home as you watch. Also, he is a liar about Sony sinking, it is predicted by mid this year that they will take the lead, I got this information from Googles technology news section just this past week. I can’t stand writers like this that use facts from a year ago, get a new job!!!
February 9th, 2008
FUD…
February 9th, 2008
Jonathan Schlaffer is a liar.
February 9th, 2008
Fuck this guy he’s just one of those 360 fanboy that can’t accept thair system is failing.
Oh well who gives a crap about this, I’m sure they will improve the security of home.
February 9th, 2008
Jonathan Schlaffer, you have no fucking idea what you’re talking about. I’ve noticed some bad articles this week on the internet, and when I say bad I mean 3-year olds could write with a higher intellect than you, but this is the SECOND WORST article I have ever read. The first being some retarded, shit for brains jackass who doesn’t know his dick from his asshole writing about how Microsoft should buy Sony -.-
Honestly John, you should try to find success in a business that doesn’t require intelligence. Obviously you lack any hint of intelligence based off of this biased, bullshit article.
I’ll start off slowly, John, so that my words won’t confuse your tiny brain. Second Life clone? Second life clone!? Do you have any idea how long Home has been in development for? Sony has been working on Playstation Home even before Second Life was even thought of, it was supposed to launch on the PS2 but needed a more powerful system, the PS3.
“Their much beleaguered Playstation 3 console”?
Congratulations, you can use big words. Much beleaguered!? I take it that you have never played the PS3, Johnathan, whereas you’d be saying the exact opposite if you had. The Playstation 3 is an amazing console. 80GB of storage and an upgradable hard drive, a 3.2 GHz Cell processor, NVIDIA-SCEI graphics processor, 4 usb ports, HDMI support, built in wireless, a Blu Ray player, memory card reader, and an easy, FREE online and offline interface… Should I go on?
Look at the “console wars”. Yes, the 360 has sold more units than the PS3…. take into consideration that it’s been out a year longer, has cheaper hardware therefore making the price cheaper, and an excessive amount of idiotic 360 fanboys who buy another console after their first, second, third, fourth, hell, even fifth 360 has crashed to the red rings of death without the knowledge that their system will be “replaced”.
The Wii, on the other hand, is cheap, small, cute, and has kiddy games. What else is there to say? That’s all you need to make millions, but Nintendo’s approach, in my opinion, doesn’t exactly earn the respect of gamers. You could play Uncharted, Halo, Mass Effect, Unreal Tournament III, Resistance, or Warhawk on an actual video game console… or you could play Cooking Mama, Ratatouille, and the other heavily-milked 1st party games that so many arm-waving, stupid controller-hugging Nintendo fantards love.
Let’s go back to the topic of Home, shall we? No implementation of voice chat? Oh, that’s a funny one. Where did you hear that, from the internet, videos, or gameplay you DIDN’T READ OR HEAR ABOUT. How dumb are you? The Playstation 3 has implemented voice chat since day one, and Home offers that, gestures, and text-based chat, whether it be created with a PS3 controller OR ANY USB OR BLUETOOTH KEYBOARD. I’m sure you own a keyboard, unless your stupidity somehow etched itself onto this article in the form of ignorant letters arranged into words. You can use virtually any keyboard with the PS3 -.-
Ah, the end of the article. Could your sheer stupidity blossom to a greater extent, Jonathan? Home, a playground for predators… You dumb fuck. How many “predators” do you think are going to buy a PS3, JUST FOR HOME, WHEN THEY HAVE THE ENTIRE FUCKING INTERNET, AND ALL OF FREE FUCKING SECOND LIFE to stalk children? Jesus, how did you even turn on your computer to write this shit?
All in all, Jonathan Schlaffer, you are a fucking moron. I’m surprised how people as ignorant and stupid as you manage to wake up every morning without forgetting how to breath. Based on your obvious pro-360 stance, I hope that every 360 fanboy and girl reading this takes example of how stupid they can really become. Thanks for contributing in making the internet a place for stupid shitheads to express themselves.
February 9th, 2008
this is the stupidest and unintelligent artiles i have ever read
February 9th, 2008
The author of this article is the editor of vista.blorg. If the source of this uniformed rant were mere bias one would think that having to deal with Microsoft’s latest technical abortion of an OS would cause him to rail against all things Microsoft. No, this asinine tantrum is more likely born out of frustration. So, cut the guy some slack. Were it your job to cover Vista you may find that you would also begin to assume that nothing is good in the world.
I hope that people that read this article take it for what it is. There is such a poverty of intellect on the internet that it seems that anyone can say anything on any subject without any first hand knowledge or doing any research.
February 9th, 2008
Wow, this article is so, so utterly biased. Playstation Home is going to be amazing! None of this even makes sense, just wait and see…
February 9th, 2008
This article is simply just another slander attempt, and a thinly veiled on at that, from Sony’s competitors.
The Sony HOME service actually scares the living heck out of Microsoft and other competitors. It is the future of online gaming. When put beside a horrible text based interface like Microsoft Live it is clear to see that Sony’s vision is so correct for a gaming system that it makes Microsofts offering look shamefully simplistic.
The facts are simple; Sony’s HOME finally delivers a next generation interface for online gaming and media services that no other gaming system can match. And while Sony is delivering a to gamers an unparalled experience for gamers globally they are doing it for free.
Kudos to Sony for their dedication to forwarding the medium of gaming and doing so without attempting to nickle and dime the consumer to death like its less than respectable competitors!
February 9th, 2008
It is a pretty negative article. However if you think before you write a comment, you will realise what Sony is trying to achieve is difficult to put it mildly.
The whole thing will be financed based on microtransactions. Remember, xbox live, and the complaints when companies attempt to charge you for the most minuscule things, hmmm… horse armour. Could be really irritating.
Security concerns. Well unlike Second life, there will be a significant user base, millions, tens of millions. Many of them will be children and many not. So, that is one concern and Sony must address this!
I hope Sony does solve these problems and they do produce a good product, but it will be tough. If they succeed then no doubt Microsoft who are looking at their own potential virtual worlds, will release one for the Xbox 360.
February 9th, 2008
That was one of the most uninformed and biased articles I’ve read all week.
February 9th, 2008
this is B*!! ur just another one of the 360 fanboys that cant accept that ur system is failing. and wat security issues?? just face it Home is waaayyy better than XBL. and wtf r u talking bout, no voice features?? u can hear other pplz convosz in the background!! and u talk bout spending more money!! if u want the 360 to compete wit the PS3 head-to-head u gotta buy: the hd-dvd player, the wireless networking receiver and a bigger HDD. all those thingsz added up give u a total of around $600 and the PS3 40 gig is only $400 wit all those features!! just learn to accept that M$ and itz xbox 3shitty sux!!
February 9th, 2008
“Home, similar to XBOX Live Service”
What are you talking about? As you said, it is like second life. There is nothing on live that remotely resembles Home to any degree. Elements of social networking yea but that is nothing similar to Home.
February 9th, 2008
How can he be complaining about the keyboard when 1) they fixed it and 2) wouldnt you have to buy an “expensive” keyboard with the 360? not to mention you can use any USB/bluetooth keyboard with the PS3? What is so amazing about the 360 keyboard? I think he is also exaggerating the abuse as 360 owners have just as many abusers, just play Halo online and youll see. PS3 is not even sinking anymore, last I checked theyre starting to make a profit and, with a price cut immenent, things are looking up in 2008. This article has way too much bias.
February 9th, 2008
i read ‘fanboy’ and sony-hater-for-no-reason all over this
February 9th, 2008
Jonathan, you’re a fuckin loser buddy…get yourself a life.
Home has seen nothing but praise from bloggers and gaming sites all over the net…what the hell is the matter with you.
You’re an xbox fagget loser…racism abuse and hate are all present on xbox live, not Playstation Network…you can’t can’t even write a good bias blog.
Work on life buddy…work on life.
February 9th, 2008
Wow fanboy….
Ummm
Users will be required to purchase an additional, and often expensive, 3rd party keyboard in order to use text-based chat effectively.
Sony said you can use your headset to communicate aswell..
This is a discusting completely ill informed piece of writing.
I already know what system you own.
February 9th, 2008
Few parents or law enforcement officials look forward to an uncontrolled hive of abuse, racism, bullying and all manner of chaos being exposed to their children.
So i guess these are the people who have locked their children in a cage for the rest of their life.
February 9th, 2008
“Few parents or law enforcement officials look forward to an uncontrolled hive of abuse, racism, bullying and all manner of chaos being exposed to their children. ”
So i guess these are the people who have locked their children in a cage for the rest of their life.
February 9th, 2008
What a shitty, biased article. Sony’s “sinking” PS3? The PS3 outsold the 360 world-wide in 2007, retard.
February 9th, 2008
This article is viral marketing for Microsoft fanboys written by a Microsoft fanboy. Shame, shame.
February 9th, 2008
BEWARE:
Keep in mind that this author has no true Inside info on HOME. The article was written without any valid or credible source of information.
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Keep in mind that this author has no true Inside info on HOME. The article was written without any valid or credible source of information.
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Keep in mind that this author has no true Inside info on HOME. The article was written without any valid or credible source of information.
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Keep in mind that this author has no true Inside info on HOME. The article was written without any valid or credible source of information.
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Keep in mind that this author has no true Inside info on HOME. The article was written without any valid or credible source of information.
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February 9th, 2008
Nice try though. Trying to help the floundering XBox360. How much did Microsoft pay Jonathan Schlaffer to write this article?
February 9th, 2008
Sure to disappoint PS3 users? It’s free. Even if I didn’t care for it, I lose nothing. Jonathan Schlaffer is a loser, trying to insult every Playstation fan that finds this.
February 9th, 2008
Wow, for someone who apparently did research, you sure suck at it. Child predators on the PSN? So I’m guessing the video showing the guy who likes to pick up little kids in Halo 3 was made on a Playstation. ..riiiiiiiight. How about all these reports of bullying and racism over Live? Ok Microtransactions, are you freaking serious? That is one stone you can’t throw at Sony yet if you have a 360.
Hell Micro(transaction)soft charges for nearly everything on there. Hey new skins and avatars but 90% of them you have to pay for yay. Online play, 60 bucks a year!! Pick your battles kid, Home is PS3’s Social networking service so we can all team up and play games and socialize. It’s not meant to replace something like Second Life.
February 9th, 2008
“Few parents or law enforcement officials look forward to an uncontrolled hive of abuse, racism, bullying and all manner of chaos being exposed to their children. Sony has already struggled with this behavior in its existing Playstation Network. It has shown little interest in addressing security concerns and has refused to explain how they will keep the 3D world from becoming a danger to its users, both physically and emotionally.”
where do u get these facts from i have been playing on the playstation network not to mention SOE games for 5 years and have never been in danger of physical or emotional abuse
and all that bs about the keyboard and mic is totaly absurd when you factor in that becouse you are a XBOT that can afford 50$ a year for live service and not 5 dollars for a cheap headset,
sony has made mistakes but only to insure quality ehem (blue ray)=quality
so learn some hard facts before you try to warp consumers minds
February 9th, 2008
Jonathan Schlaffer is a moron, mostly all the info is incorrect. If you going to talk about something do your research. Damn moron xbot. P.S. In 2007 the PS3 sold more units worldwide than the 360 did. And is this the same site that thinks GTA4 is a 360 exclusive.
No one wants to hear your opinion moron.
February 9th, 2008
This guy does not have any idea what he is talking about…
I own a Playstation 3, That is what I am using right now to type this (With my Logitech $25 wireless USB Keyboard and Mouse from Walmart!)
There are 4 ways to communicate -
On Screen Keyboard
USB Keyboard
Bluetooth Headset/USB Headset
Or, Preset Messages
So, Yeah… This guy has no clue what he is saying!
February 9th, 2008
They probably promised him unlimited xbox360s for every 5 minutes it fails.
February 9th, 2008
You know, the writings on my site have been found to be biased at times, although they are based on fact. It would appear that this article is just attempting to start another flame war over absolutely nothing.
“Unlike competing consoles that have put parental control in place for parents, the Playstation 3 has fallen behind in this area. ”
Obviously, you have not used the PS3. It has just as much parental controls as the beloved 360, blocking games, movies (both DVD and Blu-Ray) as well as DLC from being viewed by people not of age.
“Users will be required to purchase an additional, and often expensive, 3rd party keyboard in order to use text-based chat effectively. ”
In case you forgot, the 360 requires this to, or you have to use the on screen display. 360 offers the messenger kit for $29.99. Unless you live under a rock, a standard USB keyboard can be purchased for as little as $6 at wal mart. As for the headset, yes the 360 has one included. The PS3 however elected to use a more modern and widespread technology for theirs called Bluetooth. Surprisingly, there are a large group of people called cell phone owners that happen to purchase these items.
Not only can you use your Bluetooth headset, but you can use your cell phone itself if you so choose, or your Playstation Eye for that matter. The key benefit is that the PS3 peripherals are valid for more than just the console. Most of which can work in other devices, such as the headset.
” It has shown little interest in addressing security concerns and has refused to explain how they will keep the 3D world from becoming a danger to its users, both physically and emotionally.”
What security issues would those be? So far, not a soul out there has been able to hack into the PS3, not to say it can’t be done, just hasn’t. The one group that claimed they did ‘Team ICE’ only succeeded in crashing a working game. That is all. As for online predators and such, I think the bigger concern is is 11-15 year old kids who got to play on daddy’s 360, thinking it’s cool to cuss up a storm as they get fragged in Halo. Just because Sony wants to take online gaming to a higher plain does not it wrong. It has been done before in things like WoW, Tabula Rasa and Second Life. They are simply areas where mass users can unite, only this time, to share their content and achievements with the world, not just in text.
Before you post an article like this, you may consider doing a bit of research. This is embarassing to read and I hope that your future articles carry a bit more credit than this.
February 9th, 2008
Wow, someone has something against sony.
I mean
“Sony’s clone of virtual worlds Second Life”
“users of their much beleaguered Playstation 3 console”
“much more successful competition from Microsoft’s Xbox 360 and Nintendo Wii”
“The company also promised to implement their clone of Microsoft’s highly innovative and loved achievement feature. Sony plans to copy”
“find the effort a sign of desperation as Sony plays catch-up to features that have been available for many years to users of competing consoles.”
So a bit of an MS fanboy, who doesn’t seem to want sony to suceed. Or is this just flamebate to try and get some more website hits
All my respect for this site/blog has just gone out the window.
February 9th, 2008
There really are some rubbish statements in that article. “Users will be required to buy an additional, and often expensive 3rd party keyboard in order to use text based chat effectively”… Have you ever tried sending a message with the xbox controller, without a fancy keyboard attachment? not the most effective means in the world.
Speaking of the keyboard attachment for the 360, you do realise that you have to buy that separately and it costs quite a bit more than you could buy a standard USB keyboard. As for headsets, well, you could buy Warhawk (bloody good game) and get a free bluetooth one, actually for about the same price as MS charge you for one of their wireless ones. Actually, you can use any bluetooth headset, or USB heads.
Okay, so Sony didn’t put a cheap headset in the box, but that’s as pointless as saying MS didn’t put a rechargable battery pack in with the 360 controller. I also note all the concern about racism, abuse, and deviants having a negative effect on the children… hell, you’ve obviously never been on XBL, the most racist, abusive deviants on there ARE THE CHILDREN… Seriously, I’ve lost count of how many times I’ve heard (what sound like) pre-pubescent boys treaten to “rape” me (a 29-year-old man) in the pre-game lobbies in Halo 3.
As for microtransactions, I refer to my previous statements about you never having been on XBL, because you’d know that MS don’t give an awful lot away for free, but you know what, we’re still downloading millions worth of gamer-pictures, themes, arcade titles, and additional game content, so clearly there is a market for it and Sony would be foolish not to jump on the bandwagon as it were.
At the very least HOME will add some features that have been sorely lacking on the PSN and that’s a good thing, because right now it has to be said that it is a bit rubbish in comparison to XBL, so much so that despite the fact that it is free to play, the 50 quid (35 if you buy it from play-asia) yearly subscription to play on XBL seems like the better deal. Sony know this and they are doing their best to catch up on MS substantial lead in the online gaming arena.
So let’s wait till HOME arrives and see what it can and cannot do before we criticise it shall we?
- PLAY GAMES NOT CONSOLES
- PS3 ROCKS, XBOX 360 ROCKS, WII ROCKS
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February 9th, 2008
The sad thing is, i suspect a full grown adult wrote this.
I mean come on, you have no facts in this, no credibiltiy, no nothing.
I mean if you want to get a decent repuation on this blog, cut the fanboyish crap whcih is this
February 9th, 2008
“Few parents or law enforcement officials look forward to an uncontrolled hive of abuse, racism, bullying and all manner of chaos being exposed to their children. ”
Are we talking about XBL now?
February 9th, 2008
What a pile of utter tripe. The author is nothing more than a shill for his master Microsoft. Last time I checked, Sony’s console wasn’t the one where kids playing Uno were exposed to hard core porn. Additionally I don’t think it was Sony’s online service that recently made the news with death threats in online games…nope that was Live.
Here is a tip for ya. Get your head out of the sand. I know your 360 is probably on the way back from being serviced, and you were looking for a way to pass the time. Too bad that HD-DVD adapter requires the jet engine of a console to work.
360 FTL!!
February 9th, 2008
this was a waste.
i hunt for all information on home and have never seen any of this bull. 360 fanboys shouldn’t pretend they know PS3.
p.s. i have had ZERO complaints about the PS3’s on screen keyboard, not easier than texting on a cellphone ya jack@$$
February 9th, 2008
I stopped reading at “lack of voice chat features”, what total shit. Voice chat is available on all Multiplayer PSN games and has been a strongly advertised featured that I have no idea this author could miss when “researching” this subject.
If this blog cherry picks the best user submitted content a headlines it they must be really bad shape.
I’m fed up that theres some much bias against Sony when they’re not the company who sent a poorly engineered console to market and fully understood the likely hood of failure rates just to get that precious head start.
February 9th, 2008
was going to say not harder and changed mind to say easier than
February 9th, 2008
First of all qoute:
“The PS3 controller also lacks an elegant typing solution as was implemented by Microsoft in their Messenger Keypad”
Excuse me right out of the box The Playstation 3 supports both wired or wireless keyboards and mouse units in addition to bluetooth support. Hence the seemless integration of such devices into Home already exist.
Further more, to state that Sony has not included a headset for the Playstation 3 is completely narrow minded….Keep in mind the wireless headset which does not come free? cost $59.00 when compared to Bluetooth solutions for $34.00 at your local Costco stores in addition any existing USB Headsets work perfectly with the Playstation 3.
February 9th, 2008
$100 says this loser owns a Zune
February 9th, 2008
Info all incorrect, ps3 a sinking ship my ass. This guys a moron.
Its funny wow, how you talk about people having to buy things to use features, but you seem to forget that the 360 is the king of making people add things after they think they are all set, i.e. Burnout Paradise.
With the PS3 you can use ANY 3rd party peripheral you want and if you have a cell phone with a bluetooth headset, guess what, you have voice chat on your PS3.
Wow, LOL, give it up. First its the installation that people try to make a big deal about, now its the fact that you might have to get a headset (Leaving out the fact that virtually any 3rd party headset will work), truly pathetic.
Come try and make a point when it doesn’t cost you almost $100 to upgrade to a 20 Gig HD on a 360, while on the PS3 you can spend less money and get a 200 Gig HD. Use your logic man, I know your school isn’t that underfunded.
Face it buddy, this guy has his facts incorrect, just admit that this guys opinion is flawed and move on.
February 9th, 2008
Let me get this straight…..This guy is attempting to review Home before it is even released, based upon rumors…WOW…
And for the record..Home will not be a “game” or Second Life.
It will be a virtual PSN.
The author also goes on to talk about cyber bullying. He basically says the game will cause little kids to cry. I’ve never experienced any type of cyberbullying on the PSN thus far. Besides users could just go into their house and invite friends over from their.
He then goes on to say the Trophy Room application is a desperate attempt to catch up with the 360s achievement system. HA…this is actually Sony’s way of giving gamers challenges for which they will be rewarded. I have 3 close friends that own 360s. All three are hardcore gamers. Only one of them takes the achievement system to seriously, because he likes to show off. The others let the points come as they play.
This guy is wrong to judge Home this early. He fails horribly.
February 9th, 2008
A BLOG BY A LOSER NERD 360 FANGIRL.
Nuff said.
Home will be great, and you won’t pay for it either.
February 10th, 2008
Moron
February 10th, 2008
when he talks about 3rd party keyboards
does he realize that the ps3 is compatible with usb keyboards? the ones you can get a target for ten bucks, which work much better than the 360’s messenger pad.
moron
February 10th, 2008
I guess the xbox fans really do see ps3 as a threat to there 360.Home is still in the beta testing and it seems the only people that hate home is 360 fans
ps this site is crap so are the writers
February 10th, 2008
Jonathan Schlaffer is a moron, all his info is incorrect.
February 10th, 2008
HEY HEY! I notice you now have a shiny disclaimer stating that this is the submission of someone other than your talented staff. Good for you!
Regardless, you failed to check this story for any facts before posting it. I pin this squarely on your (and I use this term loosely) editorial staff. You guys are right up there with Gamespot when it comes to factual integrity. FAIL!
February 10th, 2008
Sounds like the vitriolic X-Bot legion spouting nonsense as per the norm.
In discussing microtransactions and being charged to death for services…free online gaming, UT3 free mods, share your downloaded PSN games up to five times @ no cost vs XBL where nothing is free, and recently, nothing works.
Please, next time bring some more meat and potatoes to the table before you post this nonsense.
February 10th, 2008
man what is this crap? It sounds like a Xbot’s fear of Playstation Home and trying to bad mouth it without knowing anything.
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1) Expensive keyboard??? What is this guy smoking?? Why is he not explaining the fact because Xbox 360 is a closed system you can only use the Microsoft messaging kit cost $30, while because PS3 is an open system you can use any $5 keyboard and mouse by just plugging it in.
2) You can use headset in Home, they have even demonstrated this. People with headsets have a little chat symbol on top of their avatar’s head.
3) They complain PS3 doesn’t come with a $5 cheap usb headset?? How come Xbox 360 xbots don’t complain their controllers don’t come with $30 rechargable quick charge battery pack?
February 10th, 2008
i doesn’t matter it it’s successful or not, it’s free anyway
February 10th, 2008
man they always try find a way to bring sony down, like xbox dosent have any problems with live, what a bunch of haters
February 10th, 2008
To clarify, as a colleague of Jonathan, he was in no way responsible for the material within this post; it is not at all becoming to leave fanboy-esque posts that reflect an inability to read the article correctly. Save your comments until you read the article, in its entirety, properly. Thank you.
February 10th, 2008
This guy is a fucken retard.
February 10th, 2008
LOL what a crap article !! this guys must have a tatoo of the x-box logo in his arms for sure !!! LOL the only thing i can do is laugh at it !! LOL
February 10th, 2008
if the ps3 is sinking then the x-bos 360 is the titanic, look for world console sales you will find that the ps3 is selling more world-wide ignorant !
February 10th, 2008
Fanboys shouldn’t write articles. Comprende? If you’re going to have some logic in an article? Do it correctly.
Even shane kim, MS executor said that the ps3 shouldn’t be slept on and they are very competitive. Dont try to call the comments “fanboy-esque” when the article is complete fanboy drivel.
The main part of the problem is that it’s such a badly written article and either misplaces facts, lies allout, or twists facts to suit the writer’s opinion. I personally believe there is no such person as “Buckle Gross” and that its simply the main editor himself. Thats just my guess.
February 10th, 2008
The PS3 outsold the xbug 1.5 in 2007, not even all the replacements RRODs could save them from disaster hahahahaha.
February 10th, 2008
Wow… Just Wow…
February 10th, 2008
Triston, you state that it is not becoming to post fanboy responses to this post, but posting the original fanboy-esque (and may I add ill-informed) commentary is fair game? I’m sorry, but unless you plan to disable comments on a post such as this, you reap what you sow.
February 10th, 2008
My post was removed by the author. Disgustig behaviour.
My post was succent, and only told the facts. It is (this article) clearly a slanderous article aimed square at Sony’s Playstation 3.
REMOVING POSTS IS SHAMEFUL!
February 10th, 2008
By the Way - Who the heck is Buckle Gross to have his article posted?
Please tell us who this guest of blorge.com is.
February 10th, 2008
lol an M$ fanboy…..n’uff said
February 10th, 2008
Here’s my opinion. I won’t bother to read this dweeb’s opinion. I’ll wait for Home to come out and give my opinion then. I’m not an Xbot like the idiot who gave you his opinion is. I bet that was Bill Gates or maybe Robbie Bach. Someone at Microsoft at least. This is what I call being irresponsible and just trying to get attention. Not professional at all.
February 10th, 2008
NEXT TIME YOU TRY TO TALK SHIT MAKE SURE YOU PROVIDE A PICTURE OF YOUR UGLY FACE! SINCE YOU FORGOT, NOW I PROVIDED THE LINK FOR PEOPLE WHAT YOUR GAY ASS LOOKS LIKE. GOOD LUCK IN THE STREETS! =) AND TO EVERYONE! PLEASE PROVIDE THIS STORY ON YOUR FORUMS AND THE LINK OF HIS PICK FOR EVERYONE TO SEE.
THIS IS WHAT OUR ENEMY LOOKS LIKE:
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February 10th, 2008
PS3 home similar to XBox Live? that statement in the beginning alone confirmed that this article is totally one sided and the guy has no idea about the information on the other side (Sony)…
February 10th, 2008
You are a disgusting individual Jonathan Schlaffer. Your ignorance is unbelievable. You have made me sick to the point where i wanted to throw up as i was reading this b/s. I have never heard more b/s about the ps3. Have you even played home before? Do you have any sources that backup the negative views that you have writen about?? Are you over 12 years old? I own both as ps3 and an x-box and i enjoy both. To read your article made me want to vomit all over my keyboard. I hope you get violently ill for writing complete b/s such as this article….If i ever find out who u are, and your standing in front of me im gonna whack you right in the mouth. D*ckhead.
February 10th, 2008
I apologize, Jonathan Schlaffer is not a liar, he is moron for not posting his own opinions and thoughts, instead you post someone else’s misinformed piece, which you obviously knew would cause controversy.
February 10th, 2008
THIS ARTICLE SHOULD BE REMOVED BECAUSE IT IS DAMAGING THE SITES REPUTATION.
SINKING PS3??????? YOUR AN IDIOT.
February 10th, 2008
See. I if I were the owner of this site, this kind of crappy journalism wouldn’t be published, I’m sorry. Instead of getting facts from positive review, he’s stating all the negativity surrounding a product that he probably will not even try, let alone, realize that Sony is giving Home to its users “free-of-charge” and that $5-$10 for a keyboard is NOT OVERPRICED. I own a Playstation Eye (that came with a game) and it can be used as a mike as well… So stop sucking corporate dick and get your facts straight you moron. Thank you.
February 10th, 2008
WTF, boycott this site. Bias is an under statement. No wonder there was that bull crap about nothing to do with us……..what an article should contain is a few facts.
This site is anti PS3, just look at another article
http://gamer.blorge.com/2008/02/09/will-grand-theft-auto-iv-help-xbox-360-beat-ps3-in-2008/
How much is M$ paying you?????
February 10th, 2008
This has to be the most stupid thing I’ve seen this year. These Xbots just keep tying to take pot shots at Sony, and when they run outta shit to say? They start to make stuff up.
These idiots just seem to be getting more and more desperate.
jonathan? Or whatever your name is, you owe me…… wasted a minute of my life reading your crap post.
February 10th, 2008
Triston McIntyre you screwed up,
A fact checker is the person who checks factual assertions in news copy to determine their veracity and correctness. The job requires general knowledge, but more important it requires the ability to conduct quick and proper research.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fact_checker
February 10th, 2008
Who ever submitted this article is obviously a Xbox fanboy.
“Long overdue” Not really… only a few months.
Microtransactions = DLC, Xbox has them too…
Lack of voice chat feature? I’ve been using my headset since I got my PS3.
Expensive 3rd party keyboard? I wouldn’t be talking about expensive peripherals in this case. Doesn’t the Xbox have a 70$ Wifi adapter?
The Messenger Keypad is new… it took Microsoft over a year to release it…
My 360 never came with a headset, was I supposed to get one?
PS3 lacking Parental Controls? If I am aware… Xbox was the last console to get them… PS3 was first followed by Wii.
Instability? Well what do you expect, its a BETA!
February 10th, 2008
Jesus XBot take a step back from the propaganda you are spouting nonsense. It seems to me like you are just digging for complaints on this , even making “facts” up while doing so .
FACT: X-box 360 does NOT come with a headset you need to pay a FEE in order to even USE their service and THEN you get a headset .
FACT: Microsofts key pad is something you need to PURCHASE in order to use.
“Luckily for Sony the gaming public have shown little interest in it” …. are you on crack? seriously … scope a few boards on PS3 and you will sing a different tune.
“Sony’s implementation will be the lack of voice chat features” someone evidently hasn’t seen the latest trailer for HOME
“What Sony will be doing that is unique, will be “microtransactions.”” Wasn’t it Microsofts console that Pioneered this? HEY! anyone wanna buy new armor or an X-Pac for oblivion?! Microsoft points anyone?
FACT: PS3? yeah buddy … blue tooth compatible , I use my cell phone headset with it which by the way is LEAPS and BOUNDS better than that cheap crap you get from Microsoft
FACT: Hey I think that I want a keyboard and MOUSE to plug into my PS3! Hmmmm where can I find one of those ….. hmmmmmm OH YEAH IM TYPING ON ONE!
FACT: uncontrolled “hive of abuse”? Check the ps3s settings chief you can deny all internet access from within your system settings. SO HARD! If you are not a good enough parent to monitor your child and expose them to potential danger , then seriously folks … kill yourselves . The WORLD is a dangerous place!
This post is general drivel I wish that I could reclaim my life lost by reading this garbage
February 10th, 2008
Jonathan Schlaffer, please don’t make up articles based on nothing but your misinformed doubt.
Kids..psh.
February 10th, 2008
I AM A HOME BETA TESTER.
First off, this guy doesn’t know a thing about the online service. It’s clearly obvious from his inaccurate ‘facts’. Home supports voice chat. I have used it. One very cool feature about the voice chat is the proximity of the players will effect the volume. You can very easily block users from HOME as it already supports PSN Friends List access while in the service. I have easily sent and recieved messages while playing Home to other PSN friends without having to exit.
The complaints about accessories such as keyboards and headsets are clearly from someone who suffers from favortism. Sony PS3 supports 3rd party keyboards AND headsets AND harddives, which helps avoid overpriced proprietary hardware, i.e.: Xbox 360. Last I checked, not every model of the 360 comes with a headset, nor a keyboard.
Home offers plenty of FREE games and activities; bowling, pool, chess, checkers, and a multitude of arcade games built-in that do not require micro-transactions to indulge in.
This person obviously has no clue about the service, as I have experience first hand with the beta product. I much rather have a free system that offers some extras at a small fee that I can choose whether or not to purchase. Better than being forced to pay a subscription fee just for the ability to play games online. If you are purchasing an online gaming console, wouldn’t it be expected that online gameplay be free and other features be charged?
Seriously, think about it; you buy a gaming console that allows you to CHAT for free, but to play games online, that’ll cost you. What a joke.
“Sony has been playing catch-up to features that have been available for years on competing consoles.” Oh really? Care to provide some examples from the other consoles? If I remember correctly, the Wii has had virtually no online support compared to PS3 or 360. And what other consoles are in the market?
This ‘author’ is completely clueless with the gaming industry. I find it sad that a website would post material from such an uneducated source.
February 10th, 2008
The guy who wrote this article needs to FUCK in a DAMN HELL!!!!! Ya dumb fuckee!
February 10th, 2008
This article’s arguments are weak as they don’t look at both sides and just have one point of view which makes it easy to counter the points raised. Your article is rubbish, you wasted my time and as Mr. T says ’shut up foo’ i aint got no time fo’ yo’ jibba jabba!’ someone ought to throw this sucka-foo’ helluva far! Yaaaa…im-a go watch me some mo’ A-team re-runs now. Yay! XD.
February 10th, 2008
This guy is so crazy I don’t hear PC (Personal Computer) players complaining they don’t have head sets. What’s even more funny you can use any blue tooth head set with the PlayStation 3. Then he goes on saying stuff about a key board I’m using one for my computer to type this now. You can pretty much use any kind of key board for the PlayStation Home or Unreal Tournament 3.
All I can say is that the PlayStation 3 is like having a computer. This person also goes on to say that the PlayStation 3 is sinking, do you know how many exclusives that aren’t even out yet? Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots, Killzone 2, Final Fantasy XIII, Final Fantasy Versus III, Star Ocean, ICO 3, LittleBigPlanet, Resistance 2, God of War 3, SOCOM Confrontation, Shyphone Filter…etc.
I know this is just an opinion peice but this person is commenting on false information. The weakest argument is that it’s an early system. A war isn’t won over night.
February 10th, 2008
I’m pretty sure this guy is entitled to an opinion. In fact you guys posted your opinion on how the 360 is apparently failing. Keep in mind the PS3 is only catching up to where everyone else on the market has been for a while. You call him a fanboy, yet here you are bashing the 360 like true sony fanboys. Every post that is anti PS3 turns into an insult from Microsoft when they have nothing to do with it. People have a right to hold an opinion. Before you call me a Mcrsft fanboy, guess again. Im on a psp
February 10th, 2008
This article couldn’t be dripping with more latent absurdity and thinly veiled PS3 hate if it tried.
Much beleagured PS3? It’s been outselling the 360 worldwide for months now. It’s coming up on 10 million consoles sold.
Expensive keyboard? A 5 dollar Dell board will work. Headset? Yeah, I can use my cell phone’s Bluetooth headset to talk. Meanwhile over in 360 land, I have to buy their proprietary headset, which is made like trash.
The guy is speaking of theories about what Home will be like, never once stating that he’s ever even tried it.
I could go on, but you get the idea. This reads like an incredibly bad op-ed piece, not something even remotely close to journalism. What’s worse is this guy doesn’t even have his facts straight with some of the things he’s bashing (quickly sinking PS3? It’s already the top console between it and the 360 in Asia and will be in Europe within the next 5 months).
And what’s with all this “widely accepted” nonsense. Where are his sources. Who is widely accepting it? Name someone, list a reference. Oh wait, he can’t–because there isn’t one!
February 10th, 2008
This guy is an xbot moron. What lies and misinformation. 360 is sinking like HDDVD as ps3 is beating them world wide without even releasing its big games. The guy who wrote this must be Bill Gates boyfriend.
February 10th, 2008
I must check my give o shit meter!!
Nope still nothing!
Wait a minute - check my full o shit meter
Jeez its off the scale!!
February 10th, 2008
Wow, I guess this guy will post anything. What a crap site.
February 10th, 2008
That has to be one of the most biased pieces of nonsense I’ve ever read. I own a 360 and have been verbally abused by hyperactive Americans loads of times. Any faceless social network is going to be open to abuse. I ALSO own a PS3 and can confirm that the chat features on the PS3 work fine and in many respects is better than the 360 version. I also know two people who managed to get into the Home Beta and BOTH love it and say its wicked. THe chat works well etc. Most people who have experience it say its wicked. As for Micro transactions how is this any different the XBLA games or DLC for games off Live. I smell a fan boi of the highest order. Currently loving my PS3, 360 and Wii.
February 10th, 2008
Okay, well I didn’t have to track down an expensive keyboard to type on the ps3…I had one that worked with it in the beginning. Oh, but I did spend the 20 dollars on the same keypad system he is talking about…only the version made for a ps3. So yeah. That’s all good. Oh, and wait, let’s not forget that I was given a bluetooth headset by sony when I bought Warhawk…for free. so there’s your voice chat. Only I use it with my phone, too, instead of being only limited to using it with a controller. Not as tethered on my ps3 as I am my 360. I mean, I can play rock band from another room….without the need of a 70 foot damn extension for a cord. I dunno man. I love my 360, don’t get me wrong. I love me some Bioshock, and I like to play Skate on it more than I do the ps3…but aside from live (I only have silver, because I don’t want to have to pay to play), they are even. Hate to say it, but I like the one just as much as the other…Oh, and people who just write “Oh screw this guy, he’s blah, blah, blah, blah….” Just need to get a life. I am pretty sure that when you act like a five year old who just learned how to say the word fuck, people take you WAY serious. For those people I just mentioned, I will point out that was sarcasm. You just sound retarded. One fuck is good enough.
February 10th, 2008
What a fucker. Go get a life man and throw your xbox away. You know you want a PS3. Everything in you article is wrong!
February 10th, 2008
Oh, and before I forget….dude, achievements were on the ps2 as well. The devs put them there, long before the 360 was thought of. Ratchet and Clank, anyone? There’s a ton more, but anyone who knows what they are talking about already knew this. Battlefield 2:MC had it when it came out on ps2….before the 360 version. Sony may be implementing it now, but I am sure they realize they should have had it in the beginning…kinda like if MS wanted HD DVD to stay afloat, they shoulda made it playable out of the box…and not 129 bucks extra.
February 10th, 2008
the “expert” speaks. pure fanboyism. why are xbox people so threatened by Playstation?
February 10th, 2008
Let me tell you how much I hate 360 fanboys. Yesterday in an article was announced that hd-dvd player addon had a major price cut through amazon and had a tremendous sales jump of 4000 percent. thats right 4000 percent. Now being hd-dvd sales are dying I took the liberty to take 700 dollars and blow it on Bluray movies. Why you ask? I want to see everything microsoft stands for destroyed .
February 10th, 2008
360 fanboy!!!!!
seems to overlook the fact that you have to pay for xbox live, both psn and home are free services. who cares about micro transactions, most or all of which are optional anyway
February 10th, 2008
PS3 Sinking ship? So, if the sinking ship outsold Xbox 360 by 1 million even though it was significantly more expensive and had “less games”, what does that make Xbox 360, and already sunken ship? What will you call PS3 and Xbox 360 next year when they’re both closer in price and PS3 *has* games? Idiot.
February 10th, 2008
The writer of this article is a weak peice of shit I’m sick and tired of all these fan boy s where required to put our names down to post a reply to these garabage bias excuse for jounorlism yet this weak 360 fanboy hides under the name of ‘guest writer’ well mate you enjoy never giving any console other then 360 a chance and when us people who give all consoles a chance get home and all the other things that are good about ps3 maybe you can see how happy I am when you go to your ps3 owning friends house and watch the video of me being happy on my home space while your so pissed inside that you never gave ps3 a chance up yours dickhead
February 10th, 2008
Mike that is awesome!! I keep doing the same thing for the exact same reason, i have bought 40 blu-ray movies in the past few weeks and have LOADS more to get over the next month or 2. And yes i own a PS3 and DO watch bllu-ray movies on it. Over a hundred all in all. MS should be burned at the stake for its sins. Im suprised this guy in the article could write what he did with his tongue so far up Billy goat Gates a##e.
February 10th, 2008
Oh dear, oh dear,
I can’t believe I wasted two minutes reading that. The comments are a much better read than the article itself!
“Another failure with Sony’s implementation will be the lack of voice chat features”
Wrong!
“Users will be required to purchase an additional, and often expensive, 3rd party keyboard”
You can use any USB or Bluetooth keyboard you wish. I found one on Google Shopping for under £3!
“Sony has not included a audio headset by default with the Playstation 3″
You can use any Bluetooth headset. A lot of people already have these for their mobile phones so why give you another one and increase the cost of “the already high priced product”. If you haven’t got one it gives you the choice of spending as much or as little as you wish and the style of headset you like too. Basic Bluetooth headsets start at under £7 online.
“The system has the potential to be used by predators to groom and identify potential victims of abuse”
The same potential as every other online community has. It’s no better or worse than anything else. This includes anything MS has to offer!
“Unlike competing consoles that have put parental control in place for parents, the Playstation 3 has fallen behind in this area”
Wrong, the PS3 has parental controls in place. Just like the 360 they are easy to flout. No one has really come up with a good solution to this problem yet.
“Few parents or law enforcement officials look forward to an uncontrolled hive of abuse, racism, bullying and all manner of chaos being exposed to their children.”
How do you know it will be uncontrolled especially as you say Sony “has refused to explain how they will keep the 3D world from becoming a danger to its users, both physically and emotionally.” Home isn’t out yet so it’s not surprising all the details aren’t either. I’m sure this will be high up on Sony’s agenda but give them time to announce the details and release the product before lampooning them!
“The application is currently in Beta stages of development, and leaks from insiders are rampant.”
Really? Where? I’ve seen very little as Beta testers have to sign a NDA. You haven’t quoted any sources either so I must assume this information doesn’t exist.
“Luckily for Sony the gaming public have shown little interest in it.”
This is the best quote of the article. Care to take a stroll over to the Playstation forums where someone starts a thread about “when home is coming out” every single day?!
“This has just put more pressure on the company to rescue its quickly sinking Playstation 3.”
That is selling more than the 360 at the moment.
This article now leaves very little facts (in fact most of what I left out can be pulled apart to).
Buckle Gross has just buckled under the gross misrepresentations in his article.
February 10th, 2008
Voice chat is standard in home and as its sony you can use any bluetooth headset just like with your mobile phone. Sony makes money from home by selling advertising space not by repeated requests for money. Do you really think sony would allow abuse on their network, you cant even cheat in warhawk without an observer blowing you to hell. The editor of Gamer blorge (if there is one) should be thoroughly disappointed in his or herself for allowing such a lack of professionalism in publishing an item like this which is nothing more than a I hate sony rant which has no basis in fact.
February 10th, 2008
Probably 90% of that article was a load of crap. For one you can talk to people with a blue tooth or usb headset, and secondly Home will most likely be better than Live. People in this day and age try to express themselves in many different ways, some even posting their lives on the internet whether that be with friends or strangers on sites like or similar to myspace. Sony is providing the tools for the modern gamer to express themselves. The 360 has a small picture box a space for a small comment. Sony aready has what they got minus the achievments. In my personal opinion what the 360 has done has lead the way the rest must follow but lead differnt paths ie the trophy room. Its an idear most gamers would like in the main stream.
February 10th, 2008
I dont agree with everything he writes most of it does seem that he has a bias for the 360. and please cut the fanboy crap, i have a ps3 and 360 just like i had a ps2 and an xbox ive never seen the point on badmouthing another console just because you dont have it, just be greatfull for what you have. I know i loved Mass Effect, Bioshock and Halo just as much as i did Uncharted and Ratchet and Clank. And im looking forward to games on both consoles this year as well, this gen of consoles is the best yet me thinks.
February 10th, 2008
You know it’s a shame that this guy is giving misleading information to consumers…..And all I have to say to that is, is that I’m an American……and I can suck my cock.
February 10th, 2008
This article is a steaming pile of shit. Any intelligent person would wait until its released before dismissing it instead of using a limited beta to decide. There are a few different versions of the beta with differing facilities. No voice chat? Bollocks.
Ignorant 360 fanboy crap. This is just the start of Microsofts offensive to try and bad mouth a free system that will eventually eclipse theirs in both services and user numbers.
February 10th, 2008
This is complete FUD! Forget the fact that I’ve seen people take bong hits over a game of Uno on XBox Live! At least there’s no chance of that on Home!
February 10th, 2008
somebody doesn’t like the ps3, it’s so obvious that this whole ‘article’ (and i use the term loosely), is complete and utter bullshit!!
February 10th, 2008
You seem very biased to me, well, at least I don’t have that shoebox 360 which looks a stepped on cereal packet.
February 10th, 2008
“Much beleaguered”? How very 2006 of you. It’s now 2008 and the PS3 has nearly sold 10 million units and catching the 360, how is that “beleaguered”?
I suppose the more the PS3 sells the more FUD will be released by MS to try to slow sales of the PS3; it won’t work of course the PS3 is awesome
February 10th, 2008
LMAO. I “AM” a home beta tester. I have used my socom 1 headset (from ps2) my jabra bt that came with warhawk for ps3 and both work fine. there were days i didnt have my bluetooth earby and used my keyboard.
not many people are on home at the moment, but the people there, are friendly and very willing to help,chat, run around and talk about everyday things.
I was also a player of FFXI which didnt have voice chat for all the five years that i played it….I think that should be self explanatory.
Sony has said they will either appoint moderators or use their own people or more likely both. If this moron could see the beta testers boards he would know thats what beta testing is for.
Also almost every game (at least its an option) will come with home unlockables (clothing, furniture,ect ect) that stuff will be free when you buy a game or you may have to complete certain tasks in game to get them in home. talk about achievements..
the communities and gameing groups/social groups that form on home will be the driving force behind home. the extra expanded areas from other developers will only entice gamers and make the world much more expansive and interesting. imagine konami-land or capcom-clubhouse. this loser is missing the point about home and the people (not just sony) who will make it a sucsess. I must admit i do have my issues with it, but tehy are pushing back the releas date and have addressed many issues us beta testers have.
right now the biggest problem with home …is that its taking to long to be released..well for you guys anyway
February 10th, 2008
Is this a joke website because this article is full of crap. Lie after lie.
February 10th, 2008
Never have i heard so much crap.
February 10th, 2008
it seems eveything ive wanted to say has been said. Xbox fanboys, dissing something before it even comes out. just shows you how pathetic and desperate they are. me however, i’m waiting till it is released, and form my opinion then. is that really too hard for americans to comprehend? or wait no thats not fair. microsoft-supporting americans. sheesh
February 10th, 2008
“quickly sinking Playstation 3.”, excuse me Buckle Gross, who says the ps3 is sinking…research u dumb fuck before u write something…xbox 360 in 2007 sold 7.3 million consoles, while sony sold over 8 million consoles…now explain to me that how the ps3 is sinking…lets look at 360 with a 33% failure rate….THIRTY THREE.. and yes new 360s have a 10 % failure rate…”for now”…now lets look at sony who has less than 1% failure rate along with the Wii…since launch i believe…lastly…U CAN PLUG ANY USB KEYBOARD/MOUSE and use it…expensive my ass…also u can still use ur usb socom headset if u still have it… but i prefer my wireless headset, unlike 360s which needs to still be plugged into the controller.
Buckle Gross u are an ignorant 360 fanboy… and i hope ur 360 red rings on u if it already hasn’t happened….
February 10th, 2008
Is this guys real name; Bill gates?
February 10th, 2008
Some of the speculations might be true (Home unstable, an act of desperation and built with so many microtransactions that it’ll put off most users) but, at the same time, it sounds like this article was written 9 months ago…
“more pressure on the company to rescue its quickly sinking Playstation 3″
Just this little sentence at the end makes you think the author is either biased or has been sleeping for the last 6 months and just woke up to write the article…
February 10th, 2008
PS3 is on the up and he says it’s a sinking ship, does he honestly think people would take this rubbish seriously, lol it’s laughable. Does he honestly love MS that much that he had to write this, embarrassing really.
February 10th, 2008
What is the point on string up shit, Home has great potential. I cant wait to see what Home comes to. Yeah there will be issues to over come like every game that has been made, but making up crap and taking facts which are about a year old is stupid.
360 aint the sping chicken everyone thinks it is. Correct me if I am wrong… Didnt Xbox Live screw up at xmas and have major issues with up coming titles such as GTAIV with not having a hard drive. Hasnt the console been plagued with hardware and software issues for years.
Why cant anyone out their write a true unbiased artical on consoles without telling the truth. Shame there there is so many uneducationed delinquents.
February 10th, 2008
Who cares what hes thinking? PS3 won the war! its only a metter of time till everyone will accept this!
February 10th, 2008
The entire tone of this article reads like a bunch of misinformation and malice from a zealous anti-Sony fanboy. I’ve highlighted a number of issues below, but the nonsense isn’t just limited to these. Gamer.blorge should be very careful about posting articles from readers, even with that disclaimer. These articles are run on news distribution and syndication outlets like Google News, and thus are seen by more people than just those who visit this site directly. They could attract the attention of lawyers for companies like Sony who feel like you are damaging or defaming their brand or products by filtering headlines like this out through those other syndication sites. You should at least check the accuracy of assertions made by readers in articles. For example:
“over the much more successful competition from Microsoft’s Xbox 360 and Nintendo Wii.”
Wii is much more successful. 360? Not so much. They sold about the same number of units worldwide last year, despite PS3’s early difficulties.
“What Sony will be doing that is unique, will be “microtransactions.””
Unique? Microsoft pioneered microtransactions in the console space, where they have been often abused by third party publishers (anyone remember EA selling cheats on Live?). We already know what content will be free. You’ll get a free apartment, some free items of furniture and so on. There’ll be premium items you can buy, but they’re not necessary for simply using Home.
“Another failure with Sony’s implementation will be the lack of voice chat features”
Nonsense. Voice chat is already in the beta.
“Users will be required to purchase an additional, and often expensive, 3rd party keyboard”
They won’t, because voice chat is there - but I just wanted to point out that keyboards are not expensive, at all.
“That being the case, users who do want to try and use voice communication will be required to trek down to the accessories shop and lay down more money for a device for the already high priced product.”
PS3 isn’t so highly priced anymore, this isn’t November 2006 any more. And at least PS3 owners have the choice to use any bluetooth headset for voice communication, unlike 360 where you have to buy Microsoft’s expensive peripheral if you want wireless communuication.
“The system has the potential to be used by predators to groom and identify potential victims of abuse. Unlike competing consoles that have put parental control in place for parents, the Playstation 3 has fallen behind in this area. ”
No it hasn’t. Security features are plentiful in Home. A parent can even prevent their child from going onto Home if they wish, and if they do allow their child to do so, age restrictions apply in Home as they do everywhere else in the PSN. If certain content has an age restriction on it, users under age won’t even see that content. Further, any social networking application has the potential for abuse by ‘predators’ - but Home’s tools for filtering out unwanted communication and content are already present and as good as anything else provided in other similar applications. You can immediately block any communication from anyone if needs be, and you can easily report any inappropriate content or usage to moderators.
“uncontrolled hive of abuse, racism, bullying”
It’s not uncontrolled, moderators have been hired for Home. And I must say, one need only go online and play some games on Xbox Live to be pretty readily exposed to abuse, racism, homophobia and bullying.
” It has shown little interest in addressing security concerns”
Nonsense, go read the official FAQs, or the Home user guide if you are in the beta.
February 10th, 2008
“# The Future of Sega:
February 10th, 2008
You know it’s a shame that this guy is giving misleading information to consumers…..And all I have to say to that is, is that I’m an American……and I can suck my cock.”
How do you do that? Sounds lite a cheap pleasure!
February 10th, 2008
Wow… this guy is total bs.. its funny what some people waste their time doing…
February 10th, 2008
This motherfucker doesnt have a clue about home ,im a beta tester and none of this is true,i think u are predator u motherfucker …so long fool ,next time do some research u fucking noob
February 10th, 2008
biggest v360 vfanboy vever.v thisv guyv isv justv tryingv tov get vless andv lessv ppl vinterestedv inv home. YOU VCAN use vanyv usb vkeyboard, vand somev arev v eryv cheap,v and vYOUV CANv usev av headset vwhen vtalking vto people
February 10th, 2008
1) Obviously the PS3 has to have some sort of different achievement system. That’s what people want in their games, as evidenced by people buying the 360 version for the achievements compared to the ps3 version.
2) USB keyboards are cheap, and most technical users already have a spare. “The PS3 controller also lacks an elegant typing solution as was implemented by Microsoft in their Messenger Keypad.” You know, that’s an expensive add-on.
3) You can use any USB or Bluetooth headset. Most people already have one for their cell phones.
4) Do you think the 360 doesn’t have microtransactions? Wake up. Points to buy wallpapers and stuff, that’s microtransactions.
5) There’s no predators on XBL? Any time you have the possibility of 40 year old guys acting like 15 year olds, then you can have a predator. ie, the Internet.
6) “Security groups and Parents have expressed a great deal of concern that the environment will quickly be over run with abuse of all kinds.” There’s no source for this.
7) Also leaked from Sony is that the BETA currently being tested by users has been scrapped, and the system has been redesigned. I guess you missed that tidbit of info.
Gamer.Blorge really should have realized this is fanboy drivel. But maybe desperate for hits.
The author makes a bunch of claims without any sources. Also, well-written papers address concerns that the other side may bring up, or at least address the shortcomings of their side, but show how the other side lacks even more.
This author needs to learn how to write.
February 10th, 2008
Thats truely evident in this artical. All the sources in that artical arent back up.
But in the end of the day… Which every way you look at video games, everyone has likes and dislikes for each system. We all human and have thoughts on everything. Just a fact no one can come together and make one system.
February 10th, 2008
Thats truely evident in this artical. All the sources in that artical arent back up.
But in the end of the day… Which every way you look at video games, everyone has likes and dislikes for each system. We all human and have thoughts on everything. Just a fact no one can come together and make one system.
February 10th, 2008
beleaguered
adjective
plagued, Plagued; beset by trouble or difficulty.
“Sony’s clone of virtual worlds Second Life, Active Worlds and there.com will be given away free to users of their much beleaguered Playstation 3 console.”
The playstation is plagued? maybe 3-6 months ago that may have been a little more true, but come on - could you have at least tried to hide your bias a little so i could feel I was reading a decent article? It’s Feb 9th, 2008. Stop living in the past.
“Sony has not included a audio headset by default with the Playstation 3 unlike with Microsoft’s Xbox 360. That being the case, users who do want to try and use voice communication will be required to trek down to the accessories shop and lay down more money for a device for the already high priced product.”
This is good heh.. First, regardless of bias, I highly doubt anyone who has purchased a ps3 has to “trek” to the “accessories” shop. If they can afford a ps3, they can surely have a better means of getting to the “accessories” shop than by highering a few sherpas.
And as an xbox fanbay, how can you even criticize the cost of the ps3 when microsoft knowingly released their first few waves of systems with ne