Full Home Service Ready Within A "Reasonable Timeframe"
See Full ImageThe innovative PlayStation Home online service for the PlayStation 3 should eventually become one of the biggest selling points for Sony's machine. The sheer number of possibilities it can offer, and the next-gen gamer's love of just about anything online, should pave the way to future success. And while Sony has yet to issue a launch date for the final, full service, they simply say the date "doesn't matter."
According to a MCV interview with SCE president Kaz Hirai, it seems we can expect the full version of Home to arrive within a "reasonable timeframe," but that it "ultimately doesn't matter." Basically, he believes it's going to completely satisfy consumers and even if Microsoft releases their improved online service before Home hits, Hirai says it "won't be able to compete." Said Hirai:
"I’d much rather make sure we take the time to have a great service rather than rush something into the market – only for consumers to say: 'This is not enough for me.' I want to avoid that. If we have the right service, it doesn’t matter when we launch – so long as it’s in a reasonable timeframe.
Whether our competitors decide to follow what we’ve done with Home or not follow us, that’s up to them. Given the fact that I’ve delayed the launch of Home twice – for which I’ve apologised – I think I’ve done it for a very good reason, and that’s because I want to bring the very best service possible to consumers around the world. We’re very confident in when we do launch the open Beta service, it’s something that will really resonate with the consumers."
Hirai further confirmed that the open beta, which has been labeled in the past as fully operational and something akin to the Gmail rollout, is still set for this fall. Therefore, even if it's not the whole package, PS3 owners will still be able to get their first look at PlayStation Home before 2008 is out. Let's hope it's everything Sony wants it to be!
7/24/2008 Ben Dutka
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Ben Dutka PSXE [Administrator]
Thursday, July 24, 2008 @ 11:51:50 AM
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Fabi
Thursday, July 24, 2008 @ 11:42:27 AM
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Imagine if it fails. That would be a terrible blow to Sony.
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Bugzbunny109
Thursday, July 24, 2008 @ 11:43:42 AM
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Minishmaru
Thursday, July 24, 2008 @ 11:43:55 AM
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ThePoetRazel
Thursday, July 24, 2008 @ 12:13:56 PM
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let's hope it hits the right mark.
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LegioN
Thursday, July 24, 2008 @ 12:27:02 PM
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Dustinwp
Thursday, July 24, 2008 @ 12:45:18 PM
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Dustinwp
Thursday, July 24, 2008 @ 1:01:41 PM
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JPBooch
Thursday, July 24, 2008 @ 2:27:59 PM
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Nothing is ever perfect, just release it or at least start the open beta already.
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karneli lll
Thursday, July 24, 2008 @ 5:00:02 PM
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Tatsujin
Thursday, July 24, 2008 @ 6:42:05 PM
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JPBooch and everyone that thinks like him: Why would you want it as soon as possible and then be forced to update it every week, all you are going to do is bi*** about how much Sony dosnt care about you because they delivered an "unfinished" service to you.
Get over it, whinning wont help, and if we had got it on it's first launch date almost everyone would bi*** and you know it.
And don't say that "I would not have bi***ed because of all the updates and the unfinished service they provided for us" Because EVERYONE saw what happend when the PS3 first launched... It was missing so many features, and they had updates almost every other week untill everyone started to bi*** at them...
Yea, now it's better.. but Sony still had to go through all the bi***ing they have been recieving yea? I don't think they wanna go that way agian anyways.
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Dustinwp
Thursday, July 24, 2008 @ 6:57:29 PM
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Nightshade386
Thursday, July 24, 2008 @ 7:08:16 PM
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Ha.
I'm really more likely to believe in the Easter Bunny at this point.....
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Ben Dutka PSXE [Administrator]
Thursday, July 24, 2008 @ 9:25:26 PM
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Qubex
Thursday, July 24, 2008 @ 9:44:05 PM
Home is looking good though - from the screenshots and what has been reported thus far :)
Q!
"aLL RoAdS LeAd ToO HoMe"
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Nightshade386
Thursday, July 24, 2008 @ 10:39:43 PM
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MirrorSoul
Thursday, July 24, 2008 @ 8:56:05 PM
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ThePoetRazel
Thursday, July 24, 2008 @ 9:42:56 PM
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Dustinwp
Thursday, July 24, 2008 @ 10:05:27 PM
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Enfildate
Thursday, July 24, 2008 @ 9:34:01 PM
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Ben Dutka PSXE [Administrator]
Thursday, July 24, 2008 @ 10:10:53 PM
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The idea of the Sony "hype machine" began with the PS2, but it was mostly due to the media blowing everything out of proportion (which we're prone to do). But it was Microsoft who issued ads for the Xbox saying "The Most Powerful System on Earth." It was Microsoft who tried to say the Xbox wouldn't even have load times. And it's always, ALWAYS Microsoft who first forms a mud ball and slings it at the competition. Sony may take subtle jabs and promote their products, as any other major corporation on the planet, but NOBODY hypes like MS.
Nobody.
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Tatsujin
Friday, July 25, 2008 @ 1:02:24 AM
Maybe it was because Sony had the only real winning system and no one really cared about when anything came out, because most of them had the PS anyways, or maybe it was because games just wernt as big as they are now....
but yea, I have noticed a huge jupe in hype over almost anything that has to do with gaming after MS let out Xbox (Which really didn't do much anyways) but it did give Sony a bit of competition-not to mention Halo was a fantastic game that no other system had!
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The_Vandelizer
Friday, July 25, 2008 @ 12:09:11 AM
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Ben Dutka PSXE [Administrator]
Friday, July 25, 2008 @ 12:59:11 AM
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Tatsujin
Friday, July 25, 2008 @ 1:04:59 AM
But yea, What Ben said about MS hype wasn't fanboyic at all--it's his view of what's happening and I agree with it, because hes been into this type of stuff probably longer than everyone that posts here.
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aaronisbla
Friday, July 25, 2008 @ 5:12:41 AM
I don't even take it as an insult to the 360 or anything, but im sure Ben isn't the only one that thinks/knows this.
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GamerKid123
Friday, July 25, 2008 @ 6:30:49 AM
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where as sony relies soley on the facts and advertisments.
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Ben Dutka PSXE [Administrator]
Friday, July 25, 2008 @ 11:54:35 AM
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But on this subject, I don't waver. The only real "hype machine" out there is MS.
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Minishmaru
Friday, July 25, 2008 @ 3:06:28 PM
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Tatsujin
Friday, July 25, 2008 @ 6:40:25 PM
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JPBooch
Saturday, July 26, 2008 @ 11:25:00 AM
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As far Tatsujin having a titty attack on my comment, you missed the important part of the message that it will never be perfect, therefore you will always have people b****ing.
But, the point is well taken. What they should have done was release it into open beta earlier than everyone could partake and no one would b***ch since it is a work in progress.
Christ, how long has this sites comments been in beta?
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Pavex
Tuesday, July 29, 2008 @ 9:41:45 AM
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The_Vandelizer
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Thursday, July 24, 2008 @ 11:41:21 AM