http://sarcasticgamer.com/wp/index.php/2008/03/playstation-home-redirection-of-misconceptions.html
Just wanted to post the above article that pretty much sums up my positive and negative thoughts on Home.
The key concept I take from the article is a standard game independant place to meet online, where a multitude of games can be launched from within the service, and returned to once the game is over.
This makes game meet-ups so much more convenient, even XBL doesn't do anything like this besides the party systems in individual game, and that's still game specific.
Instead, say we wanted to have a CAG PS3 game night. Instead of trying to coordinate various groups of gamers across a variety of games and time zones. We all just agree to show up in a specific game space, or someone's Home apartment, on or around a designated time. While there, we chat via text and voice, wait for other to show up, and maybe play some of the simple Home games. Then once enough people are there we can launch a game directly from within Home and start. But the important thing is that, say someone launches a game of Motorstorm, but a group of people would rather play GT4. Or perhaps someone has started an 8 player co-op game of Resistance 2, but there's well over 8 players in the meeting room? Well no problem since it's a general game night, and any game can be launched in the Home space, it's easy enough for people to just launch games of their own.
No longer would we have to setup specific days that only certain games will be played, and worry about games stepping on other games feet. Instead we just set certain times of the day to gather, working out what gets played there.
And when those games are finished you can drop back to Home to see how the meetup is going.
What I'm hoping for is some way for those still in Home to see the progress of games launched from Home. This way you can see what other games have started and jump into those, or just sit back in Home watching that game's progress while talking and waiting for other games you're interested in to open up.
This method might not seem like much, but it's a lot like meeting up with people in real life, hanging out, then deciding where the group wants to go out for the night. It's pretty social, and it's also free to PS3 users, and it's standardized. Sure there's things like IMs, chat rooms, IRC, and forum posts, but with Home it's all integrated, and you can meet random people that might become good online friends by playing various games with them.
Just wanted to post the above article that pretty much sums up my positive and negative thoughts on Home.
The key concept I take from the article is a standard game independant place to meet online, where a multitude of games can be launched from within the service, and returned to once the game is over.
This makes game meet-ups so much more convenient, even XBL doesn't do anything like this besides the party systems in individual game, and that's still game specific.
Instead, say we wanted to have a CAG PS3 game night. Instead of trying to coordinate various groups of gamers across a variety of games and time zones. We all just agree to show up in a specific game space, or someone's Home apartment, on or around a designated time. While there, we chat via text and voice, wait for other to show up, and maybe play some of the simple Home games. Then once enough people are there we can launch a game directly from within Home and start. But the important thing is that, say someone launches a game of Motorstorm, but a group of people would rather play GT4. Or perhaps someone has started an 8 player co-op game of Resistance 2, but there's well over 8 players in the meeting room? Well no problem since it's a general game night, and any game can be launched in the Home space, it's easy enough for people to just launch games of their own.
No longer would we have to setup specific days that only certain games will be played, and worry about games stepping on other games feet. Instead we just set certain times of the day to gather, working out what gets played there.
And when those games are finished you can drop back to Home to see how the meetup is going.
What I'm hoping for is some way for those still in Home to see the progress of games launched from Home. This way you can see what other games have started and jump into those, or just sit back in Home watching that game's progress while talking and waiting for other games you're interested in to open up.
This method might not seem like much, but it's a lot like meeting up with people in real life, hanging out, then deciding where the group wants to go out for the night. It's pretty social, and it's also free to PS3 users, and it's standardized. Sure there's things like IMs, chat rooms, IRC, and forum posts, but with Home it's all integrated, and you can meet random people that might become good online friends by playing various games with them.
ing console update.
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