xTenn <xTennREMOVETHISPART@tds.net> wrote:
> 1. Do not ever take Sony's finished or actual gaming products as
> anything remotely close to a released trailer. They, um, take creative
> liberties.....
True.
> 2. Home is too controlled to be anything like Second life or others.
> Sony is in the difficult position of trying to build a VR world that is
> restrictive enough to not offend anyone, flexible enough to allow VR
> freedom, and fast enough to work as a frontend. There is simply not a
> happy medium at this time, technology is not there yet. The problem
> lies in moderation technology, networking infrastructure and console
> capabilities.
I don't think Home is intended to be exactly like Second Life. For one
thing, I'm sure Sony will have very tight restrictions on what is
available, and you won't be able to freely create items, as you can on
Second life either.
Basically, Home is just a large, fancy online lobby.
While some of the ideas in Home could be nifty, it seems to me the idea
came about too late for games to fully take advantage of it. For
instance, you should be able to use your avatar in online games, no?
But what I don't understand about Home is how does this help Sony sell PS3
games? I could easily see some people getting caught up in the whole
thing of chatting and building their apartment, as opposed to actually
playing (much less buying!) games. Bottom line, I only see this system as
getting in the way of the main revenue stream for the PS3 - GAMES.
After all, Sony doesn't intend to charge people for Home, and I doubt the
revenue they'll make from hosting movie trailers or selling an ocassional
piece of virtual furniture to a user is going to do more than cover the
operating expenses for the network itself.
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