[Eugine]

Well, the GDC is underway, and Sony just had their keynote. And trust me, the new 'Home' feature is simply amazing.

I suggest reading http://ps3.ign.com/o...891/891773.html this. Excellent.

[Toasty]

I have to give Sony a apt on the back with this one. The people look so real, and everything is so detailed, just like everything else should be on the PS3. It's like a virtual online chat-room.

[TheEnglishman]

It does look pretty interesting. I guess it gives you something else to do, if you don't want to play.

[Someone Else]

Looks pretty darn cool. Though I honestly expected it to look better, what with it being on the PS3... =/

[Lemontime]

It looks nice, but reeks of Sony trying to redeem themselves from months of crappy announcements.

[Someone Else]

Lol, games on the Xbox 360 and my computer look about the same as this. Though that's not a bad thing.

[Someone Else]

http://kotaku.com/gaming/top/sony-blackbal...taku-240860.php

Well THAT sure is interesting

[Eugine]

Well, I knew about that a while now, and honestly I agree with Sony.

Kotaku was informed about HOME by a 3rd party.
Kotaku informed Sony they'd post the details.
Sony said, please don't or else we wouldn't give you the privileges we use to give you.
Kotaku still posted it.
Sony gave them exactly what they said.
Kotaku made the private matter a public matter and all the Sony bashers came running in.
Sony, already having so much negativity towards them, gave them back the privileges. Some say Kotaku did it purposely, cuz they practically love giving Sony negative press there.

... And people still complain 'Oh, Sony you suck!'... Kotaku sucks.

[Toasty]

Eugine, you're such a fanboy. :(

Journalism is about reporting accurate news to the people as quickly as possible. Now, that still doesn't mean you shouldn't use common courtesy. If a certain article could ruin a good person's life, that journalist, regardless of their feelings about reporting news, should use some common sense and not report it. In this case, reporting about the HOME technology thingy wouldn't really hurt Sony. At least not so much that they couldnt easilly recover. I'm sure they were probably planning some huge unveiling, but that's life. There's hardships, there'll be people out to get you, etc. Just deal with it and move on.

Personally, Kotaku shouldn't have been punished at all, or even told not to post it in the first place.

And all that spoken in an unbiased manner. Personally, if I could afford a PS3, there's pretty darn good chanced I'd get one.

[Someone Else]

I could see why SONY wouldn't want it published. Maybe the rumor was false and SONY didn't want the false rumor spreading. But Kotaku DID say it was just a rumor, and Kotaku is still a journalist site. Journalists are supposed to report on spicy news that will make them popular, even if it makes you favorite company look bad (Eugine).

And to be fair Eugine, Kotaku was excited about the LittleBigPlanet game.

Yeah... either way I think SONY's PR was kinda exaggerating.

[Someone Else]

This is definetly better than Microsoft's lame gamerscore. I don't care about a number that doesn't do anything! :smile:

[Blue]

Sorry for the Thread Necromancy, but I just tried out Home.
Its like a pretty version of Second Life so far, except without the fur ***s. You have to pay to get new stuff for your character, which is stupid. Its interesting though, its not your normal online chat community. Being on Gaia and trying IMVU, its a different feeling all around. People's first question is where your from usually, but then it turns straight to video games for the most part.

[Someone Else]

It's lame.

[Blue]

Basicly.
There needs to be a lot more done to it before I'll say "I would rather be on Home then play this game"