THE BORE

General => Video Game Bored => Topic started by: Rman on March 05, 2008, 09:46:42 PM

Title: What's the deal with HOME?
Post by: Rman on March 05, 2008, 09:46:42 PM
It keeps getting delayed, the beta was apparently horrible, and it appears that it has been a very costly project as well.  I know most of you guys hate HOME.  But they need something to compete with XBLive.  Sony has remained pretty hush about HOME as well, which doesn't signal any confidence in the product.  And murmurings around the dev community is that it doesn't offer anything compelling.  Even PS3 leaning sites and journalists have voiced concerns.  Does anyone know what's up?  Anyone here experience the beta firsthand?
Title: Re: What's the deal with HOME?
Post by: AdmiralViscen on March 05, 2008, 09:55:20 PM
They should have just competed with XBox Live instead of doing this stupid venture.

I didn't know that even its users thought it sucked though, link?
Title: Re: What's the deal with HOME?
Post by: hyp on March 05, 2008, 10:01:29 PM
bring on home -- i'm entitled to my entitlements!

Title: Re: What's the deal with HOME?
Post by: brawndolicious on March 05, 2008, 10:01:45 PM
I think somebody here said they were in the beta and hated it.  I'm guessing this idea is nothing more than a 3D chatroom.  I'd feel sorry for Sony if this was a large moneysink.  I mean, I thought it was just for shits and giggles and a few advertisement bucks.  Not like they would expect every PS3 to constantly walk around in this.
Title: Re: What's the deal with HOME?
Post by: Rman on March 05, 2008, 10:03:07 PM
They should have just competed with XBox Live instead of doing this stupid venture.

I didn't know that even its users thought it sucked though, link?

Shane, 1up's resident Playstation fanboy, of all people, was not too high on the beta in one of their recent podcast.
Title: Re: What's the deal with HOME?
Post by: Mr. Gundam on March 05, 2008, 10:05:21 PM
The new version of the Beta that came out last week is a lot nicer than the old one, but I'm still not excited about it.
Title: Re: What's the deal with HOME?
Post by: hyp on March 05, 2008, 10:05:54 PM
they better have a RUN button in home. 
Title: Re: What's the deal with HOME?
Post by: Rman on March 05, 2008, 10:10:08 PM
I'm more excited about the trophies and such and the Home add-on content that has been talked about.  I really don't care about the second life stuff, though.
Title: Re: What's the deal with HOME?
Post by: hyp on March 05, 2008, 10:11:06 PM
home

 :'(
Title: Re: What's the deal with HOME?
Post by: The Sceneman on March 05, 2008, 10:17:14 PM
home looks mad home-o, lol

It was such a bad idea, even Sony fanboys dont want it
Title: Re: What's the deal with HOME?
Post by: calcifer on March 05, 2008, 10:26:22 PM
even i think home is shit

they can put that on the box if they want
Title: Re: What's the deal with HOME?
Post by: y2kev on March 05, 2008, 10:32:26 PM
I don't really plan to use home unless there's some good stuff in there. I'm open to trying it, but in general "social gaming" of that sort is shit. I don't want to meet online friends. Everyone online is either a pedophile, an anime fan, or a douchebag.
Title: Re: What's the deal with HOME?
Post by: Smooth Groove on March 05, 2008, 10:34:36 PM
I don't really plan to use home unless there's some good stuff in there. I'm open to trying it, but in general "social gaming" of that sort is shit. I don't want to meet online friends. Everyone online is either a pedophile, an anime fan, or a douchebag.


(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v673/iceatcs/home-future-gamerday.jpg)
Title: Re: What's the deal with HOME?
Post by: y2kev on March 05, 2008, 10:36:16 PM
I've denounced that shit faster than obama and farrakhan.
Title: Re: What's the deal with HOME?
Post by: calcifer on March 05, 2008, 10:37:59 PM
I don't really plan to use home unless there's some good stuff in there. I'm open to trying it, but in general "social gaming" of that sort is shit. I don't want to meet online friends. Everyone online is either a pedophile, an anime fan, or a douchebag.


http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v673/iceatcs/home-future-gamerday.jpg

that would be the only good thing about home which is too bad since it will never happen
Title: Re: What's the deal with HOME?
Post by: Eel O'Brian on March 05, 2008, 10:40:04 PM
if they have disney princess themed areas manabyte's gonna jerk himself into a coma
Title: Re: What's the deal with HOME?
Post by: Smooth Groove on March 05, 2008, 10:41:21 PM
I've denounced that shit faster than obama and farrakhan.

I defended you as not being a SDF member when I first saw that pic.  Still thought it was funny though. 
Title: Re: What's the deal with HOME?
Post by: Rman on March 05, 2008, 10:45:14 PM
Crushed is part of SDF?  I always though he was a Nintendo fan.
Title: Re: What's the deal with HOME?
Post by: pilonv1 on March 05, 2008, 11:14:19 PM
It's Second Life without the userbase or customisation but with Sony Fans. Destined to be terrible.
Title: Re: What's the deal with HOME?
Post by: AdmiralViscen on March 05, 2008, 11:43:41 PM
Maybe that Uncharted sidescroller will be good.
Title: Re: What's the deal with HOME?
Post by: pilonv1 on March 05, 2008, 11:51:01 PM
That's why I included with Sony Fans :gloomy
Title: Re: What's the deal with HOME?
Post by: The Sceneman on March 05, 2008, 11:54:22 PM
It's Second Life without the userbase
You're actually selling it with this one.

 :lol
Title: Re: What's the deal with HOME?
Post by: tiesto on March 06, 2008, 02:48:28 PM
It looks like a glorified version of the PSO lobbies, and a lot of extraneous work just to set up an online game. I have a feeling that it's gonna come out buggy as fuck, nobody is gonna use it outside of a few Sony fanboys (someone post the Wollan quote about hanging out in the hottub at Kittowny's place with a buncha babes!), and it will lose developer support soon after its launch.
Title: Re: What's the deal with HOME?
Post by: MCD on March 06, 2008, 02:58:30 PM
home
:rofl :rofl
Title: Re: What's the deal with HOME?
Post by: MCD on March 06, 2008, 03:01:42 PM
whenever you say that, i think of the monkeypiss picture :rofl