Comments on: Game Launching in Home not Sony’s Responsibility

By: Mentality

Mentality — Sun, 26 Jul 2009 15:17:01 +0000

It’s Sony’s job to build support for HOME not ours, we aint getting paid to advertise and develop it, what the hell is goign on with Sony, it’s like they’ve totally given up on they’re user base. Get it together Sony, your falling behind rapidly here. If you can make Trophies mandatory, why not HOME support, I can’t remember the last time I used HOME, it’s not providing what it promised and your not making any efforts otherwise.

By: Carl

Carl — Thu, 23 Jul 2009 10:57:54 +0000

What the hell happened? I am pretty sure i remember ANY game being HOME launchable when it was in closed beta

By: hazelam

hazelam — Thu, 23 Jul 2009 10:25:27 +0000

i mean really.
“it’s not our fault”
that’s their best defense?they must have great big banners at the sony hq, one says “it’s up to the devs” and the other says “localisation”.
must be great to work in such a low pressure workplace.
if you don’t do your job just remember the banners and you can get away with anything.

By: hazelam

hazelam — Thu, 23 Jul 2009 09:57:13 +0000

i bet they haven’t even sent most devs the game launching routines and instructions on how to use them.
that’s how backwards sony have been doing everything lately, i say lately but i mean ever since before the launch of the ps3.

By: bunimomike

bunimomike — Thu, 23 Jul 2009 08:09:31 +0000

Will read the comments a bit later but from my personal view, I just want to switch on the PS3 and choose a game. Have no need to socialise with friends on there as I have friends in the real world. That’s about it, to be fair. Best of luck to Home for anyone who wants it but not everyone feels the need to dress-up and look silly online. We can do that offline.

By: Severn2j

Severn2j — Thu, 23 Jul 2009 07:56:18 +0000

The trouble with home is its just too unwieldy for what it does, whats the point of going into home, then arraging to meet with friends and finally launching the game, when you can just load up the game anyway and just use the games builtin lobby system.. Its like a solution to a problem that didnt exist. Until home becomes more important to the users, to the point that it practically replaces the xmb, theres just no need for game launching, imo

By: Severn2j

Severn2j — Thu, 23 Jul 2009 07:40:32 +0000

Im 38 as well so nice to know Im not the only one.. There is or was someone on here in their 50’s tho, so we’re not the oldest by quit a way..

By: Averna

Averna — Thu, 23 Jul 2009 04:00:10 +0000

Yeah they demoed the Trophy room a long time ago. They must have forgotten about it.

By: Averna

Averna — Thu, 23 Jul 2009 03:56:40 +0000

Definitely! SONY have failed with Home. First they failed to deliver it on time, then they failed to provide enough content/features to make it worth going into and now they are failing to push it for developers.

I know I wouldn’t waste resources developing game launching for an application that isn’t even supported by its own company.

SONY should have just added the Home features to the XMB and not wrapped it in a bulky, slow loading, ui. I was hyped for Home when they were showing demos of the video/music streaming but they still haven’t delivered that, and honestly, I dont care about it anymore.

By: B1GbOnG

B1GbOnG — Wed, 22 Jul 2009 23:27:03 +0000

well i`m 35 so he beats me.

By: Hicko

Hicko — Wed, 22 Jul 2009 22:48:20 +0000

This is like gamers anonymous! My names Hicko I’m 28 and I’m a……gamer!!! At 38 is Paranoimia the oldest TSA member? Just wondered?

By: waddo_89

waddo_89 — Wed, 22 Jul 2009 21:26:28 +0000

I’ve used it a couple of times with Warhawk, but it’s still got nothing on Live’s cross game party system

By: falstaff30

falstaff30 — Wed, 22 Jul 2009 20:58:32 +0000

the Movie store is a big one for me. it’s unreal they haven’t sorted this out for europe in any form yet. Sometimes it seems Sony are determined to shoot themselves in both feet. surely this would be a nice revenue source for them. SCEE persistently fail to deliver services and games on time or in some cases it seems they’ll never appear at all.
An article I read questioned ps3 owners lust for parity of functionality with the 360. I’d be happy with parity of functionality for ps3’s across all the regions.

By: endlesscupsoftea

endlesscupsoftea — Wed, 22 Jul 2009 20:38:31 +0000

I don’t like the tone of Sony saying its up to the game people, if they want more people use it, then they have to make it more appealing. Ultimately it needs to hook into the games that people play, be it trophies, game launching, side benefits whatever. It needs to enhance the social aspect of gaming, which at the moment, certainly in the eu space, for a large number of people hasn’t yet done. I go round home sometimes, currently try to get on the buzz space and fail, and then leave. It does need more game spaces it really does. I want to be enthused by home, but am not. Probably amazed at the techical achievement, but what does that mean if I am not enthused by it and want to go there because it does not hook into games enough. Thats my two cents!

By: B1GbOnG

B1GbOnG — Wed, 22 Jul 2009 20:27:02 +0000

lol older gamer 28 LMFAO

By: Paranoimia

Paranoimia — Wed, 22 Jul 2009 20:13:49 +0000

I’m 38 and have a lot of time for Home itself, but I’m not fussed about Game Launching at all.

By: Alex_Assassin_08

Alex_Assassin_08 — Wed, 22 Jul 2009 18:24:47 +0000

hazzah!

By: joeybamboo

joeybamboo — Wed, 22 Jul 2009 17:40:49 +0000

i would sugest a littlebigplanet space and game launching, but they still havnt sorted the stupid lag out yet!! good things come to those who wait tho, eh?

By: Hicko

Hicko — Wed, 22 Jul 2009 16:40:33 +0000

Wow you can write that small?! I too like home!!!

By: Rob92

Rob92 — Wed, 22 Jul 2009 16:36:34 +0000

They really have missed a trick with Home I believe.

As jacklum said (^) trophies giving you Home points is a fantastic idea. I’d certainly use it more. Game launching I’m afraid is a must. What IS the point in Home if we cant launch games quickly and easily with our friends, I just dont see the point.

Sony could be onto a massive winner with Home but they just dont seem bothered with it. Its like a half hearted effort.