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In one of the worst-kept secrets of the year, Sony finally announced their "first-of-its-kind" 3D online user community service for the PS3 at GDC overnight. The new service - Home - is scheduled for a world-wide release "later this year". Users will be able to create their own avatar, and then explore a real-time virtual community (similar to a sort of detailed 3D PS3 game). On the surface, it's a sort of... non-cartoon Mii meets Second Life meets Xbox Live.

Home was a key element of SCEI Worldwide Studios' President Phil Harrison's keynote presentation - "Game 3.0: Developing and Creating for the 3rd Age of Videogames" - and we've got a shiny video, just for you.

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I like the graphics and the idea. I would like a PS3 but its just.... the price....

Meh


Still never going to get one

Little sceptical of the idea a but this little more in-depth preview got me http://au.ps3.ign.com/articles/770/770998p1.html


And if you wanna stream the video
http://www.engadget.com/2007/03/07/play ... -revealed/

I think I came.

That trailer is very very cool.

It's one of the few PS3 features that have impressed me.

Impressive yes.... i love the idea.... but let's face it

Battlefield 2 looks great till the kiddies got it.

Silkroad is a great game till the kiddies start mouthing off.

I can't see this working because of kids... they will spoil it, make gangs, finds ways to swear and make it just a bad place to be. They do it everywhere else.

Imagien the MP3's they'll share or what can be said using the bluetooth headpiece.... it will happen... believe me. And oh.. don't worry i'm sure they have a sony banning stick... but it won't make a dent with the issue.

Oh... and BTW, never owned a console, and never will still a good experiment that should lead to a better version on the PC in a few years time.

I like it.. professional video and interface. online chat things can be cool, except for the tards. Perhaps the ps3 price will keep them out.

There really needs to be some kind of gender verification so idiots dont run around as girls. Age group zoned areas may also be a good idea.

Granted, its mostly a money making venture, in similar vain to the referenced Second Life.


Edited by UgLyPuNk: Im giving the benefit of the doubt that the F*g can be substituted as idiot, and if it cant be a warning that it isn't tolerated around here.

I'm sure there will be paid for downloadable content.

But they've announced that it's free for the time being.

In regards to children, this is true. But then again, there are private areas, such as your home.

I wonder how long it takes before cyber-vandals can break in and flog your stuff.

There a few mentions of "sharing" video and audio from your library - very interesting angle given that it's Sony we are talking about here...

Honey trap for file sharers ? Or finally getting with the program ?

w00t - the Matrix here we come... rofl



=Original Matrix Fan Only= 2 and 3 were the biggest mistakes EVER

http://au.media.ps3.ign.com/articles/77 ... ids_1.html

For anyone who wanted to see Sony's actual keynote, Home does indeed look damn right impressive =)

OMG just watched the second video singstar new additions nice, but you MUST check out the entire video for LittleBigPlanet that thing is literally the most fun I've seen =D

the giant crab e3 video already sold it to me

Another reason Im getting one, looks awesome

:\ This simply sounds awesome.. tempted to buy a PS3 just for this.

In words no less..



QFT.