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Sony’s great idea; but it won’t be here till fall
Sony finally got off its online duff today and unveiled “Home,” which is sort of like “Sims” meets MySpace meets YouTube meets “Second Life.” (Check out the video here.
But given Sony’s track record with online so far in the PlayStation 3’s life (and its spotty track record in allowing individual developers to call the online shots during the PS2’s lifespan), it might end up being none of those things, a shambling division of those parts instead of a mighty sum.
It’s too early to tell.
One thing I do know about “Home” (which was introduced today at the Game Developer’s Conference with the execrable heading “Game 3.0”) is that whatever it is it’ll be better than the desolate graveyard that currently is Sony’s online home within the PS3. The other day I was in there and a tumbleweed passed by! Yikes!
It won’t be out till Fall, which still gives Nintendo and Microsoft plenty of time to unveil something similar, but as a friend of mine said recently — if Nintendo does it, your vast online world will only be visible to those who happen to live in your house. Nintendo is not exactly blazing any online trails right now.
One thing I’ll say in favor of the PlayStation 3: the new game “MotorStorm,” which I was ready to dismiss as a floaty, not very good racing game, has begun to grow on me. My brother came over to play and after watching him sail through an early level on a motorcycle, the game suddenly seemed fresher and more fun that I’d thought. Yay! Finally a really fun game for the PS3.
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