PS3 "Home" - Xbox Live killer?

[kyser_soze]

It looks great, and I've had a couple of reasonable conversations on it (the average age seems to be a bit older than I presume XboxLive is from the sound of it)...looks fucking great too!

Text chat is a pain, but then VoiP can be a bit shite at times too...

 

[Kid_Eternity]

If it's free no one can really complain that much...

 

[ChrisFilter]

I just don't get the point, now it's so scaled down

Why on earth would you want to sit there typing away on a gamepad to someone who also happens to own a ps3? If it's a mate, give them a call. If not, join a dating site.

It's a nice front-end for a shopping system, but then why bother? Easier to scroll through lists a la Xbox Live.

 

[Awesome Wells]

Given how shit M$ are and how badly they treat their customers i'd be very surprised if Sony were any worse. I'm fed up with M$. Developers don't even have the say as to whether DLC for their games should be free or not. The whole point system is a complete scam and a total con. They list movies for 'rent' via download on the marketplace that are cheaper to buy new! I'd rather go with sony had i the choice.

 

[mwgdrwg]

Given how shit M$ are and how badly they treat their customers i'd be very surprised if Sony were any worse. I'm fed up with M$. Developers don't even have the say as to whether DLC for their games should be free or not. The whole point system is a complete scam and a total con. They list movies for 'rent' via download on the marketplace that are cheaper to buy new! I'd rather go with sony had i the choice.

The very definition of "fanboi".

 

[PacificOcean]

2 year old thread = win

But the PS3 has picked up a bit since. This is a good thing. Otherwise we would all still be using Betamax and carrier pigeons.

 

[Awesome Wells]

The very definition of "fanboi".

Not really, I don't own a ps3. I own a 360 and having had enough of M$ and the rubbish games for the 360 would be more than happy to give the former a go.

 

[ChrisFilter]

Not really, I don't own a ps3. I own a 360 and having had enough of M$ and the rubbish games for the 360 would be more than happy to give the former a go.

Rubbish games? There are a fuck load of first rate games for the 360. Considerably more than on the PS3.

I think you just hate life

 

[Awesome Wells]

Rubbish games? There are a fuck load of first rate games for the 360. Considerably more than on the PS3.

I think you just hate life

no i just hate M$.

really though i have been very disappointed with the released for this generation; there was more effort put into games for older consoles by far. I suspect this is because games seem to want to crowbar in a multiplayer element at all costs. This, for example, is why GTA4 wasn't as good as previous outings. There are precious few decent 360 games at all; in fact i've gone back to CoD4 as a result. A game that's over a year old. Whether things are any better for the ps3 makes no difference, I doubt they are worse and at least you don't have to pay monthly to play them online (and for the privilege of hearing racist americans scream and shout).

 

[ChrisFilter]

I'm quite the opposite, been infinitely more impressed by this generation's games than the last.

 

[Daniel]

PS3 home is free, but just about lol
I'm surprised they dont charge you by how many steps you take!

Home was something that really attracted me to the PS3, so I ended up buying one, and although home is quite enjoyable, everything on that thing costs money, and quite a bit of it. They had something bout clubs, you pay like a fiver for it, and in march they wana start charging you for the privilege of owning the club every month

I really don't get why you have to wait to play stuff on there as well since thats the only thing you can do on it, and there isn't even a que system to go with the waiting. Why not just let anyone play bowling/pool/checkers/chess (quite a list ey) instead of having to wait there?

I think (hope) it will be better in the future, a club would be nice if it had a a nice up to date music list.

Its something that could be great I guess but whether it will be is another matter.

 

[Awesome Wells]

I'm quite the opposite, been infinitely more impressed by this generation's games than the last.

compare soul calibur 2 to the recent soul calibur 4. The latter is utter fail from start to finish while the former remains the greatest fighter ever and is years old now.

 

[Daniel]

Whats the problem with people concentrating with multi player? Its usually more fun playing with people then on your own, if a game hasn't got multi player, its got be a bloody good game to make me part with my cash, I don't wana be spending £40 for something that hasn't got re playability. Only disappointment is more and more and removing local multi player, I dont see why they do though

 

[kyser_soze]

That's true, except when you go into a randomised COD4 multiplyer free for all deathmatch and all the 15 yr old 5 star generals with 1 shot kill powers decide to use you as target practice for the whole session. Not that this has ever happened to me, oh no.

 

[Daniel]

lol M16+stopping power= the most annoying thing around

 

[internetstalker]

Not really, I don't own a ps3. I own a 360 and having had enough of M$ and the rubbish games for the 360 would be more than happy to give the former a go.

 

[internetstalker]

That's true, except when you go into a randomised COD4 multiplyer free for all deathmatch and all the 15 yr old 5 star generals with 1 shot kill powers decide to use you as target practice for the whole session. Not that this has ever happened to me, oh no.

 

[Awesome Wells]

Whats the problem with people concentrating with multi player? Its usually more fun playing with people then on your own, if a game hasn't got multi player, its got be a bloody good game to make me part with my cash, I don't wana be spending £40 for something that hasn't got re playability. Only disappointment is more and more and removing local multi player, I dont see why they do though

There's nothing wrong with multiplayer so long as the multiplayer isn't rubbish (which it is most of the time, as was the case with GTA) and doesn't compromise the rest of the game (as was the case with GTA).

 

[Awesome Wells]

lol M16+stopping power= the most annoying thing around

nope, loud mouth anti semitic americans with juggernaut are worse.