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Sony launches PlayStation virtual community

It's finally here, Wired.com shares Sony's thoughts with us.

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Jeff2225614d ago

finally no more delays.... I hope this is ready for download when i get off work

jamesrocks31475614d ago

and still is not ready for download yet under the PSN icon but hopefully it will come up in the next few mins

acedoh5614d ago

I think this is just the beginning of the media onslaught towards HOME... Features like this well do a better job of attracting mainstream media attention over games.

Aquanox5614d ago

If the NPD November launch date was the correct timing for launching Home.

Microsoft and Nintendo will steal a lot of attention with their performance in America.

SL1M DADDY5614d ago

And now, rather than the nay-sayer articles about Home delays we can start reading the articles that bash the free service for its shortcomings. Don't get me wrong, I want Home and will enjoy it no matter what but you have to admit, the Sony bashing articles are rather prevalent these days and it makes me wonder how fast it will be before we see the first Kotaku, Edge or other crack journalistic site post up a negative article about the new, free download - Home.

gonzopia5614d ago

It's funny, I came to N4G today to find all these stories about Home finally being released. This particular article would have been the hottest in the PS3 section eight months ago. I wonder if Sony has squandered an opportunity by delaying it so much. Granted, if it wasn't ready - it wasn't ready... and I'd rather have a polished Home than a crap one. Still, it seems like there is far less enthusiasm than I would have expected.

All that being said, I'm also really excited to get home after work and try it out. It will likely be a bit laggy at first, and I don't expect a ton of content yet, but I'm interested to meet the virtual incarnations of my extended PS3 playing family, and to see exactly how communal this becomes.

Anon19745614d ago (Edited 5614d ago )

Aquanox said "I'm not sure. If the NPD November launch date was the correct timing for launching Home. Microsoft and Nintendo will steal a lot of attention with their performance in America."

I highly doubt that. Your average gamer doesn't care a lick about game sales, let alone game sales in one region. Which do you think will attract more attention? An article giving monthly sales data, when monthly sales data doesn't actually mean squat in the long run anyway - or articles in TIME, Wired, on the BBC about this new, free 3D interactive online community that people can experience, NOW! It's a tough call, I know. Free 3D interactive, connected online world or Nov sales data in the US? Oh my. Both sound so compelling! Home sounds interesting...but not as interesting as sales data that doesn't mean a thing! I'd love to try Home, but the PS3 was outsold in November, so I won't.

kingOVsticks5614d ago

after the constant delays,the "its coming in the next FW" bs, and me never being invited into home beta( ;_;) Im pretty meh on it atm. But im still pretty excited and I also expect it to be something I've never experienced before, but now it doesn't interest me as much as it did two monthes ago

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Aquanox5614d ago (Edited 5614d ago )

I'm not sure how it works though. It's integrated somehow in the dashboard? (Like NXE, which is actually, a whole new dashboard) Or you have to launch it from there and only then use it?

If it's the first, then it sounds good, if not, I'm not sure how many people will be willing to get through all the pain before, lets say, launching a game, watching a trailer or talking to friends using home.

ThaGeNeCySt5614d ago

you launch it from the XMB... it's below (or above) the Playstation Store, can't remember...

I snatched up all the free clothing and couches as well as the summer home... hopefully it remains free when everything goes Live

SL1M DADDY5614d ago

In other words, it comes second. You turn on your PS3, then are prompted to the XMB. The Home logo and access are in the XMB and is an option tool to enter into the community features or join your friends in a game or chat session. The two best features of Home for me are one) it's free and, two) it's optional.

Two years in the making gets you a virtual world with a huge feature set and free lobby games. A few months in the making gets you Mii's...

All serve their purposes but only one looks a bit more adult like.

d2dahoopa5614d ago

Way its finally here,, is it worth the wait though?!?!?!

Aquanox5614d ago

Though I'm not really sure if today was the correct timing to launch it.

Nintendo and Microsoft will steal a lot of attention with their performance in November.

For those who don't know, NPD numbers will be released today.

Hellsvacancy5614d ago

Theres a Home symbol above the Playstation Store u access Home the same u do with the Playstation Store

I havnt figured out how to launch a game from yet i may not b able to yet

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Mugen Souls Retro Review – Sexy Demon Space Adventure

Gary Green said: We have a juxtaposition of 2D and 3D visuals, flashy turn-based combat, quirky anime characters with cheeky dialogue with plenty of partial nudity; Yes, this is a Compile Heart JRPG. Whilst the engine is borrowed from Hyperdimension Neptunia mk2, Mugen Souls is more of a Disgaea spin-off. It’s not a strategy RPG as such, it merely sits within Disgaea’s ever-expanding universe (Multiverse? Netherverse? Your guess is as good as mine). You won’t find cameos though, since Mugen Souls is a franchise which aims to stand on its own two feet.

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Looking Back At 2008, An Unbelievably Incredible Year Of Video Game Releases

Huzaifa from eXputer: "2008 was home to the likes of Call of Duty: World at War, Dead Space, GTA 4, Far Cry 2, Left 4 Dead, and many other hits, which is outright remarkable."

CrimsonWing695h ago

I don’t think anything can compare to 2023

lucasnooker4h ago

1998 - the best year in gaming! Metal gear solid, crash bandicoot 3, medievil, half life, ocarina of time, thief, tenchu, resident evil 2, Spyro, tomb raider 3, oddworld abes exodus, banjo kazooie.

It was a different breed of a gaming era. You’ll never understand what it was like back then. The aura of gaming, it was different!

KyRo4h ago(Edited 4h ago)

I second this. Gaming was a lot more varied and fun than it is today. I'm 35 so getting on compared to some here but I got to see all the changes from NES up to now but I've never felt so disappointed in any generation than I have this current gen. I was expecting more from this generation rather than prettier versions of games that came before it. Game mechanics have become so refined that alot of games feel the same and has done for a while now.

Maybe it's time to have a break for a while. I love gaming but I don't feel I get much fun in the traditional sense out of it anymore.

CrimsonWing694h ago(Edited 4h ago)

Metal Gear Solid, Resident Evil 2, Abe’s Exodus, and Ocarina of Time are the only things from that list that I liked.

Here’s the 2023 game releases that I personally liked… and big releases that I didn’t care for:

- Dead Space Remake
- Wo Long Dynatsy
- Resident Evil 4 Remake
- Diablo 4
- Fire Emblem Engage
- Hogwarts Legcay
- Street Fighter 6
- Hi-Fi Rush
- Like a Dragon: Ishin
- Octopath Traveler 2
- Final Fantasy Pixel Remasters
- Final Fanatsy XVI (actually ended up not liking this, but it was still a big deal release)
- Baldur’s Gate 3
- Armored Core VI: Fires of Rubicon
- Lies of P
- Mortal Kombat 1
- Marvel’s Spider-Man 2
- Starfield (Ended up hating this one, but big release)
- Super Mario Bros. Wonder
- Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom (I’m an old-school Zelda fan, but didn’t really enjoy this game)
- Alan Wake 2

I mean, honestly I’ve never seen a year of major IP releases like that, ever.

Profchaos1h ago(Edited 1h ago)

Isn't it just a generational thing realistically.

I've been gaming since way back and I some of my favourite games go as far back as the late 80s for me each generation has a year or two of game changing releases one after another before an inevitable dry spell.

I kind of agree gaming had a different feel games hit different because we didn't have the internet nothing got spoiled and you really had to put in the effort to beat a puzzle which could set entire groups of people looking for a solution. But most importantly games were experimental and not as cookie cutter as today even basics like controls were not universal today r2 is shoot l2 is ads garunteed you can't deviate from that in a shooter back then it could of been square, R1 or R1 and circle nothing was standard.

But as time moves on a new generation picks up their controller they are going to be interested in different things that PS1 demo disc with the t Rex blew our primitive 16 bit brains back on launch but to kids today it's laughable.
The new gen of kids coming into to hobby seem to value different things to us there seems to be a huge focus on online play, streamers, gaming personalities, and social experiences, convience of digital downloads. To me I value none of that but that's ok like my parents not liking the band's I would listen to its just the natural cycle.

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6 Fun Games Where You Actually Play As The Bad Guy

While the mainstream media always sees things turning in favor of the hero, here are 6 games that own being a bad guy.

Profchaos10h ago

Pretty much all of these games listed are based around a morality system you don't have to be bad and you don't have to be good.

It seems to have left out some real amazing games like red dead redemption 1/2,ass effect and true crime la/ny

Tacoboto9h ago

Armored Core VI?

Ok, I'm really missing something here. Just beat chapter 3 earlier this evening, unlocked A-rank Arena fights. I'm not seeing or sensing any branching paths or morality system and I've done every side mission and arena fight available to me up to that fight.

Is something big coming soon to branch the story?

banger889h ago

No mention of Grand Theft Auto? Saints Row (original trilogy), Manhunt? Also The Suffering (depending on the ending you get).