PS3 Home Vs. Xbox Live Comparison & Preview

Electronic Gaming Monthly had an article on PlayStation Home in their October 2007 issue. At the end of the article, they had a "Home Improvement" section where the compared it with Xbox Live.

[MK_Red]

It's really not a fair comparison. Unfair for both:
1.They forgot to consider price. Home being free, Live not being free.
2.Live is a great program while Home is kind of a game / sim.
3.The forgot to consider the interactivity. Home is interactive and fun while Live is a utility.
4.Home is like YouTube and MySpace. Live is like XFire and such.

[Rama26285]

Not to mention their final verdict doesn't go along with their summary:

Personalization - Home Wins
Game Invites - Live Wins
Social Gaming - Home Wins
Chatting - Home Wins
Managing Friends - Live Wins
Media Sharing - Home Wins (Live doesn't even do it)

So that's 4 to 2 in favour of Home, yet they say "Live (barely) wins...for now."

How does that work?

[LSDARBY]

lol so true

[Daytona]

Live is the only "real" online gaming network, home is still just talk. Live has free demo's and I mean well over a hundred, as well as Movies, Tv shows etc... and these number in the hundreds too. Instant messaging not including the new instant messenger controller that's soon arriving. Xbox Live also has timely free TV shows including special episodes of South park, and others. So yeah, Xbox Live is 49.00 a year, well I'd easily pay alot more than that for it also your paying alot more for the PSN if you do anything on it.

For now, the Xbox Live is like a strong 9 out of 10 and the PSN is a 3 out of 10, so there's no comparison as of yet, Ms is light years ahead.
Try a comparison like say in 2nd quarter of 2008. By then PSN will have home and we the Xbox Live community will have IPTV as well as a few other surprises. It's also great to be watching Disney movies exclusive to LIVE.

[RINGOFDEATH]

And its just the begining of Home,there will be upgrades as time pass,my crib is gonna be PimP OuT ! Can't wait,we can watch movies in Home,chat and talk,play games,share pictures,video's,invite friends over to your house and have a blast .. Next month HOME ..

[chitown]

no joke i honestly think that PSn can be equal to or better than live the way its going. sony is doing a great job best thing is its free!!!!!

[Silver360]

has true skill matching so that you only play people at your level and don't get your butt kicked all the time. It will always be better than Home until Sony comes up with something similar.

[DrWan]

Live may have "quantity of those arcade games", but if you look at the selection for PSN, they are higher quality and we don't get really crappy Wii online arcades those 1980's ports are just sad.

HD stardust and calling all cars are just some examples of nice variations of games on PSN.

If you really want a fair comparison, do not compare Home Vs Xbox Live.

Compare PSN vs Xbox Live, Home is just ONE aspect of PSN, now if you do that, I think PSN wins over Live. There is something genuinely satisfy about folding at home (i dont know what it is, but it's there; maybe just bc i am a man of science and medicine, but alot of other gamers have told me the same thing about [email protected] leave it on..seems boring, but when u are done with those units and scores..u feel good)

[Lord Anubis]

people forget you can play in Home, meet people, share movies music and photos from their hard drives.

More serious gamer can set up their apartment as clan hub with their own images on the walls and launching directly from their apartment. They get tired of playing the same game, they go back straight to the apartment and launch which ever game they want.

[DrPirate]

@1.7, are you really a "man of medicine"?

I'm finishing my Cellular Biology Undergrad Degree and I'm applying for med school soon.

@ Everyone else, Here's the potential I see for home: Meeting a group of people in the Killzone lounge and launching into game. Going to a virtual E3. Hosting special events and tournaments in home squares. Meeting developers who happen to be exploring Home just as we are.

As far as PSN goes, I want only one thing, I don't even care about in-game XMB. When I owned my 360, the ability to voice chat across ALL games (Talking cross single-player games, dashboard-game, private chat in multiplayer games, etc), that constant connection you had to your cousin, or your best friend, even a recently met comrade is such a great feature. I want the PSN to have a constant voice chat that doesn't turn off when you launch a game or a trailer or anything.

[reaferfore20]

Yeah ps3 should have came with a bluetooth headset or at least USB. That way everyone would be guaranteed to be able to communicate. I need to go get one for Warhawk. Not being able to talk in that game is HORRENDOUSLY annoying.

[Bloodmask]

is no comparison. Live is the pinnacle of online gaming. It has a great foundation built over 5 years in the making.

With a bevy of content always updating. Whether it be HD movies, demos, or even Betas. And the first of it's kind for any console XBOX Live Arcade.

Sony will have their day one day but for now it is time to play catch up...

[BloodySinner]

Even when you're being honest, you get 8+ disagrees from anonymous users who don't even explain why. Bubbles for you.

[SofaKingReetodded]

and calling live the "pinnacle" of online gaming is what gets him the disagrees. Live has it's plethora of problems. The abuse reporting system is a joke, and trust me, the demographic that the 360 attracts NEEDS strict monitoring. I'll be able to video chat with a small window of my buddy in the corner of my screen WHILE IM PLAYING A GAME, what is it you do in live?? you have to stop playing and switch over to the console in order to do anything. Live is getting owned just on features alone, and once Home comes out Live will be destroyed.

[Zhuk]

he gets disagrees for telling the truth sadly

[beans]

Actually live has games were you can see your friends and opponents pictures during gameplay without having to leave the game! I don't understand what the big deal is about home or live being better then one another when we should just be glad both companies are taking online seriously!

[eLiNeS]

They can Disagree all they want, but at the end of the day, they know the grass is still greener over here in Xbox Live Land.

[FirstknighT]

Am I the only one that thinks HOME is a joke??? Own a virtual apartment that you could decorate with virtual curtains and furniture and make it all nice for your virtual girlfriend? Yeah I think that would be great if I was a 40 year old virgin.

[Devr]

"Am I the only one that thinks videogames are a JOKE?!?! You just shoot virtual dudes with virtual weapons with virtual buddies. WTF!!! I think that would be great if I was some 40 year old no-life!"

My point being: Some people think doing that is fun. Not to mention you can do everything that Live offers and more in Home. It's not just decorating your apartment. That's like saying the only feature of Xbox Live is changing your dashboard theme.

[jay3]

I think HOME is kind of stupid too.

I mean, i'm sure it's great to talk to people when they have a fake little person there instead of playing a game, but i just don't see it.

No matter how many times i see HOME being presented, i just see it as "Oh, so, i can go online, make a guy, then find a friend to come back to my virtual house and virtually sit on a couch?" I just don't see it.

I saw an article on here about why this one guy likes HOME and he says theres more interactivity with people. Sure it is, you can choose who you want to play with by seeing if you like someone first. But how many people are going to go up to a random guy and go "You look cool, wanna be my friend?" plus theres going to be a lot of guys smothering the 15 female characters.

I GET the idea of HOME, i really do, and it looks like a cool thing but i don't think it's gonna be anything reveloutionary.

[FirstknighT]

If anybody thinks sitting in a virtual couch in your virtual apartment is more fun than playing an actual game...than maybe they should add a virtual hospital in HOME cuz you guys need it.

[SofaKingReetodded]

need to STFU about things they know NOTHING about,

You can gather with your friends in Home and:

take turns inside a ring in Fight Night like sparring matches

go to a streetcourt and play a quick game of b-ball

go to a field and play a game of soccer

jump in vehicles and have a street race

etc etc etc

and that's BEFORE we go into the ability to launch PS3 titles from within Home bringing your friends along into the game.

LIVE = PWNED...............deal with it.

[Captain Tuttle]

Home is way too gimmicky for me. An apartment? WTF would I want to sit in a virtual chair for? Hey, let's have a dance party woohoo!!

Ugh.
Just get to the gaming.

The only thing that's really cool is the media sharing but do you really need a virtual world and stupid avatar to do that?

[jay3]

If you're gonna play with your friends you already know, go to your friends list and put in the damned game!

Could you please tell me something about HOME that will make me want it? Please, enlighten me.

The fact that any fanboy immediately dismisses any valid argument against anything on their system is truly, truly sad.

My first comment wasn't "Fanboyish" in any way. Yet you still just disregard my opinion as if i'm some kind of 360 extremist. You proved that you have no life and only rely on your console to make you feel good by posting that stupid comment.

"Pwned" you dipshit.

[Silver360]

You know it sounds like playing virtual Barbie dolls. Dress them up decorate the house, then wait for the friends to come over so you can take the Barbie Malibu car to the beach. lol

[eLiNeS]

I have been saying the same thing since day one, Home0 I mean Home is quit the joke. If M$ did something like this I would probably sell my Xbox 360 & stick with PC gaming. I would not be caught with Home0, again I mean Home, even if my life depended on it. Don't get me wrong, it looks fun if you where a twelve year old girl with lot of friends that don't like getting together in real life.

[GnaM]

Yeah FirstKnight, Home has looked like a joke to me from day one:

http://juliangnam.wordpress...

Aside from the hilariously cheesy dialogue shown in the screenshots (Sony obviously has no idea what online gamers are actually like) I just don't see why anyone would want to sit around customizing their avatar and fixing up their virtual apartment so they can sit around on a virtual couch, or perhaps throw a virtual party where a bunch of nerds can come over with their avatars and engaging in virtual dancing, virtual eating, and virtual movie watching.

What the PS3 needs is an online service, not some cheesy Second Life imitation where you can walk around looking like you just stepped out of CSI: Miami.

[HarryEtTubMan]

The millions of users that will be using Home don't really care what U think is "gay". O yea cool guy, this reminds me of barbies...hehe. I have Xbox live and its ok besides dealing with 80% of people that seem to be sooo angry because their playing these shooters and I dunno...they just seem sooo angry at the world... and XBLA sucks how most the games are crappy arcade ports... some of the reallllly bad and not worth the money Microsoft wants...It doesn't matter what people think...the reality is it's a more powerful, more diverse, and more innovative system than xbox and there really is no comparison... only haters trying so deprately to defend THEIR system...happy with it or not. I don't have a PS3...this IS the truth though...cannot wait to get my hands on all this new material.

[MattFoley]

And second life sucks. So what do you think home will be.
Oh its going to be so cool people say. I just wonder have any of these fools played second life? Its all porn, advertising, and virtual meetings. You know Sony is already selling space for advertising right. I'm sure Second Life was really cool at first till it was exploited and turned into what it is now. How long will it take before Home is Exploited.

[beavis4play]

and i'll kind of agree with you firstknignt- i think you are a joke

[Cosmo]

Whats that, your a 40 year old virgin

I couldn't agree more

[achira]

how can they compare home with live ? home is even not out ? lol idiots.

[Salvadore]

I will wait for a deep comparsion between the services.

[felidae]

i use Live to play online - nothing more.

Home is like a virtual world a'la second-life.

There's much more to do in Home ... i think!

My opinion: Home = Better!

[Vertius]

It's difficult to judge Home off the Beta at the moment. There would only be a few thousand able to use it, and not all the features are included. Wait until it's released later this year, where there could be over a million people, and a swath of new features.

[ChefDejon]

lets run with this one

[Fighter]

Xbox Live should be compared with the entire PSN. Home is part of the PSN. Right now M$ have the edge with more DLC but I'm sure Sony will come up with something a little similar service-wise but totally different overall.

[ChefDejon]

FirstKnight stop tellin us home is a joke cause almost no one aggrees apparently if you dont like it shut up about stop trying to persuade us to think negative about it because its never gonna happen

[BloodySinner]

Or maybe it's a PS3 fan reading through the comments and randomly disagreeing?

[vasilisk]

"Am I the only one that thinks HOME is a joke??? Own a virtual apartment that you could decorate with virtual curtains and furniture and make it all nice for your virtual girlfriend? Yeah I think that would be great if I was a 40 year old virgin. "

Apparently the few millions of people who bought and play The Sims for the PC think it's great...
And maybe you are a 40-year old virgin...

[Cornstalker]

PSN + Home > Xbox Live

[RINGOFDEATH]

Home is more than Live,you cant even surf the web with Live,at lease the Wii can .

[HandShandy]

Home is a software application that is cconnected to the PSN like a game or chat service. Xboxlive is not only the online interface but the whole online server client/launcher for all of Xbox's online activity... like PSN.

I think this whole "Live vs Home" argument comes around because people view home as some kinda of massive attempt by Sony to undermind live when I think that is pretty weak. Home is a totally different approach from live, it's a seperate software entity.. that's all... not some kinda of Xbox-Live-Killing super plan. If Sony thinks that it really is deluded.

As for people's apathy towards home like firstknight and that Jay3 guy. I can understand this totally because I for one have never understood having myspace accounts, youtube video diaries, play the sims or any other vain portrayal of someones self concious online image.

However I think my oppinion stands irrelivant because most people will like running about in funny costumes in home, playing pool and throwing furniture down stairs....hey I might even have a bash myself.

To me Home isn't something I'm getting stiffies about but I can see why it would definately appeal to most people. It looks like something that if pulled off correctly could be have a massive impact.

[HandShandy]

double post sorry

[TexasJock66]

I'm fortunate enough to own both consoles. Here are things PS3 needs to put it in the same league as Xbox Live....

1)Allow for access to your Friend's list ALL the time not just when your in the XBM.
2)Allow for voice chat with Friend's from your friend's list while you play a game.
3)Allow for game invites from your Friend's list while in a game. Creating a seperate friend's list in each game is not the answer or flexible.
4)Ability to check messages while in gameplay without having to quit the game to go back to the XBM.

The PS3 Network is not designed for the gamer. It functions more like a dashboard for a computer.

I think HOME has potential and I'm looking forward to trying it out. However, I honestyly think most serious gamers are more interested in getting into the game and not wandering around a SIM environment, "decorating" your apartment.

Although, the Xbox Live environment isn't "flashy", I can definitely see how my $4.00 per month is being used.

[smack]

Currently there is no point in comparing the two because XBL is active, and Home is not.

I do agree with First Knight that the concept of Home is a magnet for virgins, but instead of the 40 year old variety, it is intended for the 13-25 year types.

Anyone who plays video games, and thinks this concept facilitates the experience is lacking normal socialization skills. It is funny to imagine the only two kids who own a PS3 in a school discussing visiting each others virtual "pad" in Home to compare their trophies or how it is decorated. Maybe they can talk about the girls who don't even know they exist.

I could care less who wins the console war, but this is more of a gimmick than the Wii.

[eagle21]

Home at the beginning of it's life can do everything Live can 5-6 years out! It not only looks better (understatement), it plays (keyword plays). This is a revolutionary free service. If you have to defend paying for something then you must truly be a fanboy! I would never pay for Live and I will have fun with Home. By this time next year, Home will have two times the userbase than live.

[SofaKingReetodded]

when they start talking about how people who use Home have no real lives or social skills.

I CAN SMELL THE FEARRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRR R!!!!!!! lol

[smack]

Only someone with a lack of self esteem and awareness would attach their identity to an inanimate object such as a game console. And who fears the team mired in last place? Do you think the Red Sox are looking down at the Devil Rays and quaking in their boots?

Hopefully you and your virtual friends will have a great time in your virtual apartments watching movies together.

The rest of the rational and mature people on this site (there are plenty of PS3 and 360 owners in this group) can discuss gaming like normal people.

[Genki]

Does it mean that you can share any media on the HDD and what's in the disc drive? That would be BAR NONE the absolute best way to watch movies with friends if they lived far away. Pop in a Blu-Ray or DVD, and there it is on your wall for your whole group to see.

Whether you love XBox or Nintendo, you can't honestly hate on that. I'm sure there are some that will though...there's always some that will. I do hope that they take notes and listen to community feedback though. There's a lot of creative minds out there that don't work for Sony, and I think if they take input from the community, the popularity and fun of Home could just sky-rocket. The sky really is the limit with something so interactive.

Personally, I'd like to see an action or mini-game for anything you can do IRL. I'd like to see basketball, skateboarding, roller-blading, dancing is already there, wrestling, football, or any number of activities.

Sounds pretty exciting, and the thought of numerous possibilities makes it even more enticing.

[UltramanJ]

Home has features I'm interested in, and some I'm not. While I'd rather be playing games than decorating my virtual apartment, there's no complaint because it's free. I don't believe that we should have to pay just to play online, and in all honesty, while LIVE is great at what it does, it should be a free service; especially when most game's achievements require online play to attain. Sure there's the $4 a month argument, but that's not the point. I buy the $50 subscription cards, and that's $50 I could be putting towards a game. While Home is interesting, I'd also like to mention that I fear all of the effort Sony has put into Home and it's features, will not be without a price. There will probably be a point two years down the road, where Sony turns around and says it's going to cost you.

[marc 1975]

who really wants to surf the net on a console.. i have wii but pc is best for surfing. xbl is well worth the cash..

[ReBurn]

Maybe for their next article they should compare coconuts to carburetors. The real comparison should be Live to PSN or the 360's dashboard to the PS3's XMB. There really isn't anything on the 360 that compares to Home.

[marc 1975]

home reminds me a little like phantasy star online on the dreamcast... was good for a bit but soon got tired of it.. home is defo for the ladies bless um

[Danielson]

lol so true, i showed my sister home and she saw it and said it looks like sims, i want it, lol

[Greysturm]

AS you have read from my previous posts i am a solely playstation owner mainly on the i have not infinite supplies of cash to buy all 3. But as i see this sony and microsoft are aiming at two different places for their online services, while sony and home focus more on building a community by sharing media, free minigames use, and clan houses and or apartments, microsoft and xboxlive focus more on the individual player and his gaming needs at least thats the impression i have from playing hallo and gears online with a friend and all the info i have seen about home..

[Lex Luthor]

I just wanna play games online not run around like a sad flippin idiot.

[beast]

Thats exactly what u will be doing, because u represent the xbox little teen population. Thats exactly the reason xbox will never have any social networking because they know there market mentally cant handle it.

[LOFT316]

and stop running around like the sad little idiot you are

[mirroredderorrim]

The pinnacle of online gaming would be a little game called World of Warcraft.

[uHuRu]

Home won in most categories but Live won over all. They contradict themselves. Also, Home aint out yet, just the beta.

[Sayai jin]

Theres no comparison between the two. Home is a online sim. Ithink it will help boost the PSN. It is free in concept. It is free for the service, but if you wish to customize or add on anything it will cost you, probaly not a lot for each individually thing, but it will be a nickel and dime kind of thing. I think most PS3 owners will get it, but most will not use the service past a month or two. For those who like sims this will be a great thing for them.

Xbox Live has taken online gaming to a new real. 5 plus years of patches and restructuring has made this service really good. Some people do not like the cost, but $49 a a year is like $ USD a months, hell ost people spend that much on one Happy Meal at Mcdonalds. You can download music videos, tv shows, new releases, trailers, game demos, game trailers, etc. You can chat with you friends, track the games they play or compare games with a potential friend, compare gamers scores...for instance one person can be playing Oblivion and another playing Gears of War and still chatting with another. You also have video chatting as well, Xbox Live arcade has improved a lot also.

What I do not understand is how PS3 owners who complain about the cost of live being so much compare to PSN, but defend the heavy price of the PS3 by saying it is better than the Xbox 360. I have no problem with then saying the PS3 is better than the 360 and thats why they paid more for it, but in retrospect Live is much better than the PSN (disgree if you want) so vica versa.

Anyway I have all three system and I am always on XBL, ocasionally on PSN, and never use the Wii on line gaming. I am waiting for PSN to improve which I have no doubt that it will.

[JasonXE]

windows media center/connect to share media (music, movies, pictures) between your pc or network of pcs to your xbox. If I wanted to share them with others than i send it through my pc.

-Smack
"Do you think the Red Sox are looking down at the Devil Rays and quaking in their boots?"

I think a better description would be the Devils Rays claiming there going to take the division away from the Boston Red Sox.

Got to wait and see with Home and if it can deliver what its promising. I believe Home is going to be free but there going to charge you money for that nice crib and extra features that is unrelated to your gaming experience.

[Kenshin_BATT0USAI]

Shouldn't they be comparing PSN to LIVE and home being a feature for PSN. And seriously price and stuff has to be taken into consideration.

[xCAPTSTONERB91x]

this is one of those unfair biased reviews where they mess with ur eyes ta make something look better when its not........everyone knows xbox live is better.....im not a fanboy i have em both....i think xbox live is way better

[Greysturm]

Home isnt out yet unless you are one of the beta testers?

[The Karate Kid]

Oh My Freaking God

Home wins 4 out of the six categories but they give the dge to xbox live? WTF is that all about?? Oh its the same xbot guys who gave lair that wack score i get it.......Thats the true sign of egm needing to go away! probably the worst video game magazine in the world!!!!

There are so many things that you can do in home that you won't EVER be able to do on xbox live. And i really mean EVER.........Live is a great fantastic service and it WAS the pinnicle of online gaming however times are changing and we are now living in the youtube/myspace era and this is where home comes into play. Things will switch around so quickly with all of the unique features that home has live will be in a lonley zone in a world of its own.

Home alone will push millions of consoles, its a game winthin the console (A consoles first)!!!!

And ofcourse there will be many women on there which will be great for everybody because I can play games or just browse around checking for hot gaming chicks (How cool is that?). All my buddies who lives in Chicago we all can chill in apartment and watch movies listen to music check out some photos I mean it will be *MAJOR*

After chillen doing all of that we all can just hop into some online action in Motorstorm....HAZE......or whatever. Home will OWN!!!!!!!!!

To all my PS3 People, the XBOTS have conspired to take away my bubbles please help me as I need support from you all so I can continue the battle with the BOTS!!!! I need bubbles my comrades.....

[Robotz Rule]

Cos Xbots take my bubbles away too,but return the favour please:)

And Home will be revolutionary!

Live is great and all but you have to pay and pay and pay to get the most out of the service,unlike PSN,free baby!:D

[MikeGdaGod]

it would be better to compare PSN to Live, Home is just part of PSN

i like what Home is tryin to do but, i've been in the beta since the beginning and it's getting boring because they haven't added all the things they promised so far. when they add everything i'll be happy. i haven't been in my Home for weeks. maybe i'll log-in today to see if they changed anything.

[Lord Anubis]

people forget you can play in Home, meet people, share movies music and photos from their hard drives.

More serious gamer can set up their apartment as clan hub with their own images on the walls and launching directly from their apartment. They get tired of playing the same game, they go back straight to the apartment and launch which ever game they want.

[BIadestarX]

This article is just flamebait... Xbox fans will prefer xbox live.. and Sony fans will prefer Home (though most of them never actually seing it)....

Xbox live is not meant to work like home.. heck.. eventhough it will be great for those that like games like the sims like playing dolls (changing pants, hair color, shoes, shirt, etc)... ohh and their barbie home.. where they can change the furniture, etc.. seriously... do you think youa re doing anything different than your little sister when she plays with her barbie set? Only difference is that you are in the so call digital world.

Any ways let me give you an example on how xbox live and home offer a completely different experience...

Home:
Turn on PS3
Navigate to Home app Open it.
Loading....
Connecting....
Please wait...
Connected to Home!

Xbox live.
Turn on XBox 360
Connected to XBox live!

see the difference?
Not yet?

Home (Watching game trailer)
-------
Turn on PS3
Navigate to Home app Open it.
Loading....
Connecting....
Please wait...
Connected to Home!
Walk outside of you house.
walk to the theatre.
go into the room where the trailers is being presented.
wait...
see trailer.

Xbox live.
----------
Turn on XBox 360
Connected to XBox live!
browse movies.. play it.

Yeah.. home is cool for those that are into playing with barbie doll... But as far as gaming is concern.. Xbox lives integrates all gaming related features into on button into one interface.

Do I need a 3d world interterface where I can change my hair color to receive a game invite, to read a message, to download a demo, or video trailer? Nope... do I want to open another interface and or quit my game to access many of these features.. like adding a friend to my friends list? nope.

So, if you sony fanboys like barbie doll stuff.. that's good for you... I can see many of you doing this and asking, "mmm... what hair color should have have for tonight's dance with Martha(which can be a dude) in the virtual world of home.

Xbox live gets the job done quick... Game invites, gamerscore, scoreboards, and all game related stuff.. across games. Period.. it's what I want.. if I want to play barbie doll I get one of those many games out there.. that let you do that..

[Leg-End]

i smell fanboyism

[cartman313]

God your ignorance just reeks!!

1. Turn on PS3
2. Logged into PSN
3. Store, browse movies.

There you go genius. You don't have to walk around home to browse movies.

Home will be nice for me because I live far from my Family. They all have Playstations. So now I can hang out with all of them in a virtual world. Think outside the box man, stop being so simple minded.

[BIadestarX]

"Home will be nice for me because I live far from my Family. They all have Playstations. So now I can hang out with all of them in a virtual world." ahhhhhhh ahahaha.. so let me guess.. you and your brother in another state.. each make their own digital representation and then join this virtual world and go to the theatre toguether?

I also have brothers which happend to have xbox 360.. one of them live in texas and i live in NY.... When he is online playing some other game... I can send him a voice chat regarless of what game or movies he is playing... I can even send him a video chat... so instead of watching his barbie version I get to see the real him... we can even play games like Uno and Command and conquer that actually show a video feed of the real you.

So, there you have it.. I can come up with 1 Million ways on how Xbox live is better.. and you can do the same with HOme... which is better? Depends who you ask. Ask Sony fanboy by default HOme will be the choice... duhh... But the fact is that they are not the same. XBox live only give you the tools to get what you want to do.. Xbox live is gamer oriented... It's designed to give user quick access to a set of features. Home does not work that way. Home is like the Sims on steroids (in a good way). Will it suck? no. but Home is no xbox live.

@cartman313 - I think you got the idea.. did you noticed how you Mentioned PSN? That's right... PSN more like xbox live.. than Home. Home is an app.. like a game..

[segasage]

how is the series of XBL menus boring?

it's a Menu blades, that are quick and responsive...all is there for you, more than PSN currently since they are playing catchup.

is Xbox 360 the only platform/software that have menus?

it's the content that counts here, not how you get to it or access it...to some people SIMS is boring as hell....

i smell a turd..

[Lex Luthor]

That's true bladestar, also navigating the psn store is horrendous it's so cumbersome and slow. Not to mention downloading and playing the game.

Downloading......

Installing(WTF)......

[Ahhhh]

I think this is kinda stupid..i use consoles to play games not play life and "party" on Home. I'd rather invite REAL people to my REAL house to have a REAL party.

[SJL480]

I'm not really interested in online play I'm mainly an rpg nut. Home will pull people like me in. That's great for both systems cause who is to say that I won't love it and then want to try live. It ultimately will get more people interested.

[power of Green]

Comparing future PS3 features to MS's current lol. Lets wait untill the Fall update shall we.

[N4GayFanturds]

That's what Home is for. I just don't see NORMAL adult gamers going for this...unless they're the child molester sort and or 'a pile of sticks' (u fig the word out).

PSN & Home = Dinner at McDonalds

XBL = Dinner at an fancy restaurant-EVERYTHING is on the menu.

Sharing media will be a joke trust me! And it still can't beat 'Custom Soundtracks in every game', including while playing online.

[MattFoley]

I agree I see a problem with chomos taking advantage of home. What do you think Sony is going to do to stop that kind of stuff. Bullying and Mods will also be a problem I bet.

[mirroredderorrim]

I have to agree, custom soundtracks in games is pretty sweet.

You gotta remember that it is entirely possible to have thet feature later on in the PS3.
Sony could very well just mimic Xboxs layout of things in a subtle way.

I don't think it's wrong, either since Microsoft has the knack for doing the same thing.

Think Vista and Zunephone (I wish MS would be original)

[Rhezin]

another retarded comparison made by another sony fanf@g

[wicked]

When is Home due to be released?

[firefly00]

I would not pay 50buck to go online.

[kewlkat007]

"I think HOME has potential and I'm looking forward to trying it out. However, I honestyly think most serious gamers are more interested in getting into the game and not wandering around a SIM environment, "decorating" your apartment."

Think about it, casual gamers aimessly wondering around and doing sh!t.
Who has that much time to spend, NOT PLAYING GAMES?

You might as well play the Sims or second life. I've seen some of what HOME will be like and I still think it a weak attemp to be different, since there is nothing new about HOME. HOME is Sony's gimmick at distingushing themselves apart from XBL, which have done some things to expand what SEGA started.(Dreamcast baby)

With my limited time Playing games these days, it is not my cup of tea. I've said this from the beginning, I turn on my console to play games first, chatting is nice, email here and there, then it's like Bro I'll see you in the game, not on the couch, holding some guy's hand and chasing 1 of like 20 females on the Network.

On another note if somebody spends crazy amount of time in HOME, then why do you have the console if your not playing games? Ps3 fans spend too much time watching Blu-Ray movies, Folding, and soon to be prancing in a SIMS type world, no wonder Ps3 fans as a whole, just don't buy games. They are using the console other than a gaming machine 70% of the time.

Yes HOME is 3-D and XBL is not, you really cannot compare. Home is a function of PSN. XBL is just XBL, more of an interface/Dash/GUI.

[Lord Anubis]

so a serious gamer wont use the home apartment as a clan hub?

:|

I don't think you anything about home.

[kewlkat007]

Yeah that can be nice and all, that might be one part I'll like about it, that's if I'm part of some clan, then again not every one is part of some clan. Personally, I just don't think it is something that will be adapted to the fullest by the masses.

I've had the NFL 2K series and, I think it was 2k5, where you were able to decorate your home and all that jazz, I never really did that, even though I hate Madden and loved the 2K series. yeah it's aight but no time for all of that. That why I have this opinion on HOME. I've tried SIMS and never got into it, I think its a waste of time creating fake lives.

To me it's something of a FAD, it's nice at first then you don't really care so much. Unless you have no choice.

I just wanna play games for the most part. Hey if you believe HOME is "revolutionary" then write why, and move on. This has nothing to do with SPECS and GRAPHICS. Just personal opinions and a little speculation.

[fopums]

stupid comparision, HOME isnt out yet and they should have compared the entire PSN.

like ps3 fans care if 360 owners think HOME sucks anyway? its great knowing they are not going to be running around in it! Keep your XBL its a good service and enjoy it :D

[batman2million]

can't sony stop making these stupid lil apps and just start making some GOOD games?!

[Wolfmoonstrike]

oh you mean like maybe lair is a good game

but really I know mostly great games like warhawk, resistance, and heavenly sword. oh and if I feel like it I go and play any ps2 game I want like ff12, MOH, burnout.

man your not much of a gamer if your always looking for the next best thing instead of playing what you have now
in other words STFU and play

[Lygre]

Why compare XBL to Home?

If you're gonna compare XBL with something, then compare it to PSN.

[Wii60_FTW]

if they did, they'd fall flat on their faces. PSN is all hype that delivers nothing compared to the established Live. And Play House is a gimmicky chat room for loser sony fanboys with no lives who don't want to game (I wouldn't blame them!!!LOL LESBIAN SWORD, LIAR, KIDDY BIG WORLD. ROLF!!). they need a flashy gimmick like Play House to disguise the lack of functionality. Live has been perfecting its service since the original Xbox. Compared to 360 and its games, Sony will continue to play catch-up this gen, and continue to fail.

[ApocalypseShadow]

some 360 fanboys are.

can you compare both right now?no you cannot.one has been running for years and one service is just getting started.just like ps3 has not been out a year yet.

but the thing is funny how simple minded some of you are.

*you could modify and upgrade cars in racing games.
*you could create sports characters.
*you could pimp out your crib in nfl 2k5.
*you could create an avatar for monster hunter,ffxi,PSonline,oblivion
*you modify blades on your dashboard.

BUT DOING SOMETHING LIKE "HOME" where you create an avatar,modify your home and communicate with anyone is "foreign" to your brains.you can do all the other things,but this free application just boggle your minds.

maybe the 360 fanboy gamer is simple minded.

*you don't like cinemas
*you don't like free 3d applications(that you don't have to use)
*you don't like casual fun like wiisports or eyetoys
*you don't like quirky games like flow,sotc and ico,eye of judgement,loco roco,parappa the rappa,etc.

do you know why microsoft is going to lose again?because of fanboys like you who can't see beyond online gaming and the first person shooter that you think everyone likes.your purchasing decisions will get microsoft not in just second place real soon,but third after sony fires on all cylinders.

sony is giving up a free appplication that "YOU" can expand.IF "YOU" WANT TO.you don't have to walk around.you don't have to talk to people.you don't have to buy stuff for home.you could just jump into online games with other gamers just like sony said you could from the xmb.

"i just want to play.""i just want to game."i don't like so and so."

you sound like kids.don't like it?don't use it.better yet,don't get a ps3 like bladestar.the community doesn't need gamers like him or bloodmask or power of green.

you complain and complain about something you don't have.but expect it to be JUST LIKE the thing you ALREADY have.

don't get ps3s please.there are others we would rather hang out with online if we so choose to go online.goodness.

...................mag lev super train...................

[BIadestarX]

No.. but jokes aside I think Home is great... It bring gaming to new level. I love to realism and interactivity.. Take this picture for example: http://www.allaboardtoys.co...

I hope Sony add this feature in Home 2.0 http://www.familycourtchron...

[Saint Sony]

Home is aimed for kids. XBL is aimed for gamers.
Sony should concentrate on gaming instead of playing with a Barbie doll.

[Wolfmoonstrike]

just like gamers should focus on playing games instead of dissing others for likeing certain games and/or services.i personally am looking forword to home I want to see what potential it has

[fopums]

home aimed at barbie dolls and such? are you two a good indicator of how mature the XBL audience is?

wait you guys want to throw a napoleon dynamite reference while your at it? cuase you are so hip.....and cool....

[Wolfmoonstrike]

I think home will be a great adition to PSN, I dont believe its there to compete w/ live but to give those who want it a chance at a new experience and a different aproach something I applaud. I believe if you dont like things different and pushing the envolope then you are the ones who only like one genre (whatever it be).

p.s. for all those people use the term f@g or homeO you probaly are the people who think bush is a good president

[darkvenom]

pay no attention to bladestar he's nothing but an ignorant fanboy,i remember awhile back he had us fooled into thinking he actually liked the PS3 but as soon as he got enough bubbles his true colors showed.all you have to do is click the ignore button because obviously he never has anything important to say.

[ASSASSYN 36o]

Home seems targeted towards the SIMs fans. I am to old to play house in some virtual world. My little niece plays a online game like home on the pc. It is a kiddie approach to a viable user interface. Can you have sex with other avatars? LOL.

[ApocalypseShadow]

but you call yourselves gamers.

sony adds bluray that can be used for games and movies.you complain.you claim you have money but you complain.

sony adds free web browsing.i read everything everyone typed from lying in bed.it's free.you complain.

sony adds motion control.they make games for it like warhawk,flow,lair.you complain on that."it's too hard.""why would i want to do that?""i like to complain."

sony gives ps3 gamers free online.free.you complain on it.it's just getting started.and you're complaining about it not being where a 5 year evolving service is.

they are giving away a free application you don't have to use.and you're complaining and bagging on it as if you have to pay for it.

you complain about LBP."it's too kiddy.""why would someone want to make levels for other gamers to try?"

you guys are constantly in the ps3 section complaining,bagging,ridiculing something you don't have.you lie,you claim there needs to be one game that justifies a $600 dollar purchase.from where i'm sitting:

a system that plays all your old games,plays movies,music,web browsing,free online AND WORKS.and has great games like warhawk,resistance,motorstorm, vf5,heavenly sword,etc.and has great deals that give you free bluray movies for $499.that's right $499.but it's not good enough for you.

we have justification of complaining about 360.it breaks.the company lied for months.blamed it's users,made them pay $140 to fix it,blamed the consumer on scratched discs,made gamers wait for refurbs that shouldn't break either,over charges on accessories.all my friends first 360s broke.they got launch systems.

a company like microsoft should not be allowed to do this to gamers.any gamer.but i don't go into the 360 section over and over in every 360 thread badmouthing 360.because i like some of the games.i just don't like microsoft's way of running things.i also didn't like being given the option to upgrade to 360 or get no new games on xbox.that's justifiable.

but you guys complain too much.TOO MUCH.you are not gamers or are scared of direct competition from competitors that have been doing this for years.you fear losing to sony and nintendo.and that's a shame.go game or go cry to your moms.

....................mag lev super train..................

[fopums]

good post, bubble for joo

[Wolfmoonstrike]

more words than i wouldve used but all the same exactly what ive been trying to say
bubbles for you

[felidae]

very nice comment.

bubble for you man!

[mirroredderorrim]

Excellent post. Bubbles galore!

The machine can do alot.
People with Xbox360 wanted games. I bought a PS3 for hi-def content and to clear the damned space for other things. I get to put away my ps2 and DVD player and I don't have to buy a new hi-def format player.

The machine is not just a gaming machine, it's a multimedia entertainment machine. See SCE: Sony Computer Entertainment.
That's what it's all about. I can play any of the killer apps that Xbox has on the PC as well, with better quality graphics.

I just don't see any reason for me to buy an Xbox360, or another one anyway. I gave mine to my sister which she enjoys alot.
No 3 red rings of death so far, from what she tells me.

All in all, I am more interested in the format war than the console wars. I support PS3 because it's got Blu-Ray and plus I am anti-MS but when I see something good come from MS I always recognize it, just as long as they don't copy stuff, which is becoming more and more common for any company.

As for PSN, it's just as simple as Xbox Live, yet it has a ong way to go to be just as exciting. When I log on there I wish I could see some realtime chatting forums where people are cursing at eachother on how noob eachother are,haha.

It just seems kind of dead to me, until you start up a game with someone.
We've got a long ways to go to see what the PS3 can do, and as for HOME...if it to where many things are customizable, such as almost every aspect or avatars, furniture, etc , then it should draw alot of people in.

I agree, though. Don't talk down on a system you hate just because you bought the competition.
You'll never see me bashing XBL because it's a great service that no one can deny.

So don't bash PSN because it's still in it's infancy.

[ChefDejon]

rant about i wanna play games not be in a virtual world like if when home drops ps3 will become a directly home player and not a video game player every accesible in the xmb will be accesible in home u dont wanna walk around in a virtual world dont open it and go play ur video games. the world is full of choices

[TheMART]

It's just pretty simple:

Home is a graphical gimmick to coverup the less online gaming experience

Live is what online gaming should be, although no Sims/Second Life clone. Who wants to hang out on a couch virtual anyways? I can do that @ MY home while gaming through XBL

[felidae]

you really can't compare these two.

Home is so much better because it's more like a "game".

Nobody talks about his Live Account but people will soon start talking about their Home.

Good stuff Sony, good stuff!

Edit: Yeah, i know, people will start saying that i'm a Sony fanboy but sorry, i own both systems - playin the Skate demo right now and it fvckin kicks A$$.

[kewlkat007]

so everyone is going to be at a party, drinking a few beers and someone starts to talk about a "Virtual Sim World" on their PS3.

I know exactly, who's gonna be hooked on this stuff...

Talk about not having a life..

Hey, I like to game and I live in a real home, do I go around talking about it? Are you gonna pick up girls because of HOME?

come on..jeeze louise...

[felidae]

... what i was trying to say is, that there will be much more to talk about Home than about a Live-Account.

[kewlkat007]

all the talk on XBL will be about what they offer as far as the Hd content, games, and demos and such, ya know, like the important functions of the service.

Who would wanna talk about the Menu Blades? It's kind of dumb when I think about it, thats why I can't compare them.

Let's not forget, the games/features and what is offered, is what will sell consoles, not paying $600 for just HOME. Really, this is not that revolutionary..

[deadeyes99]

well if your a loser you will love home.

[Wii60_FTW]

home is a chat room for losers, not a utility like live. sony have still yet to explain how anyone is going to UPLOAD and stream HD videos to their friends LOL. good luck with that 20k a second upload speed. And what idiot would rather win A trophy for each game? The whole point of Achievements is to have like 20 to 50 fun and challenging things to do and/or unlock in each game; not get a dumbass trophy no one can see unless u "invite" them over haha.

it's simple, home is garbage.

[ApocalypseShadow]

he doesn't see the potential.and it's sad.especially when it's free.

i bring some friends over.we are all ghost in the shell series fans.i stream the new series off my ps3 and they can watch too.for free.not just virtually sit on a couch.

i go on a trip to france.my new friends,relatives and people interested in going to france can see my pictures i put on the wall.and i can update it constantly.

we're all jazz friends.i have a jazz collection that they can hear.then we can jumped to their homes to hear their jazz collections on their ps3s.

i buy virtual arcade games and pool.maybe possibly have a bowling lane in my house.we all play together.then someone says,"let's play motorstorm."alright let's do it."and we all jump straight into the game.

we're a warhawk clan.we meet up on the days that we all can jump into home and plan strategies for kicking others @sses.who's better at turrets,who's better at flying,who's great at driving.and plan the next kill.

jump into video chat.someone within the group is a woman and she just had a child.we can see the child through the video streaming.and it's free.we tell her,"congratulations!&quo t;she's a stay at home mom who likes gaming and looking after her child next to her.

we go to the movie theater.sony is showing tv shows or movies they own just to ps3 owners logged in.even have special engagements.one night only.or friday night movies you can watch with other gamers.see new game trailers devs posted up.

you cannot do all this with xbox live.xbox live is good for online gaming.

but "HOME" is great for an online "COMMUNITY."where the skies the limit on what you can show and share with other like minded gamers.

that's why i call gamers like mart and bladestar sad people.downplaying free potential.

don't buy ps3s.you fanboys would not fit in a community HOME represents.

......................mag lev super train...................

[Cloud Strife]

I make the mistake of downloading second life on my pc and i have to say that was five minutes of my life i wish i could get back.But its free and i like free so thats one point for it.Hopefully it will live up to the hype because i just invested 499 dollars to get the nex-get experience from amazon ten mins ago..

[PimpHandHappy]

im a PS3 only guy and im telling you i dont really care about Home. If they make it so i can meet up at something like the Socom PoolNBullet Holes Lounge and we can all launch are game from there that would be cool.

I dont really care for small talk and was never a big second life kinda guy! My second life is played in the games and thats about it. If they make it fun and easy i might change my mind but till then it really isnt on my mind of things i find all that interesting.

time will tell

peace

[dachiefsman]

is good!!

[Lex Luthor]

Anyone who finds HOME fun seriously needs to get their head checked.
And before you say anything yes i have a ps3, ask ShadowFlare(my warhawk buddy)

PSN: BrixtonSteve

[Genki]

and the media sharing and mini-games is the biggest draw.

Who can honestly say that it isn't cool to watch the latest movie with friends that may be in different states/countries? Honestly. Please, feel free to disagree if you don't like that idea. Just as good as borrowing movies then.

Can you imagine? Hell, people could start movie clans or something. Pool your movie collection together and just watch them every now and then. I know I don't purchase or even rent every movie I'd like to see, and this is just as good as borrowing from a friend.

[N4GayFanturds]

of a 'pile of sticks': "we're all jazz friends.i have a jazz collection that they can hear.then we can jumped to their homes to hear their jazz collections on their ps3s." Mag Lev

A bunch of grown F N men sitting on the sofa listening to each others music together. What next? Virtual same sex marriage cerimonies @ Home.

[Genki]

it with your homophobic nature. That's funny. If that's the sort of thing that comes to mind when you think of home, then you're probably better off keeping that to yourself, thanks.

Those with maturity beyond that of homophobic adolescents will enjoy themselves. Nice try though.

[ash_divine]

DragunBallZ = PWNED

[Xbox360Fanboy]

Home out number Live.

Home is free and it's just easy to use. It's there to use. It's improving as we speak.

Live is not free and charge you money. Live might be better because of the gaming online(Home will catch up and beat it down hard down the drain)

For example: youtube and myspace.com

it's just free and people use it everyday, every single day

Home!!!!!!!!

I'm with home.

[solidt12]

How can they honestly talk about all these things that are better in Home then have the nerve to say Live still wins barely. They sound like idiots.

[mirroredderorrim]

Wasting a bubble for my PSN tag: Pooplio

I got my ass handed to me on F.E.A.R.

:P