Official: PlayStation Home Not Coming Until Autumn
More registrants to be invited to beta
Sony has confirmed that its PlayStation Home service for the PS3 will not be available until Autumn.
The platform holder is clearly aware that it isn't making PlayStation 3 owners, who are eagerly awaiting the service, happy with this announcement. Rather than coming with a sugary corporo-quote about how Sony is optimising the service's throughput potential going forward, the announcement comes with an embarrassed near-apology from Sony Computer Entertainment president and CEO Kaz Hirai.
“We understand that we are asking PS3 and prospective PS3 users to wait a bit longer, but we have come to the conclusion that we need more time to refine the service to ensure a more focused gaming entertainment experience than what it is today”, Hirai says. “Our overarching objective is to provide users with new gaming experiences that are available only on PlayStation Home. Spending more time on the development and on the Closed Beta testing reaffirms our commitment to bringing a quality service, maintaining the PlayStation tradition.”
Some people will get the chance to get into Home before then, however. More registrants are going to be invited into what Sony is now calling the 'Expanded Closed Beta'. Exactly who, however, remains a mystery. The announcement tells us, “Details of the Closed Beta testing features, registration for the test and the opening of the service will be announced as they become available.”
All the way back in March last year, Sony's then-head of worldwide studios, Phil Harrison, told us that Home would be available in “Fall 2007”.
The platform holder is clearly aware that it isn't making PlayStation 3 owners, who are eagerly awaiting the service, happy with this announcement. Rather than coming with a sugary corporo-quote about how Sony is optimising the service's throughput potential going forward, the announcement comes with an embarrassed near-apology from Sony Computer Entertainment president and CEO Kaz Hirai.
“We understand that we are asking PS3 and prospective PS3 users to wait a bit longer, but we have come to the conclusion that we need more time to refine the service to ensure a more focused gaming entertainment experience than what it is today”, Hirai says. “Our overarching objective is to provide users with new gaming experiences that are available only on PlayStation Home. Spending more time on the development and on the Closed Beta testing reaffirms our commitment to bringing a quality service, maintaining the PlayStation tradition.”
Some people will get the chance to get into Home before then, however. More registrants are going to be invited into what Sony is now calling the 'Expanded Closed Beta'. Exactly who, however, remains a mystery. The announcement tells us, “Details of the Closed Beta testing features, registration for the test and the opening of the service will be announced as they become available.”
All the way back in March last year, Sony's then-head of worldwide studios, Phil Harrison, told us that Home would be available in “Fall 2007”.
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SuperSaiyan4 22 Apr 2008 10:10
1/8
From what Sony make out HOME to be and what it will have I think Sony should stop giving out dates on when it might be released.
Sony need to release an actual date for HOME at least 1 month before once its fully complete etc.
This is a very big step for Sony and have noticed Sony love talking they talk up hype on all their products and when it comes to deliver its nowhere to be seen or has lots of delays.
Sony kinda count their chickens before they hatch so to speak.
Sony can do a lot with the PS3 and put a lot of content on their, they have all the technology in the box they just need to concentrate on delivering the software without over excitement causing lots of PS3 owners to get upset with these delays.
Sony need to release an actual date for HOME at least 1 month before once its fully complete etc.
This is a very big step for Sony and have noticed Sony love talking they talk up hype on all their products and when it comes to deliver its nowhere to be seen or has lots of delays.
Sony kinda count their chickens before they hatch so to speak.
Sony can do a lot with the PS3 and put a lot of content on their, they have all the technology in the box they just need to concentrate on delivering the software without over excitement causing lots of PS3 owners to get upset with these delays.
headcasephil 22 Apr 2008 13:16
2/8
it is starting to feel a bit like gt4 mobile (never going to happen) dont get me wrong i no its in closed beta have a fraind woking on it but it is all ways being put back and yes i understand that it is sonys bomb to xbox live so thay whant to make it a nucula but come on we seen it we want it just give it
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deleted 22 Apr 2008 13:16
3/8
its alittle too ambitious if you ask me this whole HOME thingy me bob, seriously though after the couple of days of messing around in there is anyone really gonna go back for more? i sense bad things too come young jedi!
config 22 Apr 2008 20:31
4/8
haritori wrote:
seriously though after the couple of days of messing around in there is anyone really gonna go back for more?
That's what I thought about myFaceBebo
Shows how out of tune with the Yoof I am.
Besides, if you can draw big cocks on the wall of your virt house and dress up in girls clothes, what not there to bring you back, day after day?
deleted 22 Apr 2008 21:00
5/8
config wrote:
haritori wrote:
seriously though after the couple of days of messing around in there is anyone really gonna go back for more?
That's what I thought about myFaceBebo
Shows how out of tune with the Yoof I am.
Besides, if you can draw big cocks on the wall of your virt house and dress up in girls clothes, what not there to bring you back, day after day?
OMG i didnt think of taht, can my penis - sorry cock teehee - be ejaculating and have wavy pubic hair?
PreciousRoi 22 Apr 2008 21:00
6/8
Home ver. 2, where they remove all the coolest features.
Daz 22 Apr 2008 23:47
7/8
config wrote:
haritori wrote:
seriously though after the couple of days of messing around in there is anyone really gonna go back for more?
That's what I thought about myFaceBebo
Shows how out of tune with the Yoof I am.
Besides, if you can draw big cocks on the wall of your virt house and dress up in girls clothes, what not there to bring you back, day after day?
I wonder??? that could be quite cool, if you can't we should sue for discrimination.
Personally I don't see what everyone sees in those face book majigas, my mate made me a my space it was OK for about a week then never went on it again so I closed the account.
Also, I is it really any surprise that HOME is out in Autumn? everyone's been saying like "Septemberish" that's kind of Autumn isn't it? so really it's not disappointing anyone.
config 23 Apr 2008 08:03
8/8
haritori wrote:
config wrote:
haritori wrote:
seriously though after the couple of days of messing around in there is anyone really gonna go back for more?
That's what I thought about myFaceBebo
Shows how out of tune with the Yoof I am.
Besides, if you can draw big cocks on the wall of your virt house and dress up in girls clothes, what not there to bring you back, day after day?
OMG i didnt think of taht, can my penis - sorry cock teehee - be ejaculating and have wavy pubic hair?
Yes, of course.
In fact, here's one I made earlier - it's not an exhaustive work, so feel free to copy, embellish, enhance and republish. Think of it as some sort of Create Cock Commons.
