After three years without a noticeable direction, Sony is redesigning PlayStation Home. And believe it or not, the application will be tweaked to have a focus on games. Fancy that.
Instead of bring a clumsy copy of virtual reality program Second Life, the service will act as a console hub for social gaming. The reason for the change? Virtual worlds just don't cut the mustard anymore, with social networking the outlet for casual gaming these days.
PlayStation Home director Jack Buser is confident the redesign will give it a new exciting focus. "This is a giant leap in the evolution of the platform. We are going to ‘up level’ games as the heart of PlayStation Home," he told VentureBeat. This means that Home itself is going to become a game. The first things you see when you get into Home are games."
Arguably that should have been the first thing that happened in the application's first iteration, but better late than never, right? Home has enjoyed a lot of success with its Xi and Sodium games, so it makes sense that the whole of the service would be redesigned to accommodate this.
The brand new PlayStation Home will hit PS3s in the Autumn.
Instead of bring a clumsy copy of virtual reality program Second Life, the service will act as a console hub for social gaming. The reason for the change? Virtual worlds just don't cut the mustard anymore, with social networking the outlet for casual gaming these days.
PlayStation Home director Jack Buser is confident the redesign will give it a new exciting focus. "This is a giant leap in the evolution of the platform. We are going to ‘up level’ games as the heart of PlayStation Home," he told VentureBeat. This means that Home itself is going to become a game. The first things you see when you get into Home are games."
Arguably that should have been the first thing that happened in the application's first iteration, but better late than never, right? Home has enjoyed a lot of success with its Xi and Sodium games, so it makes sense that the whole of the service would be redesigned to accommodate this.
The brand new PlayStation Home will hit PS3s in the Autumn.
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DrkStr 23 Aug 2011 13:06
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"Up Level"? What's he on about? Does he mean "Level Up"?
Dreadknux 23 Aug 2011 14:07
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'Up-level' is totally the new way to say it. Buser is just down with the home boyz, you know what I be sayin'?
config 23 Aug 2011 17:00
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I always said that Home should have a built-in game of "tig" (US: "tag")
Just add the ability to step, jump or climb onto areas within reach, and then we could play "tigs off ground".
Have to say, whenever I venture into Home, I'm always stunned at the number of people in there. We can take the piss all we like, it's seems it's got a thriving community. It'd just be better with a game of tig is all...
Just add the ability to step, jump or climb onto areas within reach, and then we could play "tigs off ground".
Have to say, whenever I venture into Home, I'm always stunned at the number of people in there. We can take the piss all we like, it's seems it's got a thriving community. It'd just be better with a game of tig is all...