PSN director: Home launch will be robust, confirms movie download service launch |
Last month, Sony's PlayStation Network senior director Susan Pamico remarked that the launch of PlayStation Home this fall will be similar to Gmail's own launch, and that the release will be an open, working beta. Some gamers are worried that the launch may be some half-baked attempt to show something to gamers after so many delays.
PSN Director Eric Lempel clarifies on this though, and it should quiet any fears. Lempel says Home, even in its initial release to the public, will not be presenting the service in its raw form, but rather a fully "robust" service:
If you think about Gmail and SusanÂ’s reference, Gmail when it launched in beta was a fully functional email service. I personally was using it and it offered everything youÂ’d expect, but was in beta just to say that thereÂ’s more to come and maybe itÂ’s not fully polished.
The reason weÂ’ve been delaying [Home] is so that we can deliver a high quality service that the users will enjoy. Even though it will be in beta, it will be a fair representation of what the service can be and its potential, so it wonÂ’t be a 0.5 release, it will be a fully robust service.
Lempel goes on to talk about the movie download service coming for the PlayStation 3. He does confirm that the service is still a go for launch this Summer in the US, although he can't "speak for the other regions at this time":
I donÂ’t have any more specifics right now, but like Kaz [Hirai] said, it will go live [in the US] this summer and I think it will offer consumers everything theyÂ’re looking for from us. It will offer everything they expect from us and probably a little bit more.
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Comments [refresh]
2.4 is nothing since it bugged few people and since no companies updated their games for the trophies.
I hope Home will be better than this. And I hope that home will pop this month...
I waited months and months for a gmail invite.
I want HOME - I've been waiting long enough for a beta. How can I ensure this???
Also, 2.4 - Why can't Sony give us an idea if they are going to be a week, a month, a year?
i managed to update but for some reason i cant get any trofees on stardust so you guys that didnt update arent missing much the firmware is very buggy
i gave up on home allredy im more woried about my trofees lol i dont even care when home cams out
bt when it does is very welcome on my ps3 loool
You know, HOME is always going to be something I'm waiting for no matter how much I tell myself I'm not. So, if there's a release for it then cool. I can deal with some bugs here and there aslong as they're taken care of. Like the Trophy System. I downloaded them the minute they kicked off and I've had a blast with Stardust these last few days collecting those trophies. I have them all except the one where you have to collect 10 nukes. To tell you the truth, I've never really played stardust until then. I've had it since launch and I feel like I've been missing out on a great game. Long story short, if trophies added life to a game I never played, then HOME should be something similar for me. Which is worth the wait :)
Home is Coming out in Fall of this Year.
Home Will Be downlaodable in the Playstation Store Not a Frimware.
Think im Wrong Go to www.playstationhome.com
I hope to hell this will replace myspace as another internet hog!