That Sony's new social channel "Home" looks suspiciously like Second Life is hardly news to anyone who's seen the footage from Harrison's keynote. What I couldn't help giggling about the whole time he showed off the world, though, was just how much sex is going to happen in Home. Realistic avatars? Private spaces? Customization? Think about Second Life. So. Much. Sex. If there was any doubt, just remember Harrison's sample character who was supposed to say "Hi" but said "Ho."Of course, sexy gamers are bound to have questions. Can avatars take their clothes off? (Probably not.) Will the system support user-generated content that animates sex, like pose balls? (I wouldn't bet on it.) But if MMOs and social networking have taught us anything, it's that people will always find a way to get it on. Just pimp out your pad with downloaded gear, maybe get some porn streaming on your walls, and let the Home sex begin.



















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When he took that photo and put it in a frame on his wall in his virtual sex-lair, I immediately thought "pictures of my wang, all over the place."
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Hahahaha.
Sex houses... houses having sex.
Hahaha.
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Cue ped-o-bear.
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QFT. Nintendo needs to wake up and realize that they are being WAY too overprotective on the online front.
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I bet you're just both pedophiles that want an easier time.
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(you have received a Home invitation from IROXXOR)
(you enter IROXXOR's Home)
you see
goatse.cx.jpg
tubgirl.jpg
IROXXORz_penis.jpg
Certain things you can't unsee.
BTW, wonder if there will be trading in PS3 Home. Pay a playstation store item for entry into PEEPSHOW's Home ;)
Hmm, anyone have predicitons on what will happen to Second Life when the furries move over to Home?
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Hopefully Sony will be able to keep a balance, allowing people to do what they want to do, not stifle weird interactions and events, but still be able to keep new members comfortable until they know the ropes. I imagine they'll have an option to ONLY see your friends in that open mall area. I wonder if voice chatting is supported, and how private it is, or if you can opt to have anyone within 10 virtual feet hear you.
I wonder how this will compare to just calling up a friend's list and seeing who's playing 'Rainbow 6:Vegas..." It's always annoying when "calling up the feature to 'do what you want to do'" takes longer than "doing what you want to do..." For instance, loading the weather channel on the Wii to see the temperature here in NYC takes longer than quickly flipping the TV over to NY1, a local 24-hour news cable station. Setting up or ending a chat in the 360 dashboard is a series of annoying blade swipes and lists that takes longer than it should. I bet there will be a simple, quick text "friend's list" on the PS3 as well. It just works too well on the 360 to ignore.
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AHAHAHA
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Here's your forecast: fucking cold in Manhattan, even fucking colder in the outer boroughs.
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So *THAT'S* why you hate Nintendo! They keep you from gettin' that sweet, sweet kiddie lovin'.
It all makes so much sense now...
Anyone want to take bets on how long it'll be before we hear about the first flying penis attack? I say...October of '08.
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Home, on the other hand, looks wonderful. It's like a crippled Sims 3 with amazing expansion packs. If Sony pulls this off right, that's another check on my list of why to get a PS3 (beat Resistance and playing MotorStorm on my friend's PS3, it's an amazing system).
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Craigslist > Playstation Home.
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So, they're keeping you from the 10-year-old pedophiles?
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