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Posted: Dec 15th 2008 4:32PM Obienator said

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Indeed it will sell a lot of Wii's and 360's. ;)
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Posted: Dec 15th 2008 4:49PM delete3 said

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Haha, nice one!
I was about to say... YEAH RIGHT!
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Posted: Dec 15th 2008 4:43PM FernandoRocker said

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Nice one =p

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Posted: Dec 15th 2008 4:57PM (Unverified) said

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Rec'd, I mean +1 :)

Home is boring as fuck! Doubt it ever gets that Beta label off.
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Posted: Dec 15th 2008 5:00PM (Unverified) said

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I genuinely laughed. [+]
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Posted: Dec 15th 2008 5:05PM heyo007 said

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Fenix, don't forget: Home is also boring as shit. I thought I was the only one that thought this.
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Posted: Dec 15th 2008 5:11PM Obienator said

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I like Sony, I am typing this on a VAIO and will buy a Blu-ray player very soon, but come on...home is a trainwreck.
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Posted: Dec 15th 2008 5:34PM Duke said

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I dunno guys, this is Europe we are talking about. I wouldn't be shocked to see this kind of social networking tool have a strong following there.
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Posted: Dec 15th 2008 6:34PM RyanLN said

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Agreed. After I was finally able to access home I found the whole experience to be criminally underwhelming. Perhaps it will serve as an additional "value added" feature in the same manner as the Blu-Ray player, but I don't see it appealing to any segment of the gaming community that would drop $400 on a console. Good luck with that, boys.
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Posted: Dec 15th 2008 6:50PM (Unverified) said

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We already have a social networking tool on a console the NXE and the 360 as a whole.
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Posted: Dec 15th 2008 7:31PM Roto13 said

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Come on, I don't think something like this is going to prevent people from buying a PS3. It is totally optional and free, after all. ;P
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Posted: Dec 16th 2008 3:28PM Duke said

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I have no idea why people got mad over that comment above. WTF
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Posted: Dec 15th 2008 4:33PM ThornedVenom said

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HAHAHAAHHHAHHAHAHAHAHAHHHHAHHAHAHAHAHAHHAHAHA
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Posted: Dec 15th 2008 4:37PM Dirty said

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My sentiments exactly
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Posted: Dec 15th 2008 5:14PM CubeGuy said

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Beat me to it.
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Posted: Dec 15th 2008 4:39PM (Unverified) said

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Hmmmm, didn't a another executive from Sony Europe state, "We have built up a certain brand equity over time since the launch of PlayStation in 1995 and PS2 in 2000 that the first five million are going to buy it, whatever it is, even [if] it didn't have games."

Sony Europe should stop betting on red.
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Posted: Dec 15th 2008 4:41PM copa said

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Sounds pretty prescient to me. The first five million did.
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Posted: Dec 15th 2008 5:04PM Dextro said

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The sad part is that they really did... I'm sick and tired of people bad mouthing the 360 and claiming the PS3 is the best thing since sliced bread.

I'm sorry PS3 fans but I just don't see the games on the system. The single exclusive title I want to play is MGS4 and I would probably only play it once (unless MGO is that good).

Still I'm in Europe and have a 360 and I'm already seeing a dark road ahead since Microsoft's position over here isn't that great...
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Posted: Dec 15th 2008 8:37PM SoCoolCurt said

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i wouldnt say that the PS3 is the best thing since sliced bread, just alot better than people and media lead you to think it is. there are plenty of exclusives that i have tons of fun with on the PS3 along with all the WAY above average media functions. and lets be real, how many exclusives does the 360 have that make it so appealing to everyone (Halo, Gears of War, and i'll wait...)? now i do think the 360 has the best all around gaming experience what with all the JRPG's and family titles but the PS3 still have plenty of quality titles. i firmly believe that if it weren't for the price and state of the economy right now, we would be having a very different conversation about the PS3.

it is worth noting that i have had a 360 for about 2 months now and i think the thing is great, but i just play my PS3 more. maybe it's me being a media buff, maybe it's brand loyalty, who knows? either way, i think they are both fine machines but there are a few of us out there that do prefer the PS3 to the 360. why cant you just accept that?

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Posted: Dec 15th 2008 4:39PM bxgt said

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wasn't the blue ray there system seller?
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Posted: Dec 15th 2008 4:40PM (Unverified) said

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Posted: Dec 15th 2008 5:01PM FredFredrickson said

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I think this is far more appropriate:

http://www.instantrimshot.com/

Since Sony: Europe could only possibly be joking.
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Posted: Dec 15th 2008 10:10PM (Unverified) said

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Well, I had a PS3, and I'm selling it, so looks to me like Sony has lots of system-sellers....
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Posted: Dec 15th 2008 4:41PM (Unverified) said

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"you are going to become part of something very special"

Shame it won't be anything good.
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Posted: Dec 15th 2008 4:41PM (Unverified) said

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Sorny Urope you so silly
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Posted: Dec 15th 2008 4:44PM SoulPatch said

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I don't have a PS3, but I've wanted one for the blu-ray player mostly, and a couple of their games. However, the price and lackluster game catalog has always turned me off. That's why I have a 360 and a Wii. But if Home grows into what it is capable of doing, I might buy it. So, for me, Home could be the last straw for me to go and pick one up.
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Posted: Dec 15th 2008 4:44PM theBigD23 said

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Home is one of the most disastrous things I have played. It's completely worthless IMO. You have a bunch of douche bags in a circle, dancing for no reason. Nothing else to do. Oh, you can play pool.
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Posted: Dec 15th 2008 5:37PM Duke said

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That's kind of how I felt in the closed beta while people were saying how great it was. Also, it was always weird to have someone walk up to you and start talking about how neat it was to walk up and talk to strangers about how neat it was. Awkward.
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Posted: Dec 15th 2008 4:46PM illiteratePoet said

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Not bloody likely.
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Posted: Dec 15th 2008 4:54PM Troggie said

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"Special" as in short-bus "special"?
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Posted: Dec 15th 2008 4:59PM (Unverified) said

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LMAO!
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Posted: Dec 15th 2008 4:48PM (Unverified) said

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AHAHAHA!! OH JEEZ!!! THOSE SONY FOLKS!! Whew!

Wait, they were serious?

AHAHAHAHA HAAAAAA!!
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Posted: Dec 15th 2008 4:48PM TheSound said

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Hey, if they can make it so, then more power too them.

I mean, this is probably a load of crap, but if they are motivated to sell PS3's from the service, then I welcome it, anything would be better than what we have now.

They have the platform, they just need to utilize it better than now.
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Posted: Dec 15th 2008 5:00PM (Unverified) said

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Sony Europe: Dewey Defeats Truman!
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Posted: Dec 15th 2008 5:02PM (Unverified) said

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also, you have to realize that games like Habbo Hotel are almost 100% European. This is just the kind of shit they'd pay money to be a part of
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Posted: Dec 15th 2008 5:14PM Haggard said

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Yeah, we pay like £3 for a game with actual social features.

Not £300 for a featureless second-life knockoff.
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Posted: Dec 15th 2008 5:25PM Spunky Monkey 190906 said

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Mop sounds a bit retarded.
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Posted: Dec 15th 2008 5:02PM The Kong said

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wow, it seems like even the sony fanboys hate sony now....
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Posted: Dec 15th 2008 5:04PM Edge of Blade said

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Poor Sony. Just when they had the chance to rebut the sinking ship claim, they go and confirm it.
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Posted: Dec 15th 2008 5:05PM Edge of Blade said

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You know what, I'll take that back. If Sony can do something with Home to make it a system seller, that would mean a huge improvement. It would mean the second coming.

It...wouldn't happen.
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Posted: Dec 15th 2008 5:04PM (Unverified) said

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Just like Little Big Planet...

*staggers*
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Posted: Dec 15th 2008 8:10PM Roto13 said

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Hey now, any of LittleBigPlanet's failures are because gamers are afraid of anything that isn't dripping testosterone. LBP is awesome.
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Posted: Dec 16th 2008 12:03AM (Unverified) said

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LBP IS awesome.. but that doesn't excuse the fact that it didn't sell like SONY thought it would. Let alone, sell consoles.
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Posted: Dec 16th 2008 1:32AM Roto13 said

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This is true, but I don't like it to be lumped in with Home. Home is ridiculous because it's a bad idea to begin with. It's Second Life. The fact that nobody likes it is Sony's fault. :P Not so much for LBP.
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Posted: Dec 16th 2008 9:16AM (Unverified) said

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Totally agree, my friend.
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Posted: Dec 15th 2008 5:04PM blueskyv201 said

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First of all, sinking ship? - HA!
Second of all, Home is the worst of Sony's ideas. I got bored after 30 seconds of "playing" it.
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Posted: Dec 15th 2008 5:09PM borland502 said

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'I got bored after 30 seconds of "playing" it.'

Dunno, out of the 99% assholes I saw on it I met two new people I added as friends. And once they get game launching up, it may finally achieve parity with XBL in getting a group together through many games. Without that though, ya, it's a fancy vent/IRC channel.
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Posted: Dec 15th 2008 5:07PM borland502 said

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Oy, I actually like the service now and can't even remotely see "system seller" being true. It's a vent channel, a public/private vent channel, with 2nd life veneer. It's not the gaming equivalent of the coming of Christ.

Once they get the game launching feature up it may even be seen as damned useful. But system seller? No, no, and no you acid dropping executives. If the best reviewed game of all time, LBP, didn't do it then this certainly won't.
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Posted: Dec 15th 2008 5:10PM FredFredrickson said

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Why would you load up Home to launch a game when you can just do that from the menu?
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