What Would You Do If You Were Sony?

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SOFTWARE

That is all Sony needs to worry about. Not just games. In fact games are the least of the PS3 and PSP's worries. Sony needs to focus on getting software in place for the non gaming consumers.

Here is what I would hit if I was in charge:

The Following relates to PS3

Blu-ray

Movies
To start off I would make the tie between BR and PS3 even stronger. Starting with being able to aquire and transfer a digital copy all on Playstation hardware. Right now I have to take the digital copy to a computer to gain access to the digital copy and trasfer it to my PSP, that has to go.

Games
Do what it takes to make 3rd parties take advantage of the extra disc space. If it means funding some of the bigger multiplatform games then do so. Make sure next years Madden features more audio, more animations, more texture, and anything else to take advantage of that extra space.

PSN

Movies
My first move would be to get a subscription plan in place ASAP. Every movie would be available for rent/stream day and date with its DVD release. Like Live TV shows would be going up the night they air. Last and most important I would make sure if you buy content off the store you own it. The consumers should be able to delete and redownload thier content to at least one console as many times as they need to.

Music/Music Videos
The next move I would make is getting a music store on the service. Being part of Sony I would own nearly half of the music industry, and I would fire the ass hole incharge of that division if he did not want to cooperate. If it a company has the Sony name it needs to be part of the team.

Games
PSOne classics would be a huge priority if I was in charge. I would make sure all PSP/PS1/PS2/PS3 games were available for purchase or rent over the service. So obviously that would mean I would be making sure we got our shit together on PS2 emulation. I would also make sure consumers that currently own a DVD or CD of a PSOne/ PS2 title could get a free digital copy for the PS3 or at least a free emulator to make the game playable off the disc.

Online Gaming
Persistant Voice chat is the only issue I have with gaming on PSN.

XMB/Home

Home
At the moment I would leave Home and the XMB as seperate applications, but after a month or two of getting everything smooth I would release a firmware upgrade that integrates the two of them into one seamless OS. I would make sure you could do everything short of playing games without leaving Home. I would push hard to partener with as many companies in and out of the gamines industry. A method for purchasing everything from cloths to kitchen sinks would be implment in which users would get the real deal, and a digital copy for their home space/avatar.

I would make sure that every indusrty possible would benifit from being in Home. As Audi has already signed on, and PD has a great relationship with them I would strive to make sure everyone worked together to help Audi market within Home. I would help make sure they had a digital showroom that featured all their new cars, and thanks to a little help from Sony we would make sure users could downlaod a test track running on the GT engine, and try out any car they are interested in. Then we would make sure that users could contact a Audi customer service rep to learn more about the car if they had enough interest. I would go as far to make it possible to finance a car and have it shipped to your house or a dealer all through Playstation Home.

I would make sure we held tons of major events payed and free from within Home. From concerts to car shows, gaming conventions, and electronics shows. Home would become a place were people want to check out everyday to see what is new, and it would all be accessable buy taping the PS button at any time in the XMB. I would look to websites to make spaces in Home so places like IGN, Gamespot, and 1up could have a place for PS3 users to come check out the news and chat about games.

Most importantly I would make sure it was not only about Sony products. If Apple, Microsoft, Nintendo, Samsung, or any other competitor wanted to make a space I would not oblige. In fact I would incurage them to join in on Home, and sell and advertise thier products though our service. Customers that have a 360 can have it attatched to thier Toshiba TV in Home if they so desired.

Games w/Home Integration
I would make Home a seemless part of every gaming experiance. Trophies, unlockable content, game lobbys, events based on the games, and more. I would turn the Home lobby into the main menu of games, allowing users to interact with others befor a game or simply jump right into single player or online games. Home would be the senter of everything to do with the community side of every game on the system.

Movies/Music/Photos
I would strive to make each of these areas more user freindly. In the photos section I would add an application to edit photos, combine pictures for backgrounds, and create animated gifs. I would make sure that users could move their photos around much more easly, abd give them more levels of gouping. In the music section I would allow users to listen through music without it stopping everytime a CD ends. I would allow track to be edited so users could make ringtone from any music on their system. In the movie/video section I would allow users to edit video to an extent. I would let users make video playlists. I would also make sure at least all quicktime, and WMV files would work on the system.

Internat Browser
I would just make sure that the browser stays stisfactory. Playstation users would have Home so the use of the browser would be very limited, and only neccicary if a product or information could not be found inside Home.

Users
Users would be able to lock thier account and content through password. When downloading content they would have the option to make it viewable by only themselves, everyone on the system, or just a select few.




The Following relates to PSP

PSN

I would make sure PSP had every feature mentioned in the PS3 section directly on the system.

Trophies

Tropies would be number one on my to do list for the PSP.

XMB

I would completly revamp the structure of the XMB on the PSP to make it function more like to PS3. In game XMB would be made possible for all PSP models 2000 and new. On the Fly music playlists would be a must. A broder rage of video formats would be made functional.

Games

This system does need games, and from all suppoting casts. I would make sure our first party teams were not abandoning th unit, and though support behind third parties to get some unique projects on the system.



I think that the above is the most imporatant things Sony can do for thier systems in the next year. The prices are fine for both units, and with the right software and services they can sell very ealy at the current mark. If Sony were to make all of that happen along with revising the harware again next year slimming down the PS3 and cutting it to $299, while giving the PSP access to the 3G networks, adding built in storage, and a built in 6MP camera they would be set.