| jv103 said: Home would be a reason to buy PS3 if Home ends up doing everything that its touted to do. I haven't read much about it since October but the idea that you could view movies that other people owned via their TV in their 'home' seemed cool. |
That will be one of the selling points, but I think Home is the gateway to something much, much larger. It's not really about repackaging TV shows, it's about democratizing media production - you'll get to put your own stuff on a site, mess with it, trade with other people, etc. Think of what you could do with the PSEye and a digital camera alone. It's s not something that will appeal to everyone overnight, sure. But I think it's inevitable some version of this will become an indispensable part of gaming. Basically, it's the plebian, affordable version of what's been going on in the PC gaming culture for some time. Only Sony's pitch will be, we can give you the 3D version of Facebook for the low low price of $200 or less, as opposed to a $1000 computer festooned with $300 worth of applications.
The trick, though, is that Home needs savvy management, i.e. if Sony tries to pull a Microsoft, and charge you rent for every Home pixel, it will crash and burn. It's got to stay mobile, free, close to the ground.
