Post: Microsoft: "[Home] feels like 2005 tech in 2008"
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12-11-2008, 05:49 PM
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MATT51723
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Originally posted by another user
Speaking with Kotaku, Microsoft's Group Product Manager for Xbox 360 Aaron Greenberg shared his opinion on PlayStation Home, expressing that it feels outdated and there is a "huge gap" in the quality of Home when compared to Microsoft’s Xbox Live service.
"I think we have seen people are willing to pay for the premium experience," Greenberg said. "When they compare Live, even to Home, there is still a huge gap."
"What Home to me feels like is Second Life for hardcore gamers," he said, "it doesn’t feel like it broadens the experience and invites people in. When they unveiled it, it seemed innovative. I think what's happened is now here we are a couple of years later and we feel beyond that."
"It feels like 2005 tech in 2008. I'm not sure that’s what people want."
Needless to say, we certainly don’t share Greenberg’s views on the matter, but with PlayStation Home now entering its public beta phase, we’ll finally be able to see how punters react to the online social platform and whether or not Sony can deliver on its promises in the coming months.
Stay tuned.
"I think we have seen people are willing to pay for the premium experience," Greenberg said. "When they compare Live, even to Home, there is still a huge gap."
"What Home to me feels like is Second Life for hardcore gamers," he said, "it doesn’t feel like it broadens the experience and invites people in. When they unveiled it, it seemed innovative. I think what's happened is now here we are a couple of years later and we feel beyond that."
"It feels like 2005 tech in 2008. I'm not sure that’s what people want."
Needless to say, we certainly don’t share Greenberg’s views on the matter, but with PlayStation Home now entering its public beta phase, we’ll finally be able to see how punters react to the online social platform and whether or not Sony can deliver on its promises in the coming months.
Stay tuned.
Haha wow... Of course microsoft is going to hate on Home.
they steal everyones ideas 
12-11-2008, 08:21 PM
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TexasInstrument
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lol i love how they say there is a gap between the tech involved in ps home and their crap ass xbox experience thing. Really, all i see on xbox is a little 3d wii thing, couldn't even think up their own idea, on PlayStation you actually have things to do, they are just trying to tell their fanboys that ps sucks dont go there because they probobly were thinking about it after they were disappointed with xbox's knockoff of the wii
12-11-2008, 08:59 PM
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elfmotat
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after bashing it i guarantee they go and make something thats basically the same thing.
same thing happened with 1080p HDMI; M$ said it was unnecessary and there was no point or real need for it. then a few months later they unvail the 360 ELITE, and guess what one of the features was? 1080p HDMI output :p. Just because they didn't think of it first they had to bash it
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(PS: getting an elite for christmas, lol)
same thing happened with 1080p HDMI; M$ said it was unnecessary and there was no point or real need for it. then a few months later they unvail the 360 ELITE, and guess what one of the features was? 1080p HDMI output :p. Just because they didn't think of it first they had to bash it
. (PS: getting an elite for christmas, lol)
12-11-2008, 10:25 PM
#9
BA-SHELLEY
NGU Oringnal
Microsoft are just sore losers that they can't think up a better play than Sony.
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