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Sony Guarantees Playstation "Home" Launch Before 2009

Posted by Soulskill on from the range-on-the-home dept.

Sony's Martijn Van der Meulen gave an update on the progress of Sony's Playstation "Home" environment, telling IGN there is "a 100 percent guarantee that Home will be released by the end of this calendar year." Originally intended for use on the PS2, the release was pushed back several times as Sony sought to improve the concept. One thing Sony has been trying to accomplish is making the game "safe" and accessible to kids while maintaining an adults-only area. They maintain that it is not a social network, but rather a "visual representation of the PlayStation community."

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  1. Guaranteed! by Zerth · · Score: 3, Insightful

    Yup, they'll release it this year, whether it sucks or not. It'll be almost like PC software, just slap it out there and patch afterwards.

    It's not like they need to be first-to-market or something...

    1. Re:Guaranteed! by Zerth · · Score: 3, Funny

      I didn't say it wasn't going to happen, I just said they'll rush it.

      And I don't own an Xbox 3shitty, so complete miss there. If I wanted yet another half-assed Microsoft product, I'd get a copy of Vista.

    2. Re:Guaranteed! by MobileTatsu-NJG · · Score: 3, Funny

      And I don't own an Xbox 3shitty, so complete miss there. If I wanted yet another half-assed Microsoft product, I'd get a copy of Vista.

      You'd be a LOT happier with an XBOX 360 than a copy of Vista.

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  2. visual representation of the PlayStation community by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    A "visual representation of the PlayStation community"? Now there's a scary thought.

  3. Hope by pieisgood · · Score: 5, Funny

    I hope it also comes with a 100% guaranteed money back if I'm dissatisfied with the community.

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  4. Whew... by CaseM · · Score: 3, Funny

    a 100 percent guarantee that Home will be released by the end of this calendar year

    Thank God. And here I was worried that I might not have anything to do after finishing Duke Nukem Forever.

  5. Adult Area - In HD! by Beezlebub33 · · Score: 5, Funny

    Considering what goes on in second life in the adult areas, I cannot wait to see what happens in the adult-only areas with PS3 graphics.

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  6. Guarantee? by illegalcortex · · Score: 5, Funny

    Calculon: And you say you can guarantee me the Oscar?
    Bender: I can "guarantee" anything you want.

  7. Re:visual representation of the PlayStation commun by ProppaT · · Score: 3, Funny

    On the flip side of things, at least you'll finally be able to answer the question "who the hell is buying the PS3 anyway?"

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