PlayStation Home no longer a priority for Sony?
by James Egan 
Oct 30th 2009 at 8:00PM
Filed under: Business models, MMO industry, Virtual worlds, Home, PlayStation Home
Opinions on PlayStation Home seem to differ -- it doesn't have the kind of flexibility and user created content that's made Second Life successful, but it does provide social spaces and content linked to the games and other media we enjoy. For others, like writers at our parent site Joystiq, it's a brave new virtual world where the fine art of Quincying can thrive. Now that PlayStation Home has gained some traction with its install base and users are making microtransaction purchases, does Sony intend to develop the marketplace further? Not immediately, according to PlayStation Home's Pete Edwards. Edge Online quotes Edwards, speaking at the London Games Conference this week: "It's been a long road. We've proved there is a market out there and we've got a lot of people that spend a lot of time in [Home]. It's not a priority right now but there is a business model there."
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Clockwork said on 8:04PM 10-30-2009
http://kotaku.com/5393859/but-playstation-home-is-a-priority-now-says-scea-exec
Follow-up. Apparently it is.
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breezer said on 9:13PM 10-30-2009
damage control... lol
Personally, I'm more inclined to believe the first comment, than the diplomatic follow up.
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Wjowski said on 1:26AM 10-31-2009
That's pretty much Sony's modus operandi.
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Clockwork said on 4:50PM 10-31-2009
Really? I thought it was just spouting off complete bullshit?
http://kotaku.com/5135863/kaz-hirai-feels-faint-needs-to-lie-down
http://kotaku.com/5135145/sony-exec-says-xbox-360-lacks-longevity
Either one works, I guess.
Wjowski said on 11:12PM 10-31-2009
I was more referring to building something up as the next big thing, then all but abandoning it when it doesn't perform exactly as expected but that works too.