Sony and Microsoft each building worlds

Grim... · **Posted:** Fri Oct 10, 2008 15:39

Quote:

SONY AND MICROSOFT are poised to do battle in virtual worlds.

The console kids both announced Second Life-style virtual environments at the Tokyo Game Show today. Both games show striking similarities to Linden Lab's creation

Players are represented by avatars which live a virtual life - engaging in relationships, going about day-to-day business. These can be personalised to look as similar (or different) to how the user looks in real life.

Sony's "Home" virtual world for the Playstation 3 will be released on November 19th, after its delay twice already. It will go up against Microsoft's Xbox 360 "New Xbox Experience".

Ryoji Akagawa of Sony said that around 24 game design companies would provide the content needed for Home - but didn't give much else away.

Game expert, Hirokazu Hamamura head of Japanese publisher Enterbrain told Associated Press, "You still can't tell what (Home)'s all about."

Microsoft's John Schappert said, "Our goal is to make the Xbox experience more visual, easier to use, more fun to use and more social...We focused a lot on friends and other experiences outside just playing games."

Let virtual battle commence.

So MS are after the family market, I assume Sony are doing it to make up for the lack of games?
Home's been promised for ages, so I'm not going to hold my breath.

MrChris · **Joined:** 1st Apr, 2008 **Posts:** 30498

Oh god. Sadville's getting some commuter belts.

The Rev Owen · **Posted:** Fri Oct 10, 2008 15:43

Is that article suggesting that the NXE is somehow similar to Second Life? What?

AceAceBaby · **Posted:** Fri Oct 10, 2008 15:50

If you can't build your own stuff, in the world, then it's nothing like SL. It's not like we haven't had VR for ages.

Dr Lave · **Joined:** 30th Mar, 2008 **Posts:** 5979

Everytime I've read about Home it has ended up with the guy they are interviewing talking about the markerting oppurtunities it presents.

The idea of a big walking product placement land doesn't really appeal to me. Saying that though I think trophies are a much better implmentation than gamerpoints. And having little rooms full of them would be fun.

I'm really rather looking forward to having Mii's on my 360. I hate the blade GUI and I think it will make the GF enjoy using the Xbox more. That and I like the idea of seeing all your Mii's playing around when I boot up, rather than a number. I'm just worried it will end up slower than the crawl that is the blade system. (Whats that Mr 360? You are looking up all my XBLA games? AGAIN?THANKS I'LL WAIT!).

Grim... · **Posted:** Fri Oct 10, 2008 15:58

AceAceBaby wrote:

If you can't build your own stuff, in the world, then it's nothing like SL. It's not like we haven't had VR for ages.

I going to go out on a limb here and say: All video games are VR.

LET THE DEFINITION GEEK-OFF BEGIN!

metalangel · **Posted:** Fri Oct 10, 2008 16:05

Will Home or NXE allow us to make our avatar an anthropomorphic ocelot or similar, with a giant waggling 20 foot penis?

Because otherwise Sadville wins.

AceAceBaby · **Posted:** Fri Oct 10, 2008 16:06

That's Spore you're thinking of.

Zardoz · **Posted:** Fri Oct 10, 2008 16:16

Grim... wrote:

AceAceBaby wrote:

If you can't build your own stuff, in the world, then it's nothing like SL. It's not like we haven't had VR for ages.

I going to go out on a limb here and say: All video games are VR.

No dude, all video games are art.

metalangel · **Posted:** Fri Oct 10, 2008 16:21

Especially Braid, and (if you're Gillen) Gayness Ex.

Craig · **Joined:** 30th Mar, 2008 **Posts:** 1236

"twice already"

Be Excellent To Each Other

Sony and Microsoft each building worlds
Second-lifelike worlds

Who is online

Be Excellent To Each Other

Sony and Microsoft each building worlds Second-lifelike worlds

Who is online

Sony and Microsoft each building worlds
Second-lifelike worlds