Dec 24
PlayStation Home: Still Cool to Hate?
I’ve begun to notice a trend regarding Playstation Home. Remember way back when in 2007 everyone hated on the PS3? There was definitely good reason to do so, but then it seemed like even after the PS3 was doing moderately successful, there were still tons of naysayers. It was programmed into their heads that “PS3 SUX” and would consider no alternative.
Late last year, and beginning into this year, that sort of “PS3 SUX” mentality started to dissipate. No evidence, really, all anecdotal evidence — but I’m sure you’ve noticed it too.
Nowadays you won’t hear people saying “PS3 sux! It’s too expensive! George Foreman grill!” or anything of the sort. At least not nearly as often as you would’ve a few years ago.
I feel that the same sort of thing happened with Playstation Home. Over the last year, since Open Beta was first introduced the staff have made many improvements and there are a ton of content, games, and events.
I’ve been using Home since September 2008. Not as long as some people who’ve seen it evolve since mid-2007, but most of us can attest that a lot has changed.
I feel that it’s sort of at a crossroads right now, similar to the one the PS3 endured before people stopped bashing it continuously. The program is a much better program now, there’s tons of people always on it.
Yet here and there, I still see stragglers who are like, “It’s boring!!!” or “Omg, I can’t believe you actually bought that!”
The reality is that Home is only what you make of it. It’s a community, and you have to try to be a part of it. It’s not for passive people, it’s for people who like to engage others. Sure, you can choose to be passive, but you’ll find that Home is not a ‘game’ and you won’t be as consistently entertained as you would were you to buy a $60 title off the shelves.
Not everyone’s going to like it, obviously. There’s tons of people who still don’t like the PS3, but at least the mob mentality of hatred has simmered down a bit.
I think it’s about time for that mentality to simmer down on Playstation Home as well. It’s kind of embarrassing to be in a conversation where people hate on Home because they think that snarky comments still amuse.
So, the point?
PS3, Playstation Home? Yeah sure, I know they used to be “cool to hate”. I enjoyed both of them, but I laughed right along with you. But these days, it just makes you look ignorant.
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