Playstation Home

Having now played it, I have to say I am not too sure what the fuss is about. It looks pretty and everything, but its just boring. At the start, you have to design your avatar and once you have done that, you can head off out from your apartment into the outside world.

You walk about and you can dance, watch videos in the theatre, play bowling, play chess and buy clothes – you actually have to part with real hard earned cash to pay for virtual clothes! Granted they only cost £1.50 and call me tight all you want, but seriously, what is the point? Honestly, who is dumb enough to pay for virtual clothes? I could understand if it was virtual money, that was earned doing a virtual job, but its not!

And that is where Sony have gone wrong with Playstation Home. If there was something on offer, some form of incentive to return to Playstation Home, I'd get it. But there isn't. Its just a virtual world where you can walk around and watch adverts. Granted, you can also play chess and take part in the odd bowling game or two, but these mini games are hardly riveting and to be honest, I would rather play my mates at something like Call of Duty or Resistance 2.

Having said all that, there is some comical value to be had with Playstation Home. Running round people and saying “I haven't got a keyboard” (a pre-set message) appears to annoy users to no end. I got called an “idiot” by another user for following him and doing the robot dance at every given opportunity. He didn't like it, but it made me laugh.

I suppose it is also a good platform to cuss strangers if you are into that sort of thing... Thinking about it, 'tis a shame Bandit isn't on there. Anyway, that is where the fun ends.

Maybe I am missing the point of Home, but the whole thing seems like an advertising opportunity that has been poorly disguised as a piece of social networking software.