Sony reinventing PlayStation Home to be more like an MMO

I like the idea of Home, though I use it only rarely. My main problem with it has always been that it has such distinct parts that have lengthy loading times.

If they can produce something akin to that map above that a). actually allows me to walk seamlessly from one side to the other, and b). allows "fast travel so I _don't_ have to walk that far if I don't want to, then it may interest me more. It just seems like it's currently a series of programs organized within a sub-XMB. I want it to be seamless between all those elements. And no loading times!

Sony(SCEE) has a hard time understanding UI's or fun. They have a great technical machine but it feels clunky to use. I'm not sure they know how to make home friendly. I'd love to see the next Xbox with a Home environment + Avatars. M$ will kill us with RMT's but at least it will be fun.

I've always liked Home. I may not use it often, but there was always this air of "this can and will be so much more." 'The internet' can say what they will about it, but Sony never seemed to just give up on it which I really appreciate.

This update sounds really promising and to be honest, I have no reason to think they won't be able to deliver.

If I had one wish/complaint for Home though, it would be that I feel as if the lack of any sort of 'Home Sports' is a huge missed opportunity. If I could launch home then play a game of basketball, football, soccer, etc using my avatar and it played like a legitimately good sports game then I would be playing home all the time. Those sports game wouldn't have to include the kitchen sink either. Just give people some basic stats to choose from so each person could play differently, let them create teams, give them a jersey to customize, and bam. Done. Heck if they wanted to go the extra mile, they could set up seasons and stuff too, but like I said, I feel just a solid, basic sports game would work just fine.

But I digress. This news of a 'new' Home is certainly welcome and I can't wait.

How does Sony still have 23 million customers after all the security issues and crappy products? I guess some people just like abuse.

That map strongly reminds me of Sierra's ImagiNation Network, circa 1995.

Wait.... Home is still around? LOL

Looking forward to it. I pop into Home every so often and race people in Sodium 2 now, and I really enjoy it when a specific video game takes over the plaza with mini games and offers in-game items for completed challenges like Dead Island is doing right now.

how long has it been since I logged into home... months... may be up to a year+ by now. I had my doubts about it when I heard of it and I can't say it squashed those doubts. Perhaps these changes will make it a more interesting / inviting environment to kill time with / in.

So they're porting Free Realms to the PS3?

I kid, but it's interesting how many similarities there seem to be, at least from a high level.

...Does this mean Home will have combat? Cause I could really get my head around some open-mall PVP.