PlayStation Home’s E3 Booth an Enormous Failure

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Greetings! I currently am a developer, and I was at E3 this year. I was Googling E3 stuff when I found this blog, and I have to say it's really funny! I have to admit, I'm more of a Microsoft fanboy this generation. Their development packages and kits are significantly better, as are the hardware tools. Which is a shame because last generation with the PS2 Sony had a great setup. As a MS supporter, I didn't pay too much mind to Sony this year. With good reason though, Sony was flat out BORING this year. Their booths were just plain dull. The only thing that captured my attention this year was the Twisted Metal stage show, and that was more nostalgia for my college years, spent battling my friends in Twisted Metal 2. Sony disappointed this year. They keep pushing their wii controller knockoff and other products that were boring. I wanted to let you know that Sony was pretty much abandoned this year, and the Home booth was especially. To be honest I had no idea Home was still around. I had to check my ps3 menu to see if the icon was still there. All I can recall is a handful of sony guys orbiting the booth, and it had a tv showing home, which looked to be empty. This was the subject of some jokes later on when we were comparing the Move controllers to Home and debating which sony would give up on first. Thanks for the laugh and you guys should do a blog that just rips on all of sony's poor practices. Sony is this generation's Sega

Thanks for the email! I found it somewhat amusing this email came moments after getting an extremely large hate mail from a Home fan who claimed to be at E3. I think the whole "This generations SEGA to be the best comment ever sent to us!

Glasswalls & Locust_Star post with a friend!

Well it seems as though E3 was pretty dull this year. Sony showed off a bucket filled to the brim with raw sewage which they then threw out on the crowd. Honestly other then the ice cream truck thing for the new Twisted Metal, I didn't see a damn thing that stuck out in my memory.

Speaking of things people forget, Home had a microscopic booth. Most people stopped by to ask questions of the Home staff such as "Where's the bathroom" and "holy shit, you mean Sony's still supporting Home?" The booth was almost an afterthought, as Sony made zero mention of Home the entire time at E3. Honestly it makes sense to avoid bringing attention on your retarded children, but you want to make them feel included. It's almost as though they had them there to simply escape the embarrassing talk that they might have given up on the concept. No, the large scale massive social networking software of the future can still be found.... in a tiny booth near the Ladies restroom, past the Hot Dog-on-a-Stick. Sadly, CydoniaX didn't make it. Guess it wasn't in the stars! (HAHA SEE WHAT I DID THERE) Although unconfirmed sources are suggesting she has been fired, although her name still appears in the message of the day.

The funniest part of the whole thing is they were giving codes away at E3 for free home items... which were broken and didn't work. At least the folks at E3 got the full home experience.

Dear Home Fans: Fuck you.

I hope everyone enjoyed the bare mention of Home this year. Shows y'all exactly what Sony thinks of the product. Be surprised if Home is around much longer.