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Red Light · 09-03-2007, 07:37 PM

So by now I bet you all have heard and saw Sony's new feature and if not then you can find a montage of what was presented here PlayStation 3 - GDC 07 Home Trailer .

Now when I saw this I had to applaude Sony for acclerating the online market (even though it may not be original by any means, à la Second Life) for bringing it to the consoles. Now I'm not going crazy over customizing my room with fake furniture where my avatar can sit there chatting to someone, but I do see the future and where it can go, though to expect any of this to happen in this generation of consoles would be far off (what I have planned is probably at least two more console generations away, and more like three).

This whole Blu-Ray vs. HD-DVD format war will be the last format war as downloading will become the future and will catch on faster than any other format before it. But how can it catch on? When we find ways to download at speeds of Gigabytes of information in an affordable way adn this could be done in probably 12-15 years.

Alright so now we are all able to download full-length movies in 10 seconds so what does this mean for consoles? Well I predict Home is on the way for people to buy and sell things online.

This new market is going to expand the economy with the sudden need for 3D modlers and texture artists. They'll be called upon to make virtual houses of actual houses on sale in the market (if it just takes $300 for a modler to get a virtual home done for a replica of a real one that costs $42,000 on an easy to access tool that millions of people have wouldn't it be in your favor to take advatnage of this?). This will also expand to virtual retailers giving house tours.

Microtransactions will also will be what will get a lot of attention, don't be suprised to see IKEA and other powerhouse furniture makers to let users choose from their online store of real life furniture for you to use in your virtual apartment.

Buy a movie ticket and watch it at a designated time (like in real life) as the movie streams on your console (tickets will probably be more costly this way than you were to watch it in real life).

We'll also be seeing animated advertising on things that couldn't be done in the real world, this world will be very advertised - no doubt about that.

Well I lost my train of thought now, what do you want to see in a world like this. I'm not saying Home is going to do any of this, but it did just open a whole new market in the coming years.

If this in the wrong section then can a mod move it?

09-03-2007, 07:37 PM	#1 (permalink)
Red Light Xbox 360 Newcomer Join Date: Mar 2007 Posts: 3	PS3's Home and the New Future So by now I bet you all have heard and saw Sony's new feature and if not then you can find a montage of what was presented here PlayStation 3 - GDC 07 Home Trailer . Now when I saw this I had to applaude Sony for acclerating the online market (even though it may not be original by any means, à la Second Life) for bringing it to the consoles. Now I'm not going crazy over customizing my room with fake furniture where my avatar can sit there chatting to someone, but I do see the future and where it can go, though to expect any of this to happen in this generation of consoles would be far off (what I have planned is probably at least two more console generations away, and more like three). This whole Blu-Ray vs. HD-DVD format war will be the last format war as downloading will become the future and will catch on faster than any other format before it. But how can it catch on? When we find ways to download at speeds of Gigabytes of information in an affordable way adn this could be done in probably 12-15 years. Alright so now we are all able to download full-length movies in 10 seconds so what does this mean for consoles? Well I predict Home is on the way for people to buy and sell things online. This new market is going to expand the economy with the sudden need for 3D modlers and texture artists. They'll be called upon to make virtual houses of actual houses on sale in the market (if it just takes $300 for a modler to get a virtual home done for a replica of a real one that costs $42,000 on an easy to access tool that millions of people have wouldn't it be in your favor to take advatnage of this?). This will also expand to virtual retailers giving house tours. Microtransactions will also will be what will get a lot of attention, don't be suprised to see IKEA and other powerhouse furniture makers to let users choose from their online store of real life furniture for you to use in your virtual apartment. Buy a movie ticket and watch it at a designated time (like in real life) as the movie streams on your console (tickets will probably be more costly this way than you were to watch it in real life). We'll also be seeing animated advertising on things that couldn't be done in the real world, this world will be very advertised - no doubt about that. Well I lost my train of thought now, what do you want to see in a world like this. I'm not saying Home is going to do any of this, but it did just open a whole new market in the coming years. If this in the wrong section then can a mod move it? Last edited by Red Light : 09-03-2007 at 07:39 PM.