It’s easy to look back and suggest something was ‘ahead of its time’ but in this instance, it’s correct. Whether it’s a good thing or not depends on your mileage.PlayStationexec Jim Ryan had been speaking on the Metaverse and Sony’s Metaverse plans in documents previously not made public during the Microsoft V. FTC deposition.
Ryan commented thatPlayStation Homewas “10 [to] 15 years ahead of its time.“PlayStation Homewas a social space for players to hang out in on the PlayStation 3 and very much mirroredSecond Lifeat the time. Of course, now we see this style of online interaction as part of the forever cursed ‘Metaverse.’
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Ryan called it a “very early manifestation” of the Metaverse, though it could be argued thatHomewas far more successful than any Metaverse product of the modern day. Metaverse is, seemingly, still a buzzword for execs. Ryan went on to explain, “We have a couple of projects underway that are very exciting for us, in terms of creating some sort of game-type Metaverse which can possibly have collaboration with other parts of Sony.”
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Bringing backHomewould be a boon for Sony, assuming that other companies want to still explore Metaverse options. An interconnecting hub world that links PlayStation games, Sony Pictures films and other Sony properties could be a winner. Though nowadays, this is already being done in games likeFortnite, which has become more of a platform for entertainment franchises.
Would there be any need for something like this now? Especially when our world is so connected through social media which, at the time ofHome, was in its infancy.
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