Sony's PS3 Could Still Have a Chance - Home

It looks like there is still hope for Sony's lagging console, the PS3. I stumbled on this interesting piece on how things evolved for the company, before Kutaragi stepped down from his position of Chairman and chief executive officer of Sony Computer Entertainment Inc. (SCEI) and after such events.

I am Canadian (through GUG Gaming News) says that the PS3 has quite a shot at making a big comeback. However, it's not games that will help it back on its feet, but the company's PlayStation Home service and you'll soon find out why. Read below:

"But the most important product here was not a game.

When Kutaragi was designing the PlayStation 3, his biggest failing was that he (unlike Microsoft) did not seem to understand the importance of a robust and compelling online service to the 21st-century gamer. The version of the PlayStation Network that made its debut alongside the PS3 felt clunky, tacked-on and a far cry from Microsoft's sleek, powerful Xbox Live service.

Sony, however, has an ace in the hole, called Home, a three-dimensional virtual world that will be available later this year to online PS3 users. Home functions as a meeting space and customizable virtual identity, sort of like Second Life meets MySpace. [...] Home made a deep impression because it appears set to deliver the sort of social interaction and networking that Microsoft has heretofore cornered with Xbox Live."

A yes, but Microsoft don't even need an ace up their sleeve with an online service for their Xbox 360 that's been a sensational place to be since it was first made available. It's true that Home can do so much for Sony and the PS3, but again, the company is way behind on everything. However, Sony did say they were thinking of a long term thing with the PS3. Let's just see how long of a term it can handle. Microsoft and Nintendo won't just sit with their arms crossed while Sony's PS3 starts to sell.