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EIF: Home abuse could result in online ban
Ben Parfitt Aug 14 2007, 2:11pm
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Sony claims that poor behaviour on Home could lead to PS3s being taken offline
As Sony continues to build the hype for its potentially revolutionary PS3 online social network Home, Sony’s Peter Edward has told an audience at the Edinburgh Interactive Festival that anyone caught abusing fellow users online could face the prospect of their machines being banned from accessing any of Sony’s online features.
Edward went as far as to say that: “If you really, really misbehave you can have your console disconnected at a machine level, so you would actually have to move house and buy a new PS3 before you could get online again,” according to GamesIndustry.
However, Sony’s intention is to allow as much of the Home community to moderate itself as much as possible by granting players the ability to block communications and networking with any undesirable users.
The platform holder also added that it does not intend to act as a virtual police force and is not working toward offering a ‘sanitised service’ – with brands such as Marlboro, Durex and Bacardi featuring in the presentation.
“A large proportion of our demographic is over 18 so we will make a point of catering to that demographic,” Edward added. “We certainly don't want to dumb everything down to the lowest common denominator.”
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“Anon”
Posted by: Anon - Aug 14, 10:22pm
"A large proportion of our demographic is over 18 so we will make a point of catering to that demographic,” Edward added. “We certainly don't want to dumb everything down to the lowest common denominator.”
Then why if you realize this does your company refuse to publish any AO titles? in stead of the tired rehashed dumbed down sequelled crap that gets published by Sony yearly.. I cannot believe that Big alcohol and tobacco will be advertising to us, yet Sony blocks the ability of software publishers to release Adult Only games by refusing to license them on the PS platforms. When I see the first licensed published AO title on your platform I will believe that you cater to your adult users and not until that happens. Not filtering censoring communications between your online users hardly constitutes catoring to your over 18 crowd.
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