You are '100 percent' going Home this year

by Andrew Yoon { Aug 25th 2008 at 8:15PM }

Home Producer Martijn Van der Meulen told IGN "without hesitation" that there is a "100 percent guarantee" that the oft-delayed Home will be released by "the end of this calendar year." Not 2009. Not 2010. This year. "He has absolutely no doubt that this will be the case."

We're not surprised by this. While many on the internet joke about the "DelayStation 3," the rapidly expanding beta and increasing developer support for Home makes us honestly believe Mr. Martijn Van der Meulen.

[Via Joystiq]

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Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)

daveofferson @ Aug 25th 2008 8:25PM

Prove it!

Randum @ Aug 25th 2008 8:38PM

Its nice to see this, but really Sony? REALLY!? You want us to believe you this time!?!? I will believe it when home is running on my system. Sorry but I dont want to be the disspointed kid on christmas morning...

Averna @ Aug 25th 2008 10:11PM

Although I do absolutely believe that some form of Home will be available to the public at large this year.... Another Sony staffer saying something 'will be out' at some point means nothing. Almost every single thing Sony says will be out at a certain date is almost always delayed, with the exception of the video store... and even that isnt rolled out globally yet. They still have time to cock that up to.

Anyway, bring on Home, even though its not nearly as enticing as it was a year ago.

kloteradyingrose @ Aug 25th 2008 11:01PM

cut me a river emo kid cut me a river. They delayed it for a year. It's not surprising to me. Good things take time. Good things that aren't producing money take even more time...

If you want to blame someone blame the skeptical people. Blame yourselves. Why? Simple... The people like you guys who are skeptical about Home no matter what and aren't optimistic and realistic about the project demand greatness. If they had released it when originally done people like you and other doomsayers would have said that "Home wasn't worth the wait" even once its' worth the wait people will still say "This isn't worth the wait."

The problem with all of that is, that they will never meet expectations which sucks, because people will use Home to bash it. So they delayed it in order to have the fewest enemies of Home as possible by developing it to the best of their abilities. When we see Home it will much better than it would have been prior. They are trying to do as near perfect in the release as they can so that when everyone boots up Home, people aren't stating "WHAT THE HELL I CAN'T EVEN CONNECT.... WHY IS THIS LIKE THAT.... WHAT THE HECK..THIS ISN'T THE PERFECT STREAMLINED IMPOSSIBLE TO ACHIEVE IDEA I HAD IN MY HEAD THIS IS A REALISTIC IDEAL I SHOULD HAVE HELD IN MY HEAD. I HATE YOU SONY"

Excuse the massive use of parody and sarcasm but that's essentially what most Home haters should be saying. Can you blame Sony? No... now when consumers are THIS impossible to please.

philmcphail @ Aug 25th 2008 10:44PM

Your gonna like the way you look...I guarantee it.

ahsayuninew @ Aug 25th 2008 8:29PM

Meh, I'll be excited for what home might become 3 or so years from now, but until then, mark me indifferent.

ThatBozGuy @ Aug 25th 2008 8:32PM

No later than November 30th. The release date of the mini wireless keypad controller ad on for typing messages in HOME

Presale at amazon today for release November 30th
http://www.amazon.com/Playstation-3-Wireless-keypad/dp/B001ENPDJA/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&s=videogames&qid=1219710513&sr=8-2

leatherface @ Aug 25th 2008 8:35PM

hope so, can't wait to see my amigos online. hey, is that the guy from the men's warehouse commercials.

shortyvs @ Aug 25th 2008 9:06PM

haha. yea it is. i actually went there today to get fitted for a tux. weird!

francisco @ Aug 25th 2008 8:35PM

yay good news

Twinturbo120 @ Aug 25th 2008 8:38PM

lol thats the guy from the tux company nice image guys lmao - other the hand If this is true we'll be the happiest ppl on earth...I mean...what more can u ask for? MAG Resistance LMP HOME KZ2 the list goes on...

Twinturbo120 @ Aug 25th 2008 8:38PM

testing 1 2 3

Cory @ Aug 25th 2008 8:53PM

Old news sirs, this was on ign on Friday morning!

Anyway I still wont believe it until i see it but a boy can dream.

Kattleox @ Aug 25th 2008 9:03PM

It's George Zimmer, founder and CEO of Mens Warehouse Incoporated. If he guarantees it, then it WILL come to pass.

How long has he been at SCE, though? THATS news to me, more than home coming out in 08.

Daniel @ Aug 25th 2008 9:06PM

Cool. Yeah I was thinking that about the keyboard too.

drdre74 @ Aug 25th 2008 9:31PM

more sony lies! Home is a urban myth and i keep saying it. It's no more real than Big Foot in GA

Joeman @ Aug 25th 2008 10:41PM

You need help.

On another note, he says he is 100% sure. But what if the world ends? It's possible. The only thing that is 100% is death.

leatherface @ Aug 25th 2008 10:53PM

@drdre74, when home comes out at the end of this year , come over so i could stick my BIG FOOT in your mouth.

Name: @ Aug 25th 2008 9:35PM

home o

paul @ Aug 25th 2008 9:39PM

its gonna come december 31st at 11pm PST...why? because jan 1st is a thursday, and thats when the store gets updated :D

WolfBangaz888 @ Aug 25th 2008 9:58PM

Ahh. George Zimmers. My idol. I remember this one time where i was wondering if the shirt i was trying on looked good and seconds later i heard "u'll like da way u look, i guarantee it". the next day my girlfriend said she really liked it.

Matthew @ Aug 25th 2008 10:18PM

Home is like a bad joke at this point. The biggest shock will come when it actually gets released (and doesn't immediately crash).

John-Paul-Jones @ Aug 25th 2008 10:24PM

Man, at this point I don't even care when HOME will be released. I've lost the hype, but I'm not saying it's going to be a bad product. I do want it to be awesome, but right now, meh.

Gonzo @ Aug 27th 2008 9:47AM

I'm glad I'm not the only one who doesn't really care anymore. It does sound cool but it sounded 'lot cooler back when people were comparing it to second life.
Remember second life?

linebeginstoblur @ Aug 25th 2008 11:38PM

I'm sure Home might be a bit interesting, but this was delayed too much for my tastes. If this were released a year and a half ago, back when it was first announced, I would have been so thrilled and excited, but by now, I can already tell that it won't be something I'll use often.

It's not like I'm upset because of the delays, it's just that I was excited for it, but by now, I don't think of it as a cool, big PS3 feature. It's just some little thing developed for the PS3 to me now.

LittleBigPlanet is coming later than it was originally slated to release, but every time they'd talk about that game, it seemed like they'd keep showing new things, so you didn't care that it wasn't out yet because you knew that, when you got it, it would be amazing. Home, on the other hand, seemed to be showing less and less as time went on.

LatinoLA1 @ Aug 26th 2008 12:17AM

well this is cool not as excited as when it was first annouced, but i still got a little bit of excitement in me to want it and use it, but then again this time im prepared for them to lie to me again, which i really hope doesnt happen...

maximumpwr @ Aug 26th 2008 5:07AM

i beleive it will come. A while back sony announced that Home will hit ps3's by the end of this year. All we have to do is wait. I know, they have a tendency to delay things, especially Home, but i think it will be a pretty decent experience.

JakeDunn @ Aug 26th 2008 7:04AM

"Dis I say calendar year? Silly me, I meant fiscal year, honest"

Name: @ Aug 26th 2008 9:34AM

can't wait to see home. I don't care if it's been delayed. This is a ten year system. The PS3 is the most advanced console you can get as far as technology. All the systems have their impressive features. Take your time with this Sony because it's been a great ride so far. THANK YOU SONY, from a long time customer and fan of more Sony products than just my PS3.