Whoops! No Red Bull Air Race this year

by Jem Alexander { Dec 21st 2008 at 10:05PM }

You may have noticed that the Home launch hasn't exactly gone smoothly. With the Home teams worldwide working on fixes for the numerous server and login issues the content release schedule has been pushed back, as people are now taking their Christmas breaks. What this boils down to is this: Don't expect to see the Red Bull Air Race this year.

TedTheDog has stated on the European PlayStation forums that it definitely won't appear in 2008. Though "it really ought to be worth the wait, its really quite impressive and a lot of fun." We've played it and, while it's kind of neat, it's not quite as awesome as it's maybe getting hyped up to be. Still, content is content, and even TedTheDog admits that Home is currently "a little bare."

He goes on to say that "we've got some problems to solve, but they'll be solved and we can then move on to running it as the service we all want." In other words, please remain patient for just a little longer. Well, we've waited this long, what's a few more weeks?

Tags: breaking, home, red-bull, red-bull-air-race

Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)

-.- @ Dec 21st 2008 10:06PM

Didnt I post this is to u guys? lol, would be gratefull if u mentioned :D

Anyways, its still funny how US and Japan home have ALOT more than EU, infact in japan home ITS SNOWING!

anthonyjh @ Dec 22nd 2008 6:02AM

Yeah, Mark. Yeah... You do know that HOME will ALWAYS be in a beta state? Technically, yes it's in beta form. Actually, it isn't. This is the full release. Using the "it's only a beta" card isn't going to work here. This is the product we were offered, and it's what it's going to have to be judged by for the time being.

Also, no need to self censor. It makes you look like an idiot.

KarlW @ Dec 22nd 2008 8:23AM

@anthony

Actually, it is a beta. There have been two patches in about a week, does that seem normal to you? Home is in a state where things go wrong a lot and get patched fairly quickly. There isn't much testing before patches are released. Of course there is some, but it's not the high level production quality testing that would otherwise go on.

This was released early as a Beta. If they'd kept it closed, the launch version probably would have been much more stable and had much more content. People like you who don't understand that this is a Beta are ruining the service by setting your expectations as you would for a production release, and pressuring Sony when the product falls short.

TokyoWasabi @ Dec 23rd 2008 1:45PM

Guys, this is "officially" a beta, but the fact that it has been delayed for so long is making people accept it as a full release. Mark, Don't call anybody retarded, maybe he just meant the home beta release, after all he never said: "Home's official release hasn't gone smoothly". So for now he's right because it hasn't gone smoothly beta or not.

The first day of the open beta I was able to log on at around 1:48 EST and once I logged off I couldn't sign on for the whole afternoon, and partially into the night. It's okay to screw up a beta later on, but a lot of people couldn't even sign in to experience it on LAUNCH DAY! Come on. The Home development team needs to do better

Squirtforce @ Dec 21st 2008 10:20PM

HOME RULES!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!1

saito ps3 @ Dec 21st 2008 10:21PM

home ftw...now can we please get the re5 demo and the ff13 demo? pretty please? :)

lee @ Dec 21st 2008 10:22PM

TedTheDog admits that Home is currently "a little bare."

A LITTLE BARE!?!?! FFS EU home is totally naked compared to US and jpn home

we have no game spaces and our home square is midget

also if you wanna see lots of pissed off people all ranting about home, the EU pricing (including home pricing), SCEE poor service to europeans, game delays for europe, PSN games arriving 2 years after the US

then just come over to the EU forums, heres a tip if you want a post that will get over 10 pages make one called SCEE SUCKS! or IS THIS WHAT WE DESERVE! it will get people in rant mode :D

its such a happy place

Motoi @ Dec 21st 2008 10:24PM

Few weeks? How about a few months, that seems a little more appropriate given the number of issues and lack of content we've seen thus far. It'll be a miracle if Home turns into a success story. So far, its just one of those tech goofs that people are gonna laugh about years ahead.

DeathroW @ Dec 21st 2008 10:24PM

There are 9 days left in 08, i didn't really expect it to come out on the week of Xmas :|

linebeginstoblur @ Dec 21st 2008 10:24PM

"We've played it and, while it's kind of neat, it's not quite as awesome as it's maybe getting hyped up to be."

At least for me, I could say the same about Home in general lol. It's funny how Home was delayed because they wanted our first impressions to be good because, at the time, there just wasn't much to it and it wasn't ready... Well, if Home is considered ready and they want this to be your first impression... wow, it must have been terrible in its first beta stages lol. (And I know that it's still in beta, but come on, when you put it up on the XMB for everyone to see...)

Flame @ Dec 21st 2008 10:25PM

Lol Home is such a let-down to ps3 owners. At this point i couldn't care less about this, I'm bored with it completely.

Roto13 @ Dec 21st 2008 10:38PM

I was bored of it until it took away the only thing I liked about it. My echochrome costume. Now I'm superbored.

Roto13 @ Dec 21st 2008 10:37PM

How will I ever survive without more advertising on my PS3?

LT.ShinySides @ Dec 21st 2008 10:51PM

I feel your pain, lost my ice breaker shirt and my pacman shirt =(

Remember, always add 1 month to whatever sony say a release date will be...but if it's EU just forget about it =(

Ranting aside, i love you empty home =D ..mostly

Daniel @ Dec 21st 2008 10:40PM

I love Home and hope the potential that it posesses is used properly. I am a huge supporter of it and hope it continues to grow but delaying playable content when there isn't much there to begin with is not a good idea. Did they not realize when they decided to "release" Home in December that the holidays were coming up which would make it harder to add content to it? I mean do they not think these things through...

The1stMJC @ Dec 21st 2008 10:51PM

I feel bad for Red Bull they are the first major company to buy into HOME and guess what they are getting screwed. Come on Sony make Red Bull space work quick and well because this is probably scaring companies away from HOME.

Twinturbo120 @ Dec 21st 2008 10:57PM

in other words....HOME is SCREWED =)

TinyTim121 @ Dec 21st 2008 10:57PM

I can't see Home ever being good.

I too am let-down by it, yes it has potential, but i just can't see Sony (espicially not SCEE) doing anything with it to realise that potential.

Ah well, Bring on Killzone 2!

Flame @ Dec 21st 2008 11:03PM

I'm sorry, Home doesn't have any potential. They went out of their way to make a free, boring, MMO basically. Those who think its a UI is wrong. I'm disappointed in Sony for not using that money for enhancing their online service.

saito ps3 @ Dec 21st 2008 11:15PM

why do people think home is a game. its a place to talk and meet other people, those who say home is boring probably never talk to people.

Daniel @ Dec 21st 2008 11:55PM

Exactly. I don't know what people were expecting...but it is NOT a game, it's a social networking program which inarguably it does very well. At it's core Home is great. Unfortuneately it needs more content to draw in the people who will never be satisfied. What it boils down to is, if you like it, use it, if you don't, don't use it.

Mattchewie @ Dec 22nd 2008 3:48AM

I agree with you guys. My friend and I have been enjoying home. He lives out of state, has a wife now and kids so home is our ability to "hang out" ..shoot some pool...play bowling etc. We have meet some new people that are realy cool and others that are just idiots. However that is the nature of life and being social.

I will agree more content is needed but jesus, its only been out, what, a week or so? Give them time to work on the bugs (...hence that word BETA being to the side of the home logo!!) . I'm sure most people that read this site are really into gaming and as such have seen all the closed beta vids and pretty much knew what we were getting. Yet, i'm sure "most" of the install base didn't even really research or investigate HOME so most of this is new to them. You never know, HOME might be HUGE once it grows....god knows I didn't think a small upgraded Game Cube would go on to sell as well as it has.

marauder800 @ Dec 22nd 2008 9:14AM

You mean "type" to other people.

ThinkIcouldburn @ Dec 21st 2008 11:22PM

A home delay?!?!

Inconceivable!

DanPez @ Dec 21st 2008 11:30PM

So many people STILL downing Home...

I have met some cool people and enjoyed some relaxing games of virtual bowling and pool, all while enjoying a few cold ones in the warmth of my own house since I'm trying to keep $$ in my pocket for the holidays. And I have spent ZERO dollars on Home.

In contrast, there have been retail games that I have spent $40-$60 dollars on this year that ended up being less entertaining. For a service that is and will always be offered for free, some of you guys should really lighten up. Or go play Wii Play...

Daniel @ Dec 21st 2008 11:55PM

Fully agreed man, Home rulz and people are just looking to it to be a "fun" experience too much...people just don't know how to have fun anymore without running around shooting each other in an online game.

Dan Rabot @ Dec 22nd 2008 4:10AM

I 3rd that, HOME is a pretty chat room, not a game.

It's nice having bowling, chess, pool etc, all while chatting with your mates, and if you do get bored of that, go rave dance (hip thrust) in sitting peoples faces. Kills me everytime.

I do look forward to getting the new game spaces, you may spot me rock dancing at those doors at the back of the square shouting about how "WE WANT MORE HOME".

I do love it though, getting back into chess, but it sucks how people quit when you're going to win!

PSN: John-Paul-Jones @ Dec 21st 2008 11:36PM

With 2009 literally a week away it's a bit obvious the game isn't coming out this year.

matahtak @ Dec 21st 2008 11:41PM

You people are idiots. Home sucks. There is no point to it; none. You walk around, watch people do the running man, you go play stupid arcade games, and then you realize the only way to have fun is to grief.

Even if it is free you are still losing time of your life that could be spent doing meaningful things... like PixelJunk Monsters.

Sony should just dump the Home project and write it off, relocate the resources to do better things.

Daniel @ Dec 21st 2008 11:56PM

You have a right to your opinion but please don't call people idiots because we enjoy something and you don't. I personally can't stand FPS, RPGs or since you mentioned ones, RTS games but I don't go around calling people names because they like them. To each their own. As I said before, if you don't like Home, don't use it. If you like it, use it.

DanPez @ Dec 22nd 2008 2:49AM

And the point of most games is... what? To get you a better job? Better girlfriend? Better body? No, it's to have fun. If you don't have fun on Home, don't go on it. I don't have fun watching football, so I don't watch it. But I don't think people who like it are idiots.

Santa, I've been a good boy this year, and all i want is a video game forum that isn't spewing with negativity from all the "smart fanboys" who want to represent the majority of gamers.

Oh well, I can wish.

Daniel @ Dec 22nd 2008 10:49AM

People are missing the fact that the fun of Home IS to walk around and chat and meet new people. If you don't find THAT fun then don't use it. The other stuff (bowling, etc.) is meant to help you socialize it isn't meant to be a "hell yeah I'm bouts to go play some bowlin in Home cuz that's way better than resistance zomgzzz" It's just a way to socialize outside the realm of a boring email system (essentially what the friends/messaging list is).

matahtak @ Dec 22nd 2008 5:15PM

Hey Daniel, first of all, welcome to the internet. Second, step off the high horse for a second. I have a right to an opinion just like you do, and I have the right to offend people, just like you do. If you don't like that then that is just too bad for you.

People that use Home are idiots.

It doesn't matter what genre of game you prefer, I'm the same way, I would rather play a good RPG over a really great FPS. Depends on the day, depends on the mood.

What we are talking about here is not a game, and the subject of the argument is not about taste of preference.

It's about a willingness of a person to waste their time on their $400 dollar machine to play Home. Your reasoning is that people want to walk around and chat with people? It's called going outside! It's going to conventions, video game tournaments, craft shows... I don't know... yoga classes. Aren't you a bit concerned that instead of doing this someone would rather make a virtual avatar and limit their possibilities to... doing the running man... saying hello to other PS3 gamers... play brick breaker arcade games... I'm trying to think of other things to do with Home but that's pretty much it.

So excuse my offensive postings, it's not meant to be a direct attack on someone's character, I just have an opinion and that opinion stands firm.

You are an idiot for playing Home.

Jawmuncher @ Dec 22nd 2008 12:13AM

The line for that thing would be horrible.
That's my only problem with home the waiting to play a aracde game or bowl.

I have to wait in real life I don't want to wait in gaming to!

Bill @ Dec 22nd 2008 12:17AM

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Crazy, crazy stuff:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r2jQbCuglYs

Popfrogs @ Dec 22nd 2008 1:46PM

Holy crap, are X360's really that loud? How can you game on something that puts out 30dB of fan noise?

Peter @ Dec 22nd 2008 1:42AM

I love Home, it's great to talk about random nonsense with random people. But Headset or Keyboard is definatly required and I suppose that is why people dislikes Home, because they're unable to speak with other people

Dan Rabot @ Dec 22nd 2008 7:00AM

It's like people forget that HOME hasn't been launched yet, the HOME BETA is all we have and for a beta it's pretty damn good!

lvphilly1017 @ Dec 22nd 2008 9:40AM

EVERYONE and YOU have to be PATIENT. "PATIENCE is a VIRTUE".

smak @ Dec 22nd 2008 4:09PM

lol, been waiting 2 years already... sure, what's another few months i guess.

Home is a letdown.

SnazzyD @ Dec 22nd 2008 11:33AM

Wow, another PS3fanboy article on Home with a negative slant. Surprise, surprise. Why don't you guys just give it up and stop pretending this is anything but a negative spin site funded by M$.

Does this fool anyone? Seriously...

1664 @ Dec 22nd 2008 11:47AM

Come on, it WAS sony that constantly reminded us that they wouldnt release home till it was working good and had stuff in it, they have had long enough to get it up to scratch, yes its still a beta but after all there going on and delays i think people expected a little more,

i like this site coz the editors tell it how it is whether its good or bad if you want to read biast info then fook off elsewhere for your news