I guess it wasn’t the “grand opening” Sony was looking for. Playstation Home was released yesterday under the guise of “beta” (Meaning we know it’s not perfect but we’re going to release it anyway) to the PSN community. While many users were able to login and began happily exploring the virtual world, several users were met with constant server disconnects, long download and install times, and various other bugs.

Along with other issues, it has been revealed that, the home servers are vulnerable to hacker exploits, which allows the downloading and deletion of server content files. (Oh boy!) And of course the critics chimed in calling Home boring and possessing out-dated and crappy visuals.

From ps3.qj.net

Straight from SKFU's blog, he shows little restraint in showing his disappointment with Home, saying that he can only agree with Microsoft's comment of "It feels like 2005 tech in 2008. I'm not sure that's what people want."

But one of the vulnerabilities he discovered would be the ability to delete any file from HOME servers and download any content from HOME as you may please. What can be viewed as the biggest facepalm item for Sony, however, would be that there is the ability to upload any file to the HOME server.

Meanwhile, even Alek, in a post at Sceners.org, agrees with SKFU when the latter expressed discontent over the two-year delay, only to be presented with a HOME beta "on a technical standard from 2005 with crappy graphics, a few boring areas and many many many many many many many bugs."

This to me is expected when a new application arrives, especially when involving an online community. Hopefully Sony will be able to iron out the "bugs" and make Home a thriving enjoyable online community. I guess we'll have to ride-it-out until then.

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