Home beta test survey gives info on possible expansions
One of our readers has emailed us to let us know that Sony has sent each member of the Home closed beta a simple survey. Consisting of only a single "question", the survey asks testers to rate the importance of a list of features from 1 to 5. Here are our top rated features, the rest are after the jump.
- Purchasable private spaces for clans/groups (5)
- Community events (movies/concerts/developer chats/other events) (5)
- Ability to customize avatars with unique items based on game accomplishments and ownership (5)
- The ability to acquire (find/learn/buy) collectible/limited edition items (5)
- Additional avatar customization (non-human enhancements, e.g. robots, animal heads) (5)
- A means of displaying a user's personal gaming history (5)
- Hall of Fame/trophy display (5)
We know we weren't invited to join the beta, but we've rated these ourselves anyway (the number in the brackets after each list item). We hope that Sony will eventually add all of these features to Home and that this is just a means of choosing which to work on first. The open beta is due to open sometime this month and this looks very much to us like Sony is attempting to get the final opinions of the closed beta players before the influx of new users occurs. Hopefully within the next week or so.
[Thanks Hunter!]
- Online game launching from within Home (4)
- The ability to find fans of specific games (4)
- More mini-games within Home (3)
- Tools for accessing my PS3 media in my private Home space (3)
- Access to the PlayStation Store within Home (3)
- Game specific lobbies (4)
- Premium private Home space upgrades (purchasable) (3)
- Premium objects for private Home space (purchasable) (3)
- Premium avatar clothing upgrades (branded, designer) (3)
- The ability to earn trophies for game accomplishments (4)
- Non-avatar based method for accessing Home features and functionality (3)
How would you rate this list?