Sony Says They Announced Home Too Early

The developers of PlayStation 3's Home feel they may have announced it too early, as revealed in an interview with Develop. Asked about reception from developers, director Peter Edward said "initially, there was real excitement from people, because we were showing something really different and that had a lot of potential. And then there's the realization that, well, we probably announced it too early - GDC 07 was a long time ago." He goes on to say that developers were hesitant to make plans for Home, calling it "a bit thin" in terms of support and tools in the early days. Lead programmer Mitch Goodwin added that there was some "initial reluctance" because developers "don't know practically what they can do to benefit." But, after showing examples, he says developers seem to warm up to it. Though the comments were targeted specifically towards the reaction from developers, it's hard not to see the parallels with the ... (link)