GameDaily Biz reports that Chris Satchell, general manager of Microsoft’s Game Developer Group, has weighed in on Sony’s new PlayStation Home service. It wasn’t very pretty either. Following Nintendo’s lead, Satchell pseudo-shit on Home. Sure, they’re competitors. Sure, Microsoft’s baby is Xbox Live. But you have to admit that Home is cool. Right? Right? I guess that’s a no then, Microsoft…

From the article:

[It's] “not a very game-centric approach.”

Ok. I guess that’s understandable. Satchell further explains:

“I think they’ve definitely taken some concepts that we originated like achievements, but I think they’re pushing in a different direction and we’ve sort of fundamentally got two different approaches going on here. I think theres is very much a vision that people see it and it looks cool but it’s fundamentally separate from the games - or at least what they’ve shown so far,” Satchell continued. “It’s a cool world but it’s like a little game by itself. Our approach is the other way around; it’s that games are the center and that’s the star of the show, that’s what people buy the console for.”

I can definitely see his point. The games should be the center. I really don’t see Home taking away from the gaming aspect of the system. I see it as a major accent point. It gives you a wordwide place to mingle, find friends to play a game with, play some arcade games and such, and show off what you’ve done. I’m sure people will be spending a hefty amount of time with Home, which I guess is the intention of Chris’s comments.

What are your thoughts on the Home service? Leave some comments.