Qore: New Age Viewing
Navneet Prakash, Jun 14, 2008 1330 hrs IST
A Hi-Def video-on-demand service for cheap. You game?
The Bad
Advertisements, each and every section is sponsored by some game or in one particular case, Burger King. The ads can be skipped, but smartly, only after you have seen the brand name for a while. Every sponsor has a dedicated page, which can be visited by choice and features the same ad in hi-def and more detail. As a gamer you wouldn't really mind the ads, as they are basically trailers of upcoming games, the Burger King ad notwithstanding. Many gamers are complaining that Qore will steal away a lot of good content that would have otherwise come to PSN for free. You have to keep in mind that being free is PSN's forte. The show's producer guarantee that 80-90% of the content will be exclusive, but that doesn't mean that the PSN will not see demos or trailers, only that Qore audience will see it first. The price is justified given the perks, but how they plan to manage the content so that both paying and non-paying crowds are happy is still a mystery. The PSN can't boast of its content when compared with the Xbox Live Service, but this is a rather unique idea and looks like the gamers will adapt to it.
The Ugly
We in India will not be able to avail of this service for quite some time. The service requires that you have funds in your E-wallet on the PSN store. This service is not available in India and Sony has no immediate plans to start it here anytime soon. I got my copy thanks to a friend who resides abroad and refills my PSN pocket. It's really sad that we don't have access to the PSN services here, as there is some really good content available on the PSN, including Qore. We may not boast of huge PS3 sales but the 20-30 odd thousand (I'm guessing here) PS3 owners in India, deserve access to all available content.
USER COMMENTS
I think the review should go something like this: "Not applicable in INDIA"
by P.Girish, Bangalore, on Jun 16, 2008 04:44 PM, Report abuse Reply
Man $25 bucks for 13 Episodes!!?? Who gives a bleem if this thing is in HD...unless there's some Super Hott Chick hosting the show...wearin mini skirts etc...then it's to be considered...Boo if it just shows games & some guy LOL!...we got the internet to browse for gaming features, insider story etc.
by Harsh Critic, MumBHAI, on Jun 15, 2008 08:25 AM, Report abuse Reply
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Qore is HORRIBLE. It's like a high school production, just aweful.
by jim, morristown, on Jul 16, 2008 04:18 PM, Report abuse Reply