Today we’re announcing the expansion of our closed beta test for PlayStation Home to begin at the end of the month.
Later today, the PLAYSTATION Store will be updated with a PlayStation Home theme. By downloading the theme, users are submitting an application to join the PlayStation Home Beta test community. We will be using a variety of criteria including activity on the PLAYSTATION Network to determine eligibility for the Beta community. Existing beta testers have automatically qualified to be part of the expanded beta.
We’re really excited about this milestone and want our most loyal fans to be a part of the evolution of PlayStation Home.
In Europe, SCEE is also beginning their expanded closed beta, directly targeting consumers who have been most active on PLAYSTATION Network and PLAYSTATION Store. SCEE will be in email contact with their PSN audience very shortly.
Let us know what you think.
Awesome, the theme was the first thing I dlled at last night’s update! :)
I can’t wait for Home to come out i’ve been following its progress since it was first announced, I really hope I get a chance at the Beta i’m sure Home is gonna be the new myspace for PS3 users :)
Jack if you read this awesome job with Home so far can’t wait to see it live :P
Lloyd
how do we know if we got in or not
You’ll get an e-mail
Pick me. I will beta the crap out of this! :P
I’m already planning to go on PS home open beta even if I don’t get into the Closed beta
Does anyone know when the emails will be sent to apply for the home beta?
Perhaps I missed this somewhere; but how do you know if you’ve been selected to participate in this Beta test? I’m currently doing R&D for other “VR” or Virtual World applications like this and would love to be a part of it. Lucky me, I happened to see the Home theme yesterday and downloaded it when I was testing numerous wireless ap/bridges. Thanks in advance.
Sorry for double post – perhaps I should have read further than the first page.
O man i am so excited i have been a fan of home since it was first anounced i really hope i get into this beta. just a couple questions wat are the chnces of getting into this beta? how many people will be in the beta? and wat are u guys looking at for someone to get in to home (like wats the criteria ur using)?
Wonderful news.
I am so glad I finally got my PS3! I waited for the MGS4 bundle since I already have a 360 and my son has a Wii.
So far the PS3 is my favorite system and this is an exciting time to be an owner.
Hearken back to the days of Zorlac and “skate tough or go (playstation) HOME”!
FInaly….ive been waitin 4 this since i bought my ps3!
Please let me in!
Sounds awesome, however I’m weary about the “loyalty” part when it comes to testing out beta’s. Never have been able to test one, console or PC, and yet I’ve had a Playstation 1, Playstation 2, Playstation 3, all registered consoles with Sony, not counting the over 1000 Work Units folded on the Playstation 3 over the Playstation Network. Wouldn’t this could as a lot of “activity?”
Speaking of F@H; they should make that a “screensaver” and have it configurable so you can set it to automatically come on if your system is sitting at the main screen for “X” minutes. (Off topic, I know; but just a thought)
Already there.
From the XMB, press the TRIANGLE button on the F@H icon to bring up this option. ;-)