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.
Are you going to tell us when exactly its updated?
This is SO incredibly AWESOME!
1 Question:
I know the factors you guys are looking into for qualified members, but does being a RAP (Retail Advisory Panel) member, which is comprised of the most elite RLS members, stand a greater chance? I
Once again, thank you SOOOOO much for the heads up!!!!WOW!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Could you elaborate a little more on the criteria please? Lots of rumors flying around.
lol Trustter you wish :)
I hope i get in *cries*. What do you mean being active? Logged in/Purchase/Online Gaming.
Well I’ve got 10+ games for my ps3 and only game i played online ever was resistance (only launch)-Warhawk(only launch)- MGO4 (ALOT but stopped)- COD4 (Sorta)- Soul Calibur 4 (Currently Playing) and others are single players >_<!
I feel a nerdgasmm coming on
I have a question. Does being G.A.P (Gamer Advisory Member) increase your chances of getting in?
I pray to God I get into this!!! This is the main thing I have anticipated ever since I got my PS3 day one!!!
This is -AWESOME! I can’t wait, thanks guys!
I’m going to keep the Home Theme up on my PS3 till I get a Beta invite. :D
I would love to take part in this expansion. Thank you for not making us wait any longer.
Wow. This is a really great feature for people who want to get into the Home beta. Thanks alot. And dont forget, Macdaddy487 :D
Downloading the theme, which looks super awesome, as an application is a pretty neat idea! And choosing based on time spent on the network is very fair and deserving to those who get chosen. I can’t wait to go Home!… if I get chosen. :/
Hey, so just wondering. I bought a ps3 but I only have mgs4. Does that mean I’m at a huge disadvantage because I only have one game?
Nice to see that Scee:s also working on their part. I hope ill manage to pick up a spot in that one :x I have submitted 2 different aplications (their official beta test aplication site that accepted email adresses for few feeks and the LBP sites betatest email adress)
Good luck for everybody hopefully there are enough spots for atleast the ones that want in the most!
can you answer a real question please!
Hello
Sounds great that you will be adding players from the EU also, hopefully I will be amongst them.
From what I have seen sofar this is one of the greatest things comming and I hope that we soon will see the entire community to be part of this, actually I have ordered a upgrade to 20Mbit line due to this :-), this can be the best thing to happen for the PSN ever, remember the old PSN from PS2 it wasn’t that good, but this is looking to be very good.
//WhiteWolf
this is cool we getting Resistance 2 beta for Qore and HOME yay!!!
My Playstation is currently in your service center! How can I apply tonight without being able to download the theme?
when is it coming out??
Never tought about offering your partners the opportunity to test this beta? lot’s of them have experience already and could be of good help. I think it would be positive as well as re-enforcing business relation ;)
Excellent, it’ll be nice to actually try Home out. I think the instantly created game lobbies are one of the best things I’ve read about it; so simple and practical, yet so efficient.
THat is awesome…. I can’t wait for home to go live.
Nice work by what I could see at the picture.
That what themes should be, wallpaper looks to mix nicely with icons, and those have it’s own flavor style, allowing the user to associate with the default one but without being just recolored ones.
what kind of activity on the ps network will be checked for the criteria?
Noel, great work on the theme
Please let us know if it’s how much stuff you bought off of the psn that will get you in or is it how ofter you’re line playing that counts…
I’ve been waiting so long for this day…
Oh forgot to ask, can this theme be downloaded with European Ps3?
Not to get to the beta but to get the theme?
I loved Pixel junk eden theme(custom sounds <3) which I am using on my eu account, or should I wait for european version so that I wont mess up some us players chances to get in to the beta?
The Theme can be downloaded by any PSN Account that has access to the North American PlayStation Store.