The day we’ve been waiting for is here! And this is just the beginning…
Today we announced that PlayStation Home will enter into open beta, and will be available to everyone tomorrow. This milestone represents the very beginning of a long journey together, as PlayStation Home is an ever evolving, always changing, organic experience — full of new friends to meet, new events to enjoy, and new content to explore.
If this will be your first time in PlayStation Home, be sure to talk to folks that have been around for a while, as they can show you the ropes. We also have a tutorial built in that will get you started with the controls, as well as help menus for you to reference in the Menu Pad. If you don’t have a USB keyboard or Bluetooth headset paired with your PlayStation 3, now is the time to do so – either option will allow you to easily talk and meet everyone.
One of the first things that you’ll notice that there are always things going on – parties, tournaments, events – some of which will be announced, and some of which that will just happen. You’ve got to be there to be a part of the party, so make sure to log in often to see what is going on.
If you want to know what’s coming up, check out the PlayStation Home forums, as we will be announcing events, tournaments, content updates, and feature revisions there, and by actively participating, you will be the first to know. You’ll also find that the PlayStation Home forums are alive with conversation from the PlayStation Home community discussing everything from feature requests to new clubs to join.
Many of you will have already seen the news regarding participation in PlayStation Home from your favorite game publishers and brands, including Activision, Disney, Eidos, Electronic Arts, Lucas Arts, THQ and UBISOFT as well as Sony Pictures, Paramount, Red Bull, Ligne Roset, and Diesel. As you can imagine, with this many partners already on board, PlayStation Home will grow rapidly, so you’ll need to check back often to see what is new. We’ll do our best to keep you informed on what is going on, but with so much happening in PlayStation Home, there will always be new surprises and secrets to discover. If we simply told you about everything, then it just wouldn’t be as fun for you to discover…
For those of you that have been in PlayStation Home for a while, I wanted to take a moment to discuss something very cool that you will notice right away. Once you get in, you’ll see that a redesigned Central Plaza is there to greet you – we’ve made major upgrades as a result of your community feedback. Thank you!
First of all, the Central Plaza now features a new 4 player mini-game called “Saucer Pop,” where each player launches a flying saucer from a take-off pad and flies around popping bubbles. These bubbles contain stars that have points attached, but watch out for the bubbles with bombs which will take you out if you’re not careful. You also must keep an eye on your saucer’s fuel gauge and collect bubbles with fuel cells or else you will quickly meet a watery fate. Success is all about the high scores, so good luck out there! I’ve been playing for a while now while we’ve been developing the game, so I’m getting pretty good…for those of you that know me, prepare to pop!
Secondly, you will also see some changes to Listen@Home. Now, you’ll be able to select from a number of songs and vote on your favorites. Which ever song gets the most votes plays for everyone, so be sure to get your voice heard and get down on the dance floor.
I could go on and on about all the cool new things you are going see and find in PlayStation Home, both on day one of open beta and beyond. The important thing to remember is that PlayStation Home will continue to evolve and change overtime, so be sure to get in often so you don’t miss out…
See you in PlayStation Home.
oh XDDD so mtv wuz just lying XD
@khronic go get mgs4 bro its good
what is XD?
@jam i think they got sued
@hijaker77
only for europe it seems – due to localisation!
http://community.eu.playstation.com/playstationeu/board/message?board.id=b_EN_PS3_Home&thread.id=58096&view=by_date_ascending&page=1
its over 2000!
Hey I won’t eat my breackfast until I see it in! it is 9:29 am mexico city time and nothing yet :s
@khronic: metal gear solid 4
whoops got a little caried away. amendment: its over 1100!
oh, never been a fan of the mgs
mgs4 is awesome
khronic: it’s a sideways messed up face, lol
bet we’ll hit 2000 before its up
So where is it?
What is the actual time on the release, I’m in the US east coast, its 1030 and home still not in the ps store, ive been waiting for a whole years since i find out about HOME.
Its a way of expressing an emotion!
@khronic really? tsk….
ill w8 till tomorow, ill hit 2000 posts !! xD
do we get beta key or thought PS store, to not miss out and thanks lot!!!! for making my day
just talked to my twin brother in Edmonton alberta canada, he lives 45 min from me, he has the download on his xmb 8.5 hours ago, still nothing on mine, what gives?????
@jam amen bro
yeah never got into call of duty either, i know i know, just didnt like em
lol @ phoenix! mellojoe… knowing sony i say we could hit 3000!!! Ok im off or i wont wake up in time to get on there! see you all later today! 2:30 am is not good for me :P
esksfan im pretty sure we all get it at the same time
@khronic nothing wrong with that, just personal preferences i guess
It will be here by 1pm est you noobs.
how could you not like CoD!!!
But if u lived in the states u had to print out a certificate for a can off the Dr Pepper website
but they only had the give away go for an hour and GNR was supposed to get paid and haven’t yet so they are going to court over it
people seriously buy the album
lol nothing like talking GNR on a playstation blog
im out of here, just wanted to tell you all that.
more of an rpg, survival horror gamer, dont really like many fps games doom on xbox was good though
wolf… get over yourself!
@khronic guess ur looking forward to RE5
HOME lindo y querido! si muero lejos de ti! que sepan, que estoy dormido! y que me traigan aqui!
a nice song to be waiting
hmmmm….you would think but also there are a few people on my friends list that have it as well
lol wheels well im goneee!!! cya all!
in the original post it says:
“This milestone represents the very beginning of a long journey together”
it’s the only thing thats been right about the home launch so far.
more than home, i loved all the resident evil games but zero was the best and 5 looks even better
@khronic amen to that
been along night i know that
@khronic u like rpg right, try elder scrolls, u might get sucked into it :P
i got silent hill homecoming when i got the ps3 i loved all of them too and homecoming is great it scared me and made me jump alot the graphics were great the gameplay was great but they all have feel like the same game anymore except for the room but that was not gonna be a silent hill game till right before they finished it
the only silent hill i liked was the first one….
elder scrools was good im waiting for a new final fantasy game for ps3 too
u mean ff13? dying to see it action…….
the new one is good turn on the surrond sound and turn off the lights its worse then a wes craven movie
We’ve just been told that Home will open at midday today. The latest patch, taking the software to 1.03 is now being pushed to existing beta users, with the open beta beginning very, very soon.
Update: It now looks like it’s “early PM”, so hopefully not too far away. In other news, we can confirm that the Home icon will simply magically appear on your XMB once it’s ready for download, you won’t need to download anything from the Store itself. If your PS3 is on when the Home update is pushed out, you’ll need to restart your console – we’ll let you know when to do so, though.
hahaha might want to look at it
played ff12 for like 200 hrs was addicted to that game
is this authentic?
yep ff12 was good, but nothing beats 7