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 heck yes. Read this on TripleChat.com. Glad to see this kind of stuff on the blog!
i didnt get an invite nor do i know where to download it from so im a little disappointed. ive been waiting on it for over a year i downloaded the home theme to my ps3 and never recieved an email of any kind after that nothing at all so can you help
It will be on the PS Store yes…
I can’t wait either… I got private beta from my friend lol… it’s sweet…
Can’t wait for open beta…
PS3 pwns Sony FTW
I would have never expected to be flying a stunt plane in PlayStation Home…unbelievable. Along with other companies getting introduced to PlayStation Home, I wouldn’t be surprised if you’d see Nike branded clothing, or even small time game developers producing mini games for Home. Can’t wait for tomorrow.
I have downloaded the home beta theme but never got an email about a password or anything how do i get home beta? my fiance did the same stuff and nothing for her either. how do i get home? or the beta?
i didnt get any of the beta anything , nothing, so where do i go to go get it.
So do the beta testers get anything? I was hoping for an exclusive shirt or hat or something. Anyway great news on Home, I love it and can’t wait to experience more.
Just wait for it, it’ll come tomorrow, mail or store
i say there should be HOME trophies. you know, for bowling, pool, chess, buying crap, that kinda stuff.
Sounds great!
One thing I would love though is the ability to play private pool games, private bowling games, private chess games, etc. It would help a lot when hanging out with friends. Secondly, please make it so we don’t have to stand in line to play arcade games :(
May i ask what will be the exsact offical time for the release of Home tomorrow worldwide and in toronto. ?
Schweeet!!!!!!!!!!!!! :D
this is freakin awesome weve been waiting an awful long time for this i hope it lives up to the hype and we can finally have a leg up on those dern xbots
Tomorrow will make history!!!
HOME needs a punch button!!!
To all those who weren’t in the closed beta you’ll soon know what I’m talkin ’bout.
The real question is whether they’ll fix that ridiculous issue where only a handful of people can play games at once. To have a virtual world where you still have to wait in line to play is ridiculous.
what about he money? is it true that more trophies = more money?
Oh finally I can’t believe it’s like a dream for me. Thank you Sony & the people who work so hard to bring this to us.
Alright! finally, i’ve been waiting to play home with ALL my friends! Bring on the content!!!
@ 298 am not being a pain my friend go to ps fanboy the report there sony selling more ps3 then ms 360 in worldwide sell sorry dude .
Where do you download it from? Just curious.
What’s the age limit for the open beta?
sk8ordi44 – I assume that you will download it from the PlayStation Store. I can’t think of any other distribution method.
Brandon_2535 – The last time I checked the age limit was 13y/o and older.
Will Game Spaces be back?
tirminyl – Thanks! I remember reading something about 18 years old so I was just curious. I had to make a whole different account just to use the closed beta. I want to use my main account because I use it the most and it has over 300 trophies. It’s set to my real age which is 16 so I hope the age limit is what you said.
El_Scorcho – They will be launching with FarCry2 and Uncharted game spaces following with Resistance, SOCOM, Guitar Hero, and Warhawk. I’ve heard the Red Bull will be tomorrow as well but don’t quote me.
As far as other “announced” spaces, Capcom has spoken about launching their spaces for SFIV and RE5 a week before the game launches.
I am happy to know that Home is coming tomorrow but what are you doing to advertise this announcement to the general population? Will there be commercials?
sk8ordi44 – “From the looks of it, there’ll be no firmware update involved. The Home icon should simply appear under the PSN section of the XMB after a system reboot. As for what content you can expect to see once the open beta begins, there’ll be plenty more than in the current closed beta, with more coming soon.”
This is according to one site I found.
This is going to be a cool birthday gift for me! :D
Brandon_2535 – No problem. Cyd actually posted some items to expect for Home tomorrow and the first item was the change from 18+ to 13+ age limit in the Open Beta: http://boardsus.playstation.com/playstation/board/message?board.id=ps3home&message.id=427153
See you around.
Brandon_2535 #329 – Thanks for posting that. I actually forgot about that. This must have been some kind of stealth feature with the latest firmware update. This begs the question: Has the XMB been pushed into a dynamic state where Sony can push updates to the console without requiring a firmware update? Or was the application silently pushed out to everyone and is now being turned on for them to see?
For all the testers we had to download the application.
i really hope theres a lot more to it than in the closed beta. ive been in it and its so limited right now. i know i know, they’ve supposibly been “load testing” the servers so they had to cut back, but i just hope theres plenty to greet us in the Open.
tirminyl – Great point. Makes you wonder. It would seem that you would have to download it, but we shall see. Either way, this is going to be great.
Awww… I’m gonna miss all the crazy “When is Home coming?!!” comments and related rants. :(
what about the limit for furniture placement will that go up or will it stay the same?
The beta stores finally have stuff in them. Free stuff. Hope we can keep all this stuff.
THANK U! THANK U! THANK U!!!!!!!!!!!!!
IVE BEEN W8YING 4 THIS FOR YEARS!! AGAIN
THANK U SONY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Mososokruppe – Closed Beta testers are supposed to keep the free items from the store. This is per the Home Managers in the forums.
Well, that’s cool. I downloaded everything. I guess once I decorate my summer home I’ll be out of stuff to do again.
What time Eastern will it be when the store is updated?
ive been asking that for awhile wheels and cant get or find an answer, im hoping its midnight
oh well guess i gotta pull an all nighter but it will be worth it :)
im given it till 1am then just hopeing it will be there when i wake up
Can’t wait to try this out. Hope the HOME experience lives up to everyone’s expectations, and I am sure it will. :)
man it sucks that my ps3 had just recently messed up on me how long will the home beta last??
way to go. i know it well be awesome. there’s a lot that don’t appreciate what sony is trying to do but let me say thank you very much for the effort sony is putting in this.you don’t have to make free stuff but you do for those who can’t get everything they would like too! you are the best console out there and i for one appreciate you. thanks very very very much !!!!!!!!!!!!
I hear the kids throwing this around and since I am at a loss for words I’ll use it. . .
BEST . . . DAY . . . EVER!
MIDNIGHT IS JUST UNDER 4 HOURS AWAY
I have to admit that the loading times from one place to another is a bit of a shame! I hope you fix this guys.
Cheers!