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.
been reading a few differnt sites most of them agree it will be available around 5pm eastern time tomorrow, but im still hoping for a midnight surprise from sony….
YAY! I’m so happy!
YEAH!!! thanks to all the home team.
Now i have a question, this is Home Open Beta. So when it can be considered “Home” without beta word??, its just a cultural question.
thanks to all again.
This looks very fun! Cannot wait to try it but, will there be any sort of fee for just playing Home? I know for doing a club there is, but I hope there is not some sort of monthly fee for beta or when it fully comes out! I am currently low on cash, so, I have to always be safe. So, is there going to be a price for beta? Any sort of fees for playing?
Cool, I look forward to trying this out and seeing how it evolves… Hey, how about giving Home its own set of unique trophies?
Exsactly what time does it open tomorrow ? in toronto and world wide ?
So you can jump into others games if you have the disc in your harddrive right?
Awesome. I’m going to see it tomorrow night after my night class. I’m so excited to see home beta with a lot of cool stuff on there.
Yay! I’m so excited!
will you be able to decorate your home space with pictures and stuff you have saved on your ps3?
like turn your photos into posters or hang them on the wall ? show movies to friends or listen to your music from your “apartment”
probaly not sony will want you to buy stuff from them im guessing,
i thought this day would never come!
CANT WAIT until tomorrow.
Well everybody, welcome HOME. Your going to love it.
Mr. Buser,
I have been anticipating this for so long! But, I am currently low on cash and was wondering if Home will be free? If I won’t have to pay any fees whatsoever, because I have been trying to get into Home forever, but, I do not know if Home is going to cost me any money or not!
This is it… the day has finally come! After waiting for what seems like forever, PS3 gamers will finally have a place to call Home!
It’s tomorrow that the world will remember… as the day that Sony revolutionized the way people think of social gaming forever!
Thank you Sony, thank you Jack, but most of all, I thank the community, because without the community, there would be no incentive to creating a masterpiece like Home, there would be no Social Games, and most of all, Sony would not be the way that they are now… Sony is a company for the community. And that’s why Home is so important, that’s why it’s so big, and that’s why it’s such a big deal. To me at least, that is why. It is from this point on, that Sony will begin to support their gaming community even more, and we will see a massive change in the gaming world…
At this point, it’s hard to see the near future, because with companies like Sony, there’s something new to smile about every day!
pirate
from everything ive read so far (has been alot today) you get the program apartment space certain clothes and avatar features (certain ones you can buy) but will be geared for people who dont want to spend anymoney just wont have as much content has people who do, though im not sure how the games in home work if they cost “quarters” or what not
How are we sure that the servers wont break down? There are obviously going to be MILLIONS of people downloading at the same time, so, Sony, have you braced yourselves?
Anyways, FINALLY! ITS HERE! WOO!
awesome can’t wait till tommorow gonna be soo fun dude
Jeff, can you please share more information on this Sony & Mountain Dew Indepandent Game Channel?
Thank you
Couldn’t be happier! Perfect release date….Happy birthday to me!!!
wooot, home ftw!!! i wish i knew a concrete launch time though
me to jplax, im hoping its midnight
i think what you guys should do is that make the “Gender” based on the gamers himself , cause alot of guys put on the female avatar and act like girls , it should be based on your account
not trying use it as a dating service so that doesnt matter to me, just wish it would come on already
Sure would be nice to have a midnight launch :-)…since Home was delayed for such a long time. Unfortunately I have to work tomorrow (to support this Sony habit I have!) so if not I will have to wait until the evening. :-(
That IS an interesting question- when will it no longer be considered a Beta…? At v.1.00 you’d figure it’d be pretty close to the real thing by now, and since everyone’s going to be in it as of tomorrow it’s probably going to be judged as such.
This was a very nice present. I don’t think my family’s presents are even going to approach this nice surprise. Thank you to all at Sony Computer Entertainment. :D
so what do we do? as of midnight just keep restarting our sysems until the icon appears, lol
yeah when is the acual launch time. are u allowed to say??
so what do you do to get the beta?
im almost willing to try that jplax………..
oolsnirp, from what i’ve read it was supposed to be hidden in the last update and is to be activated by sony when they want and will be there when the system is turned on after that time
might be designed to show up as the each system turns over to dec 11
ya khronic, i’ll prolly do that till 1:00 then call it quits till later tomorrow, but fingers crossed for midnight surprisal.
Is there a mini-game where its like the game “Clue” and we get to participate in a murder mystery?
thx jplax
np
If it was supposedly installed with the last update, has anyone tried turning your clock forward on your PS3 to see if that unlocks Home? Can you even actually do that or will it always check an online timeserver?
i thought about it, but probaly goes off an online timeserver, but could try,
SWEET
Can’t wait to download it tomorrow! I’ll see you all at HOME.
the setting your time ahead didnt work even tried the date nothing just have to wait, the anticaption sux though
The Home Open Beta should be available at 4am PST/7am EST. Don’t stay up too late, fellas.
From the PS Forums:
Home will only be down for a brief two-hour window tonight, from 2am – 4am Pacific (5am – 7am Eastern). Once it’s back online we will be running version 1.03 and all those with the current version will be offered a patch.
http://boardsus.playstation.com/playstation/board/message?board.id=ps3home&thread.id=427153
thanks for trying… i really hope it’s out at midnight EST.
@346 (brandon008): The open beta will go on basically forever. “Open beta” is just their way of saying, “Here it is, just understand it’s not totally finished and we will add a lot of stuff over time.”
cant wait!!!
http://www.destructoid.com/playstation-home-to-finally-launch-on-december-11-114203.phtml
reads that “it will launch following the successful completion of the closed beta “service”…. wonder what that means, is it still in final maintanance
this is pretty kool bcuz ppl all over have been waiting for this… thanks for the update Jack!
Is home a system update or just a download from the store?
A lot of people are going to be happy now.
Wow.
Even the Associated Press wrote an article about this.
http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5jZSfpoPfeBARUV8VDSsfEZWto-KQD94VQ8QO1