Home Out Today
SCEE tell us when Home is out for all - it's Thursday!Published 10/12/2008 at 8:00 by nofi
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We’ve just been told by SCEE that Home will be available for everyone from tomorrow, following the successful completion of the closed beta service.
The service will launch directly from the XMB as per the Beta. “PlayStation Home is truly a promising network community service on the PlayStation platform, made possible with the powerful combination of PS3’s overwhelming computational power and PlayStation Network that covers many countries around the globe,” said Kazuo Hirai, President and Group CEO, SCE. “We are committed to providing PS3 users with exciting gaming experiences with PlayStation Home and together with our partners and users, expand the new world of interactive entertainment as we move forward.”
For users accessing PlayStation Home in the Europe, themed virtual environments will be available to explore. Starting with the themed Far Cry 2 space from the Beta, PlayStation Home will offer game inspired environments that allow people to discuss the specific games, plan strategies and access content and clues that will enhance the gaming experience. The number of gaming environments such as this will regularly increase, with spaces for Uncharted: Drake’s Fortune, Warhawk, Motorstorm and SOCOM following very soon. SCEE is working with leading publishers such as: Electronic Arts, UBISOFT, Midway, Sega and Atari to create engaging environments that will provide users with an on-going gaming experience.
“We are very excited to be bringing PlayStation Home to Europe and the PAL territories, offering users an interactive, social, gaming experience,” said Daniel Hill, Home Service Manager, SCEE. “PlayStation Home is unique to anything else in the gaming world and by partnering with both global and regional gaming and non-gaming brands, we are able to offer exciting and entertaining content that will enhance the PlayStation experience.”
SCEE today also announced the first partnerships with some of the world’s most respected lifestyle brands for the Open Beta. Fashion leader Diesel, contemporary furniture designers Ligne Roset, energy drink Red Bull, film studio Paramount Pictures and video content providers Hexus TV and Eurogamer are the first on board. They will offer resident’s virtual clothing for their avatar, virtual furniture for their PlayStation Home apartments, exclusive video content and a virtual flying challenge: the Red Bull Air Race.
Visitors and residents will be able to explore PlayStation Home with their avatar character and, thanks to Diesel, avatars can look great from the start with Diesel offering the latest men’s and women’s designer avatar clothing, with items ranging from free of charge to €1.50. So for those visiting PlayStation Home, they can dress their avatars in the latest jeans and jacket prior to getting out and about.
The press release continues to affirm what we already know: Home gives everyone their own apartment to spend time in and entertain friends – but who will now be able relax on exclusive Ligne Roset furniture. At the virtual store, people will be able to choose from a selection of the most popular Ligne Roset designs, including the iconic Togo and Facett upholstery collections. It will be possible to personalise furniture by selecting from a wide selection of fabrics and leathers allowing a unique and individual look. This is an opportunity to get acquainted with Ligne Roset’s cutting edge designs created by some of Europe’s most talented designers.
As the very first consumer brand space, Red Bull has created the Red Bull Island where visitors to the Island can interact and take part in many of Red Bull’s unique events. Initially there will be the opportunity to get inside the cockpit of a Red Bull Air Race plane and compete against the PlayStation community. The real-world Red Bull Air Race World Championship has become a global phenomenon in just four years, attracting millions of spectators. Now those spectators can leave the stands, become a pilot and tackle the Red Bull Island course themselves. The Red Bull Island will continue to expand, adding new and exciting content in early 2009.
Taking full advantage of the PlayStation Home Theatre, SCEE has partnered with various content providers to enhance the cinematic experience. Offering a wide range of content, the PlayStation Home Theatre will provide lifestyle technology programming from Hexus TV, gaming content from Eurogamer and exclusive film content from Paramount Pictures.
Starting with the release of the highly anticipated film, Watchmen, Paramount Pictures International will use Home to promote its latest films. Initially, Home residents will be able to view an exclusive video greeting from Watchmen Director Zack Snyder as well as the latest Watchmen trailer. A selection of virtual Watchmen merchandise e.g. T-Shirts with the smiley face logo, Doomsday clocks and character statues, will also be available in the New Year, ahead of an exclusive Q & A event where cast and filmmakers will meet selected press and competition winners fans within the Watchmen themed environment.
PlayStation Home is exclusive to PS3, free to download and easy to join. It’s the ultimate online community – a place where you can meet friends, try the latest games, hear new music, watch videos, relax in the apartment of your dreams and much, much more. With more and more spaces being created and partners like Diesel, Ligne Roset and Red Bull coming on board, the PlayStation Home experience is just getting started.
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BoyDay | 10/12/2008 10:09
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I’m so happy I could cry – two of my friends who never play their PS3 or buy anything from the PSN both got into the beta, and I must’ve spent over £300 in there so far and use my PS3 much more than both of them put together!
Withnail | 10/12/2008 10:39
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PS3Fanboy are saying they’ll reveal some “interesting” new Home content later today.
nofi | 10/12/2008 10:42
Wants a custom tag.
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Yeah, seems like different sites got different screenshots. Odd.
SteveTheSkorie | 10/12/2008 10:43
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I know you guys are making a game, but it’s an Xbox one!
Once it’s done, you should get a hold of Sony and see about setting up a sixthaxis area/room where we can sit and chat and be cliquey! Then when non readers come in we can confuse them with all the TSA memes and when we get bored of that, we can launch directly into the TSA Towers littlebigplanet level!
I honestly don’t know how technically possible this is for you to do. But I can dream!
nofi | 10/12/2008 10:49
Wants a custom tag.
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Not a chance. We only found out about the Home news with a minute to spare, there’s no chance they’ll let us pollute Home with our waffle.
BoyDay | 10/12/2008 10:58
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I don’t think stabbings and rain would be approved as “suitable” content either. Maybe rain, but stabbings might raise an eyebrow or two. You’d never get invited into the crazy evangelists’ home space! ;o)
Spotter5 | 10/12/2008 11:13
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great news!
Roarster | 10/12/2008 11:19
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So, you guys got your “Home collapses due to first day rush, Fanboys fume” story all ready to go for tomorrow?
Severn2j | 10/12/2008 11:49
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Good news about the going global thing, but I hope they add a proper fullscreen option to the theatre (and other video walls, come to think of it).. I dont like that theres a border around everything.
Still, cool tho. BTW, how do you get to the new areas? Are they linked off the main square?
djdustb | 10/12/2008 11:54
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Yeah that bugs me too, that and the resolution on the screens is a bit poor.
oMega-W | 10/12/2008 11:50
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Watchmen merchandise. Cool.
BioshoX-1h | 10/12/2008 12:17
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Sorted! This is good News. So Much for clearing mirrors edge TSA Clubhouse FTW
5M1L3Y | 10/12/2008 12:42
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Having played the beta, I’m really not excited about the official release and wouldn’t advise anyone to get their hopes up so much…
wilboss | 10/12/2008 12:49
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Please excuse my ignorance as someone who didn’t get the beta!
Home is “free to download” – can someone clarify if this will be an item to download from the Store in tomorrow’s update or will there be a Firmware update tomorrow?
The servers will get destroyed when this goes live…
wilboss | 10/12/2008 12:52
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Ignore that, PS3FanBoy says:
“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.”
Guess they snuck it into one of the recent FW updates
Withnail | 10/12/2008 15:37
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PS3Fanboy are wrong, it’s a store download. Sony can’t make things magically appear in your XMB
crack398 | 10/12/2008 13:18
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i think i speak for all of us when i say ITS ABOUT F***ING TIME! also im looking forward to tommorrow now, ill join your TSA club if it isnt full and if it is then we can have 2 tsa clubs lol. ive got a good couple days ahead of me because im going to the cinema today to watch four christmases and then ive got home… ahhhhh share the bliss. (my wierdest post yet)
jediryan123 | 10/12/2008 13:44
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add me to the club house, I will bring virtual beer.
LiquescentShadow | 10/12/2008 14:26
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Seems i’ll have to check this out tomorrow then, and as has been said before it’s about time!
I’ll probably be on a mad smash and grab for everything that’s free.
nineself | 10/12/2008 14:43
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I expect, nay demand that Flugtag be added to the Red Bull island forthwith!
djdustb | 10/12/2008 14:46
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I haven’t joined any clubs in the beta as yet, did a quick search on various things but that was about all.
How do they work?
I think a directory of decent clubs could be a good idea to get on here. Assuming they are not listed in the forum which I haven’t had time to look at today.