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Lempel has 'robust' Home on schedule, movie downloads soon

Posted Jul 5th 2008 2:50PM by Nick Doerr
Filed under: PlayStation Network, News

Eric Lempel said Home is still on schedule for a release this Fall. Let's start with that reassurance. When pointing out that Home will still be in a beta stage upon said release despite delays, Lempel replied with "the reason we've been delaying [Home] is so that we can deliver a high quality service that the users will enjoy. Even though it will be in beta, it will be a fair representation of what the service can be and its potential, so it won't be a 0.5 release, it will be a fully robust service."

Expect the movie download service to get implemented into Home somehow, even though it's getting released in the US this Summer. No word on other regions or TV and music content -- but Sony will "offer everything [consumers] expect from us and probably a little bit more." He declined to discuss the potential for the PS3 to transfer said movies onto the PSP, which usually means it's going to happen in a big announcement at some big game developer event. Whatever those are. No promises!

Insomniac clarifies comments on Resistance trophy and Home support

Posted Jun 11th 2008 3:00PM by Majed Athab
Filed under: News

Insomniac Games tells Eurogamer that trophy and Home support will not be added into Resistance: Fall of Man contrary to our previous report. Both features, however, will be fully supported for the upcoming Resistance 2 coming out this Fall.

In all honesty, we're perfectly fine without both features in the first Resistance. It's really time to move forward anyway. Resistance 2 is on the horizon and that's where the development focus should be fixated on. We just hope that at least one out of these two features will be ready by game's launch.

Both Resistance games to get Home and trophy support

Posted Jun 4th 2008 5:30PM by Majed Athab
Filed under: News

Ted Price recently divulged to Eurogamer in a live text interview that both Resistance: Fall of Man and Resistance 2 will be receiving Home and trophy support. We've known for awhile now that the first Resistance will be getting the Home treatment, but now it's great to hear confirmation for the second title. However, with Home still light years away, it's really difficult to truly be excited for this. Trophies, on the other hand, are a whole other story.

Rumors about trophy support in the upcoming firmware 2.40 update, and footage of BioShock with a trophy icon all give the impression that this hotly anticipated feature will indeed be coming soon. Don't forget that there are a whole list of games recently stated to support trophies as well, and, well, we speculate that trophies will be available by the time Resistance 2 hits this Fall.

Home open beta to be 'similar to Gmail'

Posted Jun 3rd 2008 2:30PM by Andrew Yoon
Filed under: PlayStation Network


For many PS3 fans, Home has been the carrot of a very long and frustrating stick. The online service was showcased at GDC 2007, but has remained in a closed beta since. Constant delays of Home have frustrated PS3 gamers, many who want an online multiplayer gaming hub.

Susan Panico, senior director of PSN, spoke to Wired about the availability of Home. It will be an "open, working beta." According to Panico, the "rollout will be similar to Gmail." Finally, it will be available this year.

Gmail launched four years ago to critical acclaim. During the initial parts of the beta, invitations to the service were sent from members already in the service. Many clamored for a lucrative invite in the early days -- now getting a Gmail account is open and easy for everyone. The problem? Gmail, after four years, is still in beta.

[Via Joystiq]

Footage of Home version 0.8.6 revives some hope

Posted Jun 3rd 2008 9:00AM by Nick Doerr
Filed under: Videos and Screenshots



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A lot of the hype and hope surrounding Home has dissipated after the latest delay, but the developers are still hard at work and it's starting to show. This video is fairly lengthy -- 10 minutes -- and shows off the latest build the game has to offer. This video features the newly added Media and Events space. They're actually pretty cool. Dare we say, cool enough to offer a glimmer of excitement? You decide.

Home video re-creates the PlayStation Day experience

Posted May 29th 2008 1:30PM by Nick Doerr
Filed under: Videos and Screenshots

Since the online life simulator is inching closer to a release (centimeter-ing, perhaps), we thought it'd be dandy to show off a new video that acts as a virtual re-creation of what happened at PlayStation Day over in Europe. Really, not much has changed as far as the game itself is concerned, but it's still Home and it's still in progress. It exists and it will get released. We promise.

Ubisoft sneaks into the Event space and makes itself at Home

Posted May 28th 2008 11:00AM by Jem Alexander
Filed under: News

It seems like only yesterday when Sony announced the new "Media and Events" space within Home (oh wait, it was), but the area is already being used by a third party publisher to show off its wares. Home beta users have been invited to take part in the "first ever Publisher Event," hosted by Ubisoft. This online event feeds directly in to Ubidays, Ubisoft's software showcase event that takes place today at the Louvre in Paris.

Between the hours of 7pm and 8pm BST, Home beta users will be able to check out the Event area and see exactly what Ubisoft has to offer over the coming months. Meanwhile, the rest of the world can check out the keynote which will happen at 6pm BST tonight. Considering the software is still in a very closed beta stage, we're intrigued to see a publisher take such interest in it so soon.

Sony unveils the 'Media and Events' Home venue

Posted May 27th 2008 12:30PM by Jem Alexander
Filed under: News


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Home beta users were recently invited to try out a new Home venue. This "Media and Events" space is currently a recreation of the PlayStation Day event that took place in London a couple of weeks ago. In the future Sony plans on using the space to host "everything from new game unveilings to sports events to fashion shows." The PlayStation Day decoration of the Media and Events area included various elements from the real-world event, such as artwork and photographs from the show.

The new area includes jumbo screens on which the keynote speech was broadcast for the beta users to see. There was also a "a video stream of all the action from the real-world PlayStation Day experience." Check out our gallery below for a few screenshots and expect a video to appear online before too long. Sony has said that "following the test event's success Home will now start scheduling more elaborate and exciting productions for the Space." These will not only be available to first party developers, but to third party companies too.

This new part of Home looks like it'll be an excellent way to let gamers experience all of the trade shows that go on throughout the year. Not only that, but we're looking forward to seeing exclusive announcements being made from within Home. Once it's out, that is.

[Via Press Release]

Gallery: Home 'Virtual Events' Space

Home slated for November release as open beta

Posted May 12th 2008 8:00PM by Nick Doerr
Filed under: News

Before, SCEE's David Reeves talked about the new focus on Home and how they're aiming more toward the gamers and less toward the advertisers (or something along those lines). He promised an open beta this "autumn". Well, now we have to revise that statement by making it slightly more accurate. November.

The creative director for Home, Ron Festejo, said that the closed beta is expanding in July and an open beta is set for November. Open beta is simply a release date for an unfinished, possibly still buggy product. So, Home is due out this November with some kinks for us to find and them to work out -- they've had plenty of time, so we feel it'll be pretty much done by that time, though.

[via Play; thank you, Leigh!]

Home's non-gaming plan 'too ambitious,' admits SCEE's Reeves

Posted May 8th 2008 5:30PM by Nick Doerr
Filed under: News

It seems even Sony knows when to admit it bit off a little more than it could initially masticate. In a short discussion with CVG, Reeves admitted they've "realized that maybe we were too ambitious with the non-gaming applications within Home, getting sponsors and stuff like that ... in that sense we were deserting gamers. So, we're concentrating on the gaming by launching games in Home, and attracting people who are into gaming in first -- instead of the Nike people, or Adidas people who are into fashion and not necessarily into gaming."

This is interesting because we've always heard how one of the futures of advertising may be within video games. Now Reeves and Sony see that perhaps focusing on that isn't the right approach -- you need to fill a store with people before you can sell anything, after all. Sony is now refocusing their strategy on things like Trophies and Home-to-game launching, so expect more of that when the open beta hits this year, another thing Reeves promises. The beta will come this autumn. For sure. We'll see.

EA Sports' Peter Moore 'wishes' for Home's release

Posted May 8th 2008 2:00PM by Andrew Yoon
Filed under: PlayStation Network

Waiting for the oft-delayed Home service has been frustrating for PlayStation fans worldwide. However, we were surprised to hear comments from former Xbox boxx Peter Moore, echoing the sentiments that many PS3 owners have. Currently president of EA Sports, Moore told Eurogamer.net "I just wish [Home] would ship ... I [previously] questioned it a little bit, whether I'd want to wander around there. Phil Harrison showed me a demo – it's very cool, but let's go already. And so I'm disappointed that it's been pushed back a little bit again."

Although Home was on display at PlayStation Day, Kaz Hirai reiterated that it would not be released until it's done. Some commenters have joked that Home would release after the notoriously delayed Duke Nukem Forever.

Many PS3 owners are counting on the release of Home to deliver an enhanced online experience on the PSN, one that rivals the for-pay Xbox Live service. Moore's comments are most likely very similar to the consensus from the development community as well -- people need Home to release, and soon. "I really hope it gets going and becomes that portal to the PlayStation Network and we can utilise it. But boy, I just wish we'd get going."

Home 'game spaces' being shown off later this month

Posted May 8th 2008 8:30AM by Jem Alexander
Filed under: News


Speaking to Daniel Hill at PlayStation Day we managed to gather a few tidbits of info about Home and where it's headed. Hill reiterated that the open beta will be happening this Autumn. He also added that the closed beta will be "extended" in July to include more gamers as well as, for the first time, European press. When asked whether Home would be fully functional for the open beta, Hill responded by saying that "Home will never be fully functional" and that it will continue to grow and evolve over time. The open beta will include all necessary features such as trophies and game launching.

Game spaces are slightly lower on the list of priorities, but not forgotten. Some are being shown off later this month to beta members and Hill stated that what he had seen of them is "really impressive." Game launching has extended beyond Warhawk to MotorStorm now, and this feature was demonstrated on the show floor at PlayStation Day. The feature allows you to select your option preferences, including track and number of laps, within Home. This allows you to almost immediately jump straight into the gameplay, rather than into another menu.

Hill also confirmed to us that trophies will be available in the XMB. "They have to be," he said. There's no word on when that will happen, but a 2D representation of your trophy list will be visible via the XMB at some point in the future. Obviously, the basic funtionality needs to be created within Home itself before being exported to the XMB, so don't expect it anytime soon.

Home gets delayed again, open beta scheduled for Fall

Posted Apr 22nd 2008 1:25AM by Andrew Yoon
Filed under: PlayStation Network


You're going to have to wait a little bit longer for Home. Sony's much-discussed online service debuted at GDC over a year ago, but it's still been restricted to a number of closed beta participants. According to a new press release by both SCEA and SCEE, the closed beta testing will continue through Summer, with an open beta finally available in the Fall.

"We understand that we are asking PS3 and prospective PS3 users to wait a bit longer, but we have come to the conclusion that we need more time to refine the service to ensure a more focused gaming entertainment experience than what it is today," said Kazuo Hirai, President and Group CEO, Sony Computer Entertainment Inc. "Our overarching objective is to provide users with new gaming experiences that are available only on PLAYSTATION Home. Spending more time on the development and on the Closed Beta testing reaffirms our commitment to bringing a quality service, maintaining the PlayStation tradition."

It appears that more people will be invited into the closed beta. However, this recent delay of Home is continuing a disturbing trend of promises that are delivered late or not at all, such as in-game XMB and game invites -- these features are far more valuable than an online world to walk through. We're sure everyone will echo the same sentiment: it's been taking Sony much too long to deliver on these promises. Stay tuned for any new developments regarding the Home beta.

Gallery: Home

Home client downloadable via proxy exploit but servers are locked

Posted Apr 9th 2008 10:00AM by Jem Alexander
Filed under: News


It would appear that some members of the PS3news.com forums have discovered an updated Home via some proxy server shennanigans. The client is downloadable and can be installed, but doesn't connect to servers for various reasons. The interesting thing is that in the XMB the Home client's version number is listed as 1.00 -- the magic number we always assumed would be a release build.

We're not about to suggest that Home's open beta is imminent, but we can't help but feel that the evidence is piling up. Between this v1.00 client, the Warhawk patch allowing for Home game launching and the fact that SCEE promised us a "special update" when the PSN store redesign goes live, we're certainly intrigued. Either way, we'll find out in a week. If you want to download the client yourself (don't forget, it won't do anything except sit on your XMB looking pretty) then check out this forum thread for instructions.

Steinberg hints at a few upcoming PS3 features

Posted Apr 6th 2008 4:00AM by Nick Doerr
Filed under: Interviews, News

Scott Steinberg seems to be in a PR overhaul lately, popping up in several interviews. This latest installment has what some would call a challenge to the competition, but we won't focus on that flamebait comment. He talks about how Sony hasn't had a big keynote speech this year yet -- he feels the Blu-ray victory is good enough for now. We're personally expecting a big one at E3. He hints also that movie and music download services may be coming soon -- perhaps also to be covered at our expected E3 speech?

Big name titles, he says, will keep momentum going for the PS3 this year, but he also mentions the possibility of more downloadable PS-One and PS2 games on the PlayStation Store. Steinberg says there are "on-going sessions" to get more third-party titles up on the store, so who knows, before the end of the year we might have a much more impressive library than we do now. Maybe it'll almost rival the insane selection available on the Japanese store.

Speaking of games, there's no open Home beta now because Sony has set the bar so very high, they don't want any more people to see it until it meets their standards to get into the public eye. We'd like to see more PS-One and PS2 games on the store, and an open beta for Home would be nice. We'll see what happens this year!

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