New Home Beta News

Will this every come out? We may be a little closer the the open beta of PlayStation Home. If you haven't slit your wrist yet here are the details that were given about the new 1.0 version of Home.

1. The version 1.0 Patch Notes will be published in the closed beta forum so they know what to expect and to help plan testing.

2. A couple of days later Version 1.0 will be released into the Closed beta. That will not happen this week.

3. SCEE will be inviting a large number of extra testers into the closed beta to load test and that process will start within a day or so of v1.0 going live. We wont invite them all straight away, we'll ramp it up over a a period of time. We will be inviting non-English speaking testers for the first time. Languages covered will be English, French, Italian, German and Spanish. Please remember these are languages, not countries, so more than the immediately obvious countries will be included to a degree. The lists have been chosen already, dont try changing your language to get included!

4. Once we start inviting people in to the Closed Beta the public SCEE Home forums will become the Home beta test forums.

5. The date of Open Beta start will be announced in advance

6. Open Beta starts and that will be just as it implies, Open to all

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Far Cry 2 Get Home Space

Details from Extreme PS3:

"Yesterday, the Far Cry 2 Game Space was made available to beta testers taking part in the extended beta of PlayStation Home. We've decided to make a video of the game space and have included it below to show all you non-beta testers what the space has to offer. You can also see a video of the Uncharted Game Space in our earlier post. The game space lets you explore the station, learn about in-game characters, check out the special map, and play a few rounds of Mancala."

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Home Features Video

This video give you an idea of some of the things that you'll be able to do in Home.  Chess anyone???

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Home definitely coming in 2008; will remain free

Speaking to IGN.com, PlayStation Home producer Martijn Van der Meulen reiterated the company’s commitment to releasing the online service by the end of this year, and confirmed "there are no plans to charge for Home, even in the far future."

"First and foremost, Van der Meulen told me (without hesitation) that it is a 100 percent guarantee that Home will be released by the end of this calendar year," wrote IGN's Ryan Clements.

"Van der Meulen also assured me, quite adamantly, that Home will always be a free service -- only premium content will need to be purchased."


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Home Beta Invites Starting to Arrive

If you downloaded the Home theme for the PSN last week then you know that you entered yourself into a possibility of getting into the Home beta. We it may be time to start paying close attention to your email, because some European gamers have started to get the invites in their inboxes.

Here is what you should see in the email:

Dear,

PlayStation®Home is a 3D, interactive, evolving service, exclusive to PLAYSTATION®3. It's free to download and easy to use. Home is the place to be if you want to deepen your gaming experience - the place where you can meet, chat, plan, and launch games together. Also, you can fully customise your avatar, decorate your own Home apartment, play mini-games, watch videos, take part in events, and much more - it's all part of the Home experience.

We've chosen to offer access to Home to a select number of PLAYSTATION®3 owners, and as a valued member of PLAYSTATION®Network, you have been selected to be amongst the first to try this exciting new service.

To take part, and play an important role in helping us evolve and grow the service over the coming months, please redeem your unique promotional code below using your PLAYSTATION®3 and join us in Home.

How to redeem your Promotional code and access Home

To redeem the code connect to PLAYSTATION®Network, select [Account Management], then select [Transaction Management], click on [Redeem PLAYSTATION Network Card or Promotion Code] and enter your unique code:

Home will download to [Games]. Install the software and the Home icon will appear in [Games]. Click this icon to enter Home!

Note: Promotional codes can only be used once and only the PSN Online ID we sent this email to will be able to connect to Home.

Please remember that Home is currently in a restricted testing phase, which means that we'll be constantly adding new features and content, and testing the service, over the coming months. As part of your participation, we'll also occasionally ask you about your experiences, and gather feedback, so we can continually improve the service.

Also please understand that this is a closed and confidential beta and your participation is subject to our Terms of Use which will be presented to you the first time you connect to Home. Please keep all discussion of your experiences within Home confidential and limit them to our private Home Beta Forum.

If you are an existing user of our forums you will find the forum in the Private section within the next few days. Please note this process is subject to network availability so delays may be experienced. If you have not logged into our forums before you will need to do so using your PSN account and then visit one public forum. This will establish your PSN account on the forums. Please allow up to 72 hours from this point for us to give your account permission to visit the private forum. We will not write to you again; just visit the forums a few days later.

Welcome to PlayStation®Home.

Yours,
Dan Hill
Home Service Manager Sony Computer Entertainment Europe

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The PlayStation Show Podcast Episode 11

Adam is gone this week, but JasonB, AustinD, EmilioZ are here to talk you through the latest PlayStation news. Jason is 25 and we start with a little present and he then gives a PixelJunk Eden review. We then get a few items from Austin D and his latest purchase of Qore.

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Qore Episode 03: August, 2008 ($2.99 Issue, $24.99 Annual Subscription)
Episode 03 of Qore: Presented by the PLAYSTATION Network goes way deep into upcoming games featuring DC Super Heroes and includes an exclusive invitation to the Resistance 2 beta, some great artwork, mini-games and a few other surprises.
File size: 1.34 GB

- Qore Annual Subscribers will be invited to the beta under “Premiere” status and be given early access.
- Qore Ep 03 (single Episode) purchasers will be guaranteed access to the beta at a later date.
- All invitations will be made via email/voucher - the beta WILL NOT be accessed through the Qore download center.
- There will be multiple programs and methods to get access (or a chance to participate) in the Resistance 2 Online Beta. Details to follow.

The Last Guy Behind The Scenes
You are the chosen one, and it is up to you, a zombie from the Himalayas, the last survivors on earth by leading them to safety through zombie-infested streets in this frantic, addictive game. Go behind the scenes with this developer interview for an insight into the creative and quirky personalities behind the game, as well as a look at their unique studio in the Himalayas, complete with a company goat.

PlayStation Home Theme
Customize your PS3 with a new PlayStation Home theme. This theme allows you to change up the look of your background and XMB icons. Be sure to download this new theme for a chance to participate in the PlayStation Home Beta.
This is the way to get into the next Home Beta. This application along with your time on the PSN and activity in the store will determine if you can get into the Beta. Emails will be sent out by Sony soon if you are picked.

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Want into the PlayStation Home Closed Beta test? Here’s How.

The easy easy instruction on how to become part of the Playstation Home Beta. Basically you just download the theme. Get to downloading!

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Japanese PSN Home has Capcom Arcade Titles

Namco Bandai is offering seven games within Home, with four revealed already: Dig Dug, Galaga, Pac-Man and Xevious. Three more "secret" games will be revealed later.

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Home beta v0.96.3 coming this week

PlayStation Home v0.96.3 beta to be released this week. For the lucky few that are in the beta right now the update should be coming in an email with a redemption code to download the new version. Hopefully this means that the public version is almost ready and the rest of us can get a taste.

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BioShock Box Art Supports Home?

If you take a good look at this image you will see a Home icon near the bottom. What does this mean? This means that we have to be getting really close to the release of Home and developers may be starting to integrate the functionality in new upcoming releases. This is a great thing since a lot of people want to see how Home and Games will be integrated with each other.

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New Home Footage

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