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PSN Home goes live

"What you see now is just the beginning," says Sony
Looks like the folks in Sony's tech department have worked out the day's earlier issues and have managed to get Home out to the masses.

Home director Jack Buser is excited. "I am so very happy to announce that PlayStation Home has now officially entered into Open Beta. Restart your PlayStation 3, and you will see the PlayStation Home icon under the PlayStation Network column of the XMB. Click on the icon, and you are in."

Simple as that, though we're still hearing a few reports of dropped connections, probably because its being battered. Over the last few hours PSN's been up and down like a lift.

"Getting to this point has required a tremendous amount of participation, input, care, and passion from the thousands of beta testers who helped make PlayStation Home what it is today. So to all of you that have tested, from all of us on the PlayStation Home team here at Sony: 'Thank You!'"

Buser continued, "For those of you that are new to PlayStation Home, be sure to plug in a USB keyboard (or pair your Bluetooth headset) and start meeting your fellow PS3 owners.

"And remember, even with all the spaces, rewards, items, and activities available today, what you see now is just the beginning. Home will grow, change, and evolve very quickly - and it is all based on your feedback."

Before you jump in you might want to take a look at PSM3's guide to dodging sex pests in the virtual world? Might save your life. Or wife.

Below's a bunch of screens from when the project was first announced. Enjoy.

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I can't actually recall what the PSN store looks like as I haven't used it in so long....
justy_uk on 11 Dec '08
haveing????
discostoo on 11 Dec '08
It's up and going again now. Just had a session on Resistance 2. Anyone download Puzzle Quest?
voodoo341 on 11 Dec '08
First rule of business, dont over promise if you cant deliver.

As for the PSN store, you wanna check it out. Its pretty good these days. GTI racer is mint, and you've got the pixlejunk games and Wipeout. Its not bad at all.
fanboy on 11 Dec '08
It's up and going again now. Just had a session on Resistance 2. Anyone download Puzzle Quest?

No, apparently there's no trophies and I've made it a principle not to buy games without them. There is just no excuse to not put them in now, especially when the achievements were already in the 360 version that came out ages ago.

I got that Astro Trippin game and its alright. Just over 3 quid and its your typical side scrolling shooter. Im no fan of the genre to be honest so I cant really say if its special as they all just seem the same to me. For the price though it seems pretty good.
fanboy on 11 Dec '08
Home download is up. Restart your PS3s and it is there above the store.
wrightandrewjame on 11 Dec '08
I don't think I will be stopping through the night just to see it

It can wait till tomorrow after school Smile
smithster118 on 11 Dec '08


I got that Astro Trippin game and its alright. Just over 3 quid and its your typical side scrolling shooter. Im no fan of the genre to be honest so I cant really say if its special as they all just seem the same to me. For the price though it seems pretty good.

Take a look at the Söldner-X video. It and Savage Moon are suppose to be out next week. GTI Club+ is basic but loads of fun online.

Home is there now.
voodoo341 on 11 Dec '08
yeah my PS Store, has been peeing about all night!!
chezmister on 11 Dec '08
Home is up and running now at last. Although it's a bit late now so I'll wait until tomorrow to play. How come no one else has mentioned the accidental free football manager download? I can't believe my luck !
Spidey100 on 11 Dec '08
Anyone know how long the download takes? Or dose it even download at all?
wiikii007 on 11 Dec '08
everyone hu has been waiting it works
lukefry555 on 11 Dec '08
anybody else having trouble isgning into home? its there on my ps3, i have dow nloaded the first download but wheb i go to connect it is saying there is a problem with the connection. p**sing me off as ive been waiting so long for this. ive even tried iaing an ethernet cable instead of wireless just in case it was that.
oleb84 on 11 Dec '08
anybody else having trouble isgning into home? its there on my ps3, i have dow nloaded the first download but wheb i go to connect it is saying there is a problem with the connection. p**sing me off as ive been waiting so long for this. ive even tried iaing an ethernet cable instead of wireless just in case it was that.
oleb84 on 11 Dec '08
downloaded and installed but can't seem to be able to connect, keep getting network error! aaaaahhhhhhh!!!!!!!
jjay78 on 11 Dec '08
Another delay.. hahaha.
lwill on 11 Dec '08
^ constructive.

It's not letting me on either. What broadband speed do you guys who can't get on have - maybe we need to up ours?
Mr_A_Hulse on 11 Dec '08
cant get in either. surely its just cause its being hammered so hard or they need to iron out some bugs. Im giving up and trying again tomorrow.
Skyliner on 11 Dec '08
Has anyone who didn't have the closed beta made it in yet? Is everyone who was excluded from the original beta test having the same problem?
Mr_A_Hulse on 11 Dec '08
Just had another check and nothing yet.
CVG Gav on 11 Dec '08
Just one question...why should we be bothered about home?
$$johnman$$ on 11 Dec '08
Where abouts is Home? i can't seem to find it on Playstation Store?
Mightyjinjo on 11 Dec '08
Just had another check and nothing yet.

You're sure your looking on a PS3 and not an Xbox?

Downloaded it tonight. It doesn't take long to download but took a few attempts to connect. Can't be bothered with it, will give it a better try out tomorrow.
voodoo341 on 11 Dec '08
looks like home is back on now

am currently downloading it.

The Home logo should be on your XMB if you've got the latest firmware and when you select it it will ask you if you want to install it.
jamsponge on 11 Dec '08
looks like home is back on now

am currently downloading it.

The Home logo should be on your XMB if you've got the latest firmware and when you select it it will ask you if you want to install it.

I have the current firmware but cant see the HOME logo anywhere :S
Mightyjinjo on 11 Dec '08
Restart your PlayStation 3, and you will see the PlayStation Home icon under the PlayStation Network column of the XMB.
CVG Gav on 11 Dec '08
looks like home is back on now

am currently downloading it.

The Home logo should be on your XMB if you've got the latest firmware and when you select it it will ask you if you want to install it.

I have the current firmware but cant see the HOME logo anywhere :S

on the xmb, scroll across to ps store, it should be in that column
jjay78 on 11 Dec '08
Don't to to exited though, this Home is a little one bedroom semi and it's full. Sad
Mr_A_Hulse on 11 Dec '08
Took long enough didnt it, only the begining dont make me laugh
MKFiend on 11 Dec '08
ive been waiting for home for so long...its shi. there is nothing to do. 79p to buy a f**king tshirt?! you what?!?! sony could make loads of money if they charged 5-10p per item. in this day and age it iss all about value for money, sony just dont seem to understand that.
oleb84 on 12 Dec '08
ARGH!!! It took me ages to get on it, when I did I spent 20 beautiful mins doing not much and then lost my connection! I haven't been able to get it back since! Sooooooooo Frustrating!!!
rockstarsean on 12 Dec '08
well i think home is brilliant!! so much more to come and has massive potential. It feels solid and thats what sony have been working on the past year. One year sorting out the software and adding new features has really paid off. Ok its small at the moment but in time it will be huge!!!! i cant wait to get back on it tonight! ok i think charging for all the clothes and furniture is a bit silly but i heard trophies won in games will make you cash for spending in home. Surely this feature will be activated pretty soon.
benstevens on 12 Dec '08
Couldnt get in at all last night, kept getting timeout errors.

No surprise as probably millions were trying to get in no doubt.

And probably half the posters in this article won't even own a PS3.

I'll give it a chance like most PS3 owners will, hopefully it'll merge with games we own over the next year to make it a must have app.
bmaindj on 12 Dec '08
It would help if i could actually log on.
ileatyoualive on 12 Dec '08
Took a while for mine to appear last night and I had about an hour of the PSN telling me it didn't exist, but once I was in I stayed in. I played a couple of games of pool last night and another this morning.

Not been able to get close to the bowling though - it's always packed out.
Dajmin on 12 Dec '08
My Mrs went on this morning to have a look, the first things she saw was:

"Are you female?" and "have sex with me"

lol
Vilrak on 12 Dec '08
My girlfriend hasn't created her avatar yet. She will tear them a new one if that happens to her Smile
Dajmin on 12 Dec '08
Can you punch people. Please tell me there is a punch button.
BigBoss987 on 12 Dec '08
hmm, I finally got in this morning for a quick bash. A bunch of people of walking about? Maybe some bowling and chess n stuff but, well, hardly exciting or anything special so far. I'll give it time to sort itself out. My main gripe is the lack of stuff to make your avatar with and charging for stuff like t-shirts. 2 styles of glasses, neither what most people would wear, 5 shoe designs? I haven't noticed and "larger" people, no HUGE breasts or other things that wouldnt be so difficult to do, I dont want them for me of course ;o) To me for such a "large" project the design of the avatar seemed weak. I also wish you could download all of it rather than constantly having to do little downloads at every new place..... We'll see how it pans out, why do people dance so much? Maybe I'm just getting old hahahaha Rolling Eyes
Wilzy on 12 Dec '08
+10 points for it being free.
-100 for just how geeky it all is.

But at least it's not full of whiny, violent american teenagers... but it would seem PSN's managed to get all the perverts and peado's...
Hmmm...

When I get my PS3 methinks I'll stick to LBP and the pub rather than trying to live a virtual social life.
MrPirtniw on 12 Dec '08
ive been waiting for home for so long...its shi. there is nothing to do. 79p to buy a f**king tshirt?! you what?!?! sony could make loads of money if they charged 5-10p per item. in this day and age it iss all about value for money, sony just dont seem to understand that.

I hope Chris_ace reads this. I bet he feels pretty stupid for banging on about the avatar clothing on NXE and how it would be likely that Microsoft would charge for new items. Rolling Eyes
Crow555 on 12 Dec '08
The pricing of items is shocking. Nearly a quid for a jumper. 4.99 for a new pad. more variety and less pricey methinks.
starvinbull on 12 Dec '08
ive been waiting for home for so long...its shi. there is nothing to do. 79p to buy a f**king tshirt?! you what?!?! sony could make loads of money if they charged 5-10p per item. in this day and age it iss all about value for money, sony just dont seem to understand that.

I hope Chris_ace reads this. I bet he feels pretty stupid for banging on about the avatar clothing on NXE and how it would be likely that Microsoft would charge for new items. Rolling Eyes

He'll still defend it... It's what he does.

So, how's HOME then now people have had a chance to get in (assuming they have)?
All what you hoped for? Better? Worse?
Worth the wait?
_Marty_ on 12 Dec '08
I didn't have any problems getting on it at all neither did my sister but I spent 20-30 minutes on it and it seems kinda good, not really my thing but can see it being really good if sony plays it right.
gogo65uk on 12 Dec '08
Downloaded fine, didn't really take that long, and each new area is a fairly small file too.

My only gripe is the price of bits and bobs. Did I hear there was a trophy reward system? That would be very nice.

Also isn't there supposed to be somewhere we can showcase our tophies? Did I miss that?

Other than that, I like it. When the game specific areas open up it'll be great. Imagine popping over to the COD area and chatting to a few people then starting up a game with them. Much better than trawling the internet for people who want to play.
robbiej55 on 12 Dec '08

Also isn't there supposed to be somewhere we can showcase our tophies? Did I miss that?

You didn't miss it, it's not there. I think they haven't decided yet just how to show off the trophies.
voodoo341 on 12 Dec '08
It's working fine now after the initial rush. It's nice to go for a quick wander around.

I will be keeping a close eye on this as I feel that it could grow into something awesome.
evilfoxhound on 12 Dec '08
And probably half the posters in this article won't even own a PS3.

Oh, the paranoia!!
ricflair on 12 Dec '08
I had a quick wander around too, seam ok at minute, of course a little slow to start but give it all time might develop into something fun.

Guess its really a place to have a game of virtual golf/snooker/pool/bowling etc, with your friends who dont live as close by or have the sames games as you.

Any ideas if Sony will take into account any good comments/ideas or feedback which they ask for to improve or add.
James_Bond on 12 Dec '08
It's up and going again now. Just had a session on Resistance 2. Anyone download Puzzle Quest?

No, apparently there's no trophies and I've made it a principle not to buy games without them. There is just no excuse to not put them in now, especially when the achievements were already in the 360 version that came out ages ago.

Although I agree trophies should be put in games now-if it's a feature it might as well be used-not buying a game because of no trophies seems ridiculous, they're little virtual pictures and they're worth that much to you?
almanac2015 on 12 Dec '08
I think a nice displa case or display room would be good for trophies.

If you enjoy the game why not get a 'reward' for winning a race, or what ever.

I like the trophy system.
James_Bond on 12 Dec '08
i was in the closed beta for almost a month and never had a problem gettin in, however now that its open it wont let me.....so im thinkin that if the servers cant handle an open beta with hardly anythin to do (accesible areas) etc then how the f**k is it gonna work when its fully released? and not to make you new members more angry/let down but us closed beta testers received EVERYTHING for FREE. Very Happy
michael1986ps3 on 12 Dec '08
Sony LOL! you cant even get into the thing
chris_ace on 12 Dec '08
Sony LOL! you cant even get into the thing

Put the knife away and shut your mouth Laughing
themadjock on 12 Dec '08
"what you see now is just the beginning" of sony trying to shank money out of my every orifice. as you can guess i wasnt that impressed I'll stick with the cross media bar
kawiiPoPs on 12 Dec '08
downloaded and installed but can't seem to be able to connect, keep getting network error! aaaaahhhhhhh!!!!!!!

I got that last night and now I still can't get on.

Ahh this is really p**sin me off now!!! Are sony thick or something? Whats the point in going, 'Oh Homes out on the 11th of December' when the damn thing still don't even flamin connect now! I would rather a delay again or they say nothing rather then say its comin out and it don't even work!!! Evil or Very Mad
wiikii007 on 12 Dec '08
homes definately lived up to my expectations.
WHERESMYMONKEY on 12 Dec '08
Yep, the download error plagued the closed beta as well. I was in the closed beta and I have not been able to log into Home, either yesterday or today. When you do get in you will be amazingly underwhelmed by the whole thing. If you want a really great looking version of "The Sims" then this is the app for you, if you want to actually have some fun then go to Little Big Planet, it seems reasonably stable online at the moment.
Ma77y on 12 Dec '08
My journey with Home...

Took about half hour to get online with it, finally did yay. Built a little man that looks nothing like me. Ooh I live in a lifestyle appartment with 7 chairs and a lamp. Let's go and wander around in the same tshirt everyone else had on. Notice my man is ginger even though I said to be brunette.

Downloading new area..... (why don't they just include them in the first bloody place??)

Why does my man run so slowly? Is he running waistdeep in invisible marmalade? How do I punch and stuff? Ooh look I can dance...

Wandered around the courtyard. Watched 7 seconds of some Red Bull aeroplane video thing. Wandered into a shop.

Loading........................ Shop has no items. Please leave. Fine. Accidentally wander back in as it's faced me that way. Loading................... Shop has no items, please leave WHY IS IT HERE THEN!!!

Go into a theater. Loading..................................... Ooh shiny screen with some guy talking about Watchmen and how there's a badass exclusive trailer of it just for Home users! Let us peruse and find it! Nope not in there, some crap video. Nope, not in there either, some other video of something-or-other. Maybe it's in this room... nope... hmm I'll follow this huge line of Watchmen posters oh now I'm back at the screen with the guy again. Let's ask a fellow player where it is.

"hey where is the watchmen trailer?"

several minutes pass

'dunno der isnt wun'

"oh"

Let's go back outside. Loading........... ooh a big gate where does it go? Oh nowhere. Bowling!

Loading....................

Yay bowling let's bowl.... waiting for players... okay take 2 shots... whaaat I have to sit and wait while these other guys take their shots? And one of them is AFK. Excellent. How do I leave bowling? None of the buttons seem to do anything.

"hey how do i leave bowling?"

he dances. I accidentally hit START and 'leave bowling' pops up in barely visible writing. I thought you had a PSP to navigate with... where is that?

Oh look arcade cabinets. let' play... echochrome.... alright... what the hell is this crap.... what... how do I leave this game?... START... a-ha! Maybe I'll try pool...... buuut maybe not. let's go back to that lifestyle apartment.

Loading............ Why is it loading? It reserved 3gig of hdd space!!!

Home again. Oooh I can move these lifestyle chairs. Let's put them on teh balcony. Oooooh you can raise them up. I am now building a rudimentary replica of Stonehenge on my balcony with lifestyle sofas, lifestyle chairs, lifestyle coffee tables and lifestyle armchairs. It goes well.

Can I get new furniture? Ah man only a selection of 4 items and they're all the lifestyle stuff I've already got! Oooh lamps! Let's fill the place with lamps! Ah what I can only have 5 lamps max? What the hell is that?! Oh well I'll throw them all off the balcony. Whaaaat there's an invisible barrier? Boo-urns!

How do I run faster? And where is my PSP?!? Man this is boring. PSbutton > quit Home.

> Delete

Are you sure?

> f**k yes.

Home Deleted.

Yay.
frankie4fingers on 12 Dec '08
I'm not that bothered about actually socialising in Home, but I quite like how you get loads of free simple games included - pool, bowling, draughts, chess, etc.

The detail on the characters is quite good too - I managed to make a fairly decent version of myself (helped by the gf) although it doesn't have enough options for accessories. No watches or wristbands at all!

I'll still be spending my time gaming rather than hanging around, but when you only have a few minutes the free games are a good idea.
Dajmin on 12 Dec '08
My journey with Home...
comedy gold

Sir, that brightened up my friday afternoon no end. Well done.

Laughing
Crow555 on 12 Dec '08
Wow! Its actully working now! Shocked
wiikii007 on 12 Dec '08
oops its gone again Rolling Eyes what a joke.
wiikii007 on 12 Dec '08
My journey with Home...

Took about half hour to get online with it, finally did yay. Built a little man that looks nothing like me. Ooh I live in a lifestyle appartment with 7 chairs and a lamp. Let's go and wander around in the same tshirt everyone else had on. Notice my man is ginger even though I said to be brunette.

Downloading new area..... (why don't they just include them in the first bloody place??)

Why does my man run so slowly? Is he running waistdeep in invisible marmalade? How do I punch and stuff? Ooh look I can dance...

Wandered around the courtyard. Watched 7 seconds of some Red Bull aeroplane video thing. Wandered into a shop.

Loading........................ Shop has no items. Please leave. Fine. Accidentally wander back in as it's faced me that way. Loading................... Shop has no items, please leave WHY IS IT HERE THEN!!!

Go into a theater. Loading..................................... Ooh shiny screen with some guy talking about Watchmen and how there's a badass exclusive trailer of it just for Home users! Let us peruse and find it! Nope not in there, some crap video. Nope, not in there either, some other video of something-or-other. Maybe it's in this room... nope... hmm I'll follow this huge line of Watchmen posters oh now I'm back at the screen with the guy again. Let's ask a fellow player where it is.

"hey where is the watchmen trailer?"

several minutes pass

'dunno der isnt wun'

"oh"

Let's go back outside. Loading........... ooh a big gate where does it go? Oh nowhere. Bowling!

Loading....................

Yay bowling let's bowl.... waiting for players... okay take 2 shots... whaaat I have to sit and wait while these other guys take their shots? And one of them is AFK. Excellent. How do I leave bowling? None of the buttons seem to do anything.

"hey how do i leave bowling?"

he dances. I accidentally hit START and 'leave bowling' pops up in barely visible writing. I thought you had a PSP to navigate with... where is that?

Oh look arcade cabinets. let' play... echochrome.... alright... what the hell is this crap.... what... how do I leave this game?... START... a-ha! Maybe I'll try pool...... buuut maybe not. let's go back to that lifestyle apartment.

Loading............ Why is it loading? It reserved 3gig of hdd space!!!

Home again. Oooh I can move these lifestyle chairs. Let's put them on teh balcony. Oooooh you can raise them up. I am now building a rudimentary replica of Stonehenge on my balcony with lifestyle sofas, lifestyle chairs, lifestyle coffee tables and lifestyle armchairs. It goes well.

Can I get new furniture? Ah man only a selection of 4 items and they're all the lifestyle stuff I've already got! Oooh lamps! Let's fill the place with lamps! Ah what I can only have 5 lamps max? What the hell is that?! Oh well I'll throw them all off the balcony. Whaaaat there's an invisible barrier? Boo-urns!

How do I run faster? And where is my PSP?!? Man this is boring. PSbutton > quit Home.

> Delete

Are you sure?

> f**k yes.

Home Deleted.

Yay.

LOL Laughing
That sums it up for me 2!
BYDO on 12 Dec '08
My journey with Home...

Took about half hour to get online with it, finally did yay. Built a little man that looks nothing like me. Ooh I live in a lifestyle appartment with 7 chairs and a lamp. Let's go and wander around in the same tshirt everyone else had on. Notice my man is ginger even though I said to be brunette.

Downloading new area..... (why don't they just include them in the first bloody place??)

Why does my man run so slowly? Is he running waistdeep in invisible marmalade? How do I punch and stuff? Ooh look I can dance...

Wandered around the courtyard. Watched 7 seconds of some Red Bull aeroplane video thing. Wandered into a shop.

Loading........................ Shop has no items. Please leave. Fine. Accidentally wander back in as it's faced me that way. Loading................... Shop has no items, please leave WHY IS IT HERE THEN!!!

Go into a theater. Loading..................................... Ooh shiny screen with some guy talking about Watchmen and how there's a badass exclusive trailer of it just for Home users! Let us peruse and find it! Nope not in there, some crap video. Nope, not in there either, some other video of something-or-other. Maybe it's in this room... nope... hmm I'll follow this huge line of Watchmen posters oh now I'm back at the screen with the guy again. Let's ask a fellow player where it is.

"hey where is the watchmen trailer?"

several minutes pass

'dunno der isnt wun'

"oh"

Let's go back outside. Loading........... ooh a big gate where does it go? Oh nowhere. Bowling!

Loading....................

Yay bowling let's bowl.... waiting for players... okay take 2 shots... whaaat I have to sit and wait while these other guys take their shots? And one of them is AFK. Excellent. How do I leave bowling? None of the buttons seem to do anything.

"hey how do i leave bowling?"

he dances. I accidentally hit START and 'leave bowling' pops up in barely visible writing. I thought you had a PSP to navigate with... where is that?

Oh look arcade cabinets. let' play... echochrome.... alright... what the hell is this crap.... what... how do I leave this game?... START... a-ha! Maybe I'll try pool...... buuut maybe not. let's go back to that lifestyle apartment.

Loading............ Why is it loading? It reserved 3gig of hdd space!!!

Home again. Oooh I can move these lifestyle chairs. Let's put them on teh balcony. Oooooh you can raise them up. I am now building a rudimentary replica of Stonehenge on my balcony with lifestyle sofas, lifestyle chairs, lifestyle coffee tables and lifestyle armchairs. It goes well.

Can I get new furniture? Ah man only a selection of 4 items and they're all the lifestyle stuff I've already got! Oooh lamps! Let's fill the place with lamps! Ah what I can only have 5 lamps max? What the hell is that?! Oh well I'll throw them all off the balcony. Whaaaat there's an invisible barrier? Boo-urns!

How do I run faster? And where is my PSP?!? Man this is boring. PSbutton > quit Home.

> Delete

Are you sure?

> f**k yes.

Home Deleted.

Yay.

Glad I didn't bump into your sorry ass. I think you defined cynicism there.
FearTheRobot on 12 Dec '08
I cant wait to meet my firends on HOME this weekend as most of them didnt have the chance of the BETA, its gonna be so much more advanced than that bull sh*t Microsoft released *nsx?? or something like that, which is so poor they copied WII for they're Avatars, now thats shame!! hahaha
dickieshort81 on 12 Dec '08
My journey with Home...

Took about half hour to get online with it, finally did yay. Built a little man that looks nothing like me. Ooh I live in a lifestyle appartment with 7 chairs and a lamp. Let's go and wander around in the same tshirt everyone else had on. Notice my man is ginger even though I said to be brunette.

Downloading new area..... (why don't they just include them in the first bloody place??)

Why does my man run so slowly? Is he running waistdeep in invisible marmalade? How do I punch and stuff? Ooh look I can dance...

Wandered around the courtyard. Watched 7 seconds of some Red Bull aeroplane video thing. Wandered into a shop.

Loading........................ Shop has no items. Please leave. Fine. Accidentally wander back in as it's faced me that way. Loading................... Shop has no items, please leave WHY IS IT HERE THEN!!!

Go into a theater. Loading..................................... Ooh shiny screen with some guy talking about Watchmen and how there's a badass exclusive trailer of it just for Home users! Let us peruse and find it! Nope not in there, some crap video. Nope, not in there either, some other video of something-or-other. Maybe it's in this room... nope... hmm I'll follow this huge line of Watchmen posters oh now I'm back at the screen with the guy again. Let's ask a fellow player where it is.

"hey where is the watchmen trailer?"

several minutes pass

'dunno der isnt wun'

"oh"

Let's go back outside. Loading........... ooh a big gate where does it go? Oh nowhere. Bowling!

Loading....................

Yay bowling let's bowl.... waiting for players... okay take 2 shots... whaaat I have to sit and wait while these other guys take their shots? And one of them is AFK. Excellent. How do I leave bowling? None of the buttons seem to do anything.

"hey how do i leave bowling?"

he dances. I accidentally hit START and 'leave bowling' pops up in barely visible writing. I thought you had a PSP to navigate with... where is that?

Oh look arcade cabinets. let' play... echochrome.... alright... what the hell is this crap.... what... how do I leave this game?... START... a-ha! Maybe I'll try pool...... buuut maybe not. let's go back to that lifestyle apartment.

Loading............ Why is it loading? It reserved 3gig of hdd space!!!

Home again. Oooh I can move these lifestyle chairs. Let's put them on teh balcony. Oooooh you can raise them up. I am now building a rudimentary replica of Stonehenge on my balcony with lifestyle sofas, lifestyle chairs, lifestyle coffee tables and lifestyle armchairs. It goes well.

Can I get new furniture? Ah man only a selection of 4 items and they're all the lifestyle stuff I've already got! Oooh lamps! Let's fill the place with lamps! Ah what I can only have 5 lamps max? What the hell is that?! Oh well I'll throw them all off the balcony. Whaaaat there's an invisible barrier? Boo-urns!

How do I run faster? And where is my PSP?!? Man this is boring. PSbutton > quit Home.

> Delete

Are you sure?

> f**k yes.

Home Deleted.

Yay.

Glad I didn't bump into your sorry ass. I think you defined cynicism there.

hahaha, you sound like an x-bot who played briefly round a friends house and couldn't believe how poor your new update is compared to home. In all honesty if your that bovered about a virtual psp (pathetic) then you really and i mean really, need to get out your house more and see the real world (not a virtual one). Your life sounds tragic mate a bit like your last comment!! Wink
dickieshort81 on 12 Dec '08
i suppose it doesnt matter if home is any good or not if u cant play it due to a recurrent error message on the signing in home page! Twisted Evil
benzo_nufc on 12 Dec '08
i suppose it doesnt matter if home is any good or not if u cant play it due to a recurrent error message on the signing in home page! Twisted Evil

There is nothing wrong with Home, it is working and has been working since around 9pm last night.

I have visited the EU, US and Japanese Home spaces and they are all working. If you are experiencing a problem - the problem is yours.
LordVonPS3 on 12 Dec '08
well i didnt have any problems with the new xbox experience but home is a complete mess and nxe allows 8 way voicechat in game something ps3 is way behind on hell u cant even play music in game apart from warhawk i hear my ps3 has been one disapointment after another apart from unreal tournament 3 (mods) and siren blood curse and valkyria chronicles. i hope they sort out this logging on problem or im just gonna delete it and not bother with it
chainsawgerbil on 12 Dec '08
and i bet theres hell of a lot of other ppl that cant get on home due to sonys short sightedness
chainsawgerbil on 12 Dec '08
oh and "WHAT YOU NOW SEE IS JUST THE BEGGINING" probably the only true thing to come from sonys pr department of course all i see is the beggining THE 'KING THING WON'T LOAD!!!!!!!!
chainsawgerbil on 12 Dec '08
I don't know why everyone has such a downer on Home - I can't even get in but I think Home is a good thing. It's just launched, give it a while to find it's feet. It's not the finished product, it actually is the beginning.

You can't punch people. Good! It would be like Dead Rising! And that's not what it wants to be, not what it's for. It would be crap if you could punch because everyone would, making it probably unusable.

And stop calling it a game. It's not. And it's not The Sim either. Rolling Eyes
Mr_A_Hulse on 12 Dec '08
if it'd start i'd give it a fair chance. but its not and until i can be bothered to change my hard drive over and redownload all my unreal mods hdd space is at a premium as it is ill give it a few days then its getting deleted so i can install valkyria chronicles.
chainsawgerbil on 12 Dec '08
Alot of people are reporting connection issues at the login page, despite being able to go on the ps store and play online. I cant get on home. I get a different error every time.
jubbgi01 on 13 Dec '08


Glad I didn't bump into your sorry ass. I think you defined cynicism there.

hahaha, you sound like an x-bot who played briefly round a friends house and couldn't believe how poor your new update is compared to home. In all honesty if your that bovered about a virtual psp (pathetic) then you really and i mean really, need to get out your house more and see the real world (not a virtual one). Your life sounds tragic mate a bit like your last comment!! Wink

Wow you utter leper.

1. I do not have an Xbox.

2. I was really excited for Home. I actually tried several times through the day to check if it was available, then immediately downloded it.

3. It's 'pathetic' that I said that there was no PSP which was one of the big features touted for it? Shut up you tool.

Fact is - there is nothing in there. 5 t-shirts, 3 chairs, and a lamp. It was supposed to launch with all the glitz and content and themed rooms and nice stuff to customize your place/character, nice areas etc.

Instead it looks as though they thought 'oh s**t it's almost the end of the year.... chop out all that stuff that isn't ready yet and release these 2 levels and no content and we'll just announce it's coming out the day before it does so there's no big build-up or anything'.

edit:

There were no tropies either. What the s**t? The first thing I planned to do was go to my mate Chris' building and see his huge trophy collection but nooo that'll be ready in August or something.
frankie4fingers on 13 Dec '08
im not quite sure why everyone is so p**sed about this,its only just starting up!yeah there aint much to do but give it time,let it develop and have some "game" areas.it has lots of potential to something fun and if you dont like it dont use it.its not like you had to buy the damn thing only to discover its crap like some games
rickyp74 on 13 Dec '08
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a3HeadedMonkey on 13 Dec '08


Glad I didn't bump into your sorry ass. I think you defined cynicism there.

hahaha, you sound like an x-bot who played briefly round a friends house and couldn't believe how poor your new update is compared to home. In all honesty if your that bovered about a virtual psp (pathetic) then you really and i mean really, need to get out your house more and see the real world (not a virtual one). Your life sounds tragic mate a bit like your last comment!! Wink

Wow you utter leper.

1. I do not have an Xbox.

2. I was really excited for Home. I actually tried several times through the day to check if it was available, then immediately downloded it.

3. It's 'pathetic' that I said that there was no PSP which was one of the big features touted for it? Shut up you tool.

Fact is - there is nothing in there. 5 t-shirts, 3 chairs, and a lamp. It was supposed to launch with all the glitz and content and themed rooms and nice stuff to customize your place/character, nice areas etc.

Instead it looks as though they thought 'oh s**t it's almost the end of the year.... chop out all that stuff that isn't ready yet and release these 2 levels and no content and we'll just announce it's coming out the day before it does so there's no big build-up or anything'.

edit:

There were no tropies either. What the s**t? The first thing I planned to do was go to my mate Chris' building and see his huge trophy collection but nooo that'll be ready in August or something.

Whoop, whoop, GO FRANKIE! Smile
justy_uk on 13 Dec '08
All I want to do is to be able to play games online...without lag!!!!
The PS3 is a million miles away from the 360 as yet in this department. Home is a smokescreen for a console with major issues. Who wants to go have a chat with another avatar in a vitual world??!! I've got a PC if I want to do that.
All I want to be able to do with my games console is see which of my friends are online and join in a game with them if I feel like it. With my 360 I can do this effortlessly, my PS3 however is clumbsy to say the least. Xbox - 1 PS3 - 0
sotondragon on 13 Dec '08
ive just deleted home from my hd its just a waste of space.
Miss Marvellous on 13 Dec '08
I was in the private beta and all I did was to create my avatar then haven't touched it since, although I tried to get on tonight and it says there is a network error code and cannot connect. it has promptly been deleted from my HD. If this is Sony's big hope then quite frankly they're screwed.
jack the vampire on 14 Dec '08
well ive tried it a few times to give it a honest chance but so far its a total waste of space. feels out of date by at least 5 years. is funny watching saddos chase female avatars tho

its a very poor social/entertainment hub and its getting deleted as soon as i finish this post will take a huge amount of improvements and content to even make me consider it again
chainsawgerbil on 14 Dec '08
Nice idea but abit sad.
I turned it off after finding out if I wanted buy a chair it would have cost me 79p.

Taking the p**s me thinks
shiki on 14 Dec '08
After ALL the delays and delays and delays is this the best that Sony can do??!! Sooo many issues to list that are wrong with home but one of the worst things is it just feels dead, is this next gen? I don't think so and its STILL a beta!!!
Cant even connect anymore in the UK as get 931 error, so connect via the States and it goes though fine and they have extra areas!! No point though as nothing to them. HOME...delete!!
Madbrit2K5 on 14 Dec '08
"What you see now is just the beginning," says Sony

For me it's already the end , i saw enough !
Registered on 15 Dec '08
How unpleasant are your PS3 owners?! Seriously even when one of your fellow PS3 owners are having problems you throw it straight back in their faces!
Mappman on 15 Dec '08
Still not able to log onto the thing. An absolute joke. Whats the point of a social interaction program if it cant handle abit of fcking traffic?

Sony, disapointment after disapointment your organisation and console is a joke.

Role on next gen xbox
feeg86 on 15 Dec '08
I went on, looked around for half an hour then switched of. There's no incentive to stay and chat when there's sod all stuff to watch, interact or do. And I'm on 2mb broadband and the last thing I want is to sit there and wait 15 minutes as it downloads data for rooms and then another min or two to setup. Might be a good idea, but the waiting is a killer.

It needs something unique and entertaining to appear eg. live bands, new films, comedians or special events such as a yap from authors, make your own cider speaker appears, etc. Otherwise it's just boring at the mo.

It's like walking into a brand new shopping centre except there's only 60% shops open, nothing new, and nothing to do. Shame to be a PS3 owner today.
cykosis on 15 Dec '08
f**k me, you lot are a bunch of whiny bitches. too many comments of people who think we give a damn that they hate Home for not being the worlds best thing. If you don't like it, just shutup and play something you like! I for one like it. Especially when you create a female character and wind up the losers who want a virtual girlfriend! Laughing
DELTA855 on 15 Dec '08
f**k me, you lot are a bunch of whiny bitches. too many comments of people who think we give a damn that they hate Home for not being the worlds best thing. If you don't like it, just shutup and play something you like! I for one like it. Especially when you create a female character and wind up the losers who want a virtual girlfriend! Laughing

Hey people this guy is right, stop posting about how much you don't like it, in fact, you're only allowed to post here if you DO like it, no no in fact, let's delete this comments section as posting if you do like it or if you don't like it is not allowed because DELTA855 has a sandy vagina about it.

So cut it out.
frankie4fingers on 15 Dec '08
f**k me, you lot are a bunch of whiny bitches. too many comments of people who think we give a damn that they hate Home for not being the worlds best thing. If you don't like it, just shutup and play something you like! I for one like it. Especially when you create a female character and wind up the losers who want a virtual girlfriend! Laughing

Hey people this guy is right, stop posting about how much you don't like it, in fact, you're only allowed to post here if you DO like it, no no in fact, let's delete this comments section as posting if you do like it or if you don't like it is not allowed because DELTA855 has a sandy vagina about it.

So cut it out.

Hey, your'e more than welcome to complain about it, im just p**sed at the people who post those 'BAAAAAAWW I hate it im deleting it from the PS3' comments that don't really have much of a purpose.Unfortunately this site is being flooded with people who spend too much time either complaining about something or attacking someone else. On a side note, sandy vagina?!? First time ive been called that.
DELTA855 on 16 Dec '08
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a3HeadedMonkey on 16 Dec '08
i had the home beta but when i do get into home it still says home beta even though the full version is out plus when im in home its still the same cant go anywhere apart from the cinema,mall and bowling
sean123ireland on 16 Dec '08
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