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How to apply for Playstation Home Beta Test
Sony announces the details on how to apply for the Playstation Home Beta Test in the United States. As reported Japanese PS3 users could already apply for the closed beta of Home in late July.
Later today, the PLAYSTATION Store will be updated with a PlayStation Home theme. By downloading the theme, you are submitting an application to join the PlayStation Home Beta test community.
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Posted on Thu, 7 Aug 2008 14:31:13 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr
Playstation Home closed Beta about to Start
Sony began taking applications for the Playstation Home closed beta program today. The company is currently only accepting Japanese PS3 owners for the beta program.
Applicants must be over 18 and apply by August 11th to be considered for a random selection to gain access to the new Sony 3D online world. Sony still plans to go open beta with Playstation Home this fall.
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Posted on Thu, 31 Jul 2008 03:00:09 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr
Sony Playstation Home Site available in Japan
The last thing we reported about the Sony Playstation Home 3D world was that the open beta for Playstation Home is to start this fall.
I just stumbled over a website Sony has setup for Playstation Home in Japan. I am not sure how long the site has been online, but it has lots of screenshots and explains on a high level Playstation Home and its main components.
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Posted on Mon, 7 Jul 2008 04:43:28 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr
Sony Playstation Home Open Beta comes this Fall
Sony released a brief statement in Japan today announcing an open beta for Playstation Home to start this fall.
Sony says to expand the closed Playstation Home beta this Summer allowing more PS3 users in.
In February Sony still claimed a release date for Playstation Home for the PS3 some when in 2008. With an open Beta starting in Fall of this year a full release will not happen anymore in 2008.
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Posted on Tue, 22 Apr 2008 01:42:25 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr
Xbox 3D Virtual World necessary to compete with Playstation Home?
We reported earlier today about Sony Playstation Home that will launch some time in 2008. If Sony does everything right it will be huge for the Sony PS3. I actually think Microsoft cannot afford to not launch a similar 3D virtual world for the Xbox 360.
Microsoft's Xbox 360 is loosing more and more coolness points. It all started with not having HDMI on the first generation of Xbox 360 consoles. Because Microsoft chose not to integrate a high definition drive inside the Xbox they came out with an HD DVD drive, which is now worthless as HD DVD died last week.
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Posted on Mon, 25 Feb 2008 11:00:00 CST | by Luigi Lugmayr
Sony Playstation Home to be best-looking 3D Online World
Sony Playstation Home Creative Director said in an interview with GamesIndustry that the upcoming Home virtual world will be the best-looking and most user-friendly online multiplayer experience. Hey, and I believe him.
The first demos of Playstation Home last year already looked amazing. Second Life graphics look rather poor compared to Playstation Home. Sony should not make the mistake though that graphics and user friendliness are the key to the success of Home alone.
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Posted on Mon, 25 Feb 2008 08:09:55 CST | by Luigi Lugmayr
Sony Playstation Home to launch Spring 2008
Those of you waiting for the promising Sony 3D online world Playstation Home to launch this year are about to be disappointed.
Sony announced at the TGS 2007 that the Sony Playstation Home service will launch in Spring 2008.
The beta test of Playstation Home has supposedly been underway since May.
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Posted on Thu, 20 Sep 2007 01:17:14 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr
Sony Playstation Home has Mobile Phone Integration
Sony announces mobile phone integrations for Playstation Home at the E3 2007.
Sony is offering mobile phone access to the social and communication features of Playstation Home. You can also directly upload photos taken from your mobile phone into your space on Playstation Home.
Sony is establishing the 3D world as the integration point for all things. You will be able to launch your games from within Playstation Home.
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Posted on Wed, 11 Jul 2007 14:17:35 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr
Sony PS3 Playstation Home Beta Update
Sony issued a short statement that the Sony Playstation Home Beta has started. Only Sony staff and known beta testers are supposedly currently wandering through the new virtual world.
The beta test will be opened up to many others at some point during the summer, including those registered on the site.
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Posted on Thu, 3 May 2007 08:00:00 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr
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Posted on Sun, 11 Mar 2007 04:00:00 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr
Sony Playstation Home Video Demo
As reported this week the rumored Sony Playstation Home 3D social world is launching in autumn 2007. At the GDC 2007 Sony's Phil Harrison demoed the current state of the Playstation Home. And I have to say it looks already very decent and will compete with currently hot 3D online worlds like Second Life.
I especially like the high quality of the environment and the flashy embedded video screens. Additionally the customization options are pretty detailed. Fun aspects are also the embedded bowling game (wii like it) and other retro games.
You can communicate via text and voice chat.
Gametrailers published a couple hours ago a video of the Playstation Home demonstration. See the interesting video below.
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Posted on Sat, 10 Mar 2007 07:00:00 CST | by Luigi Lugmayr
Playstation Home for Sony PS3 Rumor
Gaming blog Kotaku broke a rumor yesterday about Sony launching something called Playstation Home. They took a lot of heat (and lots of traffic as a positive) for it from Sony. It is all good now again between Sony and Kotaku, but of course so much attention helps make the rumor about Playstation Home much more believable.
So what is Sony Playstation Home supposed to be?
Something similar to Nintendo's Mii avatar concept. You are supposed to be able to design your avatar that lives in virtual rooms that get filled with items based on your achievements in different games. Of course you would be able to meet other gamers with your avatars and maybe even meet them in your rooms (mySpace in 3D). We will apparently learn all about Playstation Home at the GDC 2007 next week.
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Posted on Fri, 2 Mar 2007 04:00:00 CST | by Luigi Lugmayr
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