September 6
We Go Hands-On With PlayStation Home
Home is a virtual world where you can hang out and talk to friends, meet new people, and have an expanded gaming experience. Currently it’s in the Extended Closed Beta Phase, where users will be added in a weekly basis for the US.
The first thing you are to do is create your very own Avatar, via presets or total customization. There’s a good selection of choices, but I’d like to see more once the service goes Global in a finished product. You can save up to 9 avatars. Once your done with Avatar creation, then you are taken inside your “Home.” Again you can customize your Home with furniture, and wallpapers. Home customization is accessed through the in game PSP. As of beta testing you can have your basic Home space, or a Summer Home (free from the Mall).
There are a few spaces available to Home testers right now. When you first access each space for the first time, you are prompted to download the space. There’s the Home Theater: Video game trailers will be displayed on a big screen. Currently there is only one screen, hopefully Sony adds more to have a more variety in the Theater experience. The Game Arcade: Here is where you can play bowling, pool, or a couple of arcade games. Mall: This is going to be where you can purchase all your Home needs. You’ll be able to purchase clothing, Home spaces, furniture, appliances, etc. So far everything that is available now is FREE.
So far the experience is still a bit laggy and sluggish. There are still glitches within Home that Sony has to fix. Listen to what Sony says and continue to be patient, because it’s not ready for public debut yet. I’m hoping that Sony implements new spaces for Home pretty soon, ex. Hall of Fame.
Continue to check back this weekend, because I will put pictures pretty soon. I will also try and see if I can get a video up, I can’t guarantee about the video though, since it would violate some Rules.
If you have any questions, ask them in the comments. I will try to answer them as best as I can, without violating the NDA as much as I have probably for revealing this much.
11 Responses to “ We Go Hands-On With PlayStation Home ”
Ohhh you’re telling me who isn’t in the beta about a closed beta
You’re breaking the NDA
Say goodbye to your Beta testing!
People leak videos regularly, its no biggie, its not like he is telling info that isn’t already known. The main basis and groundwork is there, additional stuff will always be added though so I wouldn’t worry about that.
‘whoopsie daisy’
How many people can home have in one space?
As in how many Home Spaces can you have in Home?
You can answer that too but what i meant was how many people can you see wondering around on one location or is it unlimited?
I don’t believe there’s a set limit on the Home Spaces you can have. Since there are only two we can choose from as of this date.
There is also no set limit on how many people can be in one location. Once there’s a full release of Home there are supposed to be more servers to support the masses.
will you ba able to choose your servers? And does the mics sound good?
I’m not sure, again it’s still an early build. I wouldn’t know because the US aren’t able to use the mics. I hear that the EU can.
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