Category Archives: Home
Tue, Oct 11, 2011 | 00:12 BST
PlayStation Home the “easiest point of entry” for PSN developers
Sony’s social network turned game-space is the best way for new developers to get on board the PSN, according to Home director Jack Buser.
Mon, Oct 03, 2011 | 09:59 BST
Sony did not break Australian privacy laws in response to the PSN breach according to Privacy Commissioner
According to a declaration made by the Australian Privacy Commissioner, despite Sony’s delayed response in informing consumer’s of April’s PlayStation Network security breach, it has been determined that the company has not breached the nation’s Privacy Act.
Wed, Sep 28, 2011 | 21:38 BST
PS Home will go offline tomorrow to load client 1.55
Tomorrow, September 29 from 8am BST PS Home will go offline for scheduled maintenance, and once back up, client update 1.55 client will be up and running. Improvements to the Home start up flow, wardrobe and furniture browsing, and much will be applied. Full details of the client update can be found here. Other lovely additions and details can be found on the PS Blog.
Mon, Sep 26, 2011 | 19:19 BST
Mysterious Sony trailer teasing new PS Home?
Sony’s released a new live-action trailer which seems to be teasing the reveal of a revamped PlayStation Home.
Thu, Aug 25, 2011 | 17:18 BST
PS Home director believes the future is the free-to-play market
PlayStation Home director Jack Buser believes Home is a “huge differentiator” from other consoles, and that the future is in free-to-play sector – something Sony plans to capitalize on with the service’s revamp launching in the fall.
Tue, Aug 23, 2011 | 09:50 BST
PlayStation Home to reboot as social games platform
Sony is planning to give PlayStation Home an almighty reboot, turning it mainly into a social games platform.
Thu, Aug 11, 2011 | 09:18 BST
PlayStation Home to stream Sony gamescom presser live
Sony’s announced on the EU PS Blog it’s to stream live its gamescom press conference inside PlayStation Home. The event will be streamed inside the gamescom event space in the service from 7pm CET (6pm BST). The space itself will be available to download from 5pm CET (4pm BST) via the Navigator in Home and the What’s New section in the XMB. In case you can’t get in, we’ll be there too with a liveblog. Details on what to expect here.
Tue, Jul 26, 2011 | 22:04 BST
US PS Store update: DA2 Legacy, Homefront, BTTF, DW7
Sony has updated the US end of the PS Store, and along with the Fat Princess bundle and THQ sale we already mentioned, there tons more, especially if you are a Dynasty Warriors 7 nut.
Tue, Jul 26, 2011 | 09:28 BST
Tuesday Shorts – Zynga targets China, Dwarf Fortress class, iPad magic, more
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Fri, Jul 01, 2011 | 00:14 BST
Average PS Home user is “the most hardcore gamer” on the PS3
PlayStation Home director Jack Buser has said the virtual world’s fans are among the most dedicated gamers of the PlayStation 3′s user base.
Wed, Jun 29, 2011 | 22:27 BST
PlayStation Home Welcome Back package detailed
PlayStation Home is finally back after the enormously damaging PSN hack. To help entice users to once again return to using Home regularly, Sony is offering a special Welcome Back package.
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Thu, Jun 16, 2011 | 02:01 BST
Sony’s virtual E3 booth pulled in 500,000 visitors
The virtual Sony booth in Home was a roaring success, attracting over half a million visitors during the week of E3.
Wed, Jun 15, 2011 | 04:12 BST
Granzella working on multiple titles, planning for Vita
Kazuma Kojo’s new studio is already busily at work on new projects.
Thu, Jun 09, 2011 | 06:58 BST
PlayStation Home seeing record traffic
PlayStation’s perpetually derided virtual world social network, Home, has suddenly rocketed to record activity levels.
Thu, Jun 02, 2011 | 15:17 BST
PS Home update adds tattoos, dastardly disguises, inFamous clothing
Sony has updated Home with some goodies for your virtual self, such as tattoos, monocles, handlebar mustaches, and more.
Wed, Jun 01, 2011 | 20:00 BST
Sony to livestream its E3 presser through PS Home
Sony has sent over a lovely mail letting us know that it will host a livestream of its E3 press conference in a special screening room within PlayStation Home on June 6.
Tue, May 17, 2011 | 15:27 BST
PSN Welcome Back package includes LBP, inFamous, more
Sony has detailed the Welcome Back packages for the EU and US PlayStation Networks, including a choice of two free PS3 games.
Fri, Apr 29, 2011 | 05:10 BST
Trophies, cloud saves, and data unaffected by PSNgate
Sony’s latest question and answer on the PlayStation Network outage reassures lingering fears about trophies and saves, and hinted at the possibility of compensation for the downtime.
Thu, Apr 28, 2011 | 13:23 BST
QUEEN’S RUBBER DUCK – Moving past PSN melodrama
Oh, the humanity. Sony has taken a lot of flack over PSN-gate – some deserved, much more unwarranted. Let’s give the Japanese giant some credit for a nasty job done right.
Thu, Apr 28, 2011 | 09:12 BST
PSN reboot will require password change, credit card data was encrypted
The latest update on Sony’s attempts to shore up the PlayStation Network makes mention of a mandatory password change when service resumes.


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