New Official PlayStation webpage is intriguing

  • Posted April 15th, 2008 at 15:45 EDT by
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A new webpage found on the Official Japanese PlayStation site features an intriguing countdown that most people will only assume to lead to the public release of Home.  The countdown is ticking away at what appears to be a new game release as the url indicates with "/title/."  Though this will obviously lead to a ton of speculation and guessing, we can only applaud Sony for the viral hype this will surely commence.

Without much else known about this timer, we can only leave it up to you guys, the readers, to take guesses at what it could potentially bring.  Let us know down below what your predictions are and when the timer strikes zero, we'll keep you updated.

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  1. Righteous

    • 3:55pm BST - April 15th, 2008
    • 1

    not another countdown? 58+ hrs as i'm typing this...what's gonna happen in more than two days...could be home open beta, mgs open beta

  2. Gekidami | Gekidami

    • 3:55pm BST - April 15th, 2008
    • 2

    Forbidden Siren 3 was announced to be in dev back in june 06, i think its about to be revealed...

  3. PSN-pauls

    • 4:00pm BST - April 15th, 2008
    • 3

    im guessing home, MGS, or some big japanese game

  4. Mattchewie | Mattchewie

    • 4:00pm BST - April 15th, 2008
    • 4

    Wholy cursing! not only did I hear the FBOMB dropped a few times I also heard some shats. So I think anyone trying to say its for home is full of it. I would say its for a horror game but I don't know of any horror games coming out in 58 days or so.....strange.

  5. didjamama | Didjamama

    • 4:05pm BST - April 15th, 2008
    • 5

    ^ It's 58 hours dude.  And I would say some type of horror thing-a-ma-jig.  Upon further review I would say it is the countdown to apocalypse.  Fire and brimstone, real old testament wrath of God type shiz!!!

  6. Nabus | nabus

    • 4:07pm BST - April 15th, 2008
    • 6

    I would put my money on some special Japanese beta for MGS or something like that but I'm not a betting man. But well definately not Home because... I mean look at the blood red theme, also if you listen to the stuff they are saying you can hear english swearing... Well thats what it sounds like...

  7. Mattchewie | Mattchewie

    • 4:09pm BST - April 15th, 2008
    • 7

    haha sorry I meant to put down hours and then was thinking (well what comes out in about 3 to 4 days).......yeah I wear a helmet.

  8. Nemic

    • 4:33pm BST - April 15th, 2008
    • 8

    Yep, Gekidami is right... Looks like Forbidden Siren 3 is about to be revealed. Can't wait. :)

  9. TheCh0sen01 | TheChosen01

    • 4:37pm BST - April 15th, 2008
    • 9

    Yea, whatever it is the audio in the countdown is strange, I can't imagine it being home some kindof horror game or something to that extent is what I guess?

  10. DarkJ3JB | DarkJ3JB

    • 4:47pm BST - April 15th, 2008
    • 10

    well what ever it is, its a japan release not a usa release.

     

    PSN: DarkJ3JB

  11. Ravishing

    • 4:52pm BST - April 15th, 2008
    • 11

    Could it be an update for the much loved Atari 2600 classic "ET"?? 

    The greatest game I could never figure out for the life of me.

  12. Oddface | Oddface

    • 5:05pm BST - April 15th, 2008
    • 12

    It must be next Forbidden Siren game. Can't be anything else. I'm looking forward to seeing it, eventhough I probably wont play it. I'm such a wuss.

  13. Stickemup

    • 5:26pm BST - April 15th, 2008
    • 13

    Yeah that sounds kinda right. No way it's Home. Excitment level down.

  14. sutton32 | sutton32

    • 5:28pm BST - April 15th, 2008
    • 14

    READDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDD!!!!!!!!!!!!!! am i the only person here thinking this is heavy rain?? not the release date for the game but the countdown to solid info of the game?

  15. Halcyon

    • 5:28pm BST - April 15th, 2008
    • 15

    Yeah, FS3 makes sense........ probably........who knows?! lol

  16. Tsjarlie | Tsjarlie

    • 5:30pm BST - April 15th, 2008
    • 16

    I think it's a countdown for Metal Gear Solid 4,

    56 days = 8 weeks.

    Todays date is 15th April and MGS Release date is 12th June.

    Not sure if it's exactly 56 days but the coundown certainly reminds me of Snake.

     

     

  17. brando_09 | brando09

    • 5:39pm BST - April 15th, 2008
    • 17

    Yeah Heavy Rain was the first game that came to mind. Maybe a trailer or sumthing..

  18. I95SOUTH | I95SOUTH

    • 5:42pm BST - April 15th, 2008
    • 18

    IT IS 58 HOURS PPL, not 58 days. the clock is in hours, min, sec.   not days, hr,min,sec. until they say home, hime is not coming.

    psn id I95SOUTH   <-- King of all kings

  19. Solrac | Solrac7688

    • 5:57pm BST - April 15th, 2008
    • 19

    i do hope that the countdown is HOME and it does sound like a horror game but maybe they just want to throw you off making you think its something else

  20. Fiddlesworth

    • 6:29pm BST - April 15th, 2008
    • 20

    Are you kidding? This IS NOT for home. Countdown for new game unveiling > home announcement.

  21. gingo | gingo

    • 7:01pm BST - April 15th, 2008
    • 21

    psn id: gingo...... will either be for Home news or a game news it wont be the release of anything

  22. RobertM | Robert_M

    • 7:37pm BST - April 15th, 2008
    • 22

    Interesting there is english being spoken in the background of the Japan website but I would have to say seems like some kind of horror game from the bits and pieces I could make out.

  23. playstnlvr | playstnlvr

    • 7:55pm BST - April 15th, 2008
    • 23

    It's the countdown for the release of PlayStation Vista, all the fun of the regular PlayStation 3, with tons of unnecessary processor overhead and always-on support for legacy devices.

  24. MrFenwick | SirFenwick

    • 8:08pm BST - April 15th, 2008
    • 24

    It has sound... Sounds like a horror game to me.

  25. Shacks | Shacks

    • 8:13pm BST - April 15th, 2008
    • 25

    I have a feeling it is a count down for something to do with Heavy Rain.

  26. awatson69

    • 8:14pm BST - April 15th, 2008
    • 26

    i would love it if it was both beta but we all know sony like to mess with us

  27. cammie | Cammie1

    • 8:35pm BST - April 15th, 2008
    • 27

    im really hoping its home (yn)

  28. XenoSilvano | XenoSilvano

    • 8:39pm BST - April 15th, 2008
    • 28

    the world is gonna end people! Grab your ps3 hit the dirt!

  29. zombieking36

    • 9:28pm BST - April 15th, 2008
    • 29

    Its to shady for Home and MGS.

  30. IONIXX | IONIXX

    • 9:35pm BST - April 15th, 2008
    • 30

    are u sure it isnt just the japanese hunte for paystaion treasure end?

  31. Forbiden | Forbiden

    • 11:16pm BST - April 15th, 2008
    • 31

    Wait, what?  I don't see how anyone can even think that this is related to Home at all.  If you listen to the audio, it should be very clear that this has nothing to do with Home.  My best guess, along with the guess of many others, is that this is a countdown to Forbidden Siren 3.  There are many things that point towards this, such as the audio and the actual countdown, which is very similar to a countdown seen in a Forbidden Siren 1 video. 

  32. Nuttah87 | NuttahSupreme

    • 11:35pm BST - April 15th, 2008
    • 32

    what ever it is, it dont look like its hittin the US anytime soon, its probably only for japan

  33. InfernoReaper | GrimDarkling

    • 1:50am BST - April 16th, 2008
    • 33

    There is no way this can be anything other than some sort of horror game.  48 hours and counting...

  34. ToolofDemocracy

    • 2:32am BST - April 16th, 2008
    • 34

    Two things are sure, first is we will all see it on the seventh, and secondly is the faint noise of several people talking in the background, on a Japanese web-site, speaking ENGLISH!!! I have only to know that if the name SONY is responsible, then its HUGE!!! See you there PS3 fans.

  35. bluesuedeshoes

    • 5:01am BST - April 16th, 2008
    • 35

    Anyone who has played the Forbidden Siren games will have instantly recognised the blood red water. I'm with Gekidami on this one. Its probably the official first showing of Forbidden Siren 3.

    Also for those thinking its Heavy Rain sorry to dissapoint you but any announcements about Quantic Dreams game will not come from SCEJ but will come from SCEE as its a SCEE managed game as it was them who signed it up. Besides hasn't David Cage said something would been shown at this years E3 for Heavy Rain?

  36. Die-romantic | Demon_King

    • 10:39am BST - April 16th, 2008
    • 36

    Its forbidden Siren 3 how can home and MGO be in the Horror genre even the countdown looks as if its fear

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