PlayStation Home coming to Japan in Spring '08?

  • Posted October 30th, 2007 at 08:51 EDT by Mike Harradence
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According to Internet reports, Sony Computer Entertainment will be launching its highly anticipated online virtual hub, PlayStation Home, across Japan in spring of 2008.

Reports come following the recent Tokyo Content Market 2007 symposium, where a Senior Producer at the company allegedly detailed plans to release the online service next spring, though an exact date has yet to be revealed.

As it stands, PlayStation Home is currently scheduled for a release in North America and Europe around the same time following its delay last month, pointing towards a possible simultaneous worldwide release.

Stay tuned for more information as it breaks.

Source: PS3qj.net

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  1. Mondax | Mondax

    • 8:58am GMT - October 30th, 2007
    • 1

    well thats good news for the gamers in japan!!

  2. nuffmon | Nuffmon

    • 8:59am GMT - October 30th, 2007
    • 2

    Is this an actual release or an open beta?

  3. richkaos | richkaos

    • 9:03am GMT - October 30th, 2007
    • 3

    @nuffmon One would hope that it will be the full monty, they should be way past beta by then.  the waiting on this has been and still is ridiculous, sort it out Sony...................Litteraly 

  4. Clarky_psu | clarky-132

    • 9:25am GMT - October 30th, 2007
    • 4

    Hehe, sounds good[!] Can't wait for PLAYSTATION Home, can you?

    Hehe, lol...this is gonna rock!

  5. Fnords | Fnords

    • 11:06am GMT - October 30th, 2007
    • 5

    We need a worldwide release for Home, otherwise there will be a great chance for a flop

  6. InfernoReaper | GrimDarkling

    • 11:07am GMT - October 30th, 2007
    • 6

    I thought they said they were going to only let a slow stream of players in from the start.  I doubt they have the server capacity to deal with millions of people first day.

  7. JMelillo57 | jmelillo57

    • 11:31am GMT - October 30th, 2007
    • 7

    Alot of people have been asking where information has been about Home, so this is very good news for us PS3 people.

  8. UnasFortuna | Unas_Fortuna

    • 11:39am GMT - October 30th, 2007
    • 8

    @richkaos:  Yes you would think they would be way past the Beta Testing by now; however, 'Home' is no simple software program and is multifaceted in it's complexity and abilities.  This has to be done correctly the first time and I think they will release it as a worldwide release.  I would rather they take their sweet time on this issue to initiate it correctly. 

    @Inferno:  You would think that would be the case also... but for this to be successful there has to be a massive mainframe somewhere built just for this.  The other possibility is that there will be different "townhalls" for different locations in the globe...  Will be interesting to see how they handle this amount of data.

    I personally can't wait even though I am on the shy side... but I just think this kind of interface with a "live"-like arena will be outstanding.  Bring it on Sony....but make sure you get it right.

  9. IONIXX | IONIXX

    • 11:47am GMT - October 30th, 2007
    • 9

    dont you all remember sony has confired that the home open beta will be released "late november-early december" thats wat they said and the article was here on psu so this is the main home that this article revolves around.

  10. madmorty | madmorty (the same as my psu name)

    • 12:03pm GMT - October 30th, 2007
    • 10

    wait a minute didn't they say it was coming out  early 2008 in the UK and U.S around may or before may in 2008, because this article says its coming out the same time it was delayed which was last month.i may be wrong but please tell me .home is amazing!!! home rocks!!!

  11. gingo | gingo

    • 12:43pm GMT - October 30th, 2007
    • 11

    psn id: gingo... if its a simultaneous release i just hope sonys servers are ready for the amount of players going to be on home because nearly every playstation will download it

  12. peeS3rulz

    • 1:23pm GMT - October 30th, 2007
    • 12

    I predict a flop if they world-release all at once. Servers already proved incapable with Warhawk. I predict the same for UT3.

  13. Lp47PS3 | Lp47

    • 3:41pm GMT - October 30th, 2007
    • 13

    what ever happens i hope it comes quick. Also by delaying it i hopoe that ment that sony had more time to add more stuff.

  14. SecretSquirrel | SeventhAxes

    • 3:57pm GMT - October 30th, 2007
    • 14

    If it's not a worldwide release, I have a feeling there will be a tone more PSN accounts in Japan than actual PS3's.

  15. cammie | Cammie1

    • 4:33pm GMT - October 30th, 2007
    • 15

    im looking forward 2 it shame it doesnt come out till next year tho :( still cant wait tho

  16. PS3-The Ultimate Machine

    • 7:53am GMT - November 2nd, 2007
    • 16

    It would make no sense to release an online service in one region and then leave the other region(s) hanging.A simultaneous release is the way to go for a service such as Home.

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