Home definitely coming in 2008; will remain free
- Posted August 25th, 2008 at 05:07 EDT by
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Speaking to IGN.com, PlayStation Home producer Martijn Van der Meulen reiterated the company’s commitment to releasing the online service by the end of this year, and confirmed "there are no plans to charge for Home, even in the far future."
"First and foremost, Van der Meulen told me (without hesitation) that it is a 100 percent guarantee that Home will be released by the end of this calendar year," wrote IGN's Ryan Clements.
"Van der Meulen also assured me, quite adamantly, that Home will always be a free service -- only premium content will need to be purchased."
Other details that were revealed in IGN's home update included talk of gamer apartment space and unlockables. According to Van der Meulen, players will have access to the free Harbor view studio at first and then larger/better spaces will be made available to acquire in the future.
Also, trophies won't be the only unlockables for PlayStation Home. Players will be able to unlock items such as t-shirts and other knickknacks by completing certain tasks through external games. For example, players who beat Dark Sector might be able to unlock Hayden's metal arm as an apparel item for their Home avatar.
With PlayStation Home still on track for a 2008 release, be sure to stay tuned for more information and updates.
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joeymetalgear7 |
joeymetalgear777- 5:11am BST - August 25th, 2008
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sounds cool athough ill believe its out in 2008 when i see it
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Guamdude 671 |
bblas- 5:46am BST - August 25th, 2008
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Thats what I thought also. Oh well t least its 100% guaranteed it'll be out by the end of this year. That's gotta mean something right guys.
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flyingmaan |
flyingmaan- 6:18am BST - August 25th, 2008
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@7 lets see, September, October, November & December..ahh yes 3 months left of 2008. Any Home update is good news, apart from more news of delays.
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Rediaen
- 6:34am BST - August 25th, 2008
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Home Beta is up to version 0.98, so I would expect the 1.0 release to be Martijn Van der Meulen's "100% guarantee" that it will be released this year. If I'm right, then that's just 0.02 iterations away.
Home looks to be interesting, but I'm still very skeptical. I doubt I'll use it, after seeing a friend who is in the closed beta use it, it pretty much sucks as it stands right now.
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jigglespsu
- 6:46am BST - August 25th, 2008
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@1 I agree
@2 First I heard
@7 Count them again
@9 Sarcasm? If not see above.
@11 Might be more interesting when everybody is using it. I'm not sure if Sony use the convention of odd and even version numbering (odd numbers are usually dev snapshots and evens are more formal releases), if that is the case then there is hope that we'll see it sooner rather than later. Probably on 0.99 in the source repos already, just holding back to get the system rolled out.
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Odium_Generis_Humani
- 8:49am BST - August 25th, 2008
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This gaming console (or whatever you want to call it) is one of the most amazing entertainment tech toys ever. If not the bes. I kno it's doing well, but why aren't more people on top of it? I know people that HAVE a PS3 that STILL don't know al that it does...
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Odium_Generis_Humani
- 8:49am BST - August 25th, 2008
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This gaming console (or whatever you want to call it) is one of the most amazing entertainment tech toys ever. If not the bes. I kno it's doing well, but why aren't more people on top of it? I know people that HAVE a PS3 that STILL don't know al that it does...
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Odium_Generis_Humani
- 8:49am BST - August 25th, 2008
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This gaming console (or whatever you want to call it) is one of the most amazing entertainment tech toys ever. If not the bes. I kno it's doing well, but why aren't more people on top of it? I know people that HAVE a PS3 that STILL don't know al that it does...
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PS3-The Ultimate Machine
- 9:37am BST - August 25th, 2008
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This service will add a whole new meaning to the word achievement.
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Ghostm
- 11:26am BST - August 25th, 2008
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LOL, I'll believe once I'm done fully downloading it.
I've heard this song before!!!
See. This is the kind of crap that gets me upset with Sony. How come M$ already announce a date for their 360 fall update? 360 fans are set for a November release date. Us? We don't even know. To make matters worse. PS Home have been in productions longer then the new 360 update. That's a damn shame!
http://kotaku.com/5041292/xbox-360-fall-update-coming-out-in-november#viewcomments
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nextgenfan
- 1:28pm BST - August 25th, 2008
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im with joeymetalgear7,ill believe it when i see it in the PSN
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BrianDAnderson |
BrianDAnderson- 2:08pm BST - August 25th, 2008
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Hasnt anybody at psu tried the BETA???
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BrianDAnderson |
BrianDAnderson- 2:08pm BST - August 25th, 2008
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Hasnt anybody at psu tried the BETA???
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DeadOnArrival06 |
DeadOnArrival06- 3:36pm BST - August 25th, 2008
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So does that mean Dark Sector will feature Trophies? Please say yes.
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pizzamonkio
- 4:31pm BST - August 25th, 2008
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sounds good. but buying virtual stuff like property is lame like Second Life. come check out my virtual house and do some virtual dancing.... losers. lol
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DemonOfRazgriz07 |
DemonOfRazgriz07- 7:48pm BST - August 25th, 2008
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PSN ID = DemonOfRazgrz07
what is with these articles being so late? i read about this on IGN like 4 days ago.
on the subject tho, like #1 said, i'l believe it when i see it. this "guarantee" bs is getting really old. to me, its turned into "the boy who cried wolf." They've lead us on soo long and keep dissappointing, i've quit keeping track of this pittiful service...
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