PS3 Home Official Thread
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A user on the EU forums has found a trailer for a Fat Princess Home space:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PPson3yqbwA
I imagine it will be here tomorrow.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PPson3yqbwA
I imagine it will be here tomorrow.
malingenie
Member
After my YLOD, Home has ceased to load. Everythng else is fine "Infamous", Red Faction" Blu-Rays. But I can't get by the Home loading screen! Only tried twice in separate occasions, though. Has anyone experienced this since last patch?
neojubei said:
I'm not sure if you got a reply for this or not.
The baby blue stuff is free. They are rewards for the Ice Breaker game in the Bowling Alley space. The game is definitely the best of the arcades in there, and if you get to level 20 you can unlock a Penguin figurine for your apartment.
Any of you guys play the Infamous Shooting Gallery mini-game yet? I think that's the best done mini-game in home. Anyone know if Sucker Punch did it or they contracted it out? There level of quality in both Infamous and their home space is head and shoulders above the pack. I can't wait to see more from them.
malingenie
Member
Thanks Oni, will try. Buzz is like the only thing Ive heard that seems mildly interesting.Oni Jazar said:
I tried the Buzz space a few weeks ago, and to my pleasant surprise, I happened to be the only one in the lead thanks to the fact that NOBODY besides myself knew the PAL title for Bully: Canis Canem Edit (or rather, the game's school's slogan thing).
Everyone went to the word that started with a C, and I was all alone on Edit :lol
I got a 25 questions shirt, and a first place shirt. Is that all there is to get from that space?
Also... :lol @ the "function of the internet" quote :lol
Everyone went to the word that started with a C, and I was all alone on Edit :lol
I got a 25 questions shirt, and a first place shirt. Is that all there is to get from that space?
Also... :lol @ the "function of the internet" quote :lol
Finally they've revamped the movie theater in the US.
Hopefully they SYNCHRONIZE the movies so that everyone is watching the same scenes at the same time.
Also, they've added Motorstorm Pacific Rift Game launching
http://blog.us.playstation.com/2009...ching-crashes-in-and-fat-princess-needs-cake/
Hopefully they SYNCHRONIZE the movies so that everyone is watching the same scenes at the same time.
Also, they've added Motorstorm Pacific Rift Game launching
http://blog.us.playstation.com/2009...ching-crashes-in-and-fat-princess-needs-cake/
Oni Jazar said:
As to synchronize, only if they have a calendar of play times. Otherwise, I would hate to walk in and see something half way through.
They should add a XMB calendar where you can make notes and meets and invites with friends to play at certain times. With reminders and all.
AndyD said:
Absolutely. GAF Movie night would be great if it worked that way.
Looks like Home is still down today. EA Sports Home devs have posted a nice piece of info on their blog:
http://insideblog.easports.com/default.aspx?Sort=MostRecent&PageIndex=1
little snip:
I jumped onto Home last night and was finally able to sit at a poker table and play. Usually the tables are either empty or occupied but this time I got into a full table immediately. Was a *lot* of fun. Great style of play. People were not goofing around. I love that it keeps track of your winnings and lets you play higher stakes. All for no charge. Definitely one of the best games on Home.
Tried out a bunch of the new spaces this afternoon.
Fat Princess space is visually excellent, and the minigame was fun, although relatively easy. It was worth it though, to see the Princess after I fed her all the cake. Clap
Then I wandered over to the new movie theater, there's almost too much content in there now, I didn't know where to begin. They've got marquees showing what's playing in each cinema, and they have a nice selection to choose from. The insides of each individual theater have not changed though (booo to that, how hard is it to give me a damn option to view the video screen in full screen when I sit down in a seat?).
Then, I went to the Burn Zombie Burn space, and it's excellent. I wasn't able to get into the minigame there, as it's instanced, so there was a huge line, boo to that design choice. Visually, the space is awesome though, and it's pretty clear that devs are getting the hang of this whole Home as a promotion thing, with zombies wandering around advertising the game, and zombie merchants where you can buy the game right from the space, very slick.
Next up, the Namco arcade, where you can boot right into any Namco arcade game, as well as a bunch of other minigames and trailers to check out. This was probably my least fave space I went to today, if only because the design felt a little bland.
Next, I went to the inFAMOUS space, and tried my hand at graffiti design. Hard as hell to wrap my head around the controls, but once I figured it out, I managed to create some (completely awful) stuff. Also had some fun running around finding hidden phone numbers and going to the payphone to talk to (I assume) characters from the game still trapped in the city.
All in all, lots of good stuff to check out if you haven't been on in a while. Unlocked plenty of freebies for my avatar and apartment, including new outfits, furniture and accessories.
One thing I noticed though (beside the usual complaints of integrating the software in with the rest of the PSN), they really need to revamp the whole World Menu setup, there's now so many spaces that navigating them all is becoming quite the pain. It's almost to the point now, where that menu should be set up ala the PSN Store, with categories, and simple, quick menus instead of having to load so much bloated content at once.
Fat Princess space is visually excellent, and the minigame was fun, although relatively easy. It was worth it though, to see the Princess after I fed her all the cake. Clap
Then I wandered over to the new movie theater, there's almost too much content in there now, I didn't know where to begin. They've got marquees showing what's playing in each cinema, and they have a nice selection to choose from. The insides of each individual theater have not changed though (booo to that, how hard is it to give me a damn option to view the video screen in full screen when I sit down in a seat?).
Then, I went to the Burn Zombie Burn space, and it's excellent. I wasn't able to get into the minigame there, as it's instanced, so there was a huge line, boo to that design choice. Visually, the space is awesome though, and it's pretty clear that devs are getting the hang of this whole Home as a promotion thing, with zombies wandering around advertising the game, and zombie merchants where you can buy the game right from the space, very slick.
Next up, the Namco arcade, where you can boot right into any Namco arcade game, as well as a bunch of other minigames and trailers to check out. This was probably my least fave space I went to today, if only because the design felt a little bland.
Next, I went to the inFAMOUS space, and tried my hand at graffiti design. Hard as hell to wrap my head around the controls, but once I figured it out, I managed to create some (completely awful) stuff. Also had some fun running around finding hidden phone numbers and going to the payphone to talk to (I assume) characters from the game still trapped in the city.
All in all, lots of good stuff to check out if you haven't been on in a while. Unlocked plenty of freebies for my avatar and apartment, including new outfits, furniture and accessories.
One thing I noticed though (beside the usual complaints of integrating the software in with the rest of the PSN), they really need to revamp the whole World Menu setup, there's now so many spaces that navigating them all is becoming quite the pain. It's almost to the point now, where that menu should be set up ala the PSN Store, with categories, and simple, quick menus instead of having to load so much bloated content at once.
SolidusDave
Member
I'm not using home in any social aspects (but I know it is a good way for people to connect, if they are not into forums etc.), but I still like to check out the new content from time to time, especially new spaces.
Plus I like to collect "all" the free stuff for the time when Home becomes cool :lol
If they had the current amount of content from the start of the open beta, I think the general options about home would not be so negative (wonder why Sony did not just "forced" all their developers to do some quick&dirty spaces for Sony-games).
Plus I like to collect "all" the free stuff for the time when Home becomes cool :lol
If they had the current amount of content from the start of the open beta, I think the general options about home would not be so negative (wonder why Sony did not just "forced" all their developers to do some quick&dirty spaces for Sony-games).
Oni Jazar said:
Fat Princess reward is horribly textured and too huge. I wanted a throne, not a cartoonish one. :/ (Though, I'm sure some will enjoy it).
I couldn't even get the maze mini-game in Burn Zombie Burn to load.
As for Poker, you haven't ran into the "freezing" lag-switch people yet, have you? I guess they moved all over to the red tables to try to win the gold bracelet (which I still have yet to get :lol ). Overall a kinda-lame update for me.
AranhaHunter
Banned
I like the new Shakira video in the theater, I think that's the sluttiest video of hers that I've seen yet 
SolidusDave
Member
Oni Jazar said:
That's... pretty random.
AranhaHunter
Banned
inner-G said:
Yes, ohh she's such a slut, I love it
This has probably been talked about;
But how would you feel about your PS3 loading you up straight into home when you turned it on. You would have to go over to a PS3 on the ground and use it to play the game, or go to an in-game store to buy stuff.
I know it seems dumb but it could really improve the community aspect of home AND the PS3 in general.
But how would you feel about your PS3 loading you up straight into home when you turned it on. You would have to go over to a PS3 on the ground and use it to play the game, or go to an in-game store to buy stuff.
I know it seems dumb but it could really improve the community aspect of home AND the PS3 in general.
Meadows said:
If they did that it would have to be optional. I don't personally think it would work, they should try to get it to load from the XMB a lot faster than it does already, and as others have said have the different spaces selectable from the XMB Home icon so you can start in whatever space you want.
British Monsoon
Member
Meadows said:
I've thought of this before - i'd like it if the PS3 booted right up into Home, and then you could use various objects to access your PS3s features, for instance;
. PS3 console to play games
. TV remote to watch stuff from your HDD
. PC to access the store
. Stereo to listen to music
. Work desk to view images
. Filing Cabinet to change settings
Obviousley, you'd still be able to access and use every function normally by brining up the XMB, because I doubt most would want to use it, but it'd be a nice feature for those that do (although i'd really need to loading/streaming times improved - and also maybe a feature to automatically background download gamespaces and updates while i'm watching a movie or somthing, and in general the whole service would need to be FAR more integrated.)
:lolMeadows said:
Great idea.
In fact, what they should do is represent all the games you own as characters in HOME, like say Solid Snake for MGS4, and in order to play you have to go find them in the HOME world. It would be like a game before the game, and other players could help you find them. I think that would really help foster that sense of community.
edgefusion
Member
Draft said:
Uuuh... I think that would foster the sense of "Fuck this, I'll read a book instead".
rainking187
Member
Draft said:
Except Snake would pop up out of nowhere, CQC you and run off again. You'd never get to play MGS4.
