Sony Playstation Home - Gen. Discussion & Info - Open Beta Available Now

That's right folks it's official. If you are an annual subscriber or if you purchase Qore Episode 6 you are guaranteed to get into the Home beta.

That is all. :)

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I hate it like a rotten tomato or flat soda to pay to get in. But I can't deny I'd rather be in home then play any games that are out right now. I'll probably be bored quickly, but at least my curiosity will be cured. =) This waiting business is for the birds.
 
[quote name='MrBrando']I thought Home beta was going public in november anyway? Stupid internet blogs and their rumors![/quote]

Hmm..I copied and pasted right from my email. If you would like I can forward you the email I got. /shrug
 
Oops I guess my old post just got moved to another thread, oh well I think this kind of news deserves it's own space anyway.

On a side note, I think we should be notified by email right away if a post *does get moved. I would have no way of knowing that until I was told by "someone" possibly cheapy today. =)
 
ARGH!, bought the annual subscrip. but got the the Oct episode(06)...can't believe I missed this one.....dammit. I really wanted more info on HOME.
 
[quote name='Scorch']Meh, I'll just wait

Unless it doesn't go public in November..[/quote]

Man it better.How long do we have to wait? Another year?
 
I'm guessing that they're letting people in through Qore in early November and then opening it up near the end of November. Maybe that rumored November 19 release date will be close after all?
 
I am actually going to wait. I am starting to become more skeptical of Home actually offering us something more than time wasting.
 
I think I'll bite on this.. whether the wait is a matter or weeks or not, $3 is pocket change and the equivalent of what I spent for 30 minutes of Linger in Shadows. Plus I'll get to see what Qore really is all about though I'm sure I'll just think "they charge money for this?" as I watch it.
 
Most people on the Playstation forums are thinking that Sony is going to push back the open beta given the amount response they are inevitably going to get from this Qore invitation. In other words why would they have a buy-in 2 weeks before open beta?

I don't see there being a big uprising over a $3 buy-in then open beta 2 weeks later. But who knows people are tight wads including me haha! Either way I want in early so I don't care what happens.
 
Home is awesome guys! Believe the hype! See my first impression on page 43 (post #854) for details. Since then, I've decided that creating "characters" is going to be a huge strength for Home (well, for me anyway). Just think how much fun people have creating celebrity Mii's. Now, imagine that you can take those creations, and walk, talk, dance, etc. with them!

Although the customization options are limited in the early beta, once it expands we should be able to create dead-on likenesses of almost anybody we could possibly want. Even with the limited options, I was able to create a decent looking Borat, whom I then walked around with, using my microphone to tell people "Jak sie masz! My name-a Borat!" and "I like disco dance!". At which point I would immediately begin to disco dance with whoever was close by. People LOL'd all over the place.

Imagine the possibilities people! I can't wait to see likenesses of Ron Burgundy, Austin Powers, Bill Clinton, and any other classic personality that has ever existed. I know it's not exactly a "game", but to me it's pretty fun. I encourage you all to come up with characters to inhabit Home (just please don't steal my Borat, haha). It will definitely make it a more interesting and fun place!
 
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I hate to say it but I'll be getting the issue of qore... $3 for home is worth it to me... plus I have $25 in unused credit I have from a few trade ins at blockbuster.
 
I thought the rumour was that Home would debut the same day as the New Xbox Experience, November 17, 2008? I can wait 3-weeks.
 
As much negative stuff as I've heard from friends in the Home beta, I'll just wait. Why doesn't Sony just admit that Home is going to be a POS and move on?
 
I've been checking out the youtube videos of home. Looks like it will be ok. The only thing I'm worried about is it might makes thing to complicated. For example instead of warping you to the LBP lobby you might have to walk there.
 
Aw, $3 just for a guaranteed invite to Home? I'd say it's not worth it, but on the other hand, I was dumb enough to shell $3 out for Linger in Shadows. >_
 
OMG...I can't believe nobody has posted this yet. I hate to be the bearer of bad news guys (especially since I got my Home invite without buying Qore...ehhh, sorry guys :???:), but I just got this email from Sony:

PLAYSTATION(R) UNDERGROUND(TM)

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As an update to the PLAYSTATION(R)3 News email sent on Friday,
October 24th, the special invitation to PlayStation(R)Home's closed
beta is available only to Qore annual subscribers who purchased
subscriptions by 10/29. Qore Episode 06 purchasers will not be
eligible for the special PlayStation(R)Home beta invitation at
this time. We apologize for the miscommunication.

Participation in PlayStation(R)Home's closed beta is limited to
those 18 years and older and requires agreement with the
PlayStation(R)Home Beta Trial.
Click to expand...
I love Home..but Sony...you fucked this one up royally. The inevitable backlash is making me queasy.
Shit. Meet fan... :whistle2:(
 
A friend of mine just called to tell me about the email. I still haven't received that one. This won't be good for Sony...especially if people do not get the email. (I got the first email, alerting me to the original "offer".)
 
Sigh. My interest in Home is rapidly fading to nothing. At this rate, if they canned it now, I wouldn't even care.
 
Sony is so stupid. I guess they figure that anyone who has a PS3 will pretty much "have" to use Home when it finally comes out, so they don't care if this angers anyone. And that really sucks because Home actually is pretty cool.

But I've never seen such a botched job of marketing in my life. It's beginning to feel like an independent foreign film. No matter how many people tell you it's good, you just don't believe it, and you're not willing to give it a chance.
ARE YOU LISTENING SONY??? YOU'RE RUINING IT FOR EVERYBODY!!!
 
Overall, I'm just glad SCEA (and please don't just say Sony anyone, because Sony is Sony Pictures, Sony BMG, SCEE, SCEK, and many other divisions who actually have NOTHING to do with Qore in the U.S. and beta invites, all of this is being taken care of my SCEA/Qore. Only the SCEA division has anything to do with this (someone not getting an invite isn't SCEJ problem, since they are not taking care of this)) sent out a notice letting people know the news. I understand the logic here in a way because I pretty much guarantee that they are going to try today and after to get all subscribers into home. Those who wait until Qore comes out to get in, may or may not have gotten in, so it was good to save people from complain later if they didn't get in. This kind of reminds me of someone trying to ask a group of people whether they want to get into a basketball game when there is space available (like lets say a group of 20). Lets say 10 people later on say they want to go after the deadline to ask for tickets, well there's no guarantee there's 10 tickets left, and its more of a headache for the person coordinating since they gotta get the tickets. And once a game is sold out, it's sold out. It's like for home (although I'm using fake numbers here). Let's say around 25k people total can get in (since anything above that would exceed the server limit along with those already in), and there are 20k Qore subscribers. It could be that only 5k people subscribe or buy Qore and they get in. If around 15k sign up or buy Qore just for the beta, then there are too many people, and how will they get them in? Those 10k people who didn't get in would instantly complain for not getting in.
 
[quote name='Thongsy']I just got the same email. Oh well, I guess I won't see what Home is all aboutsince it is never coming out and is marketing bullshit to create buzz about something that is never coming out.[/quote]
Fixed.

I still stick to my Home doesn't exist and is never coming out cause it is all bullshit.
 
[quote name='The Mana Knight']Overall, I'm just glad SCEA (and please don't just say Sony anyone, because Sony is Sony Pictures, Sony BMG, SCEE, SCEK, and many other divisions who actually have NOTHING to do with Qore in the U.S. and beta invites, all of this is being taken care of my SCEA/Qore. Only the SCEA division has anything to do with this (someone not getting an invite isn't SCEJ problem, since they are not taking care of this)) sent out a notice letting people know the news. I understand the logic here in a way because I pretty much guarantee that they are going to try today and after to get all subscribers into home. Those who wait until Qore comes out to get in, may or may not have gotten in, so it was good to save people from complain later if they didn't get in. This kind of reminds me of someone trying to ask a group of people whether they want to get into a basketball game when there is space available (like lets say a group of 20). Lets say 10 people later on say they want to go after the deadline to ask for tickets, well there's no guarantee there's 10 tickets left, and its more of a headache for the person coordinating since they gotta get the tickets. And once a game is sold out, it's sold out. It's like for home (although I'm using fake numbers here). Let's say around 25k people total can get in (since anything above that would exceed the server limit along with those already in), and there are 20k Qore subscribers. It could be that only 5k people subscribe or buy Qore and they get in. If around 15k sign up or buy Qore just for the beta, then there are too many people, and how will they get them in? Those 10k people who didn't get in would instantly complain for not getting in.[/quote]

After your attempt at teaching the "class" the internal structure of SONY as a company...with SONY still being the overarching entity, the least you could do is make decent argument. I understand that Home may not be ready to open the floodgates and let anybody and everybody in, but your theory on "tickets" is immediately dismissable by the fact that the email states that anyone who purchased an annual Qore subscription by 10/29 (yesterday...ie. when the email was sent out) would be guaranteed an invite. There was no tangible number attached to that at the time of the email either.

The distinction here is that SONY probably isn't ready for the massive influx of people who would spend $3 to get into Home. But people willing to spend $25 to try out the software are more than welcome. I'm not even saying this is a poor way to handle the beta (reward the people who invest the most in your product...makes sense). But they completely botched the delivery.

I know it wasn't intentional, but at least do something to appease the masses of people who "misunderstood". Have a lottery of all the people who only bought this most recent issue of Qore, and send a small group of winners an invite to Home. Just saying "There was an error in communication. Sorry." is terrible PR.

But like I said in my last post, I'm sure SONY doesn't even think that's a concern. Because in their mind, everyone is anticipating Home like a bunch of starving orphans. And no matter how long they have to wait, or how poorly the company handles the unveiling, they'll jump for joy when they finally get a chance to come inside.
 
[quote name='cartman58']As much negative stuff as I've heard from friends in the Home beta, I'll just wait. Why doesn't Sony just admit that Home is going to be a POS and move on?[/QUOTE]

because its not going to be
 
if u order the QOUE AS on 11/1 do u think u can still get the HOME invite
 
[quote name='starmask2k3']if u order the QOUE AS on 11/1 do u think u can still get the HOME invite[/quote]

I would doubt it, since the email said by October 29.
 
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