If you haven’t experienced PlayStation Home on the PS3 yet, now is the time to make the most of it before Sony closes it’s doors at the end of March 2015. You’ve got just over 2 months to explore the virtual world and various game spaces PlayStation Home has to offer, and unlock those trophies.
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PlayStation Home first came into existence in December 2008, and over the years tens of millions of users around the world have grown the social gaming platform into a thriving community of creative and enthusiastic gamers. However, Sony has announced that PlayStation Home will be closing its doors in March 2015, following suit with Asia.
It’s been over five years since PlayStation Home first came about, it only now is the social network getting Trophies. Chris Owen, Community Manager at PlayStation Europe, has revealed that patch v1.86, releasing this week, will add trophies to the game.
If you’re a fan of PlayStation Home, don’t expect it to carry over to the PS4, as Sony are shutting down the service in Asian territories including Japan. The move could be a precursor to a worldwide shutdown. A press release from Sony states that there will be no new content for the service in Japan after September 2013, with other Asian territories following suit in March 2014.
PlayStation Home will briefly be offline from 8.00am BST this morning for routine maintenance. The PS Home client will also be updated to version v1.7, bring with it some improvements and new features (detailed below). Once the maintenance window is complete, booting up Home will prompt you to download the updated client.
Tomorrow, August 30th, PlayStation Home opens its doors to its first RPG, Mercia: Fractured Realms, which will be free to play. Players can choose between three character classes, and customise their armour, weapons, and spells to suit their style.
If you were frustrated by the fact that you couldn’t design you on Space in PlayStation Home, then you will be happy to hear about Blueprint: Home from nDreams. Previously, you were only able to furnish pre-build spaces in home, but soon, you will be able to design your very own Space from scratch.
Get yourself in PlayStation Home to get a beta code for Dust 514. Head over to The Event Horizon Lounge and follow the instructions here. It is found directly on the Navigator (once in Home, hit Start > Navigator > New and Recommended > The Event Horizon Lounge) and talk to the bartender for instructions.
If you weren’t lucky enough to visit E3 this year, you can still check out the virtual experience in PlayStation Home. The virtual E3 experience is only available on the PS3, and it will only be accessible for a limited time. The E3 Home Space features all the games featured in Sony’s Press Conference, including God of War: Ascension, Assassin’s Creed III, PlayStation All-Stars: Battle Royale, LittleBigPlanet Karting and more.
