PS3 Home goes live tomorrow—complete with microtransactions

[Daniel ~]

Written by Daniel
Wednesday, 10 December 2008

Sony's Home service for the PlayStation 3 has suffered delay after delay, but it finally looks like gamers will finally get a chance to try this virtual world. Today, the company announced that Home will be launched worldwide tomorrow, December 11.

By Ben Kuchera | Published: December 10, 2008 - 09:57AM CT
ARS Technica

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[danrok]

About time, I had been planning a rant about this one.

[danrok]

Anyone seen this? The day is almost gone and no sign of it.

[Daniel ~]

I came here to ask how to access it!! I've combed my PS3 menus ( nothing else to do with my PS3 until the BlueRay is fixed...) and I see nothing of it!

[danrok]

Has magically appeared on mine now, had to try many times to log in. But, looks pretty good when you get there.

Pop round to my studio for a coffee sometime, or to my new summer house for a beer! LOL

[Daniel ~]

I'm almost done here for the day, I'll try a bit later.... How do you access it? did it just appear in the PS3 menus?

[danrok]

Originally Posted by Daniel ~

I'm almost done here for the day, I'll try a bit later.... How do you access it? did it just appear in the PS3 menus?

Yes, icon is next to the PS Store.

[Daniel ~]

I though it would be obvious! still no icon as yet, do you need a disk in the dive to access it Dan? Probably show later today or tomorrow...":O}

[danrok]

Try "system update" under settings.

[Daniel ~]

First thing I did! ":O}

[danrok]

The icon should be just above the store under Playstation Network.

[Daniel ~]

I went out to see if Icould find a Keyboard add on for my PS3 controller. Got a "logitech USB Illuminated key board" instead. It can control my music apps in LInux! An unexpected treat! (Well it can control next, prev, volume and mute. A nice plus for me! ":O} ( Now I'm just tying because I can...Three stages of illumination...":O}

Newegg.com - Logitech 920-000914 Black 106 Normal Keys Wired Ultra-thin Illuminated Keyboard - Keyboards

Alas, not for PS3 use.

[danrok]

Originally Posted by Daniel ~

I went out to see if Icould find a Keyboard add on for my PS3 controller.

I ordered one a few hours ago.

[Gizmo]

If it is a USB keyboard it should work on the PS3 just fine, though you won't have access to any of the extended features (like the media player control buttons).

[Daniel ~]

Hmmm, may give that a try Gizmo...but would be a bit inconvenient, but may do in a pinch...I've been waiting for Newegg to price the Logitech for PS3 a bit nicer...":O}
Newegg also has a el cheepo that might do..

Here's what I went looking for PS3 wireless keypad

But wasn't able to find it locally and wanted to "feel" before buying..

Which keyboard/key pad did you go with Danrok? I look at a PS3 wireless substitute but it look poorly made so I passed on it... Recommendations anyone? ":O}

[raphael2040]

I'm yet to access PS Home. It keeps returning me with a Timeout error, or a Connection Lost error, possibly due to the insane amount of people who are trying to access it.

Shame.

[danrok]

You have to attempt to login about 20 times...

[raphael2040]

Seemed to work on the second time of asking on my other PS3 downstairs.

It's so much fun. Fell in love with it immediately.

[Daniel ~]

It FINALLY showed up last night around 6pm. What can I say!? All the excitement of a mall that has half the stores empty... I just can't see a use for this personally...

Did I miss a RT turn or something...BTW once it showed up I had no problems logging in...just wondering why I would...I mean...I RALLY don't get this at all...please someone clue this helpless hippy in! ":O}

[danrok]

Check out the bowling alley, more to do there.

The general idea is just to socialise with new people, make new friends and then shoot them.