PlayStation Home v1.4 Hands-On, Say Goodbye to Loading Times

"PlayStation Home core client update v1.4 has finally hit PS3′s everywhere, and we finally managed to get our hands on it. What should you expect in this tremendous update? Let’s take a look!"

[Sev]

Man I used to think she was so hot.

[Nathaniel_Drake]

You got to be kidding me, a few seconds of load time?!?! So even when switching locations it's only a few seconds? That's awesome

Edit: I also heard they implemented MLAA on gametrailers forums, is this true?

[SuperKing]

That would be cool, jaggies piss me off in Home.

[jizzyjones]

It looks farrrrr too jaggy to be MLAA, although it does look better in places.

[DORMIN]

I've got to check out these new things, sounds pretty great.

I havent been on Home in months.

[raztad]

WOW. Home 1.40 is SLEEK.

The interface is great, short loading times and the graphics are actually good.

I went to inFAMOUS space and it has nice visuals and better AA than inFAMOUS itself O.O It might be MLAA.

[ComboBreaker]

Glad that Sony finally solved that issue.

Sorry haters, but Home is here to stay.

[MidnightProwler]

I don't think so, Tim!

[iPad]

If there is ever an update for a revamped XMB or in-game XMB, it should be like the PS Home's XMB. It looks sick

[nickjkl]

have you lost your mind the home xmb is clunky and colorful

the xmb is simplified minimalistic and great for organization

[nickjkl]

have you lost your mind

[t0mmyb0y]

yea

[Kurisu]

Tried this out yesterday, and Home has definitely improved a LOT. I was amazed at how fast I could edit my avatars appearance!

[doctorstrange]

Slow load times were one of my biggest gripes, loving the new speeds

[BrutallyBlunt]

I will have to check this out. Sounds much more enjoyable.

[Lirky]

Focus on the article and not the lady on the picture. thanks.

[Bordel_1900]

wow, I just deleted HOME from my PS3, I updated to 1.4 and it was so slow, even though I got a 30Mbit up and down. Guess I'll re-install and try again.

[Cajun Chicken]

I was JUST about to delete Home to free space on my HDD due to my obsession with PSN games. This might of changed my mind.

[Finalfantasykid]

Great update. I'm going to download this and check it out.

The only thing I wish Home did more is integration with the rest of the system. It would be cool to go to my virtual home to launch games, and do everything that I would normally do from the XMB. Similarily, it would be cool to use my avatar for other things, like use it in actual games, like you can on some games for the 360 and wii.

[Kurisu]

I agree completely with this!

[Bull5hifT]

Yeah i always pictured it would be like a vool area where you can post up pictures from your HDD on your walls in your home and play your music on a stereo and your friends could listen to it too and watch movies from your HDD in yur apartment with friends and custom design shirts n stuff or create your own custom object using some tools and give it specific properties, that it can do like build a little lowrider RC or come magic ball that explodes or spins or spikes come out or whatever you can think of... I had way more ideas but im tired of posting up on all these forums

[NJShadow]

Well, you can post up pictures from your HDD on your walls, it's just the audio and video media sharing that haven't come full-circle yet.

[JayD-1K]

He'll, you can even launch into multi-player games as well. And you've been able go do both for a while now.
It could be used a party system if need be. Home has game events almost daily. You just need to know when and where...and this is where I blaim Sony for not posting things like this around the web. If you're not in the inner circle or know some one who is, you'll never know.

[Malicious]

I deleted Home ever since the update said that they were putting HHG in it.

[kerrak]

www.youtube.com/watch?v=sFBOQz Sk14c
For those deleting home because hhg is in it, check this until the last sentence.

[Joni-Ice]

Hip Hop Gamer is not the only person in the Community Theatre. Its actually a great idea and when you watc it and think about the possiblities they are bring in to Home. For one I just got the New Home space where I have a TV to watch Crackle mini episodes. So I can invite my friends to watch also. Dude u deleting Home cause of HipHop Gamer is stupid.

[Silly gameAr]

Kind of a silly reason to delete Home. It's not like he's plastered all over Home or anything. He just has his own dedicated screen in the Theatre, and you can completely avoid it if you want.

[xino]

he just hates black people that's why:P

he did enjoy killing them in Resident Evil 5, my he did!

yo! the link doesn't work man:/

[Shazz]

tied it earlier and loading is very very fast now basically changes areas instantly

[Masterchef2007]

cool severely reduced loading times thats great

[mushroomwig]

Just tried it out myself, so much more productive. :]

Just out of curiosity, can anyone recommend how much I should HHD space I should cache? It's giving me the options of 3GB/5GB and such but I'm not sure what it's supposed to do. Thanks. :]

[CptFlashHeart]

Depends on what HDD you have.. If you have a 120gb+ then just reserve the full space :)

It just allows for downloadable content/spaces to be saved without editing the hard drive any further.

[mushroomwig]

Ahh, thank you! I have a 320gb so I may as well put it to good use!

Thanks again.

Bubbles. :]

[NJShadow]

I believe there's the option to go even bigger, unless they removed that. But I think I went with the 13-15GB install. Though you can always change it afterwords.

[PlaystationArmed]

I think because of that move alone my respect for HHG has grown tremebdously. This guy managed to be inside my playstation universe and... well i gotta respect that. Fck it, its all fun and games anyways right. so its official. we got game journalist and basically tabloid game news. sounds like fun.

[mac4u10]

Congrats to HHG!!!

[RavageX]

...that the usual, "People still use that??" haven't shown up. It's not surprising that HOME is popular, and you'd think fellow PS3 owners would be happy for that.

[NJShadow]

I was an avid Home user for quite some time, but then started visiting less and less. But v1.4 is like a shot in the arm for the app, and I'm in it much more these days. Absolutely lovin' it.

[hiredhelp]

loading times wasnt a issue for me. was the sync once in home. took ages to see people. but it is all WWW. BASED SERVER
still i love home.

[Skynetone]

loading times have improved, hpg vid started straight away which was impressive considering it took 14 hours to load a vid previously

id visit home just for the hpg show, but i dont think it would be the hpg show if it was restricted by sony

good job hpg

maybe they could give you a interview on pulse next

[kasasensei]

Good news if true. Time for me to check this out. After 2 years without. XD

[ZILLA]

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