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There's no longer a place like PlayStation Home

Home didn't work, and it certainly didn't pump blood through the PlayStation body, but it was fascinating to inhabit all the same.

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DonkeyDoner3723d ago

I hope there will be a new one with morpheus compability

scark923723d ago

I personally like the idea of a virtual waiting line, is that weird? xD

scark923722d ago

Ohhh!! >:( If only Home was still available, I would totally wait my turn to beat you at pool!

martinezjesus19933722d ago

I personally liked Home at launch, i probably put in around 10 hours into it

Bobby Kotex3722d ago

Me too, I was pretty fascinated with the central hub area. That would be perfect for VR. I think they got rid of it and PS home just became a bunch of random zones.

BattleAxe3722d ago

If Sony had kept proximity chat in Home, then I think it would have been a much bigger success.

SilentNegotiator3722d ago

"But moderating is so haaaaaaaard!"

-Sony

Scatpants3722d ago

If it had had more game aspects to it it might have been more successful. As it was it was a big chatroom with some crappy advertising type games. It just wasn't any fun.

HammadTheBeast3722d ago

I feel like they got some nice games near the end like the Pirate ship one and the racing game, but it was too little too late by then.

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Jim Ryan Praises PlayStation Home for Being '10-15 Years Ahead of Its Time'

Other "game-type metaverse" projects in the works

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Jin_Sakai624d ago

Would love PlayStation Home 2 on PS5 with seamless transitions between different areas.

-Foxtrot624d ago

Yeah, although I’m worried if it does come back idiots will say it’s jumping on the metaverae trend not realising it did this years ago

zeuanimals623d ago

They'd have a hard time doing that if it's called Playstation Home 2. That raises the question of what the first one was.

Si-Fly623d ago

You’ll enjoy life much more if you stop worrying about what other people think :)

darthv72624d ago

...in VR2 would be awesome as well.

Godmars290623d ago

Given you're talking about online speeds and connectivity, not the PS5 itself, you're not escaping loading screens.

Tacoboto623d ago

SSD speeds so quick you could open a door in PS Home to walk your Avatar through a portal to launch a game.

They could do something like Peach's Castle in Mario 64 and your library of titles are the portraits

ChiefofLoliPolice623d ago

Agreed wholeheartedly. Playstation Home was amazing!

ThEusAisPoisonous623d ago

You’re being silly. It was stupid as shit.

Ashunderfire86623d ago

Second Life did that before everyone.

1Victor623d ago

@ Jin:” Would love PlayStation Home 2 on PS5 with seamless transitions between different areas.”
I second that plus a vr option added to it

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gold_drake624d ago

it really was.

miss it.
it had alot of potential.

Inverno623d ago

There's still IMVU and Second Life but they're not quite like PS Home. Btw folks the Home restoration project is still going and they have brought Home back online through the PS3 emulator. So if y'all interested in goin back HOME there's that.

Yui_Suzumiya623d ago

I'm interested! I was wondering if that project was still live or not.

Elda623d ago

If he praises it why did Sony shut the app down.

Jin_Sakai623d ago

He just said it was ahead of its time. Super slow HDD made it awful when traversing areas.

OptimusDK623d ago

It was trash 🗑️ and it still is. Walking around to go into stores etc is cringe and makes no sense at all. The hype around metaverse is totally overblown

Jin_Sakai623d ago (Edited 623d ago )

@OptimusDK

You don’t speak for everyone. Many people enjoyed it. But I do agree with the Metaverse being overblown.

__SteakDeck__623d ago

@OptimusDK You don’t know what you’re talking about. This was a good place to meet people.

Majors623d ago

As good as it was It missed the opportunity of becoming huge... Imagine if just eat or similar and you could order food from within checking out menus of local restaurants, Or items direct from Amazon etc whilst in shop in game checking out the items in real time, or even clothes from your favourite shops. The thing could have been Enormous ! I realise it could be dangerous in over spending but hell kids max out parents cards on fortnite, just need to keep control of them.

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PlayStation Stars Items Would Be Perfect for a PlayStation Home Reboot

The new loyalty program PlayStation Stars boasts an array of rewards, many of which would be perfect for a display in a reboot of PlayStation Home.

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PlayStation Home Is Back Online This 2021 Thanks to Fans

Thanks to the Destination Home Team working in tandem with the PSOne Emulation Team, PlayStation Home is back online this 2021 on the PS3.

SullysCigar1297d ago

Now bring it into the PS5 era as a PSVR2 social hub and we're talking!

Silly gameAr1297d ago

That would be awesome. Wonder if the fans can pull that off.

bouzebbal1297d ago

It was a sad day when they stopped this service.. the community gave them so many good idea they chose not listen.. people want the trophy score to be used in home, or simply get rewards from unlocking the trophies..

excaliburps1297d ago

If there was a time to do this, it would be now. Imagine PS Home intergrated with Facebook, Twitter, TikTok, etc. It could work, and open a new revenue stream for Sony, and new earnings potential for influencers, etc.

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Mr_cheese1297d ago

While I understand why you said it, I hated the idea of everything you just said.

Lore1296d ago

And expand on the housing and furniture offerings, allow for quick jump-in to HOME from the startup screen, and integrate a way for unique items to be acquired for games that platinum trophies have been earned in

GoodGuy091297d ago

Ah yes good times. I remember bowling, making psn friends, dance parties, flirting with girls, and pretending to be a girl with hoards of dudes following me lol. I even created eu and jp accounts because they had their own unique hub area and game spaces. It was just dumb fun.

boing11297d ago

In hindsight, this would have been great in the current climate.

Darkborn1297d ago

I still think the ps5 is getting it with London studio making an "online game" they keep posting. They also have experience making VR games so who knows. It would be amazing as a free game packed with the psvr2.

OptimusDK1297d ago

HOME was a broken mess last time, and it still makes no sense now. This whole META verse hype - i just dont see it. VR or not makes no difference. We are far off!

Godmars2901297d ago

Far off from VR chat type platforms being on a game console?

Very likely aren't btw, just more the question that if one existed would it support interactive games within itself. Offer flawless launching into other games with a spectator option.

I mean, imagine hosting a DB FighterZ tournament at you lunar mansion where guest can see it in realtime on a massive screen. About the actual level stage with some as DBZ characters commenting while waiting their turn.

Nitrowolf21297d ago

Far off? Lol the virtual spacing has taken off already, since the PS4 era.

Home was released a bit ahead of its time when it should have came out later in the ps4 life cycle instead of 3.it certainly would have found loads more success today than back then

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EvertonFC1296d ago

HOME was 10 years ahead of its time, dam I miss Xi

Mr_cheese1297d ago

VR and the META are here to stay and they're only going to keep on growing.

There will be something for everybody.

Godmars2901297d ago

Issue there is META's trademarked by a notorious info miner who plans to lock you out of your own VR rig no matter how much money you've sunk into it.

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