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Sony: Home hits 19 million downloads, real-time multiplayer incoming

Playstation home has been downloaded 19 million times, This spring playstation home will receive an update that will include Fps,and a Car racing games to focus on its new Multiplayer gaming feature.

saint_john_paul_ii4804d ago

but no trophy room and true game launching for games (although its there, its optional for devs to use, should of been required from the get go.)

but whatever, looks like that will happen next-gen.

Mr Tretton4804d ago

I know, where's that trophy room that we were supposed to have 3 years ago?

bluwulf4804d ago

LoL @ Trophy room...

Please. No one is going to go to your trophy room. "HEY N4G, come checkout my trophy room!!!" And you suppose everyone from home, is going to come to your house, to see this? Are you going to go to their house to see theirs? If you've used home, no one really wants to go back to your place... It just doesn't make much sense.

It was a novel idea, but outside of you looking at them. its not really that interesting when you think of it in action.

Home is about the new spaces/gear/secrets. As a community, its thriving on that, not the people who wouldn't even use it most of the time (the ones saying trophy room).

Game launching is needed though, its cool for the few games it works with.

cyclonus0074804d ago

I'm not being mean but what the hell would be the purpose of a trophy room?

NBT914801d ago

If nothing else; it is at least a step to integrating home with ps3/psn,

cyclonus0074801d ago

So people who don't use Home would if they had a trophy room? I don't buy it.

Mr Tretton4804d ago

"Home is about the new spaces/gear/secrets...Game launching"

Those things are just as 'useless' as a trophy room.

I'm not a fan of Home in the first place. Biggest waste of money for Sony.

Forbidden_Darkness4804d ago

In your opinion, yet when i log on every once in a while, alot of people are using it and enjoying it alot. It's a great social experience for friends who live miles apart and even for friends next door. YOU can think it's a biggest waste of money, but it has generated alot of enjoyment and cash for Sony.

Redempteur4803d ago

everyone who use home regulary DON'T even CARE about a trophy room .

i'd rather enjoy sodium with some people than to look at someone's trophies ..

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rezzah4804d ago

Wish I had the time to spend some time checking out every little thing in home, but there are a ton of games to play o.o

Tommykrem4804d ago

They should make the XMB integration even more seemless.
But nice update :)

Shazz4804d ago

the new update means avatars can throw items and such . really with they would add leaderboards for pool and bowling

Redempteur4804d ago

they need to add new rules to the pool tables ..

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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_Sakai209d ago

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

-Foxtrot209d 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

zeuanimals209d 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-Fly208d ago

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

darthv72209d ago

...in VR2 would be awesome as well.

Godmars290209d ago

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

Tacoboto209d 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

ChiefofLoliPolice209d ago

Agreed wholeheartedly. Playstation Home was amazing!

ThEusAisPoisonous209d ago

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

Ashunderfire86209d ago

Second Life did that before everyone.

1Victor208d 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_drake209d ago

it really was.

miss it.
it had alot of potential.

Inverno209d 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_Suzumiya208d ago

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

Elda209d ago

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

Jin_Sakai209d ago

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

OptimusDK208d 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_Sakai208d ago (Edited 208d ago )

@OptimusDK

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

__SteakDeck__208d ago

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

Majors209d 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.

SullysCigar883d ago

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

Silly gameAr882d ago

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

bouzebbal882d 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..

excaliburps882d 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_cheese882d ago

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

Lore881d 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

GoodGuy09883d 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.

boing1882d ago

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

Darkborn882d 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.

OptimusDK882d 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!

Godmars290882d 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.

Nitrowolf2882d 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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EvertonFC881d ago

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

Mr_cheese882d ago

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

There will be something for everybody.

Godmars290882d 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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