Public Home Beta Can Be Installed, Not Played - Kotaku Comments

Public Home Beta Can Be Installed, Not Played

Rebelphoenix83 — Thu, 10 Apr 2008 07:42:38 MDT

Kinda like how the PS3 can be bought but not played?

Rebelphoenix83

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Romeloo — Thu, 10 Apr 2008 07:33:21 MDT

I just came. :)

Romeloo

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hanulbada — Wed, 09 Apr 2008 23:05:31 MDT

Hmmm definitely needs moar cake.
@dowingba: You know they might be done and they're just setting up servers now.

hanulbada

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sbryce — Wed, 09 Apr 2008 22:59:33 MDT

Its works! With Video! [www.ps3news.com]

sbryce

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jocru — Wed, 09 Apr 2008 22:41:54 MDT

i caint wait

jocru

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dowingba — Wed, 09 Apr 2008 22:38:08 MDT

Isn't 1.00 generally used as, like the finished version of something? Usually a beta is .99 or below.

dowingba

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VixDiesel — Wed, 09 Apr 2008 22:20:32 MDT

I just hope it lives up to the hype.

VixDiesel

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Kaneda — Wed, 09 Apr 2008 22:10:54 MDT

@TitillatedOcelot: Good stuff. I'm certainly looking forward to it. It will be interesting to see what kind of dynamics will be established between users.

Kaneda

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LittleBigPlaneteer — Wed, 09 Apr 2008 22:08:50 MDT

@pot3ntial2suck:

Uh, Sony isn't exactly advertising this download. People found a way to access it. It's essentially a workaround that shouldn't have been found out

LittleBigPlaneteer

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TitillatedOcelot — Wed, 09 Apr 2008 22:03:40 MDT

Oh, and once everyone does get on, feel free to look me up!

PSN ID: Ninjaball

TitillatedOcelot

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dboy93 — Wed, 09 Apr 2008 22:02:43 MDT

yes!!!

dboy93

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Eclectified — Wed, 09 Apr 2008 21:52:42 MDT

The original launch date for home was some time last year, wasn't it? I can't wait but, there's no sense in getting worked up about it. It's gonna be free when it releases so, whatever. There are more important things(with solid release dates) to get worked up about like, GT5P and GTA IV! :)

Eclectified

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TitillatedOcelot — Wed, 09 Apr 2008 21:49:34 MDT

@Kaneda: Yeah, it certainly isn't all of what's in there. I was in it from the beginning, and it has seen more than one total overhaul. While I'm bound by the NDA, I will say that it looks amazing, there is a lot to do already, and that I can't wait to see the place filled to the brim with people. There is a lot to enjoy in Home, and I think that a lot of it can get even better with more people using it. Right now, we're just basically searching it for glitches, but the social aspects of it won't really be revealed until the big doors open on it for everyone else.

Looking forward to seeing you all!

TitillatedOcelot

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hey_Zeus — Wed, 09 Apr 2008 21:46:39 MDT

i'm calling BS! on dis 1, cuz the closed beta just got an update yesterday from v0.8.3 to v0.8.6

hey_Zeus

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hey_Zeus — Wed, 09 Apr 2008 21:43:43 MDT

i'm calling bullshit! on this 1, cuz the closed beta just got an update yesterday from v0.8.3 to v0.8.6

hey_Zeus

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qBIRD — Wed, 09 Apr 2008 21:31:18 MDT

maybe because the servers may go up days before the open beta is actually launched?

qBIRD

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ThisIsHell666 — Wed, 09 Apr 2008 21:25:18 MDT

hahaha wow ... there is no point to have home and not be able to use it ...

ThisIsHell666

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Kaneda — Wed, 09 Apr 2008 21:23:55 MDT

@TitillatedOcelot: Thanks for the warning!

It's unfortunate how some people always seem to ruin the fun for others online. There are idiots all over the internet, and it was obvious they would also invade the Home environment. Still, I had decided to ignore that until now, to prevent me from losing interest into this otherwise interesting interface.

I guess I'll see you there anyway, while walking around and looking for people who don't swear at others and don't practice the unavoidable equivalent of teabagging on strangers in Home.

Kaneda

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pot3ntial2suck — Wed, 09 Apr 2008 21:19:24 MDT

what is the point of downloading the home file if you can't access the servers? I mean, am I missing something here? Why are people getting excited about downloading a file they can't even use? It's great that this hints at an upcoming open beta, but I'm really confused why people are clamoring for instructions on how to download this file.

pot3ntial2suck

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featherblade360 — Wed, 09 Apr 2008 21:14:01 MDT

i hope psn doesnt crash from the amount of traffic like xbl did during the holidays

featherblade360

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tankintheair315 — Wed, 09 Apr 2008 21:10:12 MDT

Where is the internet when you need it. I mean, this should be cracked by now.

tankintheair315

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Kj719 — Wed, 09 Apr 2008 21:08:43 MDT

@TitillatedOcelot: That sounds awesome. It sounds like Home is just more than a meeting place, it's also like Dead Rising with dancers for zombies.

Kj719

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goldwings — Wed, 09 Apr 2008 21:08:29 MDT

D'oh

goldwings

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Exia — Wed, 09 Apr 2008 20:59:48 MDT

@TrIxX: You can come into Kotaku fort for now while we wait.

Exia

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TrIxX — Wed, 09 Apr 2008 20:58:04 MDT

Is it just me or does the file size seems to be a little bit small for teh "Home." BUT nonetheless, Home is Home and I need a house, I hate having to live in a fort with paper blankets and rotting bread for pillows.

TrIxX

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TheApprentice — Wed, 09 Apr 2008 20:52:13 MDT

@Sailorcancer: dude... april 6th... not june 4th :P

Damn... $5 that sony announces the beta tomorrow :D

TheApprentice

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PapaBear434 — Wed, 09 Apr 2008 20:51:28 MDT

I'll still believe it when I see it. I've been jerked around to much with this program to believe it any time soon until I am actually playing it.

PapaBear434

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Iceking5 — Wed, 09 Apr 2008 20:50:34 MDT

@Ashurahori: It has bowling though. :D

Iceking5

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CreamSodaSlurpee — Wed, 09 Apr 2008 20:50:33 MDT

Allegedly? We were working on this non-stop Monday night trying to find a way to get onto the servers.

Really, are the videos and words of all the people in that thread not proof enough that this really happened? Kotaku loves to post utter shit, but when stuff really happens, it's gotta be tagged as a rumor.

CreamSodaSlurpee

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Sailorcancer — Wed, 09 Apr 2008 20:50:07 MDT

How can a file be created when the creation date hasn't even reached existance yet?

I believe that this person has gone into the future and downloaded the program and took the HDD from the PS3.

Sailorcancer

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Ashurahori — Wed, 09 Apr 2008 20:48:36 MDT

@okenny :): It's just a client for a virtual chat city. It can't be HUGE.

Ashurahori

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okenny :) — Wed, 09 Apr 2008 20:46:01 MDT

Clearly this isn't the Home download as it's not 5 GB which is mandatory to play anything of the hard drive on a PS3... I keed, I keed....

*sigh*

I really do wonder why it's so lite. I know they're going for the emo-minimalist look but I can't remember the last time I saw a download so small. Maybe they are going the browser model where you cache as you visit new places. That's going to present some interesting experiences. Can't wait to hear more about this.

okenny :)

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Sparx — Wed, 09 Apr 2008 20:40:22 MDT

Nice

Sparx

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zanzibarlegend — Wed, 09 Apr 2008 20:40:11 MDT

word. if the public beta were to come with new psn redesign, that would be awesome. i hope the psn gets jam packed with new stuff on its return.

zanzibarlegend

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zanzibarlegend — Wed, 09 Apr 2008 20:38:00 MDT

well then, it seems that we will be getting the beta soon as promised! at least i hope so.

zanzibarlegend

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excel_excel — Wed, 09 Apr 2008 20:37:34 MDT

@TitillatedOcelot: Wow that sounds....crappy....I guess thats why its a beta though so they can fix all the bugs....even though thats not a bug....

excel_excel

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scotty — Wed, 09 Apr 2008 20:34:41 MDT

If Home turns out the way I imagine it, I'll get a PS3 during the Holidays....

Until then, more waiting fools!

scotty

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Ashurahori — Wed, 09 Apr 2008 20:34:24 MDT

I'm quite excited about this. Can't wait to try it. Hope it's REALLY soon.

Ashurahori

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Iceking5 — Wed, 09 Apr 2008 20:34:14 MDT

Here's a homebrew version of Home, Second Life.

Iceking5

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UltimateIdiot — Wed, 09 Apr 2008 20:33:09 MDT

i wonder if it will be included in the next update or the playstation store update

UltimateIdiot

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CurtisFerguson86 — Wed, 09 Apr 2008 20:32:00 MDT

Build me up just to shoot me down

CurtisFerguson86

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Aethyr — Wed, 09 Apr 2008 20:31:58 MDT

Epic shrug.

Aethyr

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TitillatedOcelot — Wed, 09 Apr 2008 20:31:51 MDT

@jeffram: @AverageJoes: Same here. and I think that there will probably be a HUGE update to download the first time we try to log into Home after the Playstation Store gets its facelift. Oh, and yeah, to those who have not yet experienced home? Get used to a bunch of dancing cockpunches standing in the way while you're trying to do shit.

TitillatedOcelot

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excel_excel — Wed, 09 Apr 2008 20:28:16 MDT

So in conclusion: Home public beta coming 'very, very soony'

excel_excel

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AverageJoes — Wed, 09 Apr 2008 20:27:25 MDT

@jeffram: I am too. But most of the functionality that has been promised isn't implemented yet. Hopefully the Warhawk planning rooms will be working.

For everybody who will be using it for the first time: Don't expect a revelation. Expect a lot of annoying people standing around making annoying noises. And people quitting bowling and chess when they start to lose.

AverageJoes

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Maldron — Wed, 09 Apr 2008 20:26:27 MDT

I want its! I want its badly!

Maldron

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LittleBigPlaneteer — Wed, 09 Apr 2008 20:25:09 MDT

Good sign if true

LittleBigPlaneteer

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jeffram — Wed, 09 Apr 2008 20:24:48 MDT

I'm in the private beta. Looking forward to having all of my friends in home too.

jeffram