Public Home Beta Can Be Installed, Played? - Kotaku Comments

Public Home Beta Can Be Installed, Played?

chacho — Sun, 13 Apr 2008 19:50:48 MDT

@jitty9: thank you man.

chacho

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MySoul7 — Thu, 10 Apr 2008 23:17:18 MDT

camera man needs to learn how to set the damned thing down properly, adjust focus and leave it alone.

When focused properly, we can see everything fine.

MySoul7

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jitty9 — Thu, 10 Apr 2008 20:04:33 MDT

Arg, sorry about the double post, was not my fault... the site was lagging :-\

jitty9

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jitty9 — Thu, 10 Apr 2008 20:03:47 MDT

@chacho:

Well, the best way I can describe it without breaking the NDA is:
It's definitely a beta software.

Many people want the home beta so badly; I say do yourself a favor and wait till the final version of home comes out.

jitty9

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jitty9 — Thu, 10 Apr 2008 19:57:16 MDT

@chacho:

The best way I can describe it (without breaking the NDA): It's a beta

Many people want the home beta so badly but I say do yourself a favor and wait till home actually comes out

jitty9

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Spartan1308™ — Thu, 10 Apr 2008 17:16:08 MDT

@deviantchicken: Um, I think you failed to read the comments before your own. There is good reason why this is being called fake. In addition to everything in my previous posts, the hack to download Home is supposed to give you version 1.0 no version .8.3 as seen in this video. The guy is a liar. The End.

Spartan1308™

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PapaBear434 — Thu, 10 Apr 2008 16:59:59 MDT

@TuSoKa67:

Do you have some sort of crystal ball, or just a fanboy's certainty?

PapaBear434

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Koneesha — Thu, 10 Apr 2008 15:14:54 MDT

This guy is NOt i repeatr NOt in the public or closed beta. If he was on the playstation web forum it would say home beta tester next to his name which it doesn't. Also that old one he had he did the warhawk trick with it but wasn't able to get in it. i belive this is true but he is not a beta tester.

Koneesha

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Swizzler121 — Thu, 10 Apr 2008 15:13:04 MDT

@NitrousO: yeah gamers should really unite to "give a beta spoiler a tripod" donation program.

Swizzler121

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TuSoKa67 — Thu, 10 Apr 2008 14:06:05 MDT

This will never be as good as Xbox LIVE and Achievements

TuSoKa67

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Guard — Thu, 10 Apr 2008 13:20:09 MDT

There was a girl at the end. I heard her say "I am so..." and the video suddenly cut off...

Is she so jealous? I would doubt it. Did she say something NSFW and he had to cut the video off because of what she said?

Unfortunately, this was the most interesting part of the video for me.

Guard

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JackTretton — Thu, 10 Apr 2008 11:51:44 MDT

with all this home info though, im sure its just around the corner.

JackTretton

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stickfodder — Thu, 10 Apr 2008 11:16:39 MDT

omg get a f***ing tripod they're not that expensive

stickfodder

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VixDiesel — Thu, 10 Apr 2008 10:27:59 MDT

Shaky cam!

Anyways, even if it is fake, it's somewhat daring of the person to show their psn name while in the private beta.

VixDiesel

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fawrh — Thu, 10 Apr 2008 07:30:33 MDT

this is a fake video, period. The person that actually managed to get a "public beta" copy of home, had a version number of 1.0 this states (at 3mins 42secs in) that it is version 0.8.3 which is the current "closed beta" version. Nothing to see here folks, move along...

fawrh

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Doomstalk — Thu, 10 Apr 2008 07:07:00 MDT

Why must all these internet videos be filmed by what appear to be Parkinson's disease sufferers?

Doomstalk

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pot3ntial2suck — Thu, 10 Apr 2008 06:27:52 MDT

this is totally fake, first, it says he downloaded it on 2/21/2008 when news of this proxy download only hit in the past few days. Second, it looks like he just downloaded some Home thing and then launched the CLOSE beta that he was already a part of (v..83) as opposed to the version people are downloading now v1.0. And to round the fakery out nicely, his camera has Blair-Witch syndrome which makes it impossible to see what the hell he's doing.

pot3ntial2suck

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JustJake — Thu, 10 Apr 2008 06:06:45 MDT

He needs to learn how to use a camera. Home is looking pretty sweet though.

JustJake

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TitillatedOcelot — Thu, 10 Apr 2008 05:49:27 MDT

I'm calling fake. I'm in the beta, and the interface is all up to snuff, but when he scrolled over, it displayed that Home was already in his Games tab, and it was last modified on february 28th. There was a fairly large content upgrade around that point, so I'm guessing that was the date that happened. This guy is just a beta tester fuckin' with y'all. He'll be one of the many who will change his avatar into a fat chick and chase you around "waving a hand in the air like he just don't care" while you're trying to get used to the interface. If you have no idea what that means, don't worry! You'll find out soon enough.

I've enjoyed my time in the beta, but I'm really looking forward to seeing it flooded with people.

TitillatedOcelot

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enewtabie — Thu, 10 Apr 2008 05:39:25 MDT

@Nitroid:
It was locked as soon as it hit the interwebz actually.You could never access the Home server due to having your psn id tied to the Home beta.Which it is not,if your trying the exploit.(which is a bad idea btw...

enewtabie

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PapaBear434 — Thu, 10 Apr 2008 05:30:10 MDT

@NitrousO:

Am I the only one not excited for what seems like Second Life...

Nope. You're the first person, EVER, on the internet to make that observation. EVER. You're totally unique in your derisive comments about the PS3, Home, and/or Sony's products as a whole.

Truly, you are one in a million and show your true genius ability to think outside the box.

/sarcasm mode off

PapaBear434

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Nitroid — Thu, 10 Apr 2008 02:38:44 MDT

I was able to install and launch Home, but was greeted with an immediate update requirement. After updating (which from what I understand was just put up within the last day or so), launching Home yields nothing apart from an "copyright protection" error.

It looks like Sony has already locked this exploit down.

Nitroid

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deviantchicken — Thu, 10 Apr 2008 02:23:52 MDT

[www.ps3news.com]

Um. Did anyone even bother to look at the post that shows you how to connect to Home?

I doubt this is fake.

Guess not.

Guess everyone jumps to the comment box before investigating a bit.

deviantchicken

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Trowble (XBL/PSN) — Thu, 10 Apr 2008 01:49:45 MDT

I wouldn't hold my breath for it at all...

Trowble (XBL/PSN)

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sbryce — Thu, 10 Apr 2008 01:37:07 MDT

@RaepGoblin: You can just plug your modem straight into your PS3 if thats the problem

sbryce

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RaepGoblin — Thu, 10 Apr 2008 01:26:30 MDT

I've actually gotten this to work somewhat, I can't actually get my ps3 to download Home, but I think it's a firewall issue.

The icon is under network on my ps3 right now. It just wont download.

RaepGoblin

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Word Man — Thu, 10 Apr 2008 01:16:31 MDT

This guys camera work kinda pissed me off, shaky cam is not necessary for this. This HAS to be a fake, and that download was quick. /sigh I hope Home is waiting after the renovation

Word Man

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argh — Thu, 10 Apr 2008 01:15:55 MDT

I'm eagerly awaiting Home. There aren't any games on the PS3 that have interested me so far. Home, Little Big Planet & MGS4 are what I've been waiting for.

argh

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Vodun — Thu, 10 Apr 2008 01:13:25 MDT

Sheesh, you people just doesn't understand the art behind this camera work! Can't you feel the passion in every movement? He's expressing his feelings with every little shake and dip and nauseating zoom!

Vodun

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dboy93 — Thu, 10 Apr 2008 01:12:13 MDT

what i already watched this...he got it from sony.. he's a beta tester!!!!

dboy93

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ca$h — Thu, 10 Apr 2008 01:05:16 MDT

Yeah, a year late. Anyone remember public beta was supposed to be in 'summer 2007.' The closed beta began in April 2007, and only NOW they're getting around to opening it up. Woopty doo. Who the fuck cares anymore? I can't believe Kotaku got blackballed for revealing this 'huge news' when it turned out to be such a load of boring bullshit in the end.

ca$h

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joelface — Thu, 10 Apr 2008 01:02:30 MDT

gah, for some reason, i just want home to come out RIGHT now.

joelface

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FrankieViturello — Thu, 10 Apr 2008 00:51:53 MDT

WHY is it that EVERY SINGLE FREAKING homebrew/hack/exploit proof of concept video is filmed with the steadiness and grace of the cinematography in Cloverfield??

ATTENTION HACKER COMMUNITY: spend some money on tri-pods and decent lighting. That is all, goodnight.

FrankieViturello

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djricekcn — Thu, 10 Apr 2008 00:51:19 MDT

My home is under the GAME xmb, not Network

djricekcn

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Spoony Bard — Thu, 10 Apr 2008 00:40:18 MDT

Yeah...I don't want to be permabanned when Home actually comes out. No thanks!

Spoony Bard

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Yaywalter — Thu, 10 Apr 2008 00:27:20 MDT

I've got the PS Home icon, but when I select it, it says that "This content cannot be accessed on your account."

Yaywalter

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J-Fro — Thu, 10 Apr 2008 00:23:39 MDT

Anybody else hear the NYPD Blue theme in their head while watching that?

J-Fro

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IntelSilver — Thu, 10 Apr 2008 00:16:56 MDT

Whoa! Awesome!

IntelSilver

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Borman18 — Thu, 10 Apr 2008 00:11:41 MDT

@Borman18:

But then again, he clicks on the game tab. So probably a closed beta tester who also used the other method.

Borman18

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Borman18 — Thu, 10 Apr 2008 00:10:33 MDT

Closed beta shows up under games, not the Network tab..

Borman18

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sbryce — Thu, 10 Apr 2008 00:05:28 MDT

My name is on the internet. I feel special.

sbryce

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chacho — Thu, 10 Apr 2008 00:03:40 MDT

@jitty9:
so how is the closed beta? I been trying to ask somebody about it.

chacho

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TheCleaningGuy — Thu, 10 Apr 2008 00:03:32 MDT

Wow. Hopefully it doesn't take that long to connect to home when the open beta comes out. Either way, I'm really hoping home can amount to something interesting.

TheCleaningGuy

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psycoking — Thu, 10 Apr 2008 00:03:23 MDT

Christ, that hurt my eyes. I had to stop watching when I started getting a headache.

psycoking

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Aflack: Likes slushies — Thu, 10 Apr 2008 00:00:47 MDT

@NitrousO: But the lower levels of mental retardation are what make it worth it!:P

Aflack: Likes slushies

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gamadaya — Wed, 09 Apr 2008 23:57:40 MDT

Has anybody else tried to see if it works?

gamadaya

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symeon6 — Wed, 09 Apr 2008 23:54:30 MDT

@Erwin: LOL. No shite. I love the camera work. Better than the two Bournes and Sunday Bloody Sunday!

symeon6

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jitty9 — Wed, 09 Apr 2008 23:54:22 MDT

I'm actually in the closed beta. I doubt this is real. It's possible that this guy is in the closed beta and is just doing this for attention. Another possibility is that it's a fake. I found it very suspicious when he turned his camera to the very right near the end of the video so you couldn't see the screen. If it was real, the person either took this video a week ago or he simply got lucky. If he took this video recently, he should have been prompted to update to beta 0.8.6 so maybe it's a fluke and he was allowed to enter home.

jitty9

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MisterSleep — Wed, 09 Apr 2008 23:53:48 MDT

@Libo: indeed, and it seems that the guy's part of the COPS crew with that kind of camerawork. Take some potassium for those muscle spasms before picking up a camera, please. Or have a "friend" over to help.

MisterSleep

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chacho — Wed, 09 Apr 2008 23:52:44 MDT

Look at the date, is so freeging old.

chacho

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_RYNO — Wed, 09 Apr 2008 23:52:28 MDT

That guy did not proxy server anything. That guy is actually a closed beta tester who either downloaded his HOME beta for the first time or redownloaded for the first time. I am part of the closed beta, and to proove that he is nothing special, he showed version 0.8.3, well guess what, we are now at 0.8.6 in the closed beta. The way he downloaded HOME beta is the same way ALL of us closed beta testers downloaded the program. THE GUY IS A FAKE.

_RYNO

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TaMs — Wed, 09 Apr 2008 23:51:05 MDT

You can't really play it. That rda guy is the only who supposedly got in.

TaMs

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Shindokie — Wed, 09 Apr 2008 23:50:39 MDT

Here we go. Here's the link. If you see that the day the thread was made it was about two months ago. The guy who created the thread has the name as the guy in this video. Sorry to burst people's bubble. Lies

Shindokie

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Erwin — Wed, 09 Apr 2008 23:49:06 MDT

That was fast, but I didn't know Paul Greengrass was a gamer.

Erwin

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Libo — Wed, 09 Apr 2008 23:45:41 MDT

@Spartan1308: You are correct, good work sir.

That video was a lot longer than it needed to be, how much time does he want to spend shifting through the menu? Yes, I get it... you have friends online, just fucking load Home already.

Libo

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ThisIsHell666 — Wed, 09 Apr 2008 23:45:34 MDT

actually ... i really dont care about this "ps home" so im gonna wait until its gonna have an official release by sony !

ThisIsHell666

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Kj719 — Wed, 09 Apr 2008 23:45:33 MDT

@[KU]Shindokie: Wishes for a Star: Yep, looks like a faker. Oh well, wasn't like I was going to download the private Beta when the Open Beta sounds like it's on its way

Kj719

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Spartan1308™ — Wed, 09 Apr 2008 23:45:18 MDT

Also near the 3 minute mark there is a date that appears would be the date of his download and it is 2/21/2008. The link I referenced above was from 2/26/2008 and he posted the video on Youtube claiming his leet haxor skills just on April 7th.

Spartan1308™

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Sean2-D2 — Wed, 09 Apr 2008 23:45:16 MDT

I hope Home was worth the wait.

Sean2-D2

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Noks415 — Wed, 09 Apr 2008 23:44:57 MDT

@[KU]Shindokie: Wishes for a Star: That sucks. I was just about to attempt it.

Noks415

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deathsyth8888 — Wed, 09 Apr 2008 23:44:48 MDT

I see that Home (Second Life 2) is now somewhat running and functional!

deathsyth8888

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Jehuty — Wed, 09 Apr 2008 23:44:11 MDT

That's pretty awesome. But the filming abilities of this guy reminds me of blair witch project. ugh. Still, I can't wait to get home on my PS3. This, Little Big Planet, and MGS4 are what made me buy my system.

Jehuty

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TheTravisCooper — Wed, 09 Apr 2008 23:44:07 MDT

if i had a ps3 i would give it a try

TheTravisCooper

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NitrousO — Wed, 09 Apr 2008 23:43:58 MDT

Dear god, I feel really sick after watching that. That guy had the shakiest shaky cam I have ever seen.

Am I the only one not excited for what seems like Second Life with significantly lower levels of mental retardation (much much much much better than second life but still would rather be playing a game or looking at Kotaku >D )?

NitrousO

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symeon6 — Wed, 09 Apr 2008 23:43:25 MDT

@Spartan1308: Looks to me some one is out to spoil the surprise. I remain skeptical.

symeon6

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Shindokie — Wed, 09 Apr 2008 23:43:21 MDT

Actually from what i hear that guy just deleted home and followed the route of the @home glitch. From what i read someone said that he was part of the beta already. He has been in it for about two months or so. :/

Shindokie

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dudeman5000 — Wed, 09 Apr 2008 23:43:16 MDT

wow. that was fast.

dudeman5000

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Kj719 — Wed, 09 Apr 2008 23:37:44 MDT

Talk about quickness

Kj719

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Spartan1308™ — Wed, 09 Apr 2008 23:37:40 MDT

What in this video is supposed to show that this isn't the closed beta that people have had access to for a while now? It says that it's version .8.3. Looks like this was released to closed beta participants in late February.

[onaxis.blogspot.com]

Spartan1308™

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JustEaton — Wed, 09 Apr 2008 23:36:55 MDT

Normally I'd jump all over this stuff, but I'm really counting on Sony to get everything right with the PS3; I'll hold out until the official release. Don't delay me any further Sony!

JustEaton

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scummypants — Wed, 09 Apr 2008 23:36:48 MDT

I guess they meant it when they said soon.

scummypants