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Public Home Beta to possibly start this month

Posted on March 12th, 2008 at 15:56 EDT

Public Home Beta To Kick Off This Month

The wait is almost over as it appears that Home is getting ready to start its live public beta.

There have been numerous reports that many members of the Official PlayStation forums are being notified to link their accounts with their PlayStation Network accounts. The email has also made its way overseas to members of the Official European PlayStation forums as well.

According to our source, the email that is being received states that, "...users must link their PlayStation Network account to their PSN user ID before March 16, 2008," which is just four days away for those who are deep in Call of Duty spring break marathons and can't remember what day it is.

For those who have been out of the loop for a while, Home is a community-based service for PSN which has been in development for roughly two years. The application allows users to create a character that in return will receive their own virtual apartment space, which can then be decorated with items that gamers receive throughout their PS3 gaming sessions.

Stay tuned as more information is leaked out.

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posted 3:59pm EDT - March 12th, 2008
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Good news!

posted 4:05pm EDT - March 12th, 2008
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yes yes yes
posted 4:06pm EDT - March 12th, 2008
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I'm glad to hear the wait is almost over.  I really want to check this game out.

posted 4:10pm EDT - March 12th, 2008
4

booya

posted 4:13pm EDT - March 12th, 2008
5

Finally  getting bored of Call of Duty 4 already

posted 4:22pm EDT - March 12th, 2008
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"...users must link their PlayStation Network account to their PSN user ID before March 16, 2008," It's impossible to have a PSN account WITHOUT a User ID...
posted 4:29pm EDT - March 12th, 2008
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Can't wait hopefully this isn't another rumor...

posted 4:42pm EDT - March 12th, 2008
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so as long as u have a PSN in name ur in Right??? or is wat cuz i dont get this part (users must link their playstation network accounts to their PSN user ID)????

posted 4:44pm EDT - March 12th, 2008
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This has nothing to do with home (as far as anyone knows.) I received the email myself. It states that they want to link the official playstation forums with playstation network. They want anyone who has an account on the forum to say what there PSN account is before the 16th as that is when they are changing the forums. It's a bit disappointing to see PSU hear the slightest mention of the PSN and come out with something completely irrelevant to do with home. I read the title and got my hopes up, to only realise it was for nothing.
posted 4:54pm EDT - March 12th, 2008
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really?..............................AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! :) :) :) :) :) :):) :) :) :)
posted 4:55pm EDT - March 12th, 2008
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I agree with you  nickjd331. Got my hopes up aswell with that headline and it probably has nothing to do with Home.

posted 4:59pm EDT - March 12th, 2008
12

What do they mean link ur PSN user ID with ur Playstation Network account? i thought that was all one thing

posted 5:05pm EDT - March 12th, 2008
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Well whenever they do release the Home Beta its gonna be awesome to see what they have been working on for two years now...With ur "apartment space" giving you the option of showing off items received while playing PS3 gaming sessions kindof reminds me of X-box 360 and the achievments, which is one thing I think the PS3 is lacking right now that I liked most about the 360 :( Being able to keep track of ur games and achievments to show what you've been accomplishing!

posted 5:06pm EDT - March 12th, 2008
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cant wait

posted 5:24pm EDT - March 12th, 2008
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what do they mean by link your psn accounts to psn id , please explain.

posted 5:24pm EDT - March 12th, 2008
16

How do I sign up for the home beta? Does anyone know?

posted 5:25pm EDT - March 12th, 2008
17

strange, I'm an active PS forum user and I haven't got this email....

posted 5:29pm EDT - March 12th, 2008
18

It's gonna suck if it has nothing to do with Home lol. I sure hope it means something though. I mean in all honesty we've been so thirsty that any little activity from Sony makes us think Home is coming out. Please let us be right for once.

posted 5:32pm EDT - March 12th, 2008
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haha, yes!

I had a breif thought, "I'll wait until the final product is out so it will be even sweeter".

then I realized, there's no way I'm going to be able to resist the urge to try it out.

posted 5:54pm EDT - March 12th, 2008
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do you guys think this is true? http://colorize.net/home/
posted 6:21pm EDT - March 12th, 2008
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yeah i found it strange dat i had to link my forum account to my psn but never reli thought it cud b to do with home. altho im very hopeful it is now!! :D

posted 6:48pm EDT - March 12th, 2008
22

HOME please hurry and come to me!

posted 7:11pm EDT - March 12th, 2008
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psn id: gingo.... just did this yesterday hopefully theres a lot of people get in this beta because i really want to try it out

posted 7:29pm EDT - March 12th, 2008
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On which sites do you have to do it for?
posted 7:37pm EDT - March 12th, 2008
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@ Cesarcsrf

That date would be the 19th. Now here's the deal. I know people who know alot about what's going on in PS Home right now, actually they know what's going on with alot of stuff with the PS3. But anyways, this mate told me about 3 weeks or a month ago that an open Home beta was coming out on the 19th. There was alot of talk about the open Home beta coming out the 19th-20th, I heard it from many different sources. And this site: Is it just someone who heard the same rumors I did and decided to get alot of people's hype going? Or is it really true....

My guess is if the Home beta IS coming out this month, it's going to be on the 19th. If it isn't, we're still getting it soon.

Can't wait!

posted 7:44pm EDT - March 12th, 2008
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How is this to do with home?Nowhere in that article did they say anything about home.This news stinks!
posted 7:48pm EDT - March 12th, 2008
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? confusing. But i hope the HOME BETA does come out this month

posted 7:55pm EDT - March 12th, 2008
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This is a rumor. I have been over the official playstation forums and they are saying there is still no one who has actually received a message stating such. But it still might be a possiblity. If I think about it Sony is talking about home this friday at OGC so the home beta might really be coming this month.

posted 8:03pm EDT - March 12th, 2008
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I, too have confirmed that this is something completely unrelated to the launch of home. My beta end date still shows 5/15/2008 so... sorry guys no home for you yet. I will tell you though, it is shaping up nicely.

posted 8:16pm EDT - March 12th, 2008
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I'm in
posted 8:35pm EDT - March 12th, 2008
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hope this is true can't wait to try out home

posted 8:45pm EDT - March 12th, 2008
32

This is still only a rumor.................sad, really sad................

posted 9:04pm EDT - March 12th, 2008
33

I just got a mail requesting me to link my Official Forum's account to my PSN. I guess Home Open Beta is much closer than we thought!

PSN: Thorzilla

posted 9:47pm EDT - March 12th, 2008
34

When does the actual home come out?

posted 9:49pm EDT - March 12th, 2008
35

I hope that PS Home comes out this month. That would start a grat year for the PS3

posted 9:58pm EDT - March 12th, 2008
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How do you link your playstation account with your psn account

posted 10:23pm EDT - March 12th, 2008
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Shame on you psu.com   Stop just trying to get views,  I love this website but these articles are what I hate about it.  Just reminds me that this website is run by a few guys in their basement.

posted 10:47pm EDT - March 12th, 2008
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@ Fiddlesworth

 

I think the article ment to link your playstation account from http://www.us.playstation.com with your PSN account.

So in other words you have to be registered on the offcial us playstation forums. Hopefully it will be for all users and not just limited randomly selected users.

posted 10:49pm EDT - March 12th, 2008
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There is NO concrete release date I repeat, NO CONCRETE RELEASE DATE, for the full Home download OR the open beta, there are still many many things to be worked out.

posted 11:35pm EDT - March 12th, 2008
40

Wow, isn't everything just on my birthday...

posted 1:54am EDT - March 13th, 2008
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what is update 2.17? hope its flash9
posted 2:41am EDT - March 13th, 2008
42

I agree with you Brandonh33, this website is getting to be waste of time and just telling lies, such as the last time, about Warhawk patch and it wasn't true.

posted 3:14am EDT - March 13th, 2008
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this better be out soon, as I am kinda tired hearing that its delayed

posted 3:24am EDT - March 13th, 2008
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This is one heck of a story to get wrong...

posted 3:41am EDT - March 13th, 2008
45

the best way to sing up for home is to be in playstation underground, and get an invitation to G.A.P. (Game Advasory Panel) they send out random invitations, once you're in gap they might give u an invitation to the home beta and many other betas that's how i got into home

posted 3:53am EDT - March 13th, 2008
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Linked my account last night, simple process and i hope it gets me into the beta testing woo hoooooo

posted 4:19am EDT - March 13th, 2008
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I went to Playstation Underground for that purpose, but realised you had to be an american/canadian. Hope they start with the same on the Official European forum aswell.

posted 4:26am EDT - March 13th, 2008
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WHAT?!?!?!?!?  What could this possibly have to do with home?  And to top that off nobody here seems to know how to link your psn to your forum account, makes no sense.  You lost points for this one psu.

posted 4:45am EDT - March 13th, 2008
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I'm going to ask again.  What...IS..."LINKING"?  Is it having the same root email address for your Offical undergroud account AND PSN ID or what?  I asked this at the official site and all the dorks there danced around my question because they didn't know (but wouldn't admit it).  Let's see what happens here...

posted 4:52am EDT - March 13th, 2008
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I dont see Home being that good from the start anyway! I dont get why everyone is getting excited as like everything it will take a long time to get right and disappointment will inevitably set in.

patience young padawans!

posted 5:01am EDT - March 13th, 2008
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The notifications is simply because they're revamping the forums and as such are linking your registered username with your PSN ID's. This isn't a verification of Home!

posted 7:44am EDT - March 13th, 2008
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There's a Home Beta countdown indeed http://www.colorize.net/home/

posted 8:40am EDT - March 13th, 2008
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this game look fun:D
posted 2:41pm EDT - March 13th, 2008
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@Odium_Generis_Humani 

when u sing up for us.playstaion.com use the same email as your psn and in there look for a link that says link ur psn to your underground account, make sure when u sign up use the same email as to when you set up your psn.

posted 5:23pm EDT - March 13th, 2008
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The unofficial release of HOME is finally hear

posted 11:48pm EDT - March 13th, 2008
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i can't wait ether home for the ps3 is gona be freaking sweet
posted 4:16pm EDT - April 5th, 2008
57

looks awsome, hopefully will be

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