Later this week, PlayStation Home will be getting a major update, bringing the core client version to v1.4. This update will have an enormous impact on users and developers alike, as it is literally jam-packed with new and revised features. The update includes new features like grouping and voice chat, wardrobe improvements and more.
Couldn’t attend gamescom 2010 this year? Visit the expo virtually in PlayStation Home instead. The gamescom space will be available for two week and features the latest game trailers, multiplayer games and more. I other Home related updates, you can now find MAG personal spaces from Estates and more Star Wars furniture.
PlayStation Home has been incredibly successful for Sony. The service now has over 14 million users, half of which connected to the service over the past year – this is an 2 million increase from March 2010. The service now has over 300 spaces to experience and over 11,000 virtual items to collect.
If you were unable to visit E3 2010 this year, worry not. Sony has recreated the entire booth virtually in PlayStation Home. You can watch Jack Tretton’s 2010 E3 press conference and get briefed on what to expect from the PlayStation platform in the coming months or check out the latest games and collect exclusive PlayStation Home rewards.
Following up on the launch of the popular ModNation Racers event in the PlayStation Events Space, the recently released kart racer has got a dedicated space in PlayStation Home this week. The space features a fun of the Sticker Wall and a addictive built-in kart mini-game.
Another recent rumor circulating the Internet suggests that PlayStation Home may be losing it’s current region-locked areas. Currently, users from a particular region (e.g. US) must be invite to visit another region (e.g. Japan) from a friend, it also means you can only socialize and play games players from the same region – the new change would mean everyone is in the same place.
LittleBigPlanet has been dominating the news this week, with the announcement of LittleBigPlanet 2 and now with the a brand new Game Space and Personal Space in PlayStation Home. Two new locations featuring mini-games and a easy place for you to launch LittleBigPlanet multiplayer sessions from. The LittleBigPlanet PlayGround Game Space features the King’s Snap Happy Photo Challenge, a Creator mini-game to create wallpapers with your friends and the LittleBigDerby mini-game.
PlayStation Home is getting a big update tomorrow, including BioShock costumes, a ModNation Racers Challenge, the Iron Man 2 Mini-game we mentioned earlier this week and more. You will be able to purchase Big Daddy and Big Sister costumes from the Mall, and the Assassin’s Creed II Personal Space will also be available from Estates.
To celebrate the release of Iron Man 2 this week, Paramount Pictures International and AUDI AG will be launching a brand new Iron Man mini-game located in the Audi Space. You will have the chance to throw on the Iron Man suit and pilot your way through a tricky skyscraper obstacle course, picking up arc reactors and dodging the mines to power your way onto the leaderboard.
PlayStation Home gets its weekly update tomorrow, and this week’s highlight is the Ghost Pirate Ship from Monkey Island, Final Fantasy XIII costumes and updates to Sodium. In addition to the Ghost Pirate Ship personal space, you can also pick up new furniture and costumes related to the title.
