Jack Buser, the director of PlayStation Home has confirmed and then re-affirmed that the Open Beta for Sony's PlayStation Home 'social networking' add-on for the PS3 will be available by the end of this year.
This gives the company 34 days to deliver on a promise. The Beta was announced by then president of Sony World Studios Phil Harrison in 2007. Back then, Harrison stated that a more publicly accessible beta trial would open in April of 2007; the full service would launch in "Fall 2007".
Since then its slipped twice, finally with the head of Sony Computer Entertainment Kaz Hirai stating effectively that it would be out when it was ready.
Buser, however, in his interview with IGN was a great deal more assertive with dates. He said, "Like we've said, we're excited about moving PlayStation Home into its Open Beta stage this year. Once we make the move to Open Beta, everyone will have access to PlayStation Home."
He re-enforced this later in the interview, stating, "PlayStation Home is nearing the final stages of our Closed Beta. Last week we successfully moved to our 1.0 client, which places us on schedule for the launch of Open Beta this year.
And you should expect when it does come to see "every major gaming and consumer brand out there", according to Jack.
This gives the company 34 days to deliver on a promise. The Beta was announced by then president of Sony World Studios Phil Harrison in 2007. Back then, Harrison stated that a more publicly accessible beta trial would open in April of 2007; the full service would launch in "Fall 2007".
Since then its slipped twice, finally with the head of Sony Computer Entertainment Kaz Hirai stating effectively that it would be out when it was ready.
Buser, however, in his interview with IGN was a great deal more assertive with dates. He said, "Like we've said, we're excited about moving PlayStation Home into its Open Beta stage this year. Once we make the move to Open Beta, everyone will have access to PlayStation Home."
He re-enforced this later in the interview, stating, "PlayStation Home is nearing the final stages of our Closed Beta. Last week we successfully moved to our 1.0 client, which places us on schedule for the launch of Open Beta this year.
And you should expect when it does come to see "every major gaming and consumer brand out there", according to Jack.
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chrissyhull 27 Nov 2008 21:30
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its been a long wait but finally were about to go home, hope sony deliver on this promise ive waited a long long long time
SuperSaiyan4 28 Nov 2008 08:44
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And yet here we are again about a BETA I doubt Sony will ever be able to launch anything other than a beta...
Spong surely you have more interesting news to write about other than a stupid beta that has been flogged like a dead donkey for well over a year.
Its obvious Sony is incompetent in many areas on their console whereby the only news they can seem to churn is this Home Beta.
Spong surely you have more interesting news to write about other than a stupid beta that has been flogged like a dead donkey for well over a year.
Its obvious Sony is incompetent in many areas on their console whereby the only news they can seem to churn is this Home Beta.
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TimSpong 28 Nov 2008 12:06
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SuperSaiyan4 wrote:
Spong surely you have more interesting news to write about other than a stupid beta that has been flogged like a dead donkey for well over a year.
SS4 me old chum, Home is quite interesting to many people. Much like the "Jasper will be here tomorrow or Tuesday or next month" is to other people.
Home is important to Sony as well. Personally I hope it works out because I want to see competition and diversity in platforms. Christ, the idea of Nintendo and Microsoft controlling the hardware fills me with as much dread as Nintendo and Sony doing it. Or Microsoft and EA... or Apple and Sony... or EA and Sony...
So, put that in your pipe and smoke it.* Like I do each day at around this time (see below).
Cheers
Tim
*(SPOnG does not encourage its readers to smoke)
SuperSaiyan4 28 Nov 2008 13:07
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I see what you're saying but for over a year now all we have been following is a BETA. If it was news about NXE beta going on for a year I would be sick of it and would hate Microsoft for messing us around.
I know when it comes to this sort of thing it's not Sony's forte hence can see to reason that it is a very big project for them as a whole.
In regards to the Jasper in the 360 well that's news in the sense that it's here and now and with something that was rather unexpected as far as I am aware.
I know when it comes to this sort of thing it's not Sony's forte hence can see to reason that it is a very big project for them as a whole.
In regards to the Jasper in the 360 well that's news in the sense that it's here and now and with something that was rather unexpected as far as I am aware.