PS3 Home is surprisingly quite fun
By Mike Ferro
The PS3 Home open beta just launched recently and I had the chance to try out the latest version of the software (1.03). Even though I have been in the beta for some time, the latest version feels like a completely new experience.
If you read my previous article, I did talk down the value of the PS3 Home calling it useless. During my time within Home prior to 1.03, I felt like the whole experience was uneventful and almost forgettable. However, after version 1.03 the whole experience changed within Home.
For starters there are now lots of people everywhere. Previously, the Home square was a desolate place because there was nothing to do there. Now the square is bustling with Home users everywhere. The square received a complete redesign, with a new saucer based game smack right in the middle of the area.
The saucer game is actually pretty entertaining as any user can run up to the lake area and press ‘X’ to join in. The game is pretty challenging and quite difficult to get a high score. The music area inside the square now actually has a selection you can vote on to listen too. (Anybody manage to get a score above 350 in Saucer Pop?)
With the influx of users within Home, it just has a new fresh vibe that it didn’t have before. I actually found some very interesting conversations going on within Home about games and movies.
If you run to the Home theater, you can catch a new trailer of Twilight and a surprise music video after it. After some contemplation, I made a startling realization - It is not the extras within Home that makes it interesting, it is the people that are within it that makes its so fascinating.
In many ways Home is starting to feel like Second Life. I am not sure if that is a good thing, but it certainly is interesting to watch people do ridiculous things to each other. I am sure you will laugh out loud at least a few times while inside Home.
Here are some Home tips I would like to share.
Echochrome Outfit unlock:
You can actually unlock the Echochrome outfit for your avatar by scoring over 5,000 pts which is around 12 echos in the arcade game inside the bowling area on stage A. There is a little trophy you can unlock and put into your apartment, once you beat it.
Get over 8,000 pts in stage B and unlock the Echochrome t-shirt. And the grand daddy of them all, get 15,000 points which is around 50 echos in stage C to get the coveted Echochrome glass table.
Icebreaker Outfit unlock:
You can start unlocking Icebreaker outfit once you hit 5000 pts around level 4. If you beat the whole arcade game you will get a little figurine trophy to put inside your apartment.
Uncharted Drake’s Fortune Game Space unlocks:
There are actually locked doors within this game space you can unlock by punching in the secret code.
In the Smuggler’s Den there is a door that can be unlocked by punching in the code: 1024 then turn the dial to 1577383. There is a secret mini game inside that room.
Upstairs there are two doors that can be unlocked as well. The left door can be unlocked by punching in 41675.
The room on the right side can be unlocked by punching in 24312.
There is also a surprise game inside the game space. There is a mini 2D 8-bit Uncharted game you can play.
Well that is pretty much all the tips I have for Home currently. You can bet I will let you know if I find anything else.
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December 13th, 2008
Whoa whoa whoa. There’s none of this in the Eu server!!! (I am right in saying we don’t share servers?) I’ve never seen the saucer game, and we can’t get access to the other areas! We’ve been cheated!
But i enjoy the fact we can chat and hang out with mates. It was hella fun playing bowling with mates from Blorge, and the spontaneous dance that breaks out. I also enjoy the bluntness of some people. There were these female avatars dressed very provocatively and this black guy runs up to get and i quote” Damn girl you like FINE” which make me laugh. Good times…
December 13th, 2008
Sounds fun but if it’s just like Second life wouldn’t it be better to go to Second life where I understand you can have Sex. If they added that feature I’m in.
December 13th, 2008
Ha CAD, some of us DON’T go online for sex…
December 13th, 2008
amen David
December 13th, 2008
So playing mini games online in a virtual world is hardcore and cool while playing mini games with real people in the real world is casual and lame?
December 13th, 2008
Don’t forget the poo smearing option.
And who doesn’t go online for sex? All red blooded males have visited;
http://www.youporn.com
http://www.xtube.com
http://www.redtube.com
http://www.scatlovers.com
http://www.2girls1cup.com
December 13th, 2008
I logged in yesterday 47 minutes after you logged off bourne… Im playing a lot of warhammer… PLAY IT!!! its fun… next month… its off to AZEROTH!!!
December 13th, 2008
Hey I don’t go online for sex. I’m Married for those who don’t know. But I went to check out second life and people are getting paid on this thing. Some people are making millions. This is why I don’t get into these things. My Credit card does not need to be there. They have online escorts for $20/hour and people pay. One guy said he sells fantasy furniture and people buy it and he’s made lots of $. It’s better that this thing stays on a PC and not a console although they would make tons of $ doing it. Sony would get out of debt fast. They should have an exclusive section for 21 and over. I also see Blorge advertising IMVU which seems like a downgraded version without the porn. Who knew these things existed.
December 13th, 2008
Oh no Harry you put 2 Girls 1 Cup. Don’t go there you will be disguisted.
December 13th, 2008
Home is just for casual social stuff, there nothing hardcore about it. thats why I think it has appeal. It could become like surfing the web, you’re bored so you get on with really nothing in mind, but you will find something or someone to have fun with. I think that its a great way to take out all the pressure of gaming.
December 13th, 2008
2 girls, one cup ….lol - saying don’t go there is like saying “don’t look down” when your scared of heights….. You will be disgusted.
December 14th, 2008
dear gawd… CAD IS MARRIED!!!
jaysus christ… THINK OF THE CHILDREN!!! this is what dumbing down america… ITS ALL YOUR FAULT!!! assholes…
seriously… no warhammer people??? Im gonna warcraft next month… anyone???
December 14th, 2008
CAD is married? Holy hell
December 14th, 2008
Harry would you get out your wallet if they allowed Poo Smearing in Home? I think it is one of the key missing elements.
CAD does that mean your a grown man? Am i socialising on here with old men? Should I keep my ass to the wall? I’m scared.
December 14th, 2008
Hey HEY HEY …. steady on sonny ….lol
December 14th, 2008
Royzy
Are you gay or a female? Using “My Love” is not acceptable language. Because if your not a female and you said that to me I would punch you in your face. To answer your question, I’m not an old man. I’m about as old as Dave P. and all of you socialize with that old man. Mike I’m not sure how old he is but he must be a kid.
December 14th, 2008
Er i don’t socialise with anyone on here , in real life, although in home me royzy and spideydog do, and i’ve added Ivan so maybe him. And a few others on here.
December 14th, 2008
CAD, my lover, you wouldn’t be able to punch me in the face because I would be hugging you so tightly.
Bourne, is Ivan’s ID….Ivan_PSP? And does anyone know when we will get all the stuff that the US is playing with in Home?
December 14th, 2008
Nah Ivans PSN ID is Ivan-
December 14th, 2008
Ah k, I’ll probably add him in a bit. Letting it download Wipeout HD atm.
December 14th, 2008
lucky git, wouldn’t you mind sharing your bank details with me? lol
I cant add my debit card details for some reason. It says i have an invalid address
December 14th, 2008
They aren’t even my details, they belong to Mummy. I realllly should get my own card soon, it is getting annoying taking cash out all the time.
Do they sell those vouchers anywhere near you? Top up your wallet on them, then spendy spendy.
December 14th, 2008
Royzy,
Well since you didn’t answer the question I’m going to asume your Gay.
December 14th, 2008
Vouchers? Don’t tell me there are network vouchers sold in England… If there are, please tell me.
December 14th, 2008
CAD, you do that.
Bourne, I might of got you excited over nothing, I thought I saw them in HMV last time I went in, next to the DualShock3s, but can’t find anything online saying they are. You would of thought they were available now, since you have the option to ‘redeem your vouchers’ in the Store.
December 14th, 2008
Royzy, yes, yes i would! haha
DWH, no getting personal about kids etc, ok? We can hang shit on each other as much as we like, but mentioning kids etc is way over the line.
December 14th, 2008
True dat …
December 14th, 2008
‘I’m going to asume your Gay.’
Damn right, they all have aids and lead disgusting dirty lives. The worst part about it? Gay people CHOOSE to live like it! You should be ashamed to be called gay Royzy.
CAD… Cretin.
January 16th, 2009
Ok well i am pretty sure that the above comment completely shows that this guy is a freaking idiot and should have no opinion on anything at all- ever. Say something like that in the real world dude and you’d be picking yourself up off the ground
May 27th, 2009
@siber051: So your saying it’s okay to insult Emo, Goths, Blacks, old people, Michael Jackson, Nerds, Geeks, Fanboys, Movie Stars, Otakus, Jews, Christianity, Muslims, God, and anyone you don’t like–but it’s somehow wrong to say something about gays?