Sony Computer Entertainment Japan and Asia just announced with a sudden press release that delivery of new content in the Japanese and Asian versions of PS3′s social virtual world PlayStation Home will cease in September.
This is in preparation for the full termination of the service in the region, that will happen in March 2014.
Other "game-type metaverse" projects in the works
Would love PlayStation Home 2 on PS5 with seamless transitions between different areas.
There's still IMVU and Second Life but they're not quite like PS Home. Btw folks the Home restoration project is still going and they have brought Home back online through the PS3 emulator. So if y'all interested in goin back HOME there's that.
As good as it was It missed the opportunity of becoming huge... Imagine if just eat or similar and you could order food from within checking out menus of local restaurants, Or items direct from Amazon etc whilst in shop in game checking out the items in real time, or even clothes from your favourite shops. The thing could have been Enormous ! I realise it could be dangerous in over spending but hell kids max out parents cards on fortnite, just need to keep control of them.
The new loyalty program PlayStation Stars boasts an array of rewards, many of which would be perfect for a display in a reboot of PlayStation Home.
Thanks to the Destination Home Team working in tandem with the PSOne Emulation Team, PlayStation Home is back online this 2021 on the PS3.
Ah yes good times. I remember bowling, making psn friends, dance parties, flirting with girls, and pretending to be a girl with hoards of dudes following me lol. I even created eu and jp accounts because they had their own unique hub area and game spaces. It was just dumb fun.
I still think the ps5 is getting it with London studio making an "online game" they keep posting. They also have experience making VR games so who knows. It would be amazing as a free game packed with the psvr2.
HOME was a broken mess last time, and it still makes no sense now. This whole META verse hype - i just dont see it. VR or not makes no difference. We are far off!
Will this also take place in other regions? I don't really care much for home but with my pc down without a repair in the near seeable future home is the only way I can see these game events
WTF my kids spent a small fortune on HOME!!!!!!
I guess this is a sign of things to come to PS Home in general (all regions).. which kind of sucks. Despite Home not being the major feature Sony was hyping it up to be, it sure was a wild ride. I remember when the closed beta started and EVERYONE wanted in.. if you was in it, you were like a GOD on PlayStation or something. Once everyone got in the hype faded in no time, lol.
Dont get rid Home i hope it cars on to PS4 i loved chillin out in Home.
Doing the dance moves getting others join in while dressed in a costume as a lobster or rabbit for the girls.