Drtyrock  |  August 7th, 2008 at 12:43 pm

Are you going to tell us when exactly its updated?

simply_impressd  |  August 7th, 2008 at 12:44 pm

This is SO incredibly AWESOME!

1 Question:

I know the factors you guys are looking into for qualified members, but does being a RAP (Retail Advisory Panel) member, which is comprised of the most elite RLS members, stand a greater chance? I

Once again, thank you SOOOOO much for the heads up!!!!WOW!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Sakster  |  August 7th, 2008 at 12:44 pm

Could you elaborate a little more on the criteria please? Lots of rumors flying around.

viper262  |  August 7th, 2008 at 12:45 pm

lol Trustter you wish

TypeF  |  August 7th, 2008 at 12:45 pm

I hope i get in *cries*. What do you mean being active? Logged in/Purchase/Online Gaming.

Well I’ve got 10+ games for my ps3 and only game i played online ever was resistance (only launch)-Warhawk(only launch)- MGO4 (ALOT but stopped)- COD4 (Sorta)- Soul Calibur 4 (Currently Playing) and others are single players >_<!

Money1  |  August 7th, 2008 at 12:45 pm

I feel a nerdgasmm coming on

ntpnick  |  August 7th, 2008 at 12:46 pm

I have a question. Does being G.A.P (Gamer Advisory Member) increase your chances of getting in?

Nick212004  |  August 7th, 2008 at 12:46 pm

I pray to God I get into this!!! This is the main thing I have anticipated ever since I got my PS3 day one!!!

a237426  |  August 7th, 2008 at 12:46 pm

This is -AWESOME! I can’t wait, thanks guys!

I’m going to keep the Home Theme up on my PS3 till I get a Beta invite.

Darksiiide  |  August 7th, 2008 at 12:47 pm

I would love to take part in this expansion. Thank you for not making us wait any longer.

Macdaddy487  |  August 7th, 2008 at 12:47 pm

Wow. This is a really great feature for people who want to get into the Home beta. Thanks alot. And dont forget, Macdaddy487

ragnarok nine_  |  August 7th, 2008 at 12:48 pm

Downloading the theme, which looks super awesome, as an application is a pretty neat idea! And choosing based on time spent on the network is very fair and deserving to those who get chosen. I can’t wait to go Home!… if I get chosen. :/

chingy1337  |  August 7th, 2008 at 12:48 pm

Hey, so just wondering. I bought a ps3 but I only have mgs4. Does that mean I’m at a huge disadvantage because I only have one game?

Viper7  |  August 7th, 2008 at 12:48 pm

Nice to see that Scee:s also working on their part. I hope ill manage to pick up a spot in that one I have submitted 2 different aplications (their official beta test aplication site that accepted email adresses for few feeks and the LBP sites betatest email adress)

Good luck for everybody hopefully there are enough spots for atleast the ones that want in the most!

narde15  |  August 7th, 2008 at 12:49 pm

can you answer a real question please!

whitewolf_dk  |  August 7th, 2008 at 12:49 pm

Hello
Sounds great that you will be adding players from the EU also, hopefully I will be amongst them.

From what I have seen sofar this is one of the greatest things comming and I hope that we soon will see the entire community to be part of this, actually I have ordered a upgrade to 20Mbit line due to this :-), this can be the best thing to happen for the PSN ever, remember the old PSN from PS2 it wasn’t that good, but this is looking to be very good.

//WhiteWolf

TypeF  |  August 7th, 2008 at 12:50 pm

this is cool we getting Resistance 2 beta for Qore and HOME yay!!!

efd370  |  August 7th, 2008 at 12:50 pm

My Playstation is currently in your service center! How can I apply tonight without being able to download the theme?

Dave702  |  August 7th, 2008 at 12:50 pm

when is it coming out??

philthy77  |  August 7th, 2008 at 12:51 pm

Never tought about offering your partners the opportunity to test this beta? lot’s of them have experience already and could be of good help. I think it would be positive as well as re-enforcing business relation

Barnolde  |  August 7th, 2008 at 12:51 pm

Excellent, it’ll be nice to actually try Home out. I think the instantly created game lobbies are one of the best things I’ve read about it; so simple and practical, yet so efficient.

Prince_Serlith  |  August 7th, 2008 at 12:52 pm

THat is awesome…. I can’t wait for home to go live.

Nefasti  |  August 7th, 2008 at 12:53 pm

Nice work by what I could see at the picture.
That what themes should be, wallpaper looks to mix nicely with icons, and those have it’s own flavor style, allowing the user to associate with the default one but without being just recolored ones.

bzip  |  August 7th, 2008 at 12:53 pm

what kind of activity on the ps network will be checked for the criteria?

Chrisrahosiris  |  August 7th, 2008 at 12:54 pm

Noel, great work on the theme

Pointt_Blankk  |  August 7th, 2008 at 12:55 pm

Please let us know if it’s how much stuff you bought off of the psn that will get you in or is it how ofter you’re line playing that counts…
I’ve been waiting so long for this day…

Viper7  |  August 7th, 2008 at 12:55 pm

Oh forgot to ask, can this theme be downloaded with European Ps3?

Not to get to the beta but to get the theme?
I loved Pixel junk eden theme(custom sounds <3) which I am using on my eu account, or should I wait for european version so that I wont mess up some us players chances to get in to the beta?

Noel Silvia replied on August 7, 2008 at 1:06 pm

The Theme can be downloaded by any PSN Account that has access to the North American PlayStation Store.

cyberboz  |  August 7th, 2008 at 12:55 pm

Wow … More than 200 comments in 1h30 … I think that a lot pf PS3 Owners can’t wait for Home.

I’m hoping to be in !!!!

X820  |  August 7th, 2008 at 12:56 pm

At last, we’ll see if Home is worth the wait and delay after all this time. Thanks for the news.

Impulse  |  August 7th, 2008 at 12:56 pm

Is there an esitmated time of release? Because I’m happy my Battlefield conquest update came in today so I’ll be pretty busy on that. :\

s0njas0n  |  August 7th, 2008 at 12:56 pm

sweet. i usually download the themes, but this is definitely a bonus

thedude185  |  August 7th, 2008 at 12:57 pm

Thank You so much!!! I’ll be downloading the theme instantly when it arrives on the store. I hope I have a chance to enter the Home Expanded Beta Test. I am very active on the Playstation Network, at least 9 hours a day, but sometimes, when I have to go somewhere, I’m about 7 hours on PSN. I play many games online, some including Warhawk, Metal Gear Online, Call of Duty 4, Burnout Paradise, I love online games!!! Thanks Again. =)

Impulse  |  August 7th, 2008 at 12:58 pm

I think I’ll go on a PSN spending rampage to see if that helps my chances =)

neo_bahamut  |  August 7th, 2008 at 12:58 pm

@ Noel,

I was going to through your posts I found that you forgot about the second part of how to create ps3 themes post; you know that one that would explain how to add sound to themes.

BTW, I suppose this home deal is for people inside the US right?

Noel Silvia replied on August 7, 2008 at 1:08 pm

I’ve been a little busy with other projects (like the Home Theme) and some other secret stuff that I can’t talk about, but that follow up post is definitely coming!
Thanks for staying vigilant!

OmegaArchetype  |  August 7th, 2008 at 12:59 pm

Awesome, I sure hope that you guys open up the public beta within a couple of months from now.

Delays suck, that’s a fact, but as long as we still get it in a timely manner, I don’t think they’re such a big deal. If it’s delayed into next year, sadly I’ll probably completely lose interest.

Hope that doesn’t happen.

C-h-a-o-s  |  August 7th, 2008 at 1:01 pm

Can you hear that? That’s the screaming of happy fanboys, we/they have been waiting for a long time!

SicboyGS  |  August 7th, 2008 at 1:01 pm

Ok…, whom do I need to bribe to get a better shot at getting in?

KazeEternal  |  August 7th, 2008 at 1:01 pm

figures, PS3 dies and I’m without a chance to apply for the beta.

***BRING BACK BACKWARD COMPATIBILITY***

E-DOGG  |  August 7th, 2008 at 1:02 pm

good to hear this!!! i hope i get in!! how many will be picked?

Trustter  |  August 7th, 2008 at 1:02 pm

@viper262

Make part of the team?

Yes I wish that. At least I had a taste of it when I was doing work for Dell USA.

They have sony products.

maxerus  |  August 7th, 2008 at 1:03 pm

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Sorry but im REALLY excited right now!!!
This is the 2nd happiest day of my life next
to when my son was born..LOL
Oh crap here comes my wife!!! HIDE!!

giddymoo  |  August 7th, 2008 at 1:03 pm

cant waittt

Pointt_Blankk  |  August 7th, 2008 at 1:04 pm

Man I hope I get in, I’ll be downloading this theme as soon as it hits the PS Store…

Trustter  |  August 7th, 2008 at 1:05 pm

@Noel Silvia

Thanks for the tip. I am organizing my portfolio also working on my new website.

I will do that.

Thanks so much!

iReyz  |  August 7th, 2008 at 1:05 pm

Yay, I hope we in Europe get a chance to participate in the Home beta soon.

Been waiting for this a long time, really want see what it’s all about! I’ll keep an eye on my inbox.

~rey

Low-  |  August 7th, 2008 at 1:06 pm

Oh my I can’t wait I really want in, I own 3 PS3’s come on toss me a bone.

Toast  |  August 7th, 2008 at 1:06 pm

Good to hear home is getting some attention. I hope you guys can at least reach an open beta before the Dashboard 2.0 update this fall. It would be sad to see Microsoft beat sony to the punch with many of the features home will bring us.

Plus, I’ve been waiting since I first heard about Home how in depth the char creation is going to be, the approximate size of our ‘homes’, and how much nickel and diming is going to be apart of it.

Keep up the good work guys

Zhi13  |  August 7th, 2008 at 1:07 pm

Wow! Im Excited! Cant wait to download this and hopefully be in the beta!!

lost_1  |  August 7th, 2008 at 1:07 pm

I hope you have heard this several hundred times, but I wanted to say Kudos for how you are determining eligibility for the Beta.

Definitely great to see that you are rewarding those users that use the product the most.

In addition, hopefully with users that use the product consistently you will get quite a bit of good, productive feedback!

Sitic  |  August 7th, 2008 at 1:08 pm

This is an awesome idea :D, I really like how things have changed to get into betas :P.