June 1, 2012June 1, 2012

Experience the 2012 E3 Show Live in PlayStation Home

It’s that time of the year: Next week, hordes of gamers will descend upon the Los Angeles Convention Center for the 2012 E3 Expo, and if you don’t have your plane tickets booked, hotel room reserved, and show passes in-hand, chances are you are half a pint of ice cream deep into a deep, dark depression, resigned to a fate where you will once again be left scouring sites for a glance into the biggest games event in North America.

Don’t despair, my friends – the PlayStation team has your back.

PlayStation Home and get your daily fix with our virtual E3 experience. Begin by watching the PlayStation E3 Press Conference LIVE in our special E3 Theater on Monday, June 4th at 6:00pm Pacific/9:00 PM Eastern (that’s 7:00pm MDT and 8:00pm CDT, BTW). Then on Tuesday, June 5th at 12:00pm Pacific/3:00pm Eastern, we will open the doors to the virtual E3 booth and let millions of players into a gaming event unlike anything you’ve ever experienced before!

Embark upon a quest hosted by Christina Lee where you will check out the newest PlayStation games, unlocking tons of exclusive content from the top titles that we will be showing on the floor. Collect them all to gain access to the VIP area, where you can get hands-on with an unreleased game and get access to even more PlayStation content. The best part? You don’t even have to leave your couch – the 2012 virtual E3 experience in PlayStation Home is 100% free to all PlayStation gamers and delivered to you from the comfort of your PS3.

See you there!

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84 Comments

G-Force08
June 1, 2012 at 9:04 am PDT

Even after working my butt off for several years, I have just accepted that I will die, never being able to go to E3. lol

Oh, and that my internet will never be fast enough to stream the show either. >.<

Enjoy the show guys! I'm excited to hear all the awesome news.
- Cade Peterson
  June 1, 2012 at 10:32 am PDT
  
  The streaming video throttles the quality automagically based on your available detected bandwidth. There’s so much awesomesauce in this year’s virtual E3 booth, you just can’t miss out. Come on in next week!
DJHaole
June 1, 2012 at 9:07 am PDT

LMAO “WOOT”
lilyofthevalee2
June 1, 2012 at 9:07 am PDT

How long will the E3 booth be open? Will it only be open for the 3 days of E3 or will it be open until the following update?
- Cade Peterson
  June 1, 2012 at 10:33 am PDT
  
  It will be up for approximately one week, so get in there while it’s here.
StealthReborn--
June 1, 2012 at 9:10 am PDT

The real E3 is on my bucket list. =)
- Cade Peterson
  June 1, 2012 at 10:34 am PDT
  
  Lemme tell you, it’s a whirlwind experience of excitement—something akin to heaven for gamers in my humble opinion. Make it happen one year!
gamer_316
June 1, 2012 at 9:11 am PDT

can’t wait for E3 to return to Home, will the E3 space be an open cross region space like it was last year?
- Cade Peterson
  June 1, 2012 at 10:37 am PDT
  
  YUP!
Hypnotic_Inertia
June 1, 2012 at 9:21 am PDT

I hope it won’t be a fiasco like last time. The theater lagged badly on the E3 press conference. The rewards bug caused most PS3 to freeze up and denied many people their rewards. Someone needs to remind the Home managers about last year’s errors and lags in the theater and E3 space.
- Cade Peterson
  June 1, 2012 at 10:42 am PDT
  
  You can bet we’ve been preparing for the tidal wave of traffic again. Join us next week, and let’s have the best E3 yet.
Novus-Cooldown
June 1, 2012 at 9:22 am PDT

Hellfire Games has a BIG announcement lined up for the Virtual E3 2012 booth next week — stay tuned!
- Cade Peterson
  June 1, 2012 at 10:38 am PDT
  
  Yes, yes they do! I can’t say what quite yet, but keep your eyes out on next week’s Home blog post. WOOT!
Dragonzblaze
June 1, 2012 at 9:22 am PDT

E3 ill be in playstation home for sure like always sony please shock the world on june 4th ps34life!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Paul Sullivan
June 1, 2012 at 9:22 am PDT

Yep, it will be. Matt’s a bit tied up right now, and I wanted to get this reply out to folks since it will likely be a common question. (in case you were wondering why I’m doing replies on one of his blog posts)

But yes, it will be.
- Paul Sullivan
  June 1, 2012 at 9:23 am PDT
  
  blah, that was meant to be a reply to gamer_316 about the regional access of the space.
Shinra_Soldier7
June 1, 2012 at 9:25 am PDT

Tons of free content? awesome!!!E3 is known for possibly the best rewards in Home. How good are they this year?!
- Cade Peterson
  June 1, 2012 at 10:40 am PDT
  
  Put it this way—I believe this year’s E3 reward goodies are the best ever.
Shinra_Soldier7
June 1, 2012 at 9:26 am PDT

I like to hear that Novus Cooldown! I can’t wait to hear about the announcement!
Dracont
June 1, 2012 at 9:26 am PDT

Its great to see playstation good comercials again in north america . Like those in EU and UK with playstation.
Conrad_Max
June 1, 2012 at 10:02 am PDT

In spite of a few technical issues last year in Home during the E3 event, I had a blast. It was like being in a party.
- Cade Peterson
  June 1, 2012 at 11:57 am PDT
  
  This year, everyone will be able to download the virtual E3 booth a little early to minimize the time to get in there when it opens, but like the real E3, it will remain locked until the clock strikes 12 (noon Pacific).
  
  Then let the games begin!
jbisnutbush
June 1, 2012 at 10:11 am PDT

I CANNOT WAIT! Had a blast last year and looking foward to doing it again!
BioStormX
June 1, 2012 at 10:16 am PDT

Hah – This is a funny joke. I remember trying to watch it in Home last year only to find that the lag made it absolutely impossible.
HeySumbode
June 1, 2012 at 10:24 am PDT

woot… can’t wait… :)
Wait…did he just drop the Vita?…
radix023
June 1, 2012 at 10:52 am PDT

E3 is always a great event! Sony’s E3 promotions on Home are always worth checking out! Thanks for the effort folks, this should be fun..
jpbslayer
June 1, 2012 at 10:54 am PDT

cant remember what years it was — but i liked the big outside stage for watching the E3 confrence in home– had no problem with lag
doodoojerky
June 1, 2012 at 11:05 am PDT

Got my psn card & vita ready. XD

I was wondering if you download the E3 videos on the PSN Store & then watch it on HOME,
will it stream better?
- Cade Peterson
  June 1, 2012 at 3:18 pm PDT
  
  Because Home video streaming is not from the same origin as the PS Store downloads, it won’t affect your experience. What I would do is enjoy the live video stream in Home, then if you like, download the offerings on the PS Store to keep for later.
SHINSPIKES
June 1, 2012 at 11:05 am PDT

Play an unreleased game? Is this the secret cloud based gaming we are getting. cloud based gaming in home would be the craziest and coolest thing ever.
DoTheKiller91
June 1, 2012 at 11:17 am PDT

I hope to be able to watch EA’s conference so i can see the unveil trailer for Need For Speed Most Wanted from Criterion!
Guga_Barros
June 1, 2012 at 11:26 am PDT

When will the psn disclosed the contents plus the month of June?
guitarded77
June 1, 2012 at 11:52 am PDT

I’m just gonna watch it on the PC. PS Home crashes too often and I’d be beyond angry if Home crashed while I was watching the presser. I will visit the E3 space though.
WastelandDan
June 1, 2012 at 12:07 pm PDT

(ERROR, could not get hyped about this news…)

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ShadowRaver
June 1, 2012 at 12:36 pm PDT

Dang, Gotta download PS Home Again and buy a new outfit to put on to the E3 *sigh*
Evolution_ten
June 1, 2012 at 12:51 pm PDT

Wish my dog did that..
phatso64
June 1, 2012 at 1:03 pm PDT

i have always enjoyed E3 in Home , looking forward to this years Event . @ jpbslayer that was ’09 , the year of the no place like Home shirts and the fish hat (: cya there !
footballrule
June 1, 2012 at 1:17 pm PDT

Love E3 in Home! Glad it won’t be region-locked! Will the rewards be just like last year? Watch a trailer and we get a reward?
- Cade Peterson
  June 1, 2012 at 3:20 pm PDT
  
  You gotta’ wait and see! I can confirm there will be TONS of cool goodies to collect. Look for an update in next week’s blog post.
PsychoSploosh69
June 1, 2012 at 1:43 pm PDT

Are they still gonna have the free downloads of all the coverage of the event during the week? I really wanna check it all out in HD just like last year. So freakin’ excited!
blakseed
June 1, 2012 at 1:56 pm PDT

This has been one of my favorite things about E3 the past couple of years. Looking forward to this almost as much as the game announcements.
- Cade Peterson
  June 1, 2012 at 3:22 pm PDT
  
  I love it too—it is truly our most popular Home event.
brolol07
June 1, 2012 at 1:58 pm PDT

I am going to watch E3 from my Vita as I watch my cardinals play. So I will be multitasking, hopefully my internet is fast enough to stream it on there. Last year I watched it in Home, I had no problems.
austen123311
June 1, 2012 at 2:00 pm PDT

Need to stay tuned for this!!!!! XD
biggunner7
June 1, 2012 at 2:36 pm PDT

Can’t wait
Lord_Rinja
June 1, 2012 at 3:28 pm PDT

@Cade Peterson I’ll be looking forward to the virtual E3 booth this year like usual. I just watched Konami’s Pre-E3 showing last night and I am ridiculously psyched for Castlevania: Lords of Shadow 2. One of these days, I’m gonna bump into you and the crew at the real E3. By that time, I’ll be an actual game designer. Until then, its back to Maya 2012 and all of the other awesome languages and programming tools I have been learning at school. I’m sure you all have something epic brewing up for this week. Keep the awesome content coming. And as always, keep up the good work.
skin2121
June 1, 2012 at 3:32 pm PDT

Sweet last years E3 event on home was awesome, chimera cooling pack, sweet tooth head, exclusive peep it was great. Looking forward to this years event especially the Novus Prime announcement. Hopefully we’ll get more Dust 514 info too. Maybe some Vita Call of Duty and Killzone news as well.
Craazy
June 1, 2012 at 3:52 pm PDT

Gonna miss E3 this year……sad face!

Not gonna see that vivid pink hair. Also gonna miss out on the cool coupon chocked full of Home goodies (maybe that was just a last year thing)

In any event E3 was AWESOME yet GRUELING and at the same time overwhelmingly beautiful!
igorrocks2
June 1, 2012 at 4:13 pm PDT

Great commercial made my day.. hahaha “WOOT”
JEC94
June 1, 2012 at 4:33 pm PDT

It didn’t work last year.
mtjjrstccw1
June 1, 2012 at 4:51 pm PDT

So are the press conferences the places where they reveal the new games, like with the world premiers?
mtjjrstccw1
June 1, 2012 at 4:54 pm PDT

So are the press conferences that are on Monday, and Tuesday morning the places where they reveal the new games, like with the world premiers? if so, what do the other 3 days show?
mtjjrstccw1
June 1, 2012 at 5:00 pm PDT

oh and when will you be putting the Sony E3 videos on PSN like you do every year?
LordDust
June 1, 2012 at 6:02 pm PDT

Cant wait for e3 hope there going to enough space in the PS Home to handle us
Busca-Cabezas
June 1, 2012 at 6:03 pm PDT

I can’t believe it’s that time of the year!!! Woot! Woot! Bring tha pucking rockus!! :P
DWilson8504
June 1, 2012 at 6:36 pm PDT

I went to E3 last year thanks to Sony after winning a PS Blog contest! It was an amazing experience that every gamer needs to experience at least once in their lifetime. I am going to school to become a gaming journalist so hopefully a lot more E3’s will be in my future. For now, at least I can enjoy them from home (pun intended).
boobinz
June 1, 2012 at 8:08 pm PDT

WOOT!..cant wait..this is going to be crazee fun in home and online…love it!
aloafrica
June 1, 2012 at 10:30 pm PDT

Ok, aside from not being able to actually go to E3, this is the next best thing. Rewards, a live streamed event, and PS3 swag galore has salivating right now. I am so incredibly pumped for this week, you have no idea. And I do hope that you guys are ready for all the traffic, cause there is gonna be a lot of it. :) Sony for life. XD
lazarojenrry
June 2, 2012 at 7:28 am PDT

e3 is like the best event they would show in pshome thanks I hope it be good rewards in e3 too :)
DetinatorX
June 2, 2012 at 8:40 am PDT

I wish there was a version for the Vita because that’s all I have right now
TEVIN-THE-KING
June 2, 2012 at 10:50 am PDT

umm can we get more friends on the PSN other then Just 100 and ik i wont get a reply back want to throw that out their and if u guys going to release some info about the ps4 thats would be great
ConfirmedChaos
June 2, 2012 at 11:38 am PDT

Wow, it’s already time for E3 2012? This is the awesomest thing i’ve ever heard…Home always has the best rewards saved for the E3 booth…You can look back at the couch and ps3 controller table and rug. They look just like regular rewards to those new to home…but, back then, they were the greatest rewards out there, oh yeah, the chriss angel stuff too….wow, E3 always has the best rewards..i’ve been waiting on this for a while….the last couple of weeks have dragged by slow as HELLO…..but, finally…it’s time…since i’m always on home anyway…i can’t wait to see what you guys are giving us this year..and access to games as well..man, oh man…oh man…o sh*t…i can’t wait…just hurry up with it already!!!!!