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Playstation Home v1.4; Fixes loading times and adds group chat!
Topic Started: Sunday Nov 14 2010, 10:28 AM (184 Views)
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PlayStation Home core client update v1.4 has finally hit PS3′s everywhere, and we finally managed to get our hands on it. What should you expect in this tremendous update? Let’s take a look!

From the get-go, there’s one thing we noticed, and that’s the loading times. We never thought we’d say this, but loading times are borderline non-existent! When Home first hit open beta and started verifying digital purchases upon start-up, it took nearly 5 minutes or more for the application to start; it was heinous. Then came the update which introduced the navigation bar, which cut load times down by a minute or two while giving us something to do in the meantime. Well, update v1.4 essentially annihilated these ridiculous load times, and took an initial start-up which used to take around 5 minutes, and cut it down to less than a minute! We timed how long it took for to go from Home start-up logo to the end of the verification process, and it only took 53.26 seconds! Even better, the total time it took to go from start-up to in-world came out to an even 1 minute!

This trend continues throughout Home, with any and all loading times exceeding no more than a few seconds. This goes for the wardrobe section as well, which used to be an absolute nightmare to use, especially for those with dozens and dozens of virtual items. Now, items load ultra fast and browsing is a breeze. There’s even an option to store clothing items if you don’t plan to use them, which will cause Home to completely overlook them when loading your closet. It’s a shame they decided to implement this now, because the wardrobe is so quick now, we haven’t even had to use the storage function.

Next we have Home status updates. This feature allows users to display a particular status next to their name which will let others know that they’re happy, sad, want to play a game, chat, etc. Your avatar’s facial expressions even change to represent the status, which is pretty cool, and finally rids users of the perpetually creepy smile that had plagued Home avatars for quite some time.

Then we have the meat and potatoes of this update, and that’s the new chat options. While public voice chat hasn’t made a full-return, the new options bring us very close. Text and voice chat are now divided into channels. Users are able to switch between local (public) and club text chat, in addition to group chat with up to 8 people. Private messages can also be sent via the PDA from anywhere in Home by selecting a friend from your list. The new voice chat features are just as robust, but omit the local (public) channel option. The ability to engage in voice chat with up to 8 individuals at once in Home, outside of the boundaries of a personal space, is liberating to say the least, and blows the doors off the previous limit of just 2.

There are some minor cosmetic changes here and there, with a slightly redesigned navigator which now incorporates the ability to shop straight from the menu (we should have seen this coming), and an all-new PDA system which really helps to streamline things. All-in-all, this update is fantastic. Sony brought the goods by destroying loading times and introducing new features, the two main components of a great update. It looks like the Home devs get a pass, but we’ll be expecting even more next time around, because we now know what they’re capable of! If you haven’t logged into Home in a while, now would be a great time to do so.
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Saw this... to update you need to click Home to load it wait til the orange light finishes flashing before clicking OK to update as it will reboot your PS3 if you dont wait.

Was posted on their forums or something, but for someone who doesnt visit it wouldnt know this and keep having the PS3 reboot constantly.


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I want to try LBP Paintball.

We keep saying we should all meet up in Home, but I know for my part once I boot it up and it starts all that slow-ass PSN updating shit I just give up.
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We should actually plan a week ahead or something so we can make sure everything is updated before we meet up.
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I still don't know if Home works on my Playstation yet. Wonder if the update will fix it?
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Forgot to mention earlier, was dragged into Home by a friend a week ago and was stunned by how much shit is actually in there now. Alot of little downloads for the spaces still, but there's actually alot of games in there now.

Point of the story is, the clubhouse now has a working poker table to go with the pool table, and the shitty dart machine has got the arse. :D
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so still pretty mehtactular?
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Not mind blowing, but I find it good to muck around in when I don't want to invest much brain power. They have things like a fishing game where the different fish you catch go into a freebie aquarium for your apartments. Casual games with little rewards like that is the right direction for this sort of thing.
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but I find it good to muck around in when I don't want to invest much brain power
I got an iphone for that :P
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Won't hear me argue.
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Kudos though to Sony for at least trying something different. I like the concept of home more than the reality, I admit, but if they could include this from day one when they release ps4, and make it more integrated with the other console functions, it would be amazing.
yo listen up here's a story
about a little guy that lives in a blue world
and all day and all night and everything he sees
is just blue like him inside and outside
blue his house with a blue little window
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That's it hey, it's the concept and the attempt that deserve a bit of support. They're getting somewhere.
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