As we announced last Friday, tomorrow we will be releasing a new version of the PlayStation Home client: 1.4 is here! In addition to the features already announced – new wardrobe, grouping, and voice chat – there are several other noteworthy improvements and additions. First amongst those is the new Character Status settings, enabling you to set a status from a variety of new options including Happy, Sad, Busy and more! Even better, many of these status options will adjust your avatars facial expression and idle animations to match.
Other changes coming with 1.4 include improvements to the menu pad and Navigator, which can now be accessed directly by holding down the Start button. With the new cross-game invite support, you can invite your friends to join you in Home more easily than ever before. The new 1.4 client also brings numerous bug fixes, performance improvements and more. Full patch notes will be on the official forums.
Note: When you start Home to apply the 1.4 patch tomorrow, please wait for the orange “hard drive activity” light to stop flashing on your PS3 before commencing the patching process.
Moving on from 1.4, we have a range of new content for you this week. Leading the way is an update to the LittleBigPlanet space, where the LittleBigDerby has arrived! LittleBigDerby is an addictive multiplayer (up to 8!) game involving shooting targets with paintballs. The more targets you hit, the more points you earn … the more points you earn, the faster your racer will progress towards the finish line! Watch out for bonus point opportunities available when hitting targets with the correct coloured paintball.
Check out the LOOT store this week, where you’ll find great new content. There’s festive season furnishings, including presents, a tree, and a throne. You’ll also find the first batch of their fantastic Aliens vs Androids costumes. Watch out for more coming soon, including a bundle pack!
Rounding out the update for this week there’s a range of other new content in the Shopping Centre, including:
- Standees from Top Cow’s comics Magdalena, and Witchblade.
- New footwear and bracelets from Lockwood.
- Australia and New Zealand football kits from Konami
Finally, please note that the Uncharted 2: Among Thieves public space will be removed temporarily tomorrow while we carry out important back end updates.
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Posted on 12 November, 2010 at 12:44 pm by FiRJ
Give your fans and the people who bought your company’s console what they want, not what you and your bosses think we want. For once listen to us and implement all those chat and voice features outside home on the XMB. I assure you this update is not convincing anyone to revisit Home. Cheers.
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Posted on 15 November, 2010 at 4:31 am by Tydeus
@Alex: If you’re still checking comments. Will you see if you can get em to fix the eyes? like give us a slider to adjust the colour and darkness and make them look less false looking? Also skin tones, and skin that looks like skin. Thanks
Oh and while you’re at it. Get Capcom to give us more Resident Evil clothes, maybe throw in some game character facemasks like Altair’s costume face.
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Posted on 15 November, 2010 at 9:25 am by Robert-Ninja
Give me back my TEKKEN 6 Arcade Cabinet that dissapeard from my inventory and apartments. Also, do something with that damn ‘CUBE’ menu in the inventory.
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Posted on 15 November, 2010 at 1:13 pm by S1L3NTxM0NST3R
why is it that i can’t download the new update?? my ps3 restarts itself when i try to download it
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Posted on 15 November, 2010 at 1:46 pm by PFC_Hudson
^^^ You need to read the instructions in Alex’s 3rd paragraph of this blog entry
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Posted on 15 November, 2010 at 4:22 pm by Tydeus
I just saw it as home being home and deleted then reinstalled it.
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Posted on 16 November, 2010 at 12:40 pm by Diffen
i.ve just updated home, but i still can’t get in and i get network error message with the code D5027.. can anybody please help me..?
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