Hi guys,

We have a massive PlayStation Home update for you tomorrow, including the implementation of the Home 1.35 client, release of the Final Fantasy XIII personal space and a brand-new selection of Ratchet & Clank and SOCOM items.

First up, we have the highly anticipated 1.35 client update. We’ve been listening to your concerns on the EU blog and forums and can confirm that this update will bring with it a much slicker (and indeed faster) Home experience for all users. Not only improving performance, 1.35 will also make it easier to find friends as well as provide a quicker / simpler means to explore Home.

Therefore, the World Map has now been replaced by the brand-new Navigator interface (see the screenshots below). Navigator will help you explore Home quickly and simply – allowing you to hook up with your PSN Friends at the touch of a button as well as check out “Featured Spaces” and new releases.

But that’s not all, as announced on the EU Blog yesterday, the Final Fantasy Eden personal space will be available to all users via Home Estates in the Shopping Centre tomorrow. This new personal space is retailing at £3.99 (4.99 euro) and will release with a selection of Final Fantasy XIII furniture to customize your ideal space.

Next up, we have a brand new selection of Ratchet & Clank figurines and ornaments available via both the commerce point in the Gadgetron HQ and Shopping Centre spaces. Check out the screenshot below of these funky new items:

Grab yourself a Dr. Nefarious, Ratchet, Clank, Clunk, Lawrence, Courtney or Gleeman figurine (there are plenty more to choose from too!) or maybe a RYNO V or Groovitron Glove ornament for your Harbour Studio.

If you’re looking for some more threads, why not check out the selection of SOCOM Snow Camo items launching for both male and female avatars tomorrow. These will be available in the Threads section of the Shopping Centre and retailing at 0.99 euros per section.

Finally, Sodium will receive an update tomorrow which brings with it two new weapons including the Long Range Plasma Emitter – which will help to achieve those much needed high scores – and the Multi Shot Grenade Launcher which has a much higher scatter area (and massive fun potential!).

That’s it for now. Be sure to log into Home tomorrow to check out the slicker, faster new interface and brand new content on offer

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Hi everyone – it’s Dan (aka drexl) here with an update on PlayStation Home.

You’ll have noticed that we’ve moved to the new Home 1.3 client release. It’s full of new features, and improvements – we really hope you enjoy it!

This new release enables us to start offering new objects and items (including dice, hovercraft, camera and shrink potion) which mean that not only is the range of customisation and gameplay options increased, but that you can start to create your own games within Home, and raise the competitive bar with your friends when you’re hanging out in Home Square.

I’d like to point out that these items will be phased in over a period of weeks, so we’ll be starting with the camera first and adding new objects as soon as we can.

If you want to find out more information about what else is contained within 1.3, then the accompanying notes will be on the Home forums as well, so keep your eyes peeled if you want to get the full skinny about this new release.

In the meantime, for those of who haven’t been in Home for a while – come back and have a look at how we’ve changed! There is a lot more to see and do than ever before, including spaces for inFamous, Resistance, Burn Zombie Burn, and much more. Come and join the fun, make some new friends, and have a good look around.

Thanks very much and talk to you soon.

Dan (drexl)

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