Shadowblade says:

This is a thread for all you guys to ask questions about Home. I will try to answer them to the best of my ability as I am a current Beta Tester of it! (for those who don't believe me, they can leave their email in the thread and I'll forward my acceptance email to them (note: it will not allow you to get into Home))

OH Yeah! Please, make the questions BOLD, so as I can see them better! (Silly questions will be moderated!)

08/17/2007 @HOME...

skua says:

When does HOME come out
is it fun and will it be free?

08/17/2007 Somewhere in Sydney, Australia

longarms says:

how are the arcade games fun?

08/17/2007 Central Coast (NSW)

Shadowblade says:

Uhmmmmm.... It's good! Although they are still testing most of the stuff and the person limit is 10000 at the moment, lots of features are still being implemented, but it hasn't crashed once, so I guess it's good!

And you can see your friends list in Home without exiting it (ie. the XMB friends list). Still awaiting my TV & Stereo so I can try playing my stuff off HDD...

Yes, Home is FREE!

It is not currently launched straight as an Icon from XMB, it just sits in the Games List...

Arcade games remind me somewhat of the emulated games on Wii... They are fun, but very oldskool... We have Choplifter, some weird platformed and some weird racing game... I presonally prefer Bowling and Pool (as you can play it Multiplayer /w Blutooth Chat!)

08/17/2007 @HOME...

longarms says:

ok cool i cant wait to play pool aginst you guys.

08/17/2007 Central Coast (NSW)

Winnie says:

I don't think you're allowed to share any information as a part of the user agreement...

08/17/2007 Melbourne

Shadowblade says:

I'm not allowed to share pictures or videos, but I am allowed to post my impressions (PS. I'm in Australia?! How does that work with User Agreement?!) SHHHHHH Just don't tell 'em

Freedom of Speech and all that!

08/17/2007 @HOME...

Entice says:

is your house big? How many pieces of furniture are given to you free of charge?

08/17/2007 Sydney

Shadowblade says:

You don't currently get a house, you only get a room and it is of a moderate size with configurable wallpapers... You can place a total of 40 objects in the room with a ceratin limit implemented on EACH object (ie. only 4 Gothic Chairs, only 4 Large frames)... All the current pieces of furniture are free, but no TVs or Stereos yet... Only picture frames into which you can put up your own images...

08/17/2007 @HOME...

skua says:

that sounds cool i want it
when is it out in australia

08/17/2007 Somewhere in Sydney, Australia

Shadowblade says:

It will be released simultaneously worldwide! Supposedly in October, but the Roadmap has not been updated, so I cannot confirm!

I believe it will be introduced in a future FW Update.

08/17/2007 @HOME...

longarms says:

i think it will be like folding @ home, were it will come with the firmware update but you will still have to download the client when you first click on the button,

i wonder if it will just be an icon under newtwork when it is realesed or an entire new tab ?

08/17/2007 Central Coast (NSW)

Shadowblade says:  

It's supposedly will have a whole new icon in the XMB just for it, however at the moment it just sits in the Games Tab...

I think you're right longarms, they won't make it compulsory, but like F@H it will be a click-to-d/l...

I'm outta here, Q&A to be continued next time I'm on... Please keep asking away, and I will be sure to answer the questions once I return!

08/17/2007 @HOME...

mateo1 says:

damn you shadow! your making me want this even more

08/17/2007 Brisbane, QLD {PSN = aimar120}