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Sky Broadband sorry for PSN problems- I suppose that explains all the problems that I’ve been having with the PSN.  Sky Broadband is my ISP, so hopefully this problem has now been solved, yet I seem to have always had connectivity issues with the PSN.  I’ll see how all of this pans out first before [...]

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Welcome to the final article in my series on PlayStation Home.  Over the past couple of weeks I’ve looked at different aspects of Home, but I’ve dodged answering what exactly Home is, and where it might be heading.
People have been complaining that PlayStation Home simply lacks things to do, content etc.  And we’re all told [...]

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As the penultimate article in my series on PlayStation Home, we now delve into the mysteries of Xi which pushes the limits of what you’d think possible from a virtual world merely for socialising.
What gets me most about Xi, is the sheer genius of it all.  PlayStation Home as a cohesive online world has the [...]

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Following on from the previous article in this series, ‘It’s good to be back Home‘ I’m now going to address the availability of clothes, furniture, and even ‘personal spaces’ for a modest fee, known as a microtransaction.  I must admit, I felt a little sick when I saw the rows of virtual t-shirts, jeans and [...]

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Updated 25th April, 2009
Welcome to the first in a series of articles on PlayStation Home this April.  This article serves as an introduction to the other articles and so I’ve referenced future posts,  but of course the links aren’t live yet, so please don’t be mad if you’re clicking them and nothing is happening!  This [...]

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Update: First three articles are live, see below!
Over the course of April, I will release a series of articles on PlayStation Home to mark its continuing improvements, reflecting on what has been achieved so far, and what the future holds in store for both PlayStation Home and the community.

Publishing schedule:

It’s good to be back Home [...]

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Play safe online- A new website from Sony detailing how to stay safe online when accessing the PlayStation Network (both on the PS3 and within Home, and also on the PSP).  Everything is clearly explained, so it looks like it’ll be a great resource for both parents and children.  For more resources, see also: CEOP.gov.uk, [...]

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Warning: article is very long.  A hot cup of your favourite beverage is advised
I’m going to deal with a couple of social networking sites that you’re all familiar with: Facebook and Twitter.  This is the result of when I once went off on a rant about social networking, and afterwards I thought I’d better write [...]

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Average Home session is 55 minutes long- For what it is, I can’t fathom why people love Home so much.  I understand why it’s meant to be so good, but I can get my fix of social interaction either within games themselves, or Facebook etc without suffering from: constant disconnections, hefty file sizes for areas [...]

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Sony Now Charging Publishers For PS3 Downloadable Content, An Unpopular Policy Shift- I find this incredible.  Publishers need incentives to publish their content on the PlayStation Network, not reasons to abandon the platform.  I’m now thinking that when it came to the PS3, Sony got out of the wrong side of bed or something.  Because [...]

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For more of a background on the PlayStation Network and what Portable IDs are, please see my previous post on this matter, ‘Sony unleashes ‘My PlayStation Network’ on eu.playstation.com’.
Slowly, but surely Sony’s provision for ‘gamer cards’ are catching up with what Xbox Live gamers have taken for granted for years.  To show you the new [...]

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Amazon moves into casual gaming in a very big way- This could actually work.  Amazon certainly has clout.  But I wonder how it will fare against Valve’s own Steam client?  It’ll also be interesting to see in future their success measured against Apple’s App Store.

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