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- PlayStation Home (also marketed and referred to as Home) is a virtual 3D social gaming network developed by Sony Computer Entertainment's London Studio for the PlayStation 3 on the PlayStation Network (PSN). It is available directly from the PlayStation 3 XrossMediaBar under PlayStation Network. Membership is free, and only requires a PSN account. Home has been in development since early 2005 and started an open public beta test on December 11, 2008. Home allows users to create a custom avatar, which can be groomed realistically. Users can decorate their avatar's personal apartment with default, bought, or won items. Users can travel throughout the Home world and Home constantly updated by Sony and partners. Each part of the world is known as a space. Public spaces are made for display, entertainment, advertising, or for meeting people. Home features many single and multi-player mini-games. Users can shop for or win new items to further customise their avatar or apartments. Home's primary forms of advertising include spaces themselves, video screens, posters and mini-games. Home hosts a variety of special events which range from prize-giving events to entertaining events. Users can also use Home to connect with friends and meet new people. Upon installation, users can choose how much hard disk space they wish to reserve for Home (3, 5, 8, or 12 GB).
- Playstation®Home was a free social gaming platform for the PlayStation 3. One connected to the Playstation®Network could download Home™ via the Playstation®Network section on the Playstation 3 Cross Media Bar. It was shut down worldwide on April 1, 2015.
- PlayStation Home is an online game where players can make their avatars look as they wish, and add props to their home. PlayStation Home can be played for free when the player successfully creates a PSN account. It is still currently in the beta process.
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