Hong Kong gamers can spend their way into Home beta
by Alan Tsang 
{ Aug 29th 2008 at 12:00PM }
In Hong Kong or Singapore and want to take part in the Home beta? Just spend $60 HKD ($7.69) or $12 SGD ($8.48) on one single purchase off the PLAYSTATION Store before September 12th and you've secured your spot.
Don't feel like spending money? SCEH have 100 spots available for those who fill out an online registration form here. We are guessing they'd rather you spend some money at the PS Store, as 100 spots ain't too many to go around.
Note that, the Home beta will only be in Tradition Chinese in Hong Kong while in Singapore the language will only be English. Finally, local newspapers and magazines will have a third unspecified method of gaining entry. However, information on which publications remain undisclosed at this time.
[Via Siliconera]
Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
Jerses @ Aug 29th 2008 12:15PM
No news about US home beta? or the enminent "my life with playstation" supposed released in august ( 2 days left )....
Oh, does anybody know how longer will the beta last? i dont think its worth it if you are going to get the open beta next month (november) or even in two months... is it really necessary to make a beta 1 or 2 months after release? will this give them time to fix the problems?
Woz @ Aug 29th 2008 12:42PM
Good point, what ever happened to the US home beta?
evilfoxhound @ Aug 29th 2008 12:18PM
Wow, I thought that screenshot was a photo of a real room O.o
j.howlett @ Aug 29th 2008 12:23PM
it's not? oh it isn't, i thought that fish was hanging weird.
ThinkIcouldburn @ Aug 29th 2008 12:18PM
Grrr......HOME!!!!!!!
Invisible Robot Meat @ Aug 29th 2008 12:27PM
They need to quit playing around with home beta and just release it or don't.
Playboy X - PSN: ummfada @ Aug 29th 2008 12:29PM
I thought Home will be released this year, It's almost September and we're still in the closed ß stages...
Nathanical @ Aug 29th 2008 2:43PM
the release later this year IS the open beta, not the final 'perfect' edition, that comes later.
theoneneo81 @ Aug 29th 2008 12:37PM
That seems like a fair way to get in the beta i would do something like that to get in the open beta
Albanian_Killa @ Aug 29th 2008 12:44PM
Hopefully SCEA doesn't pull any crap like this or they'll get some negative press. I hope that Home Theme download entry is still valid, and the beta comes soon.
AJ_3 @ Aug 29th 2008 12:41PM
i've been trying to do this all day, the proxy wont allow input, plus they ARE limiting it to asian consoles with specific unit model mumbers :(
ClockWyze @ Aug 29th 2008 12:48PM
They need to do this in the Western hemisphere as well.
flynn110 @ Aug 29th 2008 1:04PM
all this news about home makes me want to .... yawn
Alex @ Aug 29th 2008 1:11PM
Do you have to be in honkong or singapore for it to work?
strike @ Aug 29th 2008 1:21PM
I think they check the model number of the ps3, like AJ_3 said above.
And can you guys stop moaning about HOME taking ages to release? It is a free product, let them take as much time as they want.....
haracas @ Aug 29th 2008 3:54PM
I'm from Singapore but i purchase all my PSN stuff exclusively from the US store even though it costs me 5% more (which adds up to quite a bit) because the asian PSN store doesn't have rockband tracks and i'm too lazy to move my other games to another account.
Craig @ Aug 29th 2008 1:35PM
I'm so sick of hearing about home and the beta process. This better be god's gift to gamers or it will be incredibly frustrating and I may resort to self-mutilation............or just start playing Xbox.
Metal_Gear @ Aug 29th 2008 2:01PM
One problematic development and you will stop playing the console all together?
Lame...
Popfrogs @ Aug 29th 2008 3:55PM
"I may resort to self-mutilation............or just start playing Xbox."
Wait, there's a difference?
tonyf @ Sep 15th 2008 8:09AM
lets see the ask for your email and your online id not anything else. so theres no way they can go by that to tell what model number your ps3 is. only way anyone can tell that is if you have sent in your warranty card or registered on the psu. i created a singapore account and sent in a from so lets see if i get in. its not that hard. just got to be smarter than they are.
Metal_Gear @ Aug 29th 2008 2:44PM
You system is still set to the region it was sold in, there are subtle differences between the systems too like the Eu and US PS3 has the 'X' as the Ok button on the menu, the Japanese PS3 has the 'O' as the Ok button. If you do get the Home client, in theory it should send you to the region of your PS3
Jerses @ Aug 29th 2008 5:31PM
Of course its region locked.... DVD is region 1 and bluray is A...so yes... its locked
Johnson @ Aug 29th 2008 2:41PM
Who cares... I didn't buy a ps3 for this gay second life shit. I'd rather have good games.
GENTLEMEN @ Aug 29th 2008 2:33PM
Do I get it right now, I Spent over a hundred dollars in a few months in the hong kong store alone.
dicknjane @ Aug 29th 2008 4:23PM
wow. sony wants money. haha
LatinoLA1 @ Aug 29th 2008 4:39PM
well im still waiting for this open beta in US since theres no way for me to get into this or into the closed beta since i didn't get a mail *sigh*...
passenger @ Aug 31st 2008 11:56PM
Yeah, they just want people in HK buy more things from PS Store. I think the sales are not quite good in HK store. Why? Because the lack of content. There're really not so many things to buy. Maybe Sony should think more about supporting all the regions equally and not to use the cheap tricks like this?
Warhawk – USD 50, Stardust HD is Star Strike HD with now trophies, No DLC for Rockband and Guitar Hero...Nice, right?
passenger @ Sep 1st 2008 1:15PM
I meant "Stardust HD is Star Strike HD with NO trophies"