“Have you experienced lockdown a bit too much? Are you looking for that key social experience you won’t get anywhere else? Well, come to Home where you find your home and talk to random strangers on the internet in a more professional and well-mannered way.” This edition of No Place…

When life threw its challenges at this player, Home was the best place to go. From the Beginning Ellie wasn’t always much of an avid gamer. Relying on her brother’s system and schedule to get in game time, her PS3 experience was limited. Her discovery of Home went a little like this: “I…

What happens when our society becomes engrossed with personalization, individuality, and creativity? Companies move to provide options that will make users feel special. Before diving into the world of social gaming, let’s talk a little bit about our current consumer landscape. Selling Consumers to Themselves With the growing capabilities of technology, the world has…

For some of us that used PlayStation Home, it was an avenue of self-expression we couldn’t access in our “real” lives. It spoke to an underlying need, and for one user, it provided a safe environment for social interaction. Our next Home story features Deja, who saw Home as an…

There’s no shortage of Homesick PlayStation users, and we gathered some thoughts from another player hoping for Home’s return on the upcoming PlayStation 5. Down the Rabbit Hole DriftingOrbit‘s first experience with Home is like many others, starting with a casual discovery of the app on a brand new console.

The re-imagining of gaming’s social landscape is at the forefront of this former PlayStation Home user’s mind. PlayStation Home: A Home for Gamers Gaming is an undeniably social activity. Stereotypes that gamers are anti-social and unfriendly don’t hold up to the scrutiny that is today’s vast online community. In recent years, the social aspect of games…