Welcome to PlayStation®Home ("PS Home"), the online community for PLAYSTATION®3. Whatever you're into - adrenaline-fuelled gaming tournaments, access to exclusive PlayStation® news and events or free text and voice chat with friends old and new - you'll find it in PS Home. PS Home is an evolving 3D world that is yours to explore, to experience and to enjoy - and this Online Manual is intended to help you make the most of it.
First, you're advised to take a look at the basic controls outlined below: they will help you find your way around the various spaces within PS Home and the all-important Menu Pad without any difficulty.
When you've got to grips with the controls, simply select an option from the menu to visit the relevant section of the manual. We promise it won't be long before you feel completely at home.
| 1) up | 10) square button |
| 2) down | 11) START button |
| 3) left | 12) SELECT button |
| 4) right | 13) R3 button (press) |
| 5) left stick | 14) L3 button (press) |
| 6) right stick | 15) R1 button |
| 7) cross button | 16) R2 button |
| 8) circle button | 17) L1 button |
| 9) triangle button | 18) L2 button |
In this Online Manual, up, down, left and right are used to denote the direction of the directional buttons only.
Press up, down, left or right to select a menu option and press the cross button to confirm. Press the circle button to return to the previous menu screen.
| left stick | Move character |
| right stick | Look around |
| cross button | Confirm/Interact |
| circle button | Cancel/Go back |
| triangle button | Text chat |
| L1 button | Quick chat |
| R1 button | Gesture |
| R2 button (hold) | Voice chat |
| L3 button | Expand Chat Log |
| R3 button | Adjust viewpoint |
| START button | View Menu Pad |
| SELECT button | View PlayStation®Home Safe Screen |
Alerts are short messages that notify you of events happening (such as unlocking a reward or receiving an invitation) and, if appropriate, allow you to quickly respond. Alerts will pop up in the top right corner of the screen and be visible for 5 seconds. Pressing the START button while an alert is visible opens the Menu Pad and takes you directly to that message. If you don't want to respond right away all alerts are stored under the "Alerts" section of the Menu Pad.
NOTE:If your PS Home character stands idle for 30 minutes, a timer will be displayed on-screen and a 60 second countdown will begin. If you do not move your character before the timer reaches zero, you will be disconnected from the PS Home servers and returned to the Welcome Screen.
HOME TRUTH: Don't forget, the Online Manual is just one way to find out how PS Home works. Check out the "Help" option on the Menu Pad for more tips, and remember you can run through the tutorial as many times as you like!
PLEASE NOTE: the information in this manual was correct at the time of publication, but some minor changes may have been made late in the product's development. All screenshots for this manual have been taken from the English version of this product.
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