Launch of closed beta trial planned to continue until the services full launch in October 2007.
September 2007
Sony announces at the Tokyo Game Show that the release of Home would be delayed until Spring 2008, and that the closed beta would be extended until then.
April 2008
Sony announces that the product has been delayed further, until Autumn 2008. The closed beta trial would be extended and opened up to more PlayStation Network users at an undisclosed date.
An announcement on the SCEE forums confirms that winners of a weekly Warhawk tournament would be invited to join the beta[13]
July 2008
A PlayStation Home XMB theme is released on the PlayStation Store in Japan. The download registers the user's interest in joining the beta, but users will ultimately be hand-picked by SCEJ.[25]
August 2008
A localized PlayStation Home XMB theme is released on the PlayStation Store in North America, which similar to the Japanese theme will register the user's interest in joining the closed beta. Sony has stated that users will be chosen based on their activity on the PlayStation Network and the PlayStation Store.[26]
SCEE sends beta invitations to the most active users on the European PlayStation Network and PlayStation Store.
SCEHK announces details for the Home for the Asian region[27] and starts accepting applications for the closed beta on August 29, 2008. Sony will also grant invitations to users who purchase more than HK$60 or SG$12 worth of content in one single transaction over the PlayStation Store from August 29 to September 12, 2008.[28]
September 2008
The closed beta was expanded twice: once on September 2, and again on September 19. It was also announced that Sony would continue to expand the closed beta many more times prior to the start of the open beta.[29]
November 2008
Version 1.0 as it is installed running in the background
The closed beta is expanded further as SCEA send out invitations to Qore subscribers in North America[30]
Version 1.0 of the Home client is released
Further batches of invitations are sent out to users in North America, Europe[31] and Japan[32]
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