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PlayStation Home Trademark Updates and Revival for PSVR 2 Rumored
Would anyone welcome a revival of Sony's PlayStation Home virtual 3D social gaming platform from back in the PS3Scene days? 
According to reports on the recent PlayStation Home Trademark and Soho Engine (used for PS Home) updates, a comeback may be in the works with Redditors theorizing the upcoming PSVR 2 System and PSVR2 Controller may support it as well.
To quote from MP1st.com on the PlayStation Home Trademark Updates:
"The trademark update talks about hosting and staging online tournaments, social networking services, and much more. It's essentially what PS Home was developed for."
This fuels further speculation following Sony's prior announcement to expand tournaments, coupled with their recently uncovered Cloud Gaming & Method to Stream Video and PS5 Online Tournament Integration patents.
For the time being, those yearning for their PS Home fix can check out the PlayStation Home Offline Preservation Project alongside DestinationHo.me and a PlayStation Home Scene List Spreadsheet repo on...
According to reports on the recent PlayStation Home Trademark and Soho Engine (used for PS Home) updates, a comeback may be in the works with Redditors theorizing the upcoming PSVR 2 System and PSVR2 Controller may support it as well.
To quote from MP1st.com on the PlayStation Home Trademark Updates:
"The trademark update talks about hosting and staging online tournaments, social networking services, and much more. It's essentially what PS Home was developed for."
This fuels further speculation following Sony's prior announcement to expand tournaments, coupled with their recently uncovered Cloud Gaming & Method to Stream Video and PS5 Online Tournament Integration patents.
For the time being, those yearning for their PS Home fix can check out the PlayStation Home Offline Preservation Project alongside DestinationHo.me and a PlayStation Home Scene List Spreadsheet repo on...
PS4 Game Patches Repo & PRX to Unlock All Trophies Details via Backporter
Proceeding Illusion's Directory of PS4 Game Patches recently PS4Scene developer @Backporter (aka Kernel_Panic___ on Twitter) added a repository on Github for his PlayStation 4 tools and custom game patches with details of a PS4 PRX to unlock all trophies for the game / app its loaded in following his PS4 Texture Tools and the previous GODMODE.PRX and xDPx PS4 Trophy Unlocker releases. 
Download: PS4-Game-Patcher.7z / PS4-Game-Patcher.exe / PS4-Game-Patcher.zip / Backporter's PS4 Game Patches Repository GIT
Last month he also asked the community What homebrew would you like to see on the PS4? via Twitter, with responses ranging from a Nintendo 64 Emulator (there's currently a Mupen64Plus N64 Emulator on PS4 Pro via PSXITArch Linux v2, a Nintendo 64 PS2 on PS4 Emulator Port Demo and a Super Mario 64 (SM64) Native Port PS4 PKG) to a PS4 Media Player (currently there's the PopcornTime Source Code That Works Locally on PS4...
Download: PS4-Game-Patcher.7z / PS4-Game-Patcher.exe / PS4-Game-Patcher.zip / Backporter's PS4 Game Patches Repository GIT
Last month he also asked the community What homebrew would you like to see on the PS4? via Twitter, with responses ranging from a Nintendo 64 Emulator (there's currently a Mupen64Plus N64 Emulator on PS4 Pro via PSXITArch Linux v2, a Nintendo 64 PS2 on PS4 Emulator Port Demo and a Super Mario 64 (SM64) Native Port PS4 PKG) to a PS4 Media Player (currently there's the PopcornTime Source Code That Works Locally on PS4...
Dead Space Teaser PS5 Trailer and More Videos from EA Play Live 2021
In PS5 Scene news, at EA Play Live 2021 publisher Electronic Arts unveiled a new Dead Space Teaser for PlayStation 5 among several other video game trailers during this year's annual event. 
Check them all out below, with additional details as follows from the video descriptions:
Dead Space Official Teaser Trailer EA Play Live 2021
The sci-fi survival horror classic Dead Space returns, completely rebuilt from the ground up by Motive Studios to offer a deeper and more immersive experience.
Harnessing the power of the Frostbite game engine and next generation consoles, this remake brings jaw-dropping visual fidelity and improvements to gameplay while staying true to the original. Dead Space will be available on PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, and PC.
Isaac Clarke is an everyman engineer on a mission to repair a vast, sprawling starship, the USG Ishimura, only to discover something has gone horribly wrong. The ship's crew has been slaughtered and infected by some alien scourge... and Isaac’s beloved partner, Nicole, is lost somewhere on board.
Now Isaac is alone with only his tools and engineering skills as he attempts to uncover the nightmarish mystery of what happened aboard the Ishimura. Trapped with hostile creatures called “necromorphs”, Isaac faces a battle for survival, not only against the escalating terrors of the ship, but his own crumbling sanity.
EA Play Live 2021
EA Play Live is about making games the unwavering focus, with new gameplay reveals, a few giveaways and other surprises. Lifelong gamer and WWE superstar Austin Creed will host the event and keep things moving right along.
EA Play Live starts with a short pre-show that serves as a recap of sorts, before the main show brings the real excitement, focusing on games that are coming out soon rather than in the all-to-distant future. The show is fast-paced and features what’s next for games like Battlefield 2042 and Apex Legends.
You’ll also see the first gameplay for Lost in Random featuring explosive dice battles. We have a couple other games to highlight as well, but for those, you’ll just have to watch and see.
Below are the various segment timestamps...
Check them all out below, with additional details as follows from the video descriptions:
Dead Space Official Teaser Trailer EA Play Live 2021
The sci-fi survival horror classic Dead Space returns, completely rebuilt from the ground up by Motive Studios to offer a deeper and more immersive experience.
Harnessing the power of the Frostbite game engine and next generation consoles, this remake brings jaw-dropping visual fidelity and improvements to gameplay while staying true to the original. Dead Space will be available on PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, and PC.
Isaac Clarke is an everyman engineer on a mission to repair a vast, sprawling starship, the USG Ishimura, only to discover something has gone horribly wrong. The ship's crew has been slaughtered and infected by some alien scourge... and Isaac’s beloved partner, Nicole, is lost somewhere on board.
Now Isaac is alone with only his tools and engineering skills as he attempts to uncover the nightmarish mystery of what happened aboard the Ishimura. Trapped with hostile creatures called “necromorphs”, Isaac faces a battle for survival, not only against the escalating terrors of the ship, but his own crumbling sanity.
EA Play Live 2021
EA Play Live is about making games the unwavering focus, with new gameplay reveals, a few giveaways and other surprises. Lifelong gamer and WWE superstar Austin Creed will host the event and keep things moving right along.
EA Play Live starts with a short pre-show that serves as a recap of sorts, before the main show brings the real excitement, focusing on games that are coming out soon rather than in the all-to-distant future. The show is fast-paced and features what’s next for games like Battlefield 2042 and Apex Legends.
You’ll also see the first gameplay for Lost in Random featuring explosive dice battles. We have a couple other games to highlight as well, but for those, you’ll just have to watch and see.
Below are the various segment timestamps...
PlayStation Store Massive Summer Sale, Thousands of PSN Titles Discounted
The PlayStation Store Massive Summer Sale is now live featuring discounts on thousands of PSN games through August 18th, with additional titles being added on August 4th, 2021. 
Some highlights of the PSN titles included are FIFA 21, Hitman 3, Mass Effect Legendary Edition and Yakuza: Like a Dragon... here's the full list of games in the promotion courtesy of PlayStation Digital Promotions Specialist Zack Garvey, and see HERE to find out your local discount pricing.
Some highlights of the PSN titles included are FIFA 21, Hitman 3, Mass Effect Legendary Edition and Yakuza: Like a Dragon... here's the full list of games in the promotion courtesy of PlayStation Digital Promotions Specialist Zack Garvey, and see HERE to find out your local discount pricing.
- #Funtime
- .hack//G.U. Last Recode
- 0 Degrees
- 100,000 Red Orbs
- 13 Sentinels: Aegis Rim
- 1500 Paladins Crystals
- 2500 Paladins Crystals
- 30 Experience Potions
- 3500 Paladins Crystals
- 36 Fragments of Midnight
- 400 Paladins Crystals
- 800 Paladins Crystals
- 8000 Paladins Crystals
- 8-Bit Armies
- 8-Bit Armies Deluxe Edition
- 8-Bit Hordes
- 8-Bit Hordes Deluxe Edition
- 8-Bit Invaders!
- 8-Bit Invaders! Deluxe Edition
- 8-Bit RTS Series Complete Collection
- A Hat in Time
- A Hero and a Garden
- A Knight's Quest
- A Little Lily Princess PS4 & PS5
- A Tale of Paper
- Absolver
- ABZU
- Access Denied
- Ace of Seafood
- Aces of the Luftwaffe: Squadron
- Aces of the Multiverse
- Adam's Venture: Origins
- Adam's Venture: Origins Deluxe Edition
- ADK Damashii
- AereA
- AereA Deluxe Edition
- Agatha Knife
- Agents of Mayhem
- Albedo: Eyes from Outer Space
- Alekhine's Gun
- Alex Kidd in Miracle World DX
- Alt Hero Colors
- Alt Heroine Colors
- Ancestors Legacy
- Ancestors: The Humankind Odyssey
- Angels of Death
- Anima: Gate of Memories
- Anima: Gate of Memories The Nameless Chronicles
- Anoxemia
- Apex Legends Bloodhound Edition
- Apex Legends Lifeline and Bloodhound Double Pack
- Apex Legends Lifeline Edition
- Apex Legends Octane Edition
- Apex Legends Champion Edition
- Apex Legends Gibraltar Edition
- Apex Legends Pathfinder Edition
- Aragami Nightfall
- Aragami: Shadow Edition
- ARK: Survival Evolved Season Pass
- Art of Fighting Anthology
- ...
New Lighter PlayStation 5 (PS5) Digital Edition Model Revision Incoming
We've seen several PlayStation 5 models thus far including a PS5 CFI-1015A (Ultra HD Blu-ray Disc Drive) / CFI-1015B (Digital Edition), a PS5 CFI-1018A, a PS5 CFI-1115A featuring a redesigned 6nm AMD CPU and the latest revision being a new lighter PS5 Digital Edition Model CFI-1100B01 (Japan revision number) incoming that reportedly weighs 300 grams less. 
Here's further PlayStation 5 Scene details on this latest PS5 Digital Edition Revision from PSU.com, to quote:
"A new model revision of the PlayStation 5 Digital Edition (with model number CFI-1100B01 in Japan), is confirmed via a new safety guide user manual (CFI-1100B-3.0_2.pdf) on the official Japanese PlayStation website.
The specifications page of the manual lists this new version of the PS5 Digital console weighing in at 3.6 kg, which is 300 grams (0.66 pounds) lighter than the 3.9kg of the original PS5 Digital model.
Additionally, the quick start guide (CFI-1100B-3.0_1.pdf) shows the vertical stand of the new PS5 Digital Edition uses a different, textured screw that allows it to be hand screwed. Previously, you needed a flat-head screwdriver or coin."
Cheers to @rickylyh for sharing the PS5 Model revision comparison images below via Twitter earlier!
Here's further PlayStation 5 Scene details on this latest PS5 Digital Edition Revision from PSU.com, to quote:
"A new model revision of the PlayStation 5 Digital Edition (with model number CFI-1100B01 in Japan), is confirmed via a new safety guide user manual (CFI-1100B-3.0_2.pdf) on the official Japanese PlayStation website.
The specifications page of the manual lists this new version of the PS5 Digital console weighing in at 3.6 kg, which is 300 grams (0.66 pounds) lighter than the 3.9kg of the original PS5 Digital model.
Additionally, the quick start guide (CFI-1100B-3.0_1.pdf) shows the vertical stand of the new PS5 Digital Edition uses a different, textured screw that allows it to be hand screwed. Previously, you needed a flat-head screwdriver or coin."
Cheers to @rickylyh for sharing the PS5 Model revision comparison images below via Twitter earlier!