The Mansion Second Floor & Game Room
by Jersquall, HSM podcast commentator
Hello everyone,
The Home Community Volunteer Vets invite you to come and see an early preview of this second floor of the mansion estate. The Sony Home team has asked the HCV Vets to give tours of this new luxury estate to all Home users who are interested.
If you or your friends would like a tour of the second floor, please contact an HCV through Private Message on the XMB. Keep in mind that it may take some time to get a response from a Home Community Volunteer Vet and if you do not hear back from them within an hour then please try another HCV Vet. We will be very busy giving tours of this new piece of the estate and we request that you send a friends request with the subject of “Second Floor Tour” to us. Keep an eye on the Playstation Blog, Sony forum or here for any additional information. Once your tour is over, We would greatly appreciate if you come back to this thread (or the thread on the Sony forum) and let us, and the rest of the Home family know what you think about the Second Floor.
Thanks, and have fun!
For a tour, feel free to contact the available Home Community Volunteer Veterans via a friends request: Jersquall, Sophronia, BanhiDancer, BloodRayne_85, Conrad_Max, IceCreamBandit, JVBGFR, KarateChampChad, MistyLear, pasufarin, PoisonPreed, tonydamiani, Spider-Jew, or KDJisLIFE.
(Editor’s note: the Mansion Second Floor comes with darts and pool “baked in” — and you still have two slots open for active items. This means that you could have four different gaming experiences in one private space. Whether or not this justifies a $15 acquisition price if you don’t own any other Mansion pieces is a question only you can answer.)
February 20th, 2011 by Jersquall | 16 comments
Jersquall is a retired Home Community Volunteer, co-founder of Club HOMEinformer, and podcast commentator for HomeStation Magazine. His views expressed in HSM are his own.
Very nice video, Jersquall. Those do take a bit of work. If anyone isn’t able to get a tour from an HCV Vet, I think that video you’ve produced is the next best thing to actually being there.
And also thanks to KarateChampChad for allowing me to trudge my muddy shoes through his mansion yet again.
Thanks for the comment Aeternitas33. I don’t make video’s frequently but they are fun to make. That video there was a late night project.
The Second Floor of the Mansion is pretty awesome I think. Tour’s have been steady and there has been really good feedback about the estate.
Thanks everyone.
My dream was to be able to sit on the toilet and give out rewards. Maybe that shows the sophistication of my sense humor at around three years of age. But hey, I gotta be me.
It turns out there is a limitation in Home that you cannot join mini-games (of which the Reward Machine is one) while sitting. I doubt we will see a core update just to “fix” this.
Just call me a dreamer.
That video is awesome (and I’m not just saying that because I’m a massive Coldplay freak). It’s a really great tour of the space, and gives everyone a fantastic sense of what it’s like.
So, here’s the question: assume you have no other Mansion pieces. Is it worth $15 to have two baked-in games and two active-item slots?
I’m legitimately curious as to how well each of the various Mansion pieces sells. So far, the second floor makes the strongest value proposition.
Is a Mercedes worth 2 Fords?
I like the idea that there is some separation in price for some items. Everything should not be priced for everyone.
And besides, there are priviledges of ownership that cannot be quantified in active item counts or dollars. Only the owner gets to give out items to people when they come over. Only an owner can go there without being invited. Only the owner can turn on the TV. Only the owner can find the hidden items that will unlock things later. And finally, only the owner can use the doors between the spaces as if they are connected seemlessly.
The Mansion is a Mercedes. Does anyone need a Mercedes? No. A Ford Focus will get you there. But whether or not the extras are worth it is a personal choice. And so far, based on the January top ten list you posted, a lot of people are answering “Yes.”
Nos, trust me when I tell you that you want all the mansion peices. you might not RIGHT now but you will later.
Funny, I used ”baked” in the forums and now I want and oven in my mansion that bakes!
It is nice having 2 games already there. I added my non active Cabin boy and Midway ardade games to the room and added Checkers and barely squeezed in the Poker table >.<
The Infinity pool is the visual I love of the 3 that are currently here. It's hard to just choose 2 for me.. But looking long term down the road.. Having all the peices will be worth it. trust me.
Sounds like u know what the whole sprawling estate is going 2 look like,care 2 share more with us?lol.
Nice video! I imagine between all the games you offer and all the places to sit and talk, your game room is going to be a happening place. (He says hoping for an invite)
Wow I cant wait i have the other 2 parts ready for this one…lol nice video Jersquall thanks
The video is well done, thanks to Jersquall for giving us a good look inside of the mansion second floor.
In my time at home I have only purchased one personal space, and that was the London pub. the reason for it was because it came with a game, and it was not huge. It serves great as a casual hangout by myself or with a few online friends. I’m happy with my purchase, is there bigger and better personal spaces? that’s all a matter of opinion vs wants.
Will I purchase the mansion?, No I would not. As I have no idea what I would use all that space for! ( even if I only purchase one section)
Based on Sonys track record, I also assume they will make a space that will “trump” the mansion, its just a matter of time and money.
I also think the mansion would have been better designed if it has a club type invitation system, where avatars could roam the entire property (if all sections were purchased) as long as the host was present in one of the areas.
Maybe one day a private space will have such a feature, and if that private space had a star wars theme. I would be tempted into purchasing my second home realestate.
Hmmm… fifteen picture frames. That’s tempting for an art show venue.
But you can’t sit on the bed.
I have to admit the gifted bling looks terrific in my Dragon’s Lair apartment. Bling on bling on bling. I can’t think of anywhere else I would use it, though.
Actually Seal it also looks god in the wizards den, I have put all of my booty from the mansion there. LOL
This place is looking hot but I wanna know something before I purchase it. Does the tv have the choice to view what you want like the Hollywood hills house does or is it like the 1st floor tv and also it would be cool if we were able to sit in the bathtub and turn the water on and then have the sink be functional to and also to be able to lay in the be and walk out on the balcony would be really nice to to be able to see the pool and the nice view =] last question will the furniture limit or active item limit ever be changed?
Hi Mrs Dark,
The HDTV in the game room has the same PlayStation Blog video that the main Mansion has but it does change up to other Blog videos from time to time.
The item limit situation is a good question.. Who knows? The fact that we have been asking for the longest to have our item limit expanded and knowing the Home team knows we want these things is a good thing. Our estates has grown in size and if you have seen the Second Story Mansion then you’ll notice they have furnished the estate with very nice built in items. it looks fully furnished and you can still add 50 regular items and 2 additional active items on top of that.
You had some very good suggestions about the estate. Please add your thoughts to the Second Story Mansion thread in the PlayStation Home forums were the developers can read them. they have already made adjustments to the main Mansion because of user feedback in a previous thread. http://community.us.playstation.com/thread/3407972
Thanks!
~Jersquall
I was interested in tour of the second floor would it be easier to ask you JerSquall or should I ask BloodRayne? Thank you in advance.
Go to the first post of the Home forum thread. Follow the instructions there. Send your friend requests via the XMB as asked. If any of the HCV are available, they will accept your request and will give you the tour.
Bloodrayne is away right now taking sometime for real life stuff ;p