I read somewhere that the Bon Odori event was over on August 28th in EU, so I thought the event from Japan would be over at that same time. Didn't think Okubi event would still be going on after the 28th, but I guess it's tied up with NA's. Too bad EU didn't keep Bon Odori open for that long, though they still have the Bon Odori 2013 items to buy in the Edo tab (only have the M/F hairstyles, M/F fans, the M/F piggy coil and plover yukatas, and female masks, so I don't think GZ will release the other items until later or not at all.).
Do you guys think the Bon Odori items are all limited time in JP like they were last year? Are they gonna pull all that stuff off the store once the event is over? Past precedent says yes but recent precedent says no. I'm wondering if they'll follow their Tanabata trend and leave it for sale even after event is over... as EU did, though they're missing a bunch of the items as noted. I wish Gran was clearer about their plans lately. Including when we'll get the event in NA, and how many of these items we'll get (I imagine we'll get exactly the reduced selection EU got).
For JP, it's in the "期間限定(limited time)" tab, so it's pretty much safe to say it'll be gone after the event. Granzella usually gives enough info by store background or posters, or have it categorized in a tab for JP dealing with limited time stuff. If nothing is noted, then it stays. For other regions, it's a guessing game. I believe they did take down the tanabata stuff in EU a few days after the event. (Unless it's located somewhere else I'm not looking. I'm pretty sure I seen it a day or 2 after they changed back the lounge, but don't know exactly when the items was taken down) US still has it, but there's a possibility it might go away later on just like EU did.
When Bon Odori came last year, I found the sale date that ended (not from the "limited time" tab in Japan Home but the promo and news on the official Japan Home website) and knew that the items would not be in store in Japan Home. EU, NA, and Asia still has their 2012 yukata and jinbei clothes, and EU still currently is having their partial 2013 items up. Japan Home doesn't have the "limited time" tab, even for this week on the 2013 yukatas, masks, etc., so it might be staying for good. In addition, the 2013 purchase items in EU, is under the Edo tab, including the Celestial outfits from Tanabata last July. Tanabata swimsuits are also under the Beachwear tab. Those outfits should still be there. They just happen to switch it after a week of New & Featured line-up of purchased items.
NA, EU, and Asia didn't have the event so they released it as an ordinary item a few months after. (I think it was released around May of this year) For the "limited time" tab in JP, it's there. The 2nd tab from top left. (Edit: Ah, I now know why the different argument. You went by those "limited time" tab created by Sony placed at the very top, but usually Sony doesn't make one for Granzella's limited time items. The tab is usually placed within Granzella's store.) For the EU stuff, try looking it again. The Celestial outfits and swimsuits are gone. Yes, it used to be there, but they took it after a certain period. So I'm saying that the same thing might happen to the Bon Festival item also.
Lockwood's prairie public space is accessible from the clubhouse in JP and you can get the reward items from both, you will need to enter the public from the transport spot in the club to get in or own a horse. Cheapest horse is 250, you cannot play the horse game without owning the space though.
Wow, okay. Didn't think Sony did this kind of thing for Japan Home already. Thanks for that. And, the Celestial and swimsuit ones are gone? At least I got what I've wanted then.
What do you guys make of the news that no new content will be released in Japan after next month? It surely doesn't sound good at all I wonder how long until they shut the servers down, doesn't make much sense to keep them open for long if they are not going to be making money from new sales: PlayStation®Home 日本を含むアジア地域での新規コンテンツ配信停止のお知らせ
Thats bad news Though the article says that NA and EU will go on publishing content, I wonder for how long until they stop too? English version of the link above: PLAYSTATION®HOMEDISCONTINUATION OF PUBLISHING NEW CONTENTFOR JAPAN AND ASIAN COUNTRIES AND REGIONS
They're not going to shut the servers down or the regional accounts entirely afterwards. The spaces will still be on (including the existing rewards) until that is if the company decides to remove it from the region. We will still be buying like upgrade potions from Peakvox, Chatting Farm green bag fertilizers, or any in-game items as long as it exists, including any purchases like clothing and furniture items we would love to get a hold of in the past. Not to mention, there's no deadline yet other than a month and a year, so we might get one more update or two until its final. The only big thing is that we won't get any other company special holiday/promo events, new updates, and new content from Sony, Peakvox, Granzella, etc., so you can still finish up all 45 garden missions or finish up Peakvox Monster and L Project at your leisure. NA and EU will still get events and stuff, but I don't think they will cease for many years to come. It could be about switching content for the PS4, but even the system has no clue about having a PS Home community inside. However, I still think it will continuously stay on for many years.
Thanks Recca, i did not know this noticing untill u told me on jp-home at square. After then , i visited jp-official site and other news blogs. Now i have a lots of informations and speculations around the future of jp and asia home from many ppl. My dream is uniting some region homes. Our ID is unique to all region homes, and we could freely visit other region homes at the early beginnig days. Soon after they decided to not allow it. The time is now, they can allow it again even they have some technical difficulties around it. I always think ps-home as one big house, each region homes as just the rooms .If we can not do it , the word "one world" is thoght to be a lie.
Granzella made the following statement today: Granzella’s Future Efforts and Activities on PlayStation(R)Home Thank you very much for always giving us your patronage. We would like to take this opportunity to inform you of our future efforts and actitivities on PlayStation(R) Home. In North America and Europe regions, we will continue to be actively involved in bringing new outfits and personal spaces. At the same time, we will bring more passion than ever into producing new lounges and services as well as holding more events. By the end of September 2013, we will be able to disclose information about our upcoming lounge to be launched after October 2013. We would like to assure you that we will continue to go wild and storm the stage of PlayStation(R) Home. Please keep looking forward our future work and services on PlayStation(R) Home! September 2nd, 2013 Granzella - A Message From Granzella And A Sneak Peak | YourPSHome.net - Your PlayStation Home Community
Choose between a red Sherlock hat (red text) or the blue robber Top Hat (blue text). Highest vote wins that hat you chose. @Tsunade: That's great news from GZ! I hope the other companies will follow suit. GZ has really great events.
I was at the official Japan Home website, but it's not updating the new content items or lounges with special events since near the end of June. What's going on?
GZ's Bon Odori event will be gone on September 18th on Japan Home, so if you're looking forward to buying that yukata, mask, fan bundle, LMO fireworks, or gambler outfit and hairstyle (including the shooting gallery rewards and photo booth picture frame), you should go there now. Hopefully, it's not too late for the U-Man rewards, but you should go there immediately. A translated excerpt from Granzella: Once again, I enjoy PlayStaion (R) Home Events "Guranzera Bon Odori 2013" and "Mononoke large neck extermination," we are your Thank you very much. Maintenance update on 18 September, will end the two events. In addition, with the end of the event, will be discontinued (yukata kimono, the game master, Mask, glowing fan, folding fan shining, and fireworks is clad in a LMO-body) also sell items for a limited time. Enjoy the event to many customers, thank you very much. It should be noted that, in the "extermination Oedo Mononoke" lounge, in addition to the traditional mission of "The first priest extermination" new mission "blue large centipede-like extermination" is added on the same day. Enter the lounge "tenement and Oedo large shopping", please enjoy Mononoke extermination to choose the mission of your choice. Continue, am happy if enjoy the lounge of Guranzera.
GAW fishing space will be having a 50% sale on Sept. 18th through Oct. 30th The sale items affecting this are the fishing rods, the baits, the bobber, the house (to expand more of your "fish" in the dojo), and the Superman Kappa (for the Kappa Journal game). Here's the link: http://gawsoft.jp/image/japon_01.htm There's also going to be another Granzella Mononoke centipede event coming next update (from my last post), so stay tuned.
