Home Laboratory has successfully restored PlayStation Home with open-source software
Home Laboratory is an open source collective that has successfully revived PlayStation Home to an operational state using our own server software.
Our initiative recreates a development environment similar to Sony's original framework, while adding thousands of developer-focused features designed to empower both creators and users. This is not merely a restoration but a substantial evolution of the PlayStation Home experience you remember.
Learn More About PlayStation HomeWe've developed a web-based system for inventory management and a versatile remote control system accessible via PC web browser, like an RTM tool on steroids.
Our utilities can unpack and repack all PlayStation Home file types, and we support user-created content that can be deployed online for multiplayer interaction.
With the latest PS3 4.92 HEN update and Evilnat 4.92 CFW release, we've restored the PlayStation Home icon to the XMB, replicating its original functionality.
Available on GitHub for those who want to host private servers
A comprehensive collection of tools for PlayStation Home development on GitHub
Explore our web catalogue and check active player counts
Access our comprehensive data archive here (approximately 100GB total)
Join the Home Laboratory community and experience PlayStation Home again
Head Honcho
Owner of the Home Laboratory Discord and creator of the MultiServer Software. Reverse Engineer and Primary Cryptography Expert. Network and API Implementation Specialist.
Freelance Developer
Horizon Expert and API Implementation Specialist. Reverse Engineer and Secondary Cryptography Expert. PlayStation Home Minigame Repair Unit.
Tool Maker
Website Hoster for the Home Laboratory Object Catalogue. The PlayStation Home Tool Maker (Nautilus). PlayStation Home Exploit Discovery Unit.
Server Admin
Server Hoster and Content Overseer for the PS Homeology Lab Online Server. Cache Management and Analysis. Multiserver Software Core Tester.
Website Developer
Created and designed the Home Laboratory website to showcase the project and its progress to the world. Responsible for the responsive UI/UX design and frontend development.
PlayStation Home Ex-Developer
Donated a bunch of Home Development Kits; This includes the 1.82 HDK containing debug symbols.
Archive Contributor
Archived and opensourced a good chunk of the PlayStation Home CDN as of 4/1/2015 @ Github.
PlayStation Home Ex-Modder
Donated dumped TSS files; Files crucial to getting PlayStation Home into an online state.