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+# Playstation®Home Cache Depot
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+This repository is an archive of assets pertaining to **Playstation®Home**.
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+Playstation�Home was an online social world video game that was on PS3. It was closed down by it's creator ( Sony Computer Entertainment ) on April 1st 2015 and is considered to be an abandoned game.
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+All assets archived here are deemed to be owned by Sony Computer Entertainment and their third party associates.
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+These assets are sourced from ...
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+ - The JohnDrinkWater Playstation®Home Archive ( [johndrinkwater github repo](https://github.com/johndrinkwater/ps-home-archive) )
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+ - Donations made by past Playstation®Home users that voluntarily retrieved the data off their own PS3s. These are referred to as "caches".
+
+## Projects Involved
+
+This repository is associated with the following preservation projects :
+
+### Home Laboratory
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+[Discord Server](https://discord.gg/NAUttdtPS5)
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+This project provides : 
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+ - open source software for an Playstation®Home online server; either locally and/or public. ( [MultiServer3 Github Repo](https://github.com/GitHubProUser67/MultiServer3) )
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+ - open source tools for handling Playstation®Home assets; either PC tools and/or Web tools. ( [Nautilus](https://github.com/DeViL303/MultiServer3-NuatilusFork/releases) )
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+ - support for getting everything setup and running as well as guidance into how Playstation®Home works.
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+ - the assets needed to create an Content Delivery Network ( CDN ) in some form or other.
+
+ - a Playstation®Home item (object) catalogue database. ( [psho](http://psho.me/) )
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+ - a Playstation®Home scene database ( [google sheets](https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1acznLvA2k4I7yl56i3pCmAhzxG4pPcrx/edit?usp=sharing&ouid=113258013303427394442&rtpof=true&sd=true) )  
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+ - it's own Playstation®Home public server which serves as both a testing environment and a altertinate for past Playstation®Home players. It is playable on both PS3 and RPCS3. ( [HL Website](https://pshomeologylab.net/) )
+
+### Home Headquarters
+
+[Discord Server](https://discord.com/invite/87W5qaMtgB)
+
+This project provides :
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+ - a Playstation®Home public server that is running off of Home Laboratory's software. It is playable on both PS3 and RPCS3. ( [HHQ Website](https://homeheadquarters.net/) )
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+ - an evergrowing community for Playstation®Home that is primarily made up of past Playstation®Home users.
+
+## Playstation®Home Cache Information
+
+You can find information on what cache is, why it's important, and how to extract it from the following resources :
+
+ - ( [Cache Info](https://homeheadquarters.net/Cache) )
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+ - ( [Cache Info](https://pshomeologylab.net/Cache) )
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+A vast majority of Playstation®Home raw caches donated by it's former players are archived publicly in this google drive with logs included. ( [Google Drive](https://drive.google.com/drive/u/1/folders/1Wuk2GNsXOZ_qLJFqtg0gExRpZqxL3sec) )
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+You can find individual download links here. ( [Google Sheets](https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1uR7IRGjkl_n5CMBua6zIQV5EKXdSk8_D-sTDoJGMe7c/edit?usp=sharing) ) 
+
+## Notable Mentions
+
+The following individuals are key figures spearheading the revolution of Playstation®Home Online as a fully open-source environment :
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+- **AgentDark447** ( [github](https://github.com/GitHubProUser67) )
+- **Jumpsuit** ( [github](https://github.com/Jump-Suit) )
+- **Devil303** ( [psx-place](https://www.psx-place.com/members/devil303.22544/) )
+- **Rew** ( [twitter](https://x.com/pebxcvi) )
+- **Splicewave** ( [youtube](https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC63x8NBm5NkoKMrTl4zrbIA ) )
+- **Kami 2.0**
+- **Pongo** ( [twitter](https://x.com/Pongo86_) )
+- **Spookysniper**
+- **Cade**