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Playstation Home gets update today ahead of relaunch

playstation-home-action-districtPlaystation Home will be getting a major relaunch in the near future, but that doesn’t mean they’re ignoring the Playstation Network’s interactive social environment until that happens.

A new update will roll out today, according to the official Playstation Blog.

The 1.55 update will apparently change up the start-up environment for Home users, improving the “start-up flow.” There will also be a some new updates to the wardrobe and furniture browsers, as well as the ability to manually clear your Playstation Home cache.

On top of that, the new Active Camera will allow users a bit more flexibility recording and editing video of their Home excursions, and uploading the video directly to YouTube.

There’s even a fancy video teasing the Active Camera possibilities:

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