The Humble Homebrew Collection

About "The Humble Homebrew Collection":

The Humble Homebrew Collection is an initiative that aims to convince Sony to provide us with a legitimate and official way to create homebrew applications for the consoles that we own.

We are providing you with a free homebrew game that aims to be polished and look professionally made and include a variety of games. We've tried to make this homebrew games collection as good as possible so that even the anti-homebrew purists will be jealous of it.

Homebrew does not equal piracy, and this is proof of it. These games are all free for you to enjoy.

You are free to download these games for the platform of your choice, whether it's on a jailbroken PS3, Linux, Windows, Mac or Android (where available).

This Homebrew game collection includes Simon Tatham's Portable Puzzle Collection, Free Heroes 2 and Scogger HD ported to the Playstation 3 system. More games are being written and this collection will only increase with time.

These are some of the first homebrew games that are released on the PS3 which are above the "proof of concept" status and is not yet another backup manager, FTP server or a port of an existing emulator.

The main purpose of this website it to serve as a petition against Sony's unjust behavior towards their customers. You are encouraged to sign the petition, donate to the developers or you can simply download the games. The choice is yours.

If you wish to do so, you may also donate to the developers of this homebrew application, as well as to the EFF, which helps defend our rights in this digital age.

It is time to vote with your money, boycott Sony, request your legal homebrew and request your freedom and let them know that they have much to gain by giving us access to the homebrew that we deserve.

Let Sony know that, as a customer, you want homebrew games, you want to see the real purpose of the Copyright Law used properly: To encourage creativity and innovation. Let them know that, as a customer, you are willing to pay for quality homebrew and that if they wanted to, they can get a share of that money. After all, all they care about is money!

Thank you

You may donate, sign the petition OR download the game, you don't need to donate to sign, and you don't need to sign to download. The choice is yours, but signing the petition would help the community.

Your e-mail will not be shared publicly but will be seen by Sony.
If you do not want Sony to see your email, you can sign it anonymously and your name/email will not appear to Sony. See our Privacy Policy.

Dear SCE,

As a loyal customer, I am devastated by your reaction to the homebrew
community. These people are not a threat to your business in any way.
The biggest threat you could ever face is losing the loyalty of users
who have supported you since 1994. It is in Computer Entertainment\'s
best interest to look at its rivals' tactics and encourage the
development of consumer-generated games.

Recent actions by SCE have tarnished the brand, your reputation, and
disturbed the loyalty of your fans. Those actions include the removal
of an advertised feature (OtherOS) and unlawful and abusive lawsuits;
coupled with the scare tactics you tried to use against the community
that supports and defends you. Also, the ridiculous claims that the
hardware you have sold is still your property, even after you have
happily taken our hard-earned money. It is time to step up and fix
your wrongdoings, before it is too late.

Our desire is simple: a legitimate and free method of running homebrew
applications on our Playstation 3 systems. By accepting and embracing
the homebrew community, you will regain a great deal of trust and the
respect of gamers all over the world. We desire a free SDK geared
toward homebrew development, and a free method of running and
distributing non-commercial applications. Applications that can run
without restrictions, on the hardware that we rightfully own.

Apple (App Store), Microsoft (Xbox Live Indie Games), and Google
(Android Market) have already embraced homebrew development and
fulfill the need for community-driven games. As a result, they are
generating huge revenues with meager investment.

SCE\'s actions have left many of us uneasy and, in some cases,
ashamed. That said, if you do make the effort to support home-grown
developers, we will stand for and continue to support you wherever we
can.

Respectfully,