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Sony sheds the details on Home as the social gaming service launches its public beta...
As widely expected Sony Computer Entertainment today confirmed that the doors to the long-awaited Home service will be opened to a public beta on December 11th.
Offering PS3 owners a 3D social-gaming platform, Home allows users to communicate, interact and share gaming experiences. Players can create and customise their own avatars and explore the virtual community while chatting through text or voice chat.
Boasting an abundance of content, Home users can participate in fun mini-games, share videos, and attend special events with friends, along with the ability to create clubs with other Home users who share the same interests - although to be a Clubhouse owner you will need to buy the entitlement to run the club.
The Home beta will be made available as a free download and launch directly from the Home icon on the PSN tab on the XMB. The basic features and services are free, however additional services and features will come at a cost.
PS3 owners in the SCEE territory (that's us) can take advantage of special themed areas to explore. Beginning with a Far Cry 2 space, Home offers PS3 gamers specific areas to discuss the game, plan strategies, and access additional content that will enhance the game. SCEE promises that additional spaces for Uncharted: Drake's Fortune, Warhawk, Motorstorm, and SOCOM will follow shortly, while the first-party is working alongside EA, Ubisoft, Midway, SEGA, and Atari to create further environments.
"We are very excited to be bringing PlayStation Home to Europe and the PAL territories, offering users an interactive, social, gaming experience," said Daniel Hill, Home Service Manager, SCEE. "PlayStation Home is unique to anything else in the gaming world and by partnering with both global and regional gaming and non-gaming brands, we are able to offer exciting and entertaining content that will enhance the PlayStation experience."
Home of course is also a way for plenty of companies to sell you virtual items - if you're in to that type of thing. Clothing from Diesel will initially be available, with items ranging from free of charge to 1.50 euros. Furniture to decorate your virtual living space will also be provided by Ligne Roset, offering a variety of options including the iconic Togo and Facett upholstery collections.
Finally the PlayStation Home Theatre offers a cinematic experience, although like Microsoft's Video Marketplace, we suspect this will take a little while to grow. From the start the Theatre will offer an exclusive video greeting from Watchmen director Zack Snyder along with the latest trailer. Later in the New Year a selection of virtual Watchmen merchandise will be made available, along with a special event allowing PS3 owners to meet and chat with the cast and filmmakers. Something tells us that seats at the PlayStation Home Theatre won't be in too much demand for a little while yet.
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Added:Thu 18th Aug 2011 18:12, Post No: 1167
@ Robert Young: Try Sony and Microsoft's actual financial reports. They are the only reliable source for worldwide console sales/shipments.
Added:Thu 18th Aug 2011 17:45, Post No: 1166
videochartz => vgchartz......LOL....:-)........
Added:Thu 18th Aug 2011 17:44, Post No: 1165
My previous blog of 360 lead over PS3 is not "guess estimate". Those numbers were taken from a reputable website that unfortunately, this website prohibited me from quoting. This website is so reputable that companies use their numbers for their own studies; videochartz......
Added:Thu 18th Aug 2011 17:26, Post No: 1164
Well it is August 2011 now, PS3 fanboys. Where is the lead of PS3 "overtaking" the 360 by January 2011? Yeah, the PS3 sales are inching closer to the 360 but, as of Aug 2011, it is still that - "inching closer". As of August 2011, the worldwide lead of 360 over PS3 is 3.4 million. The U.S. lead of 360 over PS3 is 12.282 million. Also, here in the U.S., as of Dec 2008, the 360 lead was 7.98 mil. As of Dec 2009, the 360 lead was 8.64 mil. As of Dec 2010, the 360 lead was 11.34 mil. And that brings us to Aug. 2011. So, don't predict stuff that will fall flat on your faces, LOL ;-)..........
Added:Mon 01st Aug 2011 20:21, Post No: 1163
@1162, what extra content? do you mean the welcome back pack, with the 5 games, stuff for sony home and various other games and the free month of playstation plus? we've already had it, where was you? lol
Added:Wed 27th Jul 2011 14:44, Post No: 1162
what are sony playing at, wheres all the extra content the promised oh i forgot sony never keep a promise.
Added:Thu 30th Jun 2011 14:03, Post No: 1161
Sony denying the blatantly obvious? Surely not!
Added:Thu 09th Jun 2011 04:47, Post No: 1160
lol i looked back through the comment and post 1154 is a blatent lier, hes just jelous microsoft is better than sony.
Added:Sat 04th Jun 2011 21:13, Post No: 1159
well the welcome back pack finally arrived yesterday and what a mess it was, i guess sony thought it was a good idea to release it in all regions rather than america first moving roung the globe in a way that would not hinder people from getting the free content or causing a lot of confusion when people saw the "get now" link vanish and had to look for guides as to get their free content.
one thing i didnt know about the welcome back pack was the inclusion of 3 FREE full HD movie rentals, if you didnt know about it look on the XMB in the orange box (under account management) and you should find it though i think it expires on the 5th (sunday,tomorrow) so get them while you can.
Added:Tue 31st May 2011 13:38, Post No: 1158
what is sony doing, its may 31st and still no ps store when they said it would be back by the end of the month, well its the end of the month and no ps store, whats the excuse this time ????