A virtual world for your PS3

 

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Posted on 11 Dec 2008 at 16:21

Sony has launched a social gaming community game for the PS3 in Playstation Home. The open beta version is available to download now, and Sony claims the service will continue to evolve with new features and functionality.

The 3D virtual world is a PS3 equivalent of popular game Second Life, and allows users to interact, communicate and share gaming experiences. You can create and customise your own avatars and communicate with other users in real time through text or voice chat.

The virtual world offers you the opportunity to play mini-games, videos and attend special events along with your friends. You can also create their own mini-community using the Club*2 feature, creating clubs with other users.

You can experience the basic features and services of PlayStation Home, free of charge and it is available as a download, which can be found from the Playstation Home icon on the Playstation Network column of the XrossMediaBar.

"Playstation Home is truly a promising network community service on the Playstation platform, made possible with the powerful combination of PS3's overwhelming computational power and Playstation Network that covers many countries around the globe," said Kazuo Hirai, president and group CEO.

"We are committed to providing PS3 users with exciting gaming experiences with PlayStation Home and together with our partners and users, expand the new world of interactive entertainment as we move forward."

As part of Playstation Home, users can explore themed virtual environments, such as a Far Cry 2 space, which will soon be followed by Uncharted: Drake's Fortune, Warhawk, Motorstorm and SOCOM spaces. These game inspired environments will allow people to discuss the specific games, plan strategies and access content and clues that will enhance the gaming experience, said Sony.

"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," said home service manager Daniel Hill.

Author: Dawinderpal Sahota