Sony maintains 2008 launch for PlayStation Home

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The year is almost over, but Sony has once again reassured gamers that it will make good on its promise and make its long delayed PlayStation Home virtual world open to everybody before the end of 2008. Speaking to IGN, Home director Jack Buser said that the service is nearing the final stages of its closed beta and that just last week it was moved to its 1.0 client.

For those not in the know, Home is an ambitious "3D social gaming community" where users can customize their avatar and virtual space. Sony hasn't had the best track record with the service, though, as the virtual world has been marred with delays on a number of occasions since it was announced in March 2007. More than a hundred thousand people have been invited to the closed PlayStation Home beta already, but hopefully it won't be much longer before everyone can walk around in the free virtual world – whether it lives up to the hype (which has rather faded by now) remains to be seen

News source: Tech Spot

#1 tiddlie on 30 Nov 2008 - 20:28

Pigs flying over Sony HQ again?

#2 brent3000 on 30 Nov 2008 - 20:29

should be intresting to see if its going to be another sony WW release...

(1 reply) #3 bbfc_uk on 30 Nov 2008 - 20:55

Ambitious indeed. Is this some sort of Second Life-esque service?

#3.1 ]SK[ on 01 Dec 2008 - 00:03

bbfc_uk said,

From what I've played of the beta... yes; except you cant fly.

(1 reply) #4 +TCLN Ryster on 30 Nov 2008 - 21:36

Did anyone else mis-read that as Jack Bauer and not Jack Buser?

#4.1 kazuyette on 01 Dec 2008 - 00:03

I did mate! I did ! *lol*

#5 +Xerxes on 01 Dec 2008 - 02:27

They might be telling the truth, in the Home beta they have been mentioning the "open beta" is imminent...but being Sony that could mean anything

Home is not bad, but is painfully slow for me (in terms of downloading new areas, new items etc) and it's probably only gonna get worse once Sony (eventually) open the flood gates. Hopefully by then I'll sorted out my connection problems (if that is even the cause of my extreme slowness).

#6 jstillion on 03 Dec 2008 - 16:50

There was a huge refinement from the recent 0.98 beta to the newer 1.x beta.
Why they went to a 1x version designation within beta... I'm not sure of.

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