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Wednesday, 10 December 2008 |
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Sony will launch their PlayStation Home open beta tomorrow, 11 December.
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Home is a virtual world in the Playstation network. Within Home, users will be able to create and customise their own avatars which will then be able to explore the virtual community in real time.
After what Sony describes as a "successful" closed beta, all PS3 users will now be able to gain access and try out the virtual world for themselves, Pocket-lint reports.
Not only will there be a variety of entertainment content to enjoy such as mini-games, videos & special events, but users will also be able to create their own community by using the "Club" feature to create clubs with other Home users who share the same interests.
Groups will also be able to launch directly into their favourite online games directly from Home itself.
The Home game client will be a free download that will launch directly from the PlayStation Home icon on the PlayStation Network column of XMB. Of course as you can imagine, there will also be paid-for extras you can buy, such as new clothes and accessories.
Paramount Pictures & other video content providers will be showing exclusive content in the PlayStation Home Theatre.
Kazuo Hirai, President and Group CEO, SCE said: "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".
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