Myspace, Twitter, Facebook you'd have to be a caveman living under the very world itself not to realise that social networking is big business. The Internet has done its very best to shrink the world and it seems that with that achievement, users of the net now want the proverbial garden fence to gossip over.
Gaming has largely remained free of this - much to the annoyance of its community, but with the growth in popularity in the Xbox Live service, it has allowed a community to grow. Enter Sony; the new boy of Internet community, offering the 'Home' experience that doesn't just give you the metaphorical garden fence to chat over, but instead a gargantuan of a town to explore and enjoy!
For lucky members of the Sony community, a closed beta version of Home (version 00.97.3 when going to print) has been released. There has been some speculation as to how members obtained an Invite, with US customers having the option of being on the 'waiting list' by downloading and installing the Home Theme, while others received emails From Sony, That read as follows
"PlayStation®Home is a 3D, interactive, evolving service, exclusive to PLAYSTATION®3. It's free to download and easy to use. Home is the place to be if you want to deepen your gaming experience - the place where you can meet, chat, plan, and launch games together. Also, you can fully customise your avatar, decorate your own Home apartment, play mini-games, watch videos, take part in events, and much more - it's all part of the Home experience.
Gaming has largely remained free of this - much to the annoyance of its community, but with the growth in popularity in the Xbox Live service, it has allowed a community to grow. Enter Sony; the new boy of Internet community, offering the 'Home' experience that doesn't just give you the metaphorical garden fence to chat over, but instead a gargantuan of a town to explore and enjoy!
For lucky members of the Sony community, a closed beta version of Home (version 00.97.3 when going to print) has been released. There has been some speculation as to how members obtained an Invite, with US customers having the option of being on the 'waiting list' by downloading and installing the Home Theme, while others received emails From Sony, That read as follows"PlayStation®Home is a 3D, interactive, evolving service, exclusive to PLAYSTATION®3. It's free to download and easy to use. Home is the place to be if you want to deepen your gaming experience - the place where you can meet, chat, plan, and launch games together. Also, you can fully customise your avatar, decorate your own Home apartment, play mini-games, watch videos, take part in events, and much more - it's all part of the Home experience.
We've chosen to offer access to Home to a select number of PLAYSTATION®3 owners, and as a valued member of PLAYSTATION®Network, you have been selected to be amongst the first to try this exciting new service.
To take part, and play an important role in helping us evolve and grow the service over the coming months, please redeem your unique promotional code below using your PLAYSTATION®3 and join us in Home...
Please remember that Home is currently in a restricted testing phase, which means that we'll be constantly adding new features and content, and testing the service, over the coming months. As part of your participation, we'll also occasionally ask you about your experiences, and gather feedback, so we can continually improve the service.
Also please understand that this is a closed and confidential beta and your participation is subject to our Terms of Use which will be presented to you the first time you connect to Home. Please keep all discussion of your experiences within Home confidential and limit them to our private Home Beta Forum...
Please remember that Home is currently in a restricted testing phase, which means that we'll be constantly adding new features and content, and testing the service, over the coming months. As part of your participation, we'll also occasionally ask you about your experiences, and gather feedback, so we can continually improve the service.
Also please understand that this is a closed and confidential beta and your participation is subject to our Terms of Use which will be presented to you the first time you connect to Home. Please keep all discussion of your experiences within Home confidential and limit them to our private Home Beta Forum...
Welcome to PlayStation®Home.
Yours,
Sony Computer Entertainment Europe"
As you'll gather from the above correspondence there's very little else we can say, due to the confidentiality of the Beta, but once it goes to a Public beta or general release... we'll be first with a guide on how it all works!
As you'll gather from the above correspondence there's very little else we can say, due to the confidentiality of the Beta, but once it goes to a Public beta or general release... we'll be first with a guide on how it all works!
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