Apart from our physical world, there is another world. Things there are totally different in terms of the environment, features, people etc. that is the world of Games. From racing down the track to breaking away from the jails, from flying in the space to solving cases, games are full of innovation and creativity. So many companies have come forward to provide the community of gamers the best games as well as game consoles. Different consoles by different companies are Sony - Playstation, Microsoft - Xbox, Atari – Flashback. The most popular of the ones is the offering from Sony.
Playstation 1 was launched in 1994 and since then Sony has come up with the better ones of the series, Playstation 3 (PS3) being the latest of the lot. Playstation gives its users the ability to play games, music files, video files etc. It was one invention that changed the concept of gaming and took it to a much higher level. The latest offering from Sony in terms of gaming is Playstation Home, which is a very innovative idea and which brings the gamers together. Developers of Home include Ubisoft, THQ, Rockstar Games, and Electronic Arts etc.
Playstation Home provides the Playstation network with a service that is based on community. It will provide the Playstation users the privilege of making their own custom avatars for their PS3 console. The idea of Home is that the users get to have a virtual life as well where they will be even able to create and design their virtual living space. The project was initialized for development in early 2005 and the official launch has been delayed with.
Playstation Home comes with many features and a very nice environment. Here after the customization of avatar and virtual apartments, one will be able to meet other users. They will be able to have text chat, voice chat, listen to music or even exchange data with them. Users will be able to invite the other users at their place for hang out. Apart from this Home even provides few games like pool, bowling etc. In addition to this, Sony has even been strict with the spam problem, it will track down the IP addresses of the consoles and would restrict them the connection of the services.
Playstation Home will provide its users with many features like communication, updating, and hall of fame which will increase the enthusiasm of its users. Hall of fame will give the users an opportunity to display their trophies that will be won by them in different games and tournaments. The number of trophies will decide the reputation and skills of a gamer. The communication part will be done with the help of headset, physical USB keyboard, virtual keyboard or using the emoticons. The updating option will be a great help to Sony as well as the users where new patches or changes will be made as well as the users will be able to upload any pictures in their space. So the latest offering from Sony will be a treat for a gamer and is expected to become very popular with the new age features.
The Playstation home video can be viewed here: Playstation home video
The Playstation home beta review can viewed here: Playstation home beta review
