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In adding online capabilities to its Playstation 3 gaming console, Sony has pulled a trick out of its sleeve - voila, a virtual world - that may just outdo XBox 360’s and Nintendo Wii’s attempts.
Called Playstation Home, the virtual world lives inside the console, reports Kotaku (via MarketingVox), while psfk compares it to Grand Theft Auto - as in, it’s not as customizable as the open-source maelstrom that is Second Life.
The free service, which will go into beta this April and hit consoles this fall, will allow players to customize a realistic rendition of themselves and allow them to “pimp” their apartments.
The world includes dynamic ad billboards, games you can walk up to and play in mini-arcades, and a list of commands for talking to others, whom you can invite to your apartment for multiplayer gaming.
Playstation Home will also have public places like a lobby to meet others and a movie theater, and brands can create their own destinations to show off up-and-coming games via video and demos.
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