E3 07: Sony builds new Home features on PS3
Sony on Wed. detailed new features for the new online social networking program, Home, for the Playstation 3 home entertainment system.
New features to be included in the final product include the ability to launch multiplayer networked games from Home directly. The press demonstration featured a seamless transition from Home into the online racer MotorStorm, in which players were immediately inserted into an online game session.
Additionally, the program will feature a new Home Square that acts as a central hub for all players to move to the desired area. The open-air location is said to allow developers more freedom to build upon the community in the future.
Finally, Home will feature new personal spaces including a Beach House, Norwegian Cabin, Manhattan Penthouse and a traditional Japanese House.
When a user is mobile, certain mobile phone devices will be able to access limited Home functions, including uploading a cell phone picture to a personal space in the online network.
"After more than three years in development, we're preparing for a landmark global roll out of PlayStation Home in the fall," said Phil Harrison, president, Sony Computer Entertainment Worldwide Studios, "As an integrated service of Playstation Network, PlayStation Home will enable people to build connected communities around all of the entertainment experiences that PS3 has to offer."
Sony has sold 1.4 million PS3 units to date in the U.S.
By ; Marcus Lai
Via : news.punchjump.com
New features to be included in the final product include the ability to launch multiplayer networked games from Home directly. The press demonstration featured a seamless transition from Home into the online racer MotorStorm, in which players were immediately inserted into an online game session.
Additionally, the program will feature a new Home Square that acts as a central hub for all players to move to the desired area. The open-air location is said to allow developers more freedom to build upon the community in the future.
Finally, Home will feature new personal spaces including a Beach House, Norwegian Cabin, Manhattan Penthouse and a traditional Japanese House.
When a user is mobile, certain mobile phone devices will be able to access limited Home functions, including uploading a cell phone picture to a personal space in the online network.
"After more than three years in development, we're preparing for a landmark global roll out of PlayStation Home in the fall," said Phil Harrison, president, Sony Computer Entertainment Worldwide Studios, "As an integrated service of Playstation Network, PlayStation Home will enable people to build connected communities around all of the entertainment experiences that PS3 has to offer."
Sony has sold 1.4 million PS3 units to date in the U.S.
By ; Marcus Lai
Via : news.punchjump.com
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