Sony plans to announce the launch of its long-rumored PlayStation 3 online service today at the Game Developers Conference in San Francisco.
The service, called PlayStation Home, is expected to be similar in scope to Microsoft’s Xbox Live. Features such as persistent online identities, gamer achievement lists, and friends lists are all pretty much guaranteed to come as part of the package. Rumored features include the ability to create tiny Mii-like avatars that represent a player’s online identity. Avatars will be able to collect game rewards and achievements in the form of virtual trophies, and will also have the option of interacting with other avatars in a 3D virtual environment. Similar to online games such as Second Life, avatars in the PlayStation Home world will be able to purchase items such as apartments, furnishing, and clothing.
In addition to simply sharing avatars, gamers may also be able to share videos and other entertainment content that they have created. Such content may be in the form of replays for games, or simply video that the users have uploaded.
Phil Harrison, president of Sony’s worldwide game studios, is expected to reveal the details behind the service at his keynote speech at the GDC. The electronics company is hoping that the online service, which is rumored to be provided for free for all PlayStation 3 owners, will create more buzz and excitement around Sony’s new flagship game console. So far, the high price of the PS3 and lack of compelling exclusive games have limited sales.
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