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PSN exceeds 20m registered accounts

PSN exceeds 20m registered accounts

Sony has announced that its PlayStation Network now boasts over 20 million registered accounts, successfully establishing it as a “robust network business platform”.

Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on Feb 25th 2009 at 10:45AM in News
Sony outlines widespread Home support

Sony outlines widespread Home support

The Japanese arm of Sony has revealed a number of the high-profile games companies that have currently signed up for licenses to develop content for the firm’s growing virtual world ...
Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on Feb 9th 2009 at 2:59PM in News
EA confirms plans for PlayStation Home

EA confirms plans for PlayStation Home

The hard-hitting support for Sony’s PlayStation Home service just keeps coming with news that the EA Sports Complex space should be in place by spring this year, according to Electronic ...
Will Freeman
by Will Freeman
on Jan 9th 2009 at 12:47PM in News
Stringer: PS3 and PSP install base passes 60m

Stringer: PS3 and PSP install base passes 60m

Howard Stringer, the CEO of Sony, told the audience at the firm’s Consumer Electronics Show presentation in Las Vegas that the combined global userbase for its PS3 and PSP consoles ...
Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on Jan 9th 2009 at 10:00AM in News

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Big PS3 Home update coming this week

Big PS3 Home update coming this week

Sony has confirmed on its North American PlayStation Blog that a significant update to its PlayStation Home service will go live this week – brining with it the intriguing Red ...
Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on Jan 8th 2009 at 10:38AM in News
Major firms sign up with PS3 Home

Major firms sign up with PS3 Home

Business managers from the world’s leadings companies are set to make use of Sony’s PlayStation Home service to house virtual meetings.

Christopher Dring
by Christopher Dring
on Jan 2nd 2009 at 1:00PM in News
Home can be system seller, Sony insists

Home can be system seller, Sony insists

As Sony’s open Home beta approaches the end of its first week, the firm has asserted that it believes the virtual world service will eventually grow to become a key ...
Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on Dec 15th 2008 at 11:30AM in News
Microsoft: We're beyond Home

Microsoft: We're beyond Home

Microsoft’s Aaron Greenberg has disputed consumer demand for Home, dubbing the technology as outdated and pointed to Live as a “premium experience” by comparison.

James Batchelor
by James Batchelor
on Dec 11th 2008 at 12:32PM in News

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PS3 Home to launch tomorrow

PS3 Home to launch tomorrow

The open beta of PS3 Home will be made available to all PS3 users from tomorrow (December 11th), SCEE has announced.

Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on Dec 10th 2008 at 9:40AM in News
PS3 Home launch ‘in next 10 days’

PS3 Home launch ‘in next 10 days’

The clock is ticking on Sony’s recurrent pledge to release an open beta for its PS3 social network Home by the end of the year – and a report in ...
Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on Dec 8th 2008 at 12:01PM in News
Sony maintains 2008 launch for PS3 Home

Sony maintains 2008 launch for PS3 Home

The clock is ticking on 2008, but Sony has once again asserted that its PS3 Home service will be opened to the public before the turn of the year.

Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on Nov 27th 2008 at 5:12PM in News
PS3 Home edges closer to launch

PS3 Home edges closer to launch

Sony has launched a brand new web portal for its long-awaited PS3 social networking service Home, adding weight to the claims that the service should arrive before the end of ...
Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on Nov 25th 2008 at 10:21AM in News

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Launch version of Home beta to arrive tomorrow?

Launch version of Home beta to arrive tomorrow?

A leaked memo has reportedly revealed that Home 1.0, the version of Sony’s hyped social networking software that will eventually be released to the public, will become available to closed ...
Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on Nov 19th 2008 at 12:00PM in News
Handhelds competing with consoles

Handhelds competing with consoles

A new study entitled ‘Portable Devices’ from North American market stats firm NPD claims that the use of portable devices is on the rise – and that gaming is increasing ...
Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on Nov 12th 2008 at 12:32PM in News
LittleBigPlanet beta this month

LittleBigPlanet beta this month

Ahead of the release of LittleBigPlanet on October 24th, developer Media Molecule has stated that a ‘limited’ public beta will commence later this month – though there’s no news currently ...
Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on Sep 3rd 2008 at 11:29AM in News
Home is ‘on track’, says Reeves

Home is ‘on track’, says Reeves

Sony’s much-hyped Home project is on track and an announcement is on its way, SCEE president David Reeves has told MCV.

by Neil Long
on Aug 26th 2008 at 12:06PM in News

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JAPAN: Home beta applications open

JAPAN: Home beta applications open

Whilst the actual launch date for Sony’s long-awaited PS3 Home social networking service remains the thing of mystery for now, Sony has at last invited gamers in Japan to apply ...
Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on Aug 1st 2008 at 11:13AM in News
E3 08: Europe and US to get simultaneous Home beta

E3 08: Europe and US to get simultaneous Home beta

Whilst Sony’s PS3 conference failed to offer any additional concrete information regarding an arrival date for its much-hyped PS3 social network service Home, SCEE boss David Reeves has at least ...
Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on Jul 17th 2008 at 10:44AM in News
PS3 Home on track for autumn

PS3 Home on track for autumn

Whilst Sony works on ironing out the ongoing problems with its recent significant update to PS3, PSN director Eric Lempel has said that the autumn arrival of Sony’s social network ...
Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on Jul 4th 2008 at 12:12PM in News
Home Beta coming in 2008

Home Beta coming in 2008

Home, Sony's virtual world on PS3, is still on track for a 2008 release, according to Wired.

by Tim Ingham
on Jun 3rd 2008 at 6:07PM in News
Ubidays to be broadcast live in PS3 Home

Ubidays to be broadcast live in PS3 Home

PS3 Home may still be exclusively for use by approved testers at the moment, but those privileged enough to have access will tonight be able to access live coverage of ...
Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on May 28th 2008 at 1:03PM in News
PS3 Home delayed again

PS3 Home delayed again

SCEA has officially confirmed that its beta testing of the highly anticipated PS3 Home service is to continue throughout the next few months, seemingly pushing the official launch of the ...
Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on Apr 22nd 2008 at 11:12AM in News
PS3 Home public beta nearing

PS3 Home public beta nearing

Home represents arguably the biggest single development in next-gen gaming, and is certainly massive news for PS3 – so it’s not surprising that talk of a public beta for the ...
Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on Apr 3rd 2008 at 10:45AM in News
Iwata: We’re not interested in virtual worlds

Iwata: We’re not interested in virtual worlds

Nintendo CEO Satoru Iwata has shot down any idea that Nintendo will follow Sony and create a virtual ‘social’ world for its consoles.

by Tim Ingham
on Feb 6th 2008 at 12:39PM in News
Sony shows off new look PS3 Home

Sony shows off new look PS3 Home

Though there’s still no word on when it will arrive with PS3 gamers, or even when to expect a public beta, Sony has shown off the latest build of its ...
Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on Feb 4th 2008 at 2:31PM in News