Sony’s “Playstation Home”: Charming, Desperate and Futile

Technology News | Reuters.com: "I don’t usually blog about Sony, the Playstation, or really even about the Xbox — but I can’t resist laying a post down on this latest development from Sony. As you are all probably aware, the Playstation 3 was released to a lot of disappointment last Christmas, and has been projected to trail behind the Xbox360 and Wii in sales this year.

So, its no surprise to hear that the great minds behind the over-priced and under-gamed black behemoth at Sony came up with something new and drastic: an online community a la Second Life, called “Playstation Home”. It allows PS3 users to enter an on-line virtual world complete with avatars, a personal space to show off your online trophies, a place to “hang out” to play some virtual sports and so on. Videos and pics seem pretty cool.

But the question that should be asked is: Will it help sell more Playstation 3’s?

I don’t think so. By offering this extension to the gaming system, the Sony seems desperate to dilute what the Playstation brand is all about and that is *gaming*. From what I’ve seen and heard, while “Playstation Home” does enable you t"