when does home come out for the ps3?

[sargie]

I cant seem to find any release date or vague release date for it they all say autumn 2007. Obviously it didnt make itbut no were seems to have updated there information.It looks really interesting and should make meeting people for a game much easier.

[aftermath]

Sony is delaying the launch of the Home online world service for its PlayStation 3 console.

Originally slated for an autumn launch, Home is a virtual world in which owners of the PS3 create avatars and socialise with others.

The social networking system is a key plank in Sony's strategy to win customers for its game gadget.

Sony said Home would now be launched early in 2008 but gave no specific date for its release.

Console crowd

Sony said the delay to the Home service was needed to improve the quality of the finished product.

"This is going to be a worldwide service that needs to offer a wide range of functions required in Japan, in the US, in Europe and in Asia," said Kazuo Hirai, Sony Computer Entertainment head, in a speech at the Tokyo Game Show.

Mr Hirai also remained tight-lipped about widely expected price cuts for the PS3 but said it was improving the line-up of software for the console in a bid to attract customers.

With Home, Sony hoped to cash in on the wave of interest in online communities that have made successes of websites such as Second Life, MySpace, Facebook and many others.

Via Home, PS3 owners could socialise with other console gamers and acquire and decorate their own virtual home.

The news is another blow to the fortunes of Sony which, until the launch of the PS3, dominated the console game market.

[thommo]

its been delayed so many times now its either junk they cant fix or its going to be out of this world (no pun intended),i hope its the latter as the current layout of ps3's dashboard is bluntly "cr@p", nowt bad to say about the console games look good and play good, free online play, just needs a hack pmsl....

[sargie]

its been delayed so many times now its either junk they cant fix or its going to be out of this world (no pun intended),i hope its the latter as the current layout of ps3's dashboard is bluntly "cr@p", nowt bad to say about the console games look good and play good, free online play, just needs a hack pmsl....

yeah i agree it could really work as a "dashboard" enhancement if they get it right so perhaps it is worth the wait for them to polish it well.