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virtual news sony technology

The Japanese technology service presented its 3D online virtual community "Home" for users of the PlayStation 3, in an attempt to boost demand for its console. Microsoft fired on the initiative
The new service aims to give users a place to interact with other players in the PS3.

As in the virtual world "Second Life" Home users create online characters or avatars. They can talk with other visitors, players and customize their own sites in this virtual universe, says Reuters news agency.

Home has all the options that you would expect from a virtual community like that of Xbox Live, download demos and trailers, online game, talking to other users via text or voice-but the striking features and possibilities of a world Virtual to move freely.

In the virtual world offers Sony users have their own home, can create a club you join others, go to the movies, play games own Home or enter on-line modes of video games.

According to OTR / Press, will be special events, such as when you release new video games. It is even recreate actual game fairs in the virtual environment so that users can "visit".

The Japanese company hopes to get money from home by offering the sale of products such as clothing for their avatars, furniture for their homes and others. Each piece of clothing will cost around € 1.5, which multiplied by the number of clothes you saw a person and the millions of users of Playstation 3 ... could result in significant revenues, says the agency. One of the first brands to create virtual clothing Diesel.

Also, Home is advertisers. The first is Red Bull, which created an island where users can go to enjoy a mini-game on the real race Red Bull Air Race: a race of aircraft, how could it be otherwise.

Microsft, critical
Microsoft executive Aaron Greenberg expressed his misgivings about Home. According to the site 3D Games, said: "What I am seeing is that Home is a Second Life for hardcore gamers."

"I do not think that extends the experience and to invite people to play with him," he added.

Greenberg argues that Home uses "technology of 2005 in 2008, I'm not sure that's what people need right now."

"When they started to show me seemed innovative, but what happens is that it's been several years since then" shot.

Aaron Greenberg of Microsoft to offer Xbox Live and the recent dashboard update offers "much higher quality" than Home.



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