Sony’s Playstation Home confirmed!

The New York Times has just posted an article online stating that Sony plans “to add online bells and whistles for Playstation 3″.

There have been many rumors lately on whether the upgrade was fact or fiction, but now PS3 users can rest assured that the new YouTube/Myspace-like features are coming down the pipe from Sony.

The centerpiece, a new service called PlayStation Home, is to become available to consumers in the fall, said senior game industry executives, who requested anonymity because they were not authorized to discuss the plans. PlayStation Home is meant to build on and surpass somewhat similar offerings from Sony’s competitors Microsoft and Nintendo by allowing users to create persisting online identities that record players’ achievements in different games. As players progress through a game, they will unlock various virtual prizes that they can then show off to friends and rivals, the executives said.

If implemented correctly, this will be a good start to improving the lackluster online offering of the PS3’s currect features.

The question still remains if previously released games will support this new feature however.

You can read the full NYT article here.

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