Sony kom her i går med den noget kedelige meddelelse, at deres “virtuelle verden”, Sony Home, er blevet forsinket endnu en gang. Ifølge Shacknews & Next Gen, vil den planlagte åbne betatest blive skudt af til efteråret. allerede for lige godt et år siden kunne vi fortælle om den lukkede betatest. Sony Home skulle have været klar dette forår og betatesten var oprindeligt planlagt sidste efterår. Sony-chef Kaz Hirai havde en kortfattet men klar udtalelse til pressen i går:

Tokyo, April 22, 2008 – Sony Computer Entertainment Inc. (SCEI) announced today that it will expand the Closed Beta testing for PLAYSTATION®Home in Summer 2008, inviting a further number of registrants from the PLAYSTATION®3 (PS3®) users. Following completion of the Expanded Closed Beta test, the PLAYSTATION Home Open Beta service will commence in Fall 2008.

“We understand that we are asking PS3 and prospective PS3 users to wait a bit longer, but we have come to the conclusion that we need more time to refine the service to ensure a more focused gaming entertainment experience than what it is today,” said Kazuo Hirai, President and Group CEO, Sony Computer Entertainment Inc. “Our overarching objective is to provide users with new gaming experiences that are available only on PLAYSTATION Home. Spending more time on the development and on the Closed Beta testing reaffirms our commitment to bringing a quality service, maintaining the PlayStation® tradition.”

The PLAYSTATION Home Open Beta service that will become available in Fall 2008 will be built around providing new and fun community gaming experiences.

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