Move over Second Life & V-Side, Playstation Home is here.

I'll start with this quite obvious statement whilst I write the actual review, you cannot use Playstation Home unless you have a PS3, but if you have one, it's well worth checking out.

Playstation Home is Sony’s version of Second Life & V Side, you sign in with you Playstation Network ID and then you enter Home Square, here you can go to places such as the cinema, the bowling alley, shopping centre or your personal space in the harbour.

When online in the Playstation Home world you can partake in many activities such as playing Draughts or Chess against other users or watch game trailers in the cinema, there are also options to invite friends or other users to online games and arrange matches against them.

It works really well and its only in the first stages and its being updated quite regularly and I’m excited to see what more features will be added to it in the future.

Here is a quick run through of what can be done in each area

Home Square.

The main area of the Home world, mainly used a chill out place where users chat about various topics and arrange matches online, there are also Chess and Draughts boards where you can play against other users if you so wish.




Cinema.

As it says really, shows game trailers and film trailers, I Haven’t really explored this area much as there are video screens located in Home Square which shows the same stuff, hopefully it will have more appeal when the updates come.

Bowling Alley.

Usually where I spend most of my time, players can play bowling, pool and arcade games in this area, usually the most filled area and the only downside to this is it takes a while to get onto the games as they are always full.









Shopping Mall.

This is where you can buy new clothes for your avatar and also sells new apartments and furniture for them. Still in progress but as a good range of items so far.


Harbour Studio.

This is your personal space where you can personalise your avatar and also your space, again, not spent much time in here as its quite boring unless you invite people into your space.









So far it’s looking good for Playstation Home and I expect big things for it over the next year, I will update this post when new features are added and if they are beneficial or not.