Playstation HUB

[Gryph]

Sony's answer to XBOX Live? Seems so.

http://www.next-gen.biz/index.php?option=c...d=2270&Itemid=2

 

According to well-placed industry sources, PlayStation HUB will offer PlayStation 3 owners much the same services as Xbox Live, including chat, downloadable demos, independent games and online play. The service is also designed to support PSP online play as well as PS3. It's a departure from PlayStation 2's online strategy, widely regarded as vastly inferior to Microsoft's.

 

PlayStation HUB is being described to developers as a 'subscriber service' suggesting a monthly charge. We understand the service is being created by Sony Computer Entertainment Europe, although this is unconfirmed.

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Developer sources are also suggesting that PlayStation 3 is currently scheduled to launch in September. A launch games release schedule seen by our sources states a September launch. Although the schedule does not explicitly state a hardware launch date, nor a launch territory, we understand Japan and U.S will both see the machine in September.

 

And here is something I found interesting at Gamespot's Rumor Control:

http://www.gamespot.com/news/show_blog_ent...pic_id=24324060

A third-party developer of games for Sony platforms confirmed the planned service for GameSpot, saying that it was previously planned to roll out on the PlayStation 2 initially, followed by the PS3 and then the PSP. "It's probably now just PS3 then PSP because I think the service was supposed to roll out this spring," the developer said.

 

But while Sony is on the online bandwagon, GameSpot's source suggests it has plenty of catching up to do.

 

"They [sony management] don't understand it. They don't understand why it's important. They don't get what developers need to make it good," the source said. "They're trying to adapt due to tons of inside pressure (there are, of course, many incredibly brilliant people in Sony who have been screaming about this stuff for about a decade), but essentially Microsoft is on the cutting edge of this stuff and Sony is like your grandmother who just got her first AOL account."

[Wizard]

but essentially Microsoft is on the cutting edge of this stuff and Sony is like your grandmother who just got her first AOL account."

 

Best f'n quote i've seen today.

 

Sony really does need to play catch up here. Now with MS discussing about putting adverts in Live. We could see a big change up here now.

[Shibathedog]

hehe yeah i liked that quote too