PlayStation Home to become social game hub
Sony redesigns its virtual world in response to changing trends
Sony have revealed that they will be changing their PlayStation Home virtual world into a social game hub which they hope will become a place for gamers to both socialize and play social games.
In an interview with VentureBeat, director of PlayStation Home Jack Buser explained: "We are going to 'up level' games as the heart of PlayStation Home. This means that Home itself is going to become a game. The first things you see when you get into Home are games."
Sony's plans include introducing large-scale group games and replacing the central plaza of Home with a futuristic transit place called The Hub that integrates games, quests, community events and user-generated content.
PlayStation Home launched in 2008 and currently has more than 23 million registered users.
The new Home goes live this Autumn.