Choose a PlayStation 3 lifestyle
by Adams Briscoe 
{ Apr 5th 2006 at 2:30PM }
CVG has the dirt on how the PS3 wants to try and become a "lifestyle server" for consumers thanks to
the online support everyone's been talking about. Xbox Live has a good bit of support for the kind of things gamers can
share with each other. What you've been playing, how you've been doing; these are the sort of things it seems like the
PNP will try to be expanding on.The tips they've received convey that Sony will try and let users check out a host of things from each other. Imagine being able to tell if one of your buddies even has his console turned on. Track websites like blogs or forums that they visit or view footage and highlights from games they've been playing.
It's these "lifestyle" features that Sony wants to bank on with their online platform. By allowing gamers to share, send videos and media while communicating on a such an open scale, the idea is to turn it into a lifestyle experience rather than just an online gaming one. Some people might feel there could be too much openness to this platform. Don't worry: there are supposed to be security measures in place to keep prying eyes out and insure that only authorized users have all those other nifty privileges.
Hopefully we will learn even more about it at the Sony event on May 8th.
Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
Geof @ Apr 5th 2006 4:15PM
Is this about having a good life style, or stalking your friends?
Cage @ Apr 5th 2006 6:05PM
And the service will be able to find long lost family members, cure cancer, and be the central security system for your home. On top of that...ITS ALL FREE. Yes...thats right...FREE!! BUY A PS3!! (Lets hurry up and sell these before these crazy fanboys find out its not free)
duscrom @ Apr 7th 2006 4:33AM
Uhhh..... On Xbox live you can tell if someone has their console on... The rest... Oh boy.. I don't want my friends knowing what websites I go to.