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Microsoft has criticised Sony’s inbound Second Life-style virtual environment PlayStation Home, calling it “2005 tech in 2008”.
Speaking to Kotaku, Aaron Greenberg, group product manager for Xbox 360, said that Home no longer feels “innovative”, as it did when it was first announced in 2005.
“I think we have seen people are willing to pay for the premium experience,” he said. “When they compare Live, even to Home, there is still a huge gap.”
He added: “What Home to me feels like is Second Life for hardcore gamers. It doesn’t feel like it broadens the experience and invites people in. When they unveiled it, it seemed innovative. I think what’s happened is now here we are a couple of years later and we feel beyond that.
“It feels like 2005 tech in 2008. I’m not sure that’s what people want.”
Yesterday Sony Computer Entertainment announced that the PlayStation Home Beta service will become available for all PS3 users around the world today. We’re expecting UK users to be able to download it sometime this evening.
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