Over
20 Million Play on PlayStation Network
Sony
Computer Entertainment (SCE) says that the cumulative number of
registered accounts on PlayStation Network worldwide has exceeded 20
million as of Feb. 20. It was launched in Nov. 2006.
PlayStation Network is a free to access network service for PlayStation
3 (PS3) computer entertainment system and PSP (PlayStation Portable)
handheld entertainment system.
Directly accessible from PS3, PSP or PC, users are able to get online
content and services, including online gaming, video chat and text
messaging with other PS3 users online, as well as games and video
content downloadable from PlayStation Store.
Since
its launch, says the company, PlayStation Network has expanded its
services to over 55 countries and regions around the globe.
Microsoft too is quite aggressive in this market. Earlier this month,
it announced that one
million Xbox users have watched 1.5 billion minutes of Netflix movies
and TV episodes in about 3 months. All these
Xbox LIVE Gold members have downloaded
and activated the application from Netflix since two companies joined
hands last November.
In
November last year, Microsoft had released
New Xbox Experience to transform Xbox
360 consoles with software. The move aimed to help home buyers get
games, movies, and TV shows and share them with friends across the globe
through Xbox LIVE, a community-based service.
PlayStation Network is enhancing gaming experience through online game
features such as online battle and team play, as well as adding
downloadable game items. More than 600 titles incorporated with online
features have been released for the PS3 system worldwide, including
Resistance: Fall of Man, Gran Turismo 5 Prologue and LittleBigPlanet
from SCE.
PlayStation Store offers over 14,500 diverse digital content items,
ranging from exclusive online games, downloadable versions of UMD
titles, game demos and items, and titles from "Game Archive," through
which titles from the original PlayStation are made playable on PS3 and
PSP.
Also,
PlayStation Home, which launched its
service in Dec. 2008, offers 3D environment to users.
PlayStation Home is a 3D
social gaming community available on PS3 that allows users to interact,
communicate, and share gaming experiences. It delivers visual graphics
and rich gaming social experiences on the PS3 platform.
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