PlayStation Home is finally entering open beta tomorrow, allowing those gamers who weren't invited to the closed beta to figure out what all of the avatar-centric excitement is about.
PlayStation Home is an ambitious idea -- a sort of console-based Second Life, unlike those on Nintendo and Xbox 360, where players can create avatars that can walk around and do stuff.
Although access to Home will be free of charge, prepare to swept up in a sea of advertising and micro transactions. Players will get their own apartment, and activities will include socializing with strangers in themed locales, playing social games, buying your digital self designer clothing, or picking out fancy furniture you couldn't hope to afford in meat space.
PlayStation Home will also be a place to ravine on all sorts of media, with content providers like Hexus TV, Eurogamer, and Paramount providing exclusive programming to watch, with trailers and merchandise from the upcoming film The Watchmen kicking everything off.
But it's still all about the games, right? A Far Cry 2 space will be one of the first available, where you can chat with other players about all things Far Cry.
Uncharted, Warhawk, and Motorstorm spaces are set to follow shortly, and Sony is reportedly working with the likes of EA, Ubisoft, Sega and others to create even more environments for us to frolic in.
