Sony has announced plans to launch its ambitious PlayStation Home online service - announced at GDC last week - this October.
The initial download is expected to weigh in at "under 500MB", with subsequent patches "hopefully" integreated via a streaming solution "that makes them negligible".
A closed beta phase for around 15,000 users will take place between April and August, with an open beta for around 50,000 operating between August and October.
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Sony Corp. will unveil Wednesday "Home," an online network for its new PlayStation 3, which supports streaming video and advertising and will host virtual characters in common areas and private rooms.
Sony also will preview "LittleBigPlanet" -- a game where users play, create and share what they build with other worldwide PS3 users -- at the Game Developers Conference this week in San Francisco.
Sony's PS3 is locked in a battle with Microsoft Corp.'s Xbox 360 and Nintendo Co. Ltd.'s Wii.
"Home," a free download, will be available...
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