News: Open Beta to come this Fall.
Not a good day to be a PS3 owner huh, first the MGO Beta fiasco and now we receive news that Sony will be pushing back the launch of Home until possibly the end of the year. The currently running closed beta for Home will be extended to this Summer and will be taking on more testers and this Fall, Sony plans to have an open beta ready.
Sony Computer Entertainment CEO Kaz Hirai had this to say:
We understand that we are asking PS3 and prospective PS3 users to wait a bit longer, but we have come to the conclusion that we need more time to refine the service to ensure a more focused gaming entertainment experience than what it is today. Our overarching objective is to provide users with new gaming experiences that are available only on PLAYSTATION Home. Spending more time on the development and on the Closed Beta testing reaffirms our commitment to bringing a quality service, maintaining the PlayStation tradition.