Sony On PS3's Home Vs. Xbox 360's Live

by Billy Brown

Sony recently launched the latest beta for Home on PS3 and the response have been fantastic so far -- for those who have been able to connect.

But the growing pains are certainly to be expected; the official PlayStation blog announced yesterday that everything is back to normal now.

In the next-gen race, Microsoft has had the upper hand on Sony with Live on Xbox 360 being around before PlayStation 3 had even launched.

However, Dan Hill of Sony Computer Entertainment Europe, believes that Home is so innovative, it'll help turn the tide in direction of PS3.

"Home is a brand-new service and no-one else is doing anything of this scale or ambition. We're a platform-holder doing something genuinely new and exciting, and we're proud of that," Hill told CVG.

"The PlayStation Network is getting better all the time, and Home is integral to our online offering. If you buy a PS3 and you grow with us, as Home evolves, you are going to become part of something very special, something unlike you can experience anywhere else."