Life with PlayStation releasing this month

  • Posted August 1st, 2008 at 04:17 EDT by Mike Harradence
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Speaking on the official PlayStation Blog, Sony has confirmed that its forthcoming Life with PlayStation service will be released some time in August 2008.

First unveiled at Sony’s E3 press conference last month, Life with PlayStation was originally scheduled to launch by the end of July; however, due to “a few procedural matters,” the service will now be rolled out later this month.

Sony Computer Entertainment America’s Senior Development Manager, Noam Rimon, commented:

“Rest assured, Life with PlayStation will be a service that introduces a new way to interact with your PS3. By bringing information from around the world into your living room, Life with PlayStation will offer a variety of interactive content and channels on a visually stunning worldwide map interface.”

“We’re focused on continuously expanding the world of PS3 through new services and hope to do just that with the upcoming launch of Life with PlayStation.”

Stay tuned for more developments as they become available.

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  1. jimbo0 | bravotangosix

    • 4:21am BST - August 1st, 2008

    another great feature to add to the ever growing @rsen@l!

  2. terminator12259 | tacitassassin25

    • 4:23am BST - August 1st, 2008

    Jack Tretton screwed up he should have said Life with playstation is coming soon, not Life with playstation will be here by the end of the month

  3. lliamsimp

    • 4:24am BST - August 1st, 2008

    Yeah sounds good, have i been living in a cave or somethin since E3 cuz this is the first ive heard of it!?

  4. APerez

    • 4:27am BST - August 1st, 2008

    Actually this is seeming like a much better idear. See if you need to check on how the weather is gonna be like, u don't need to turn on ur computer and go to the weather website or turn the channel, just quick start ur ps3 click life with ps and there ya go!

  5. Chrisandmyps3 | chrisandsoccer

    • 4:36am BST - August 1st, 2008

     yeah what is this function i never heard of it at E3! sounds kinda average to me though but that doesnt mean it could be awesome

  6. HeartAttackSilv3rback |

    but if you have a mac,then all you do is click the middle mouse button and it pulls it up for you on a widget instantly to see :)

    but regardless i still love this feature and will still be using it .

  7. T-Dogg400 | T-Dogg400

    • 4:42am BST - August 1st, 2008

    Life? havent heard of this, i just wait till it comes.

  8. BigC3 | BigC3

    • 4:54am BST - August 1st, 2008

    august is a big month

  9. wodm | wodm

    • 4:58am BST - August 1st, 2008

    http://www.engadget.com/2008/06/27/life-with-playstation-in-pictures-and-video/

    second one down is a video

  10. Ryuuchi10 | Ryuuchi10

    • 5:12am BST - August 1st, 2008

    Delayed...good job Playstation!

  11. Odium_Generis_Humani

    • 5:28am BST - August 1st, 2008

    The first E3 promise/ hype Sony's balked on.  I'm sure it's only the beginning.  They sure can do an electronics show, but when deadlines come, well...

  12. APerez

    • 5:33am BST - August 1st, 2008

    @ Odium
    I know! They know how to work a crowd with the goods, but when they talk about due dates its like a high schooler who didnt finish his report ...well I meant to have it in today but I was sick , give me til next week. Next week comes...I apologize but my dog ate my report therefore I have to delay it til next week for sure. The NEXT week comes, Its done but I think it can be even BETTER give me one last week. Last week, here you go teacher hope you like it. I wanted this a month ago, TOO LATE not interested.

  13. Dave-The-Rave | Dave-The-Rave

    • 6:25am BST - August 1st, 2008

    Dunno why everyone is in a fret over this..sounds like a feature that no one would ever use !! This is what a PC is for !!

  14. rivel

    • 7:23am BST - August 1st, 2008

     Too lazy to get off your butt and experience life yourself? Not a problem! Sony is here to experience it for your then neatly display it in a fun and safe enviroment. Enjoy!

  15. Hyourinmaru | DAT1AZNPAN

    • 7:28am BST - August 1st, 2008

    like google earth? only in HD? sounds interestin

  16. yebra21 | Yebra21

    • 7:41am BST - August 1st, 2008

    @ wodm

    videos look interesting. too bad I can't understand it.

  17. gingo | gingo

    • 8:15am BST - August 1st, 2008

    psn id: gingo.... i cant say i am getting too excited with this but its always another feature that is added to the ps3 so its always something

  18. Odium_Generis_Humani

    • 8:26am BST - August 1st, 2008

    @13

    Honestly though, I'd use it.  I mean, there it is on my PS3, you know.  I never turn the thing off anymore.  I do like the never-ending features of the PS3, I was just commenting on the fact that Sony has a habit of using electronic floor shows to tell everyone what their concepts are on the drawing board, and having everyone wait millenia to get their hands on it.  To me, it was a HUGE surprise when their video service started THE WEEK OF E3!  But they haven't updated it content much have they.  They have until I run out of The Unit episodes to watch, lol.

  19. Alpha2

    • 8:43am BST - August 1st, 2008

    honestly hardly anyone is hitting their launch dates any more. I remember last year or the GDC before that they were having a discussion on "how to hit your release dates" I guess the entire industry missed it. Not just Sony but all the third parties and peripheral makers as well.

  20. VesNL | Ves

    • 9:38am BST - August 1st, 2008

    So is this a international release period or just another NA release period?

  21. MMDs | MMDs

    • 11:06am BST - August 1st, 2008

     I'D USE IT WHEN IM ON MY PS3, IF ITS ANY GOOD THAT IS.

  22. JMelillo57 | jmelillo57

    • 12:37pm BST - August 1st, 2008

    So is this kinda like the channels on the Wii? If it is for all the blasting that the Wii gets for not being a "next generation console" the PS3 sure wants to be like it. Fist the new remote and now this. I love my PS3 and my Wii, but why can't you come up with new things. If I am completely wrong then I appoligize.

  23. The Mask | JSack20

    • 12:55pm BST - August 1st, 2008

    I don't even get what this is, the article is quite confusing

  24. edward_moffet | edd

    • 1:01pm BST - August 1st, 2008

    shut up whiners, **** its not like you are paying for it and dont give me the well we payed 600 dollars for the console bull**** you got a blu ray player,wifi, a memory card reader, a bluray movie, a 60gb hdd, and a free online service i think you were pretty well paidback on day one, its not like they delayed it till next year and its a news and weather service GET OVER IT

  25. XenoSilvano | XenoSilvano

    • 1:55pm BST - August 1st, 2008

    I want google earth on my PS3 - oh wait you need a lot of ram for that don't you?

     

    hum although this kinda sounds like a stolen idea I hope its different then what the Nintendo offers

  26. solid79 | solid79

    • 3:25pm BST - August 1st, 2008

    I'm interesteed to see what this service will have to offer.

  27. StoneDogAiel

    • 3:54pm BST - August 1st, 2008

    @25 and everyone else saying its a "stolen" Please use your brain before you type next time. If you really think that having news and weather on a console is stealing, then please be happy that you have a choice in anything you get, be it cereal, cars, bikes, book, VIDEO GAMES.

    I can just see it way back when the Odyssey came out, the pong guys were like " Hey our idea is better!, oh crap someone else has something similar so we better not even try. Think first please!

  28. advancednewbie | AdvNoob11

    • 4:25pm BST - August 1st, 2008

    this thing is gonna be a sweet feature! cant wait

  29. deniled

    • 5:35pm BST - August 1st, 2008

    sounds interesting cant wait to try it out

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