Building Playstation around communities

December 20th, 2005

Sony also emphasized that the PlayStation 3 would have similar online connectivity and services as the next generation of Xbox Live. Calling it “an always on, always connected device,” Sony Computer Entertainment’s chief technical officer Masa Chatani said the PS3 would be constantly in touch with a “PlayStation World” network “fundamentally based on a on community, communication, commerce, and content.” He said that subscribers could “exchange unique characters and items through the network,” much like Microsoft’s Xbox Live Marketplace.

Via Gamespot

community, communication, commerce, and content – sounds like the 4C’s to me. Masa, have you been reading our book by any chance?

If anyone out there knows how I can get in touch with Mr Chatani, I would love to interview him for the next book Tomi and I are working on.

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