Portable Planet

The public has been craving more information on PS3 Home, and Sony has delivered in a big way with a massive question and answer session that’s readily available to the public via PDF.

The PS3 Home closed beta will begin from April through August and a lucky initial 15,000 will participate. Then from August through October, it expands to an open beta with 50,000 users. And in October…the world finally gets to jump in.

And even though the service will only be available initially on PlayStation 3, that’s only the begininng.

Initially Home will only be accessible via that PLAYSTATION 3, although over time our intention is to enable users to interface certain Home features and services via other networked devices such as PlayStation Portable (PSP) and mobile phones.

And content will not be stagnant –new stuff will beconsistently in the works.

Content for Home will be developed continually. In addition to an ever increasing variety of items to customize avatars and Home Spaces, there will be special events such as Halloween and Christmas where special content will be available for a limited time.

Currently Home is not a persistent world, so when you leave Home, all of your possessions go with you. For instance, it is not currently possible for other users to visit your apartment while you’re not there. We are working on the persistent aspect of Home, and expect to implement it in the long term.

Read the whole enchilada on PS3 Home here.