Just off the press wire. Sony PlayStation Home Open Beta is arriving in late 2008.

Why so long you might ask? Well, Sony wants to make sure that Home is completely redefined to meet up to the companies standards. Hopefully meaning a better experience for us.

Not much else was said but Sony says that the expansion registration, as well as testing mechanics and features, will be announced in the near future.

So gear up, because upon the completion of this expanded Closed Beta, the Open Beta will start. The online testing experience begins fall of 2008.

Guess what? Looks like the Open Beta of Sony's long-awaited PlayStation Home is arriving in late 2008. The official announcement just came in over press wire, where Sony Computer Entertainment claimed that the ongoing Closed Beta test was to be "expanded" by an undisclosed number of users. They say that upon the completion of this expanded Closed Beta, the Open Beta will start. The online testing experience begins fall of 2008.

Why so long? According to Sony's top brass, Kazuo Hirai, the extension to the later half of 2008 was required to ensure that the Home experience is completely refined to the standards of the company. The expansion of the user base in the Closed Beta, as well as the extension of its program to late summer, shows just how much work Sony's putting into the polishing process.

While not other details were immediately divulged, Sony says that the expansion registration, as well as testing mechanics and features, will be announced in the near future. More updates on this as we get them.

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