Playstation Home

Wow! On the surface, it looks like Sony may have finally made a good move, after a string of disappointing tacks. They've just announced that the previously leakedPlaystation Home is indeed real - and coming in just a few months! From the screenshots, this looks like a virtual world rendered in the kinda of detail Second Life can only dream about (actually, it's a little more like a HD 3D version of Habbo Hotel). You'll be able to customize your avatar, pimp your own apartment, invite your friends over, earn achievements and get exposed to other Sony properties. Although, knowing Sony, it will probably be quite 'canned and limited, in a way this could the notion of virtual worlds to a more mainstream audience. For me, this is the only reason so far to get a PS3 (but for $1000 I'd prefer pimp my own pad).

UPDATE: Some of these mini, social games in Home could be quite fun:
http://www.joystiq.com/photos/playstation-home/177018/