When firing up your PS3, you have a few options at your disposal besides simply playing the game you have inserted into your system. You can shop for some downloadable titles or even give a demo a shot in the Playstation Store, you can watch a movie or 2 on Netflix, or you can simply surf the net for a little bit. Another option that you may not really have taken advantage of is Playstation Home. In a nutshell, Home is a large internet chat room of sorts where you can hang out with other PS3 gamers and play a few games with them. However, it isn't something that a large share of PS3 owners have taken advantage of. Sony looks to change that with some big changes that will take place this fall.

 

Sony announced today that Playstation Home will be receiving quite the overhaul, making lots of changes both in the layout of the world and the various content that comes with it. The world of Home will be split into 5 different regions: the Hub, Adventure District, Pier Park, Sportswalk, and the Action District.

 

 

The Hub is the main area where various games, activities, user-generated content, etc. will be featured on the Activity Board. This board will also feature a questing system to essentially turn Home into a game itself, much like how Street Pass became a game on the 3DS. 

 

Each other district in Home will feature a suite of games that fit the theme of the area it's found in, such as sports games in Sportswalk and puzzle games in Pier Park. Sportswalk will also feature live scoreboards with up-to-date scores on games from various sports.