News | 8/7/2009 at 4:54 PM

Co-Op Movie Watching Heads to PlayStation Home

Move over, Netflix Party! Sony is rolling out its own way to interrupt movies via online voice chat!

The latest PlayStation Home update is giving gamers access to a ten-screen movieplex, along with game spaces from Fat Princess and MotorStorm: Pacific Rift. Feature-length movies are expected to be available in the future, but for now, Home users are treated to updates from the PlayStation blog and other sponsors.

I can't help but be afraid for Home users that this update will be subject to the "one seat, one avatar" problem that even a ten-screen cinema has when faced with over 7 million avatars.

Have you tried it yet? What did you think?

 

There's no doubt that a free update sure beats having two monthly subscriptions (Live + Netflix), but if all the good seats are taken...well, let's just say that the view isn't quite as spectacular.