PlayStation Home Will Be Available This Year

@ahlanalo I understand it's only a beta but you can't tell me that after two solid years of work that it doesn't seem slightly lacking given that you can build a really solid game in that time. I do realise I'm probably expecting alot but so will lots of people who have heard Sony build up the hype for Home for a very long time now. I don't want to sound too negative because as a base Home 1.0 is really solid and is a great starting point but Sony really need to get their act together if they want to compete effectively. I've been in the Playstation camp ever since the PSX in '97 so I really want Sony to do well but as a consumer we have to expect more.

Home? Before the end of the year? Heard THAT one before. Hope Sony delivers on yet another promise.
From the comments above, it sounds like there will be more downloading in sight everytime we enter rooms, I do not mean to be harsh but it takes an absolute forever to download a system update on our PS3 (we've got a pretty fast broadband connection, go figure) so how long is it going to take for us to download extra rooms? We'll be there forever and probably end up in one of Sony's statistic telling people that their consumers spend more time in "Home" than other people spend time on their Wiis, PCs or 360s. Come on Sony, we've supported you from PS1, do not let us down now!

@ Jag. I also was a little disappointed with the lack of content etc., but can see the potential there (possibly movie rentals from theatre in future?), but come on it is Sony, so delays were inevitable. Just curious, you say it is not good enough to compete at the moment, but what are you comparing it with, as to my mind Home is rather unique and doesn't compare with anything that can be found elsewhere, especially on the other consoles. I can only see its addition as a good thing for Sony and the PS3, and I think the PS3 already compares favourably to the other consoles, especially as they are continually improving and updating the content and the console itself. It really isn't the same machine that it was when it was launched.

@ Jay C's comment - to avoid confusion, the different HOME locations don't have to be downloaded and installed every time you go to them, once you have completed the initial download, they load up in just a few seconds.