MICROSOFT and Sony are taking their battle for gaming supremacy into cyberspace, launching competing virtual worlds.
Microsoft announced its New Xbox Experience at this weekend's Tokyo Games Show.
It is a virtual community where gamers can create avatars and enter virtual environments to meet other gamers, play games, download movies and hold virtual parties. It will launch on November 19.
Sony's virtual world, Home, will give PlayStation 3 owners access to a complete 3D universe where they can inhabit - and decorate - their own virtual apartment.
Like Microsoft's offering, Home will bring together games, television and movies content, with users being able to visit virtual theatres to watch new release movies or attend virtual social events.
Home, which is being tested as a private beta, will be available to the public for testing before Christmas.
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