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Whenever PlayStation Home comes up during the Aeropause Podcasts Joe voices an opinion held by several people, or least they used to before Microsoft said they were making 3D avatars too, which is: Who asked for this, and what's the point? It's a valid question, really, especially for hardcore gamers who just want their matchmaking to be fast, efficient, and feature-rich.

I'm unhappy with news that Sony has decided not to put video sharing into Home, and by video sharing I mean having someone come to your apartment and then playing videos on a TV there streaming from your console hard drive. This is one of the only reasons I'd really ever want someone to come visit my apartment in the online service.

Themes on the PlayStation Store have been free, letting end-users advertise games and even make their own using special software, and today's Store update contains something clever. It's a PlayStation Home theme that, when downloaded, automatically enters you into consideration for an upcoming expansion of the PlayStation Home beta.