Sony’s Japan-Only PlayStation Community Highlights Growing Social Network Trend in Consoles

Japanese PlayStation 3 owners now have another social network called Play Community. According to video game consumer blog Andriasang, Sony Computer Entertainment’s new social network allows gamers to make friends, form groups, send messages, recruit other players for online play and create personalized profile pages.

We’ve noticed that social gaming elements on consoles seems to have gained traction with both console manufacturers and console game publishers. Last week Sony’s main rival, Microsoft, announced it had deepened

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