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twesterm said:
In theory I think it's an awesome idea but I just don't think it will work. A clean interface like the XBox Dashboard or Sony XMB is so much simpler and quicker and people just aren't going to want to wait to do whatever they want to do.

I don't know why you make these assumptions. The "virtual world" part of the interface is strictly for meeting people and adding new depth to the usual cold and mechanized game-finding process. The actual match organizing/entering stuff will be done instantly through a menu like in any other system. And I'm pretty well positive that you won't need to physically meet up with people in the virtual world to join a game with them, nor will you have to walk every step of the way to important places. The designers would be insane to do it that way.

As for me, I'm cautiously interested. The very thought of something like Second Life normally bores me to tears, but when you add an overriding purpose to the whole thing (an online gaming community) and bring together a lot of people with a common interest like this, I think it becomes a lot more appealing.

They call it a "social networking tool." Does anyone know if that means you'll be able to search for people based on real-life information like age and location, or will it be a purely anonymous gamer handle-based system like an MMORPG?