Beth Blecherman, me, and our new friend

I recently became part of a wonderful new family. We are a group of 18 tech bloggers, all moms, and are called the PlayStation Family or #PSFamily for short. We are helping PlayStation get the word out that they have just as much to offer families as they do to hard core gamers.

Foster City Meeting

Since we are all spread out geographically, Sony PlayStation flew us to their Foster City headquarters for a short, yet very productive day of meetings, to get to know each other and learn more about PlayStation. We were all thrilled to meet Jack Tretton, President and CEO of Sony computer Entertainment of America. He was our first speaker and was extremely engaging. He discussed the history of gaming and PlayStation, and then focused on the PS3.

The PS3 is a 3rd generation product, launched in November 2006. Usually each product has a shelf life of 5 years. However, Tretton said the the PS3 is future proof and can last longer. It has a built-in hard drive, a Blu-ray player, Hi-def 1080 gaming and movies and Wi-fi Playstation Network. PlayStation 3 is the most used device for Netflix streaming.

PlayStation is made up of:

• PS3
• PlayStation Network (PSN)
• PlayStation Suite Mobile Devices
• PlayStation Vita - You can preorder now and it will be shipped on February 22, 2012. If you order the PlayStation Vita First Edition Bundle, which includes a 4GB memory card, a limited edition case and Little Deviants, it will be shipped on February 15.

The PlayStation Network
Even if you or your family are only moderate or even light gamers, you will more than get your money's worth from your PlayStation through the PlayStation Network. Through it, you can access movies, TV shows, sports and music through one easy platform.

At this outing, we were given the PlayStation games, Carnival Island, Medieval Moves: Deadmund's Quest, Little Big Planet 2: Special Edition, and EyePet & Friends. I will be reviewing them all soon. However since I have already played them all with my family (except EyePet & Friends) I can already say that they are so much fun. Carnival Island is perfect for a family to play together and Little Big Planet is probably the most creative game I've ever seen.

Meet the PlayStation Family. I couldn't have chosen a better group of women to be associated with.

Amy Heinz http://usingourwords.com/

Ana Picazo www.bonggamom.com

Kris Cain http://littletechgirl.com

Jennifer Wagner http://www.connectwithyourteens.net

Gina von Esmarch http://www.bowllicker.com

Beth Blecherman http://www.techmamas.com

Christy Matte http://quirkyfusion.com

Elise Crane Derby http://elisesramblings.blogspot.com/

Glennia Campbell  http://glenniacampbell.typepad.com

Grace Duffy http://formerlygracie.com

Heidi Leder http://www.coast2coastmom.com/

Lori Cunningham http://WellConnectedMom.com

Leticia Barr http://www.techsavvymama.com/

Stacy Libby http://ltvmom.com

Michele McGraw http://scraposfmygeeklife.com

MJ Tam http://chicagonista.com/

Sarah Auerswald http://www.SarahAuerswald.com

Yvonne Condes http://yvonneinla.blogspot.com

Full Disclosure: PlayStation played for all travel, lodging and food expenses for my trip and has given me all video games to review. However there is no monetary payment for anything that I am doing and my thoughts are all my own.

See also:  
10 Reasons Why the PS Vita is the Best Gaming Device
Video Games Have More Benefits Than You Realize
12 Video Games for Teens - Holiday Gifts 2011 
LittleBigPlanet 2: Most Creative Video Game For All Ages

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