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Regular Sony watchers will know that the gap between Sony announcing something new for the PS3 and actually delivering it is like watching a mirage: sometimes there’s something there but most of the time there isn’t. This week, it’s another delay for the interesting ‘Life with Playstation’ service but this one comes with a bit of good news attached: the service will be free. Life with Playstation, announced in June, shows you a very cool satellite shot of the Earth and delivers news feeds and weather reports relevant to different cities directly to your TV screen via the PS3. Sony’s Noam Rimon scribbled on the official Playstation blog: “I’ve got some good news and some okay news. We’ll start with the okay part. We’re still pushing some paperwork on Life with PlayStation — so hold tight just a bit longer. Now on to the good news, the Life with PlayStation application is looking great and to quench some of the curiosity around what it’s all about, here’s what I can share today. We’re going to offer this as a free service that will be easily accessible directly from the XMB. Life with PlayStation will feed live content to your PS3 with updates on news and weather on a visually stunning and interactive global map. Imagine being able to wake up to your PS3 to see if you need to pack an umbrella for the day. Or just relax as you listen to your favorite tunes while reading up on top news from around the world. We’re also very excited to share that Life with PlayStation will be combined with our Folding@home project. What does this mean? While you’re tuned into Life with PlayStation, you’ll also be helping Stanford researchers cure diseases like Alzheimer’s and various types of cancer while Folding@home is running in the background.” So when is it arriving? Soon-ish. Maybe.-Martin Lynch console ps3 news

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