As announced during Sony's E3 press conference, those unable to visit E3 for real were able to enjoy a meticulous recreation of the Sony booth via Sony's digital world, PlayStation Home

Turns out, that was quite a successful move. As much as people like to rag on Sony's totally free online service, it's got quite a following. In fact, according to the PlayStation Blog, quarter-of-a-million people stopped by to check out Sony's virtual booth.

That's pretty incredible actually.