Sony is planning to update the PlayStation Network, making it a hub for numerous hi-tech devices. Toast-making facilities remain a frustratingly distant prospect, though...

The news comes in a CNNMoney.com article, where Sony Boss Kaz Hirai announces that the new service “will overlay the backbone of the PlayStation Network but will be broader and more open. The service would make easier such things as putting images from a camera on TV, displaying and editing video, sharing with friends, and storage. Brand loyalists would be rewarded with incentives like discounts and premium services.”

It’s all very promising, even if it’s annoyingly light on the specifics – particularly regarding those discount incentives. But it looks like we won’t have too long to wait until it’s here. Spring 2010, according to Hirai, who continues:

"It's now a matter of what all the services need to look like for each device, and coming up with a rollout plan. It's like city planning here, and we can start small. We don't need to build New York City overnight."