Attending a virtual worlds conference in San Jose, Microsoft exec Daniel Schiappa hinted that they are considering deploying some sort of virtual world, the likes of Second Life and Ultima Online.

The avatars and social networking would first appear on PC’s, then spread to Xboxes and finally onto mobile devices. Apparently they’ve been considering their plan of attack for some months now, but Schiappa was quick to add that “if a year from now we don’t have anything, then we probably won’t have anything”.

It appears that the timing has been key for Microsoft all along, as they can happily stand by and watch Sony sink or swim with PSHome. If it appears successful, I’m guessing we’ll see something similar, integrating a virtual world into the Xbox Live environment.

Don’t think Microsoft can pull off virtual worlds? I need only remind you dear reader, of a time when many thought they didn’t stand a chance at gaming (circa MS Flight Simulator).

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