PlayStation Home to get Namco Bandai classics

Some 10,000 Japanese PlayStation 3 owners are going to join the fun in the PlayStation Home beta this month, and Sony is welcoming them with the help of publisher Namco Bandai. The long time game maker will offer up its classics from the Namco Museum collection for play in the virtual world. Details after the jump.

Earlier, we reported that Sony Computer Entertainment is set to add 10,000 more beta testers to PlayStation Home. We just received word that Namco Bandai will enrich the experience in the closed beta by adding a few gifts to the mix.

Specifically, the publisher will allow arcade classics to be played within home. Immortals from the coin-op era such as Galaga, Dig Dug and Xevious.

If you’re too young to have caught up with these titles in their heyday, don’t worry because you’ll get another crack at gaming history soon when the beta opens up for everyone. We recommend Dig Dug above all else: it’s pure, sadistic fun.