Patent ID: 8632408

Claim:
An entertainment device operable to connect to an instance of a first on-line virtual environment associated with a first game, and comprising a plurality of connected entertainment devices, the entertainment device comprising: a group membership selector operable to select members of a group of entertainment devices connected to the instance of the first on-line virtual environment; a server evaluator operable to evaluate a plurality of servers of a second on-line virtual environment associated with a second and different game according to one or more server selection criteria, whilst the entertainment device is connected to the first on-line virtual environment; a server selector operable to select at least a first server of the second on-line virtual environment based upon the evaluation whilst the entertainment device is connected to the instance of the first on-line virtual environment; and a storage arrangement operable to cause the storage of server selection data defining the selected server; in which a server selection criterion is a vote for a server by users of the member entertainment devices.