What IS an Orbis... perhaps The New PlayStation?

I've been burning the midnight oil trying to find out exactly what an Orbis is. Wanna see what I've peeped, pondered and postulated so far? (This is where you say, "Yes!")

Good! Okay, then... off with you to our site set up for that very purpose... The New PlayStation.com

(That has a certain ring to it, does it not?)