Holes found in Sony's online game plan
Source: CNet News
Sony's plans to bring online access to its PlayStation 2 console met with skepticism Thursday, with analysts saying the company still needs to work on the business plan for online gaming.
Sony Computer Entertainment of America (SCEA) executives announced that a PS2 network adapter, with an Ethernet port for broadband Internet and a modem for dial-up access, will go on sale in August, along with games from Sony and third-party publishers that support online play.
The network adapter will work with any ISP (Internet service provider), and Sony's installation CD will include software for automatically setting up customers of popular online services such as America Online and EarthLink, SCEA President Kaz Hirai said in a conference call.