PS2 online broadband-only in Europe

[Prince]

Despite finally getting around to telling us about its online plans today, Sony spectacularly failed to mention in its press release that not only will its online gaming trial be broadband-only, but that the rest of the service will be broadband-only too, unlike its US offering where a narrowband service is supported too.

Sony Computer Entertainment UK's David Wilson confirmed the move: “In Europe the service will be broadband only. The American arm took a different route, we know, but in Europe the service will be a broadband service.”

We realise this may annoy the many of you who are unable to get broadband services in your area even if you wanted to, but as any online PC gamer will testify, narrowband and lag-free gaming are not things that you readily associate with one another. We’re guessing this is a case of Sony Europe learning from the experiences from across the Atlantic.


http://www.eurogamer.net/news.php?id=22536

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They should of just went broadband only in America too....i guess they learned that 56k sucks

[Sendok]

^ Apparently so, maybe they wanted to have a better online plan? who knows?

[dn03]

[Glenn2K4]

56K + broadband option=provides services to the more consumers and not just select few

[Prince]

Yep the online experience sure is great on the Ps2 for the dialup users!

[Glenn2K4]

Originally posted by Prince
Yep the online experience sure is great on the Ps2 for the dialup users!

GAMES
all ps2 online games (exception of maybe 3 games) are for both broadband and dialup users

BROADBAND vs 56K
sure, broadband is better

yet and still . . . for the consumer who cant get broadband, the option is still open to them to get online (pay $$$ to sony/companies monthly ) . . smart move by sony biz wise, imo