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I expect there are a lot of people out there who can't wait for the PS2 to go online, being able to play all of those glorius games over the internet. But its taking a long time to get here and will it be worth the wait. Well, hopefully, it should be. And hopefully, there will be a lot of class games to support it.
At the moment, only one console is able to access the internet, with games being able to be played online and that is Sega's Dreamcast, a console which Sega has now, sadly, halted production. The DC has quite a few good games that are capable being played on the internet. Phantasy Star Online would be a brilliant example. An online RPG, where anyone can log on and join in at anytime, to play with other people over the net, and play through the RPG together. And they don't have to live in Britain, as people from as far as Japan can log on and a special translation programme will translate the Japanese language for you. A truly revolutionary game.
Of course, one of the main problems that the games had was lag. Chu Chu Rocket, DC's first online game, suffered quite badly from lag and other games also suffered from lag.
But hopefully, with Broadband, the PS2 won't suffer from this. But there is one more problem. Would someone be willing to pay 40 quid for one game and also pay the internet costs aswell.
Lets just that the PS2's online future goes well.
At the moment, only one console is able to access the internet, with games being able to be played online and that is Sega's Dreamcast, a console which Sega has now, sadly, halted production. The DC has quite a few good games that are capable being played on the internet. Phantasy Star Online would be a brilliant example. An online RPG, where anyone can log on and join in at anytime, to play with other people over the net, and play through the RPG together. And they don't have to live in Britain, as people from as far as Japan can log on and a special translation programme will translate the Japanese language for you. A truly revolutionary game.
Of course, one of the main problems that the games had was lag. Chu Chu Rocket, DC's first online game, suffered quite badly from lag and other games also suffered from lag.
But hopefully, with Broadband, the PS2 won't suffer from this. But there is one more problem. Would someone be willing to pay 40 quid for one game and also pay the internet costs aswell.
Lets just that the PS2's online future goes well.
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Just because the DC has stopped production doesn't make it any less of a machine, as you said yourself, it's the most powerful online 'console' a very good machine and I think it looks better than the PS2, but then the PS2 has about twice the power! I want to know what the Xbox online games will be like! + I want an SAS game where loads of people can play the same game, 4 player mode missions! like
co-operative! people are saying that the next line of consoles wil lbe the last, it's not true, it's the people playing the consoles who are growing away from them, there will always be an audience for computer games.
co-operative! people are saying that the next line of consoles wil lbe the last, it's not true, it's the people playing the consoles who are growing away from them, there will always be an audience for computer games.
It might be a long time before the PS2 goes online.
But when it comes around it should be great. I still play online Quake 3 on my DC all the time!
But when it comes around it should be great. I still play online Quake 3 on my DC all the time!
I expect there are a lot of people out there who can't wait for the PS2 to go online, being able to play all of those glorius games over the internet. But its taking a long time to get here and will it be worth the wait. Well, hopefully, it should be. And hopefully, there will be a lot of class games to support it.
At the moment, only one console is able to access the internet, with games being able to be played online and that is Sega's Dreamcast, a console which Sega has now, sadly, halted production. The DC has quite a few good games that are capable being played on the internet. Phantasy Star Online would be a brilliant example. An online RPG, where anyone can log on and join in at anytime, to play with other people over the net, and play through the RPG together. And they don't have to live in Britain, as people from as far as Japan can log on and a special translation programme will translate the Japanese language for you. A truly revolutionary game.
Of course, one of the main problems that the games had was lag. Chu Chu Rocket, DC's first online game, suffered quite badly from lag and other games also suffered from lag.
But hopefully, with Broadband, the PS2 won't suffer from this. But there is one more problem. Would someone be willing to pay 40 quid for one game and also pay the internet costs aswell.
Lets just that the PS2's online future goes well.
At the moment, only one console is able to access the internet, with games being able to be played online and that is Sega's Dreamcast, a console which Sega has now, sadly, halted production. The DC has quite a few good games that are capable being played on the internet. Phantasy Star Online would be a brilliant example. An online RPG, where anyone can log on and join in at anytime, to play with other people over the net, and play through the RPG together. And they don't have to live in Britain, as people from as far as Japan can log on and a special translation programme will translate the Japanese language for you. A truly revolutionary game.
Of course, one of the main problems that the games had was lag. Chu Chu Rocket, DC's first online game, suffered quite badly from lag and other games also suffered from lag.
But hopefully, with Broadband, the PS2 won't suffer from this. But there is one more problem. Would someone be willing to pay 40 quid for one game and also pay the internet costs aswell.
Lets just that the PS2's online future goes well.
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