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Here is a topic that will hopefully provoke some good discussion....
With the introduction of internet connectivity just around the corner for PS2 (not sure which corner though) has anyone considered the potential bad side to this ?
Cost: Will Sony or our ISPs provide a premium service for connecting to the web for online gaming ? How will this affect the cost of our gaming... our internet sessions can conceivably turn into long long sessions, costing a lot of cash over time.
Bandwidth: I presume that everyone's modem for PS2 will have the same bandwidth capability. This will (in my opinion) be very good for our online gaming since all players will have the same connection speed. But will the speed of the connection to the home phone line make a difference (it shouldn't really, if your phone line is faster than the modem then you'll only get the modem speed, but if it is the other way around then what is the point if we are still limited by the (lets face it) currently poor fast home connections ? Also will it be possible to buy more expense PS2 modems for higher bandwidth ?
Virus attacks: With the recent attacks by the NIMDA virus I have to ask what kind of protection PS2 will provide in the face of viruses. Will it be possible for a virus to affect the PS2 and maybe destroy crucial operating system data, and eventually wreck our PS2 ? Also will it be possible to upgrade the PS2 OS when downloads / patches from the web ? (I guess this is one use for the PS2 Hard Drive). But really does anyone know what Sony's position is on virus protection ?
Inter-platform gaming: Has anyone out there seen any plans for game developers to make games that can be played online regardless of the console you have ? Wouldn't it be great for PS2 players to go up against GC, PC, etc. players in a common game arena ? I guess there is a high cost involved in developing such a multi-platform game, but surely someone is considering it ?
Thanks for reading,
Kevd.
With the introduction of internet connectivity just around the corner for PS2 (not sure which corner though) has anyone considered the potential bad side to this ?
Cost: Will Sony or our ISPs provide a premium service for connecting to the web for online gaming ? How will this affect the cost of our gaming... our internet sessions can conceivably turn into long long sessions, costing a lot of cash over time.
Bandwidth: I presume that everyone's modem for PS2 will have the same bandwidth capability. This will (in my opinion) be very good for our online gaming since all players will have the same connection speed. But will the speed of the connection to the home phone line make a difference (it shouldn't really, if your phone line is faster than the modem then you'll only get the modem speed, but if it is the other way around then what is the point if we are still limited by the (lets face it) currently poor fast home connections ? Also will it be possible to buy more expense PS2 modems for higher bandwidth ?
Virus attacks: With the recent attacks by the NIMDA virus I have to ask what kind of protection PS2 will provide in the face of viruses. Will it be possible for a virus to affect the PS2 and maybe destroy crucial operating system data, and eventually wreck our PS2 ? Also will it be possible to upgrade the PS2 OS when downloads / patches from the web ? (I guess this is one use for the PS2 Hard Drive). But really does anyone know what Sony's position is on virus protection ?
Inter-platform gaming: Has anyone out there seen any plans for game developers to make games that can be played online regardless of the console you have ? Wouldn't it be great for PS2 players to go up against GC, PC, etc. players in a common game arena ? I guess there is a high cost involved in developing such a multi-platform game, but surely someone is considering it ?
Thanks for reading,
Kevd.
And there are always going to be people who hack.Imagine them hacking into your files and getting all the info about you.EG.credit card details etc
Seriously though, I've heard rumours of Final Fantasy games spreading across multiple platforms, I did also here a rumour about THPS3 but I've not heard anything for a while.
The PS2 modem thingy comes with both 56k and broadband facilities so there shouldn't be a problem there either.
Hope that helps some!?!
The PS2 modem thingy comes with both 56k and broadband facilities so there shouldn't be a problem there either.
Hope that helps some!?!
Here is a topic that will hopefully provoke some good discussion....
With the introduction of internet connectivity just around the corner for PS2 (not sure which corner though) has anyone considered the potential bad side to this ?
Cost: Will Sony or our ISPs provide a premium service for connecting to the web for online gaming ? How will this affect the cost of our gaming... our internet sessions can conceivably turn into long long sessions, costing a lot of cash over time.
Bandwidth: I presume that everyone's modem for PS2 will have the same bandwidth capability. This will (in my opinion) be very good for our online gaming since all players will have the same connection speed. But will the speed of the connection to the home phone line make a difference (it shouldn't really, if your phone line is faster than the modem then you'll only get the modem speed, but if it is the other way around then what is the point if we are still limited by the (lets face it) currently poor fast home connections ? Also will it be possible to buy more expense PS2 modems for higher bandwidth ?
Virus attacks: With the recent attacks by the NIMDA virus I have to ask what kind of protection PS2 will provide in the face of viruses. Will it be possible for a virus to affect the PS2 and maybe destroy crucial operating system data, and eventually wreck our PS2 ? Also will it be possible to upgrade the PS2 OS when downloads / patches from the web ? (I guess this is one use for the PS2 Hard Drive). But really does anyone know what Sony's position is on virus protection ?
Inter-platform gaming: Has anyone out there seen any plans for game developers to make games that can be played online regardless of the console you have ? Wouldn't it be great for PS2 players to go up against GC, PC, etc. players in a common game arena ? I guess there is a high cost involved in developing such a multi-platform game, but surely someone is considering it ?
Thanks for reading,
Kevd.
With the introduction of internet connectivity just around the corner for PS2 (not sure which corner though) has anyone considered the potential bad side to this ?
Cost: Will Sony or our ISPs provide a premium service for connecting to the web for online gaming ? How will this affect the cost of our gaming... our internet sessions can conceivably turn into long long sessions, costing a lot of cash over time.
Bandwidth: I presume that everyone's modem for PS2 will have the same bandwidth capability. This will (in my opinion) be very good for our online gaming since all players will have the same connection speed. But will the speed of the connection to the home phone line make a difference (it shouldn't really, if your phone line is faster than the modem then you'll only get the modem speed, but if it is the other way around then what is the point if we are still limited by the (lets face it) currently poor fast home connections ? Also will it be possible to buy more expense PS2 modems for higher bandwidth ?
Virus attacks: With the recent attacks by the NIMDA virus I have to ask what kind of protection PS2 will provide in the face of viruses. Will it be possible for a virus to affect the PS2 and maybe destroy crucial operating system data, and eventually wreck our PS2 ? Also will it be possible to upgrade the PS2 OS when downloads / patches from the web ? (I guess this is one use for the PS2 Hard Drive). But really does anyone know what Sony's position is on virus protection ?
Inter-platform gaming: Has anyone out there seen any plans for game developers to make games that can be played online regardless of the console you have ? Wouldn't it be great for PS2 players to go up against GC, PC, etc. players in a common game arena ? I guess there is a high cost involved in developing such a multi-platform game, but surely someone is considering it ?
Thanks for reading,
Kevd.