Online Plans + HDD Price Revealed

Perfect Stu · 05-17-2002, 09:30 AM

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Sony opted for a free, open online game environment. But as we all know by now, nothing is truly free.

Players need to spend $40 for a PlayStation 2 network adapter, which ships in August. This peripheral combines a 56k dial-up modem and Ethernet port for high-speed connectivity, and a startup disc to guide you through the process of taking your PS 2 online.

Sony says its PS 2 adapter will work with any Internet provider. But if you're not already online, the startup disc comes with broadband and dial-up subscription offers from a number of providers, including America Online, AT&T Worldnet and Earthlink.

Subscription

The PS 2 online service may be gratis -- but Sony won't prevent game developers from charging a monthly subscription for online play. Some, like Activision, will continue offering ``networked play'' as a bonus feature. (It's Tony Hawk ``Pro Skater 3,'' which shipped last year, was the first PS 2 title to offer an online component).

Other developers, including Japan's Square Electronic Arts, plan to charge a monthly fee for Final Fantasy XI online sometime next year. That charge comes on top of the $50 price for the software -- and the $80 you'll need to spend to buy a PS 2 hard drive to store Final Fantasy's lush, detail rich environments.

$2 per GIGABYTE. I doubt I'll be buying the HDD this year...but when I see more games support it, I'll probably buy it eventually, maybe after a price drop. The price is lower than what some people were saying...$150? At least $100? Nope. Just like I said, it'd probably be less than $100.

Professor S · 05-17-2002, 10:13 AM

Those prices are lower than I thought they'd be. $40 for a modem and Ethernet port? Not too shabby.

It still pumps the price of a PS2 with those 2 over $300, so I still don't think its that great of a deal, espacially with a still more powerful XBox being $120 less than the upgraded PS2. But then again, I don't get GTA3, and that makes me sad.

DeathsHand · 05-17-2002, 02:37 PM

Cool, 80 bucks isn't too bad for the HD if enough games take advantage of it...

And I think we've known for a pretty long while that the adapter thing would cost 40 bucks

Too bad I won't be getting into online gaming though

My friend has cable and a PS2, but seriously he's had it for a couple months and he has no games... he hasn't even rented games... I let him borrow a couple of mine though... He does too much other stuff that requires money and he never has any money to spend on that 300 dollar game system his family got him for his Bday

Anyways...

Bond · 05-17-2002, 05:11 PM

*Remembers this thread: http://www.gametavern.net/forums/sho...&threadid=1702 *

Ha...

Perfect Stu · 05-17-2002, 07:45 PM

that information is still valid, bond...it's part of a deal when you sign up with yahoo for broadband internet...

and "Ha..."???

Don't be immature...

Joeiss · 05-17-2002, 10:40 PM

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Originally posted by Perfect Stu
that information is still valid, bond...it's part of a deal when you sign up with yahoo for broadband internet...

and "Ha..."???

Don't be immature...

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