Author Topic: PS2 Network Pack by Sony/Sega/Namco... (Read 1102 times)

« **on:** February 22, 2001, 12:42:09 AM »

There she is - the new broadband, mega-powerful PS2 system

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Sega, Namco and SCEI Team Up For Broadband

The big three to develop network games for new PS2 system. First hardware pics inside.

February 21, 2001

Sega was once Namco\'s rival in the arcades. Sega was once Sony\'s rival in the home. Now, Sega, and Namco and Sony are working together on upcoming broadband technology. This, just two months into the year 2001.
Today\'s new deal was announced by Ken Kutaragi of SCEI, Shukuo Ishikawa of Namco and Tetsu Kayama of Sega. Sega and Namco will make use of a specially equipped broadband PS2 system to distribute content at locations throughout Japan. The new machine, which is based off the PS2 but features more memory and a hard drive among other things, will be accessible from Sega/Namco amusement facilities and in specialty game shops. They will be linked up through a fiber optic network.

The new system seems to pack quite a wallop, as revealed by these specs:

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Hard Drive: 80 Gigabytes
Main Memory: 128MBytes
Graphics Memory: 16MBytes
Networking: 100Base-TX
Image Input: High Resolution CCD
Image Output: HDTV/SXGA
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The High Resolution CCD will allow for images to be captured, although no uses for the device have been announced yet. The base hardware is modified somewhat from the standard retail PS2, even beyond the specs seen above. The Emotion Engine is the same, but the graphics synthesizer is a new, larger beast. Sadly, we don\'t have further details at this point.

Each company will be offering up varying forms of content for use on the system. Sony mentioned the possibility of of downloading videos and making use of e-commerce applications, but we\'re mostly interested in network gaming. Namco and Sega are working on network games for this new system, although specifics have yet to be revealed. Interestingly, Sega\'s Tetsu Kayama mentioned the company\'s net@ experiment, which consisted of a Windows-based set-up quite similar to this in Sega arcades throughout Japan. The resulting piece of software? Hundred Swords, Smilebit\'s Online realtime strategy title that just came out for the Dreamcast in Japan. It should be interesting to see what other ideas emerge from Sega and Namco\'s development teams.

Services through this new system should begin by the end of 2001 and are expected to reach national scale in 2002. The pictures below come from PC Game Watch.

-- Anoop Gantayat, Contributor

pic and article from http://ps2.ign.com/news/31691.html

nO-One · « **Reply #1 on:** February 22, 2001, 09:31:20 AM »

Looks good.sweeet I might even say.
I\'ll start saving.
And their improving the GS,we should be seeing some kickass graphics.

« **Reply #2 on:** February 22, 2001, 09:49:00 AM »

80 gigs? **** its gonna be expensive. I probably wont get it... especially if its expensive unless you sign up for a isp with them... I hate contract **** like that...

« **Reply #3 on:** February 22, 2001, 11:01:34 AM »

I dont get it.Improoved GS?Is it s a new PS2 model?

nO-One · « **Reply #4 on:** February 22, 2001, 11:04:41 AM »

Nope it\'s an addon.
And it probly won\'t be very expensive since it\'s an improved GS aswell Sony can\'t make it to expensive otherwise ppl won\'t buy it.Later it will be included when you buy your PS.2.
And 16 megs of graphics memory this will definetly solve the texture problem.

« **Reply #5 on:** February 22, 2001, 11:09:09 AM »

This new mega powerfull system is not going to be available to the general public. Its only gonna be in specialty shops in japan where you pay to use \'em.

BizioEE · « **Reply #6 on:** February 22, 2001, 11:20:02 AM »

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Originally posted by nO-One
Nope it\'s an addon.
And it probly won\'t be very expensive since it\'s an improved GS aswell Sony can\'t make it to expensive otherwise ppl won\'t buy it.Later it will be included when you buy your PS.2.
And 16 megs of graphics memory this will definetly solve the texture problem.

Texture problem? If you don\'t use them in the right way:D

nO-One · « **Reply #7 on:** February 22, 2001, 11:53:00 AM »

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Originally posted by Sheesh
This new mega powerfull system is not going to be available to the general public. Its only gonna be in specialty shops in japan where you pay to use \'em.

explain more!!!why why why why?
where did you here this (I hope to god he\'s lying or atleast kidding)

« **Reply #8 on:** February 22, 2001, 12:43:21 PM »

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Originally posted by nO-One
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Originally posted by Sheesh
This new mega powerfull system is not going to be available to the general public. Its only gonna be in specialty shops in japan where you pay to use \'em.

explain more!!!why why why why?
where did you here this (I hope to god he\'s lying or atleast kidding) [/B]

Just read the article.

« **Reply #9 on:** February 22, 2001, 01:08:47 PM »

This is a development station for their joint venture program to create arcade online games. THIS IS NOT A NEW PS2 CONSUMER DEVICE!!

« **Reply #10 on:** February 22, 2001, 01:21:20 PM »

its not 80 gig. thats the hdd for the commercial use.
our hdd is gonna be 40 gig

nO-One · « **Reply #11 on:** February 22, 2001, 03:33:07 PM »

My dreams and hopes have been shattered.Ohh cruel world why must thie punish me so??
Now that I got that out of my system I\'ll go post some more

nO-One · « **Reply #12 on:** February 22, 2001, 03:35:29 PM »

Ohh I read the article again.How could I miss that?
Guess it was the list of specs that cought my eye.Got so excited about nuttin

« **Reply #13 on:** February 23, 2001, 08:54:33 PM »

Yeah you really did...

this is not spam.

Hello

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