SONY ONLINE ANNOUNCEMENT WITHIN WEEKS
Sony Computer Entertainment Europe prepares to lift the lid on online plans for PlayStation 2 this year: first details inside
13:22 SCEE president Chris Deering is to make an announcement regarding online functions through PlayStation 2 later this month.
"Chris said he was going to make some form of announcement towards the end of October," said a spokesperson for the company. He went on to confirm that the announcement would be concerned with online plans for PS2.
The content of Deering's revelation is not yet known. Rumour circulated recently that Sony was preparing to launch the PS2 hard drive before the end of the year, although comments made by Sony in the last 24 hours appear to have pushed this into the realm of fantasy.
Sony's PS2 online plans, the subject of much speculation since the launch of the machine, have long been thought to utilise various services, such as banking and Web browsing, as well as games.
Looks like we'll know soon enough. Watch this space for further details.