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PlayOnline Network To Use Dreamcast Technology

Posted by timothy on from the if-you-have-a-yen-for-gaming dept.

Iron Chef Japan writes: "Squaresoft announced that they have teamed up with ACCESS to develop middleware for their upcoming PlayOnline network, set to debut in Japan soon. The PlayOnline network is the service that Square has setup for such games as Final Fantasy XI, and will be used for future games. Well the software that ACCESS is sharing with Square, is all built on the same technology that the Sega Dreamcast used (called NetFront). Full details here."

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  1. Re:Fist Sport! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 2, Interesting
    Under 5000 XBoxes sold last week. This is compared to 100k Playstation2s and 25k Gamecubes. Since its launch, the Xbox has sold 190k units in Japan versus the Playstation's 980k units sold in the first 3 days.

    Face facts. Xbox is dying