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Smaller Networked Sony "PStwo" Officially Announced

Posted by CmdrTaco on from the stuff-to-play-with dept.

Asriel86 writes "Tokyo Game Show has just kicked off, and with quite a bang. Sony just officially announced the PStwociting a stateside release date of November 1st, 2004. The system will be 25% smaller than the current model, will feature a sleeker design, and a built-in Ethernet port (no adapter required). Sony also says that there will be 120 new Playstation 2 games with online compatibility by the end of the year. That equates to thirty games per month or about one game per day for the rest of 2004."

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  1. But what about the power button? by kkrista · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    That sounds great and all but did they solve the most important problem with the original PS2? Did they remember to put the power button on the front of the machine this time? IMHO, that's gotta be one of the most irritating design flaws in console history -- did it not occur to tehm that some of us would be putting our PS2's inside entertainment centers and may not have easy access to the back of the machine? I seriously hope they fixed this problem. The article seems to be slashdotted already, but I'm sure someone with more bandwidth will post the info later on in the day.