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From: reastlack
Date: Mon, 08 Apr 2002 22:49

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"Dean Siren" <d...@iu.net> wrote in message
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> > I think if Sony had online features
> > out of the box at launch with games to play, they would have been
> > successful.
>
> What if PS2 was online-only?  Ethernet, hard drive and credit card reader
(or
> whatever card of your choice) built in, but no DVD-ROM drive?

Don't forget that this would cut out the retailers, too.  So who's going to
sell your console for you?  There would be too much risk involved in online
only, I don't think we'll see it any time soon.

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Subject: Re: Steamy Consoles?
Date: Mon, 8 Apr 2002 18:49:15 -0400
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