Sony-AOL link PlayStation 2 to the Net - briefly
(hx) 12:43 AM CEST - May,16 2001
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Sony and America Online are joining forces to link Sony's hit PlayStation 2 video-game machine to the Internet, a move to outflank Microsoft in the battle for new interactive services.
The deal, expected to be announced Tuesday, seals a partnership between the two giants that has been in the works for several months. Sony and AOL, a unit of AOL Time Warner Inc., are eager to stake out leadership positions in services based on high-speed communications links to the home, a market that now is dominated by personal computers.
Video-game machines such as the PlayStation 2 are being increasingly viewed as Trojan horses to take that battle to the living room. The system already can play DVD movies, as well as games, and may be enhanced with modems for communications and accessories to let consumers download and store files. Microsoft has similar aims for its forthcoming video-game system, dubbed the Xbox.
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