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  PS2 online gaming launched in the UK
Updated 11 June 2003, 12.58

A special adapter fits on the side of the console
A special adapter fits on the side of the console
PlayStation 2 gamers in the UK will be able to play against each other online after the company launched their broadband services.

They are the last of the three main consoles to go online, following Microsoft's Xbox and Nintendo's GameCube earlier in the year.

To play you'll have to buy a network adapter kit and one of the two games that work online at the moment, Socom: US Navy Seals and Twisted Metal Black Online.

Sony say they'll have loads more games available by the end of the year.

Online gaming is expected to be really important to the future of gaming, and could be worth as much as £1.2bn a year.

Some four million people own PlayStations in the UK, although Sony bosses aren't expecting all of them to be going online soon.

They admit that because it's expensive to get the high-speed internet access needed to play the games, it might take some time for lots of gamers to log on.

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