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The Standard Sony Kicks Into Warp Speed With AOL TW Alliance
"Sony's got mail, and AOL Time Warner's got game.

One of the world's most prominent game-console manufacturers and the world's largest media company have formed a sweeping strategic alliance aimed at transforming Sony's PlayStation 2 from just another videogame console into an entertainment appliance infused with online communications and gaming features. The result will bring the PlayStation 2 closer to the "Trojan Horse" living-room entertainment appliance concept that Sony hyped when it originally launched the PS2."

MSNBC Sony, AOL to put PS2 online
""There will be a whole new generation of games that will take advantage of these features, which are unique. It�s not just adding a commodity connection to a game. (This) deal takes it beyond that,� said Peter Ashkin, AOL president of product strategy, in an interview."

The Register Sony, AOL to bring Net to PlayStation 2
"Sony is also preparing a hard drive, XGA LCD panel, mouse and keyboard, all of which will help turn console into a computer. All that's missing is an operating system, and we can't help but wonder if Sony might end up buying Be after all. The OS vendor is certainly looking for a buyer or a white knight, and its BeIA Net appliance-oriented OS is already being used by Sony for the consumer electronics giant's eVilla appliance.

Whatever, with Microsoft now defecating on Sony's digital doorstep, we'd be surprised if Sony doesn't line up other anti-Microsoft partners."

Gaming Age Sony and AOL Join Forces!
"Underlying the alliance between Sony and AOL Time Warner is a coming collision among the personal computer, online and video game industries that will tend to blur the lines between the different markets in the home.

"Both of these technologies are running into each other pretty hard," said Rob Enderle, a vice president at the Giga Information Group, a market research firm based in Cambridge, Mass. "Sony dominates the game market, but Microsoft has the channel to take it in the future.""

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