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PS2 Online Users Hit 1.5 million

Sony officials have reportedly announced that the number of PS2 online users have reached 1.5 million worldwide – twice the number of Xbox Live users.

Although there are...

David Jenkins, Blogger

February 10, 2004

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Sony officials have reportedly announced that the number of PS2 online users have reached 1.5 million worldwide – twice the number of Xbox Live users. Although there are seven times more PlayStation 2 consoles in the world this figure is still surprisingly high considering the relatively low-key marketing of PlayStation 2 online titles, compared to Xbox Live. Source: The Magic Box

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David Jenkins ([email protected]) is a freelance writer and journalist working in the UK. As well as being a regular news contributor to Gamasutra.com, he also writes for newsstand magazines Cube, Games TM and Edge, in addition to working for companies including BBC Worldwide, Disney, Amazon and Telewest.

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