Dot-Com Sony and Sega are teaming up to offer online gaming services. While the Internet has served as a testing ground for the software companies, the hardware side is now anxious to claim a piece of cyber turf. It might not make much sense now in the last few days of dial-up access, but just wait until the need for speed is fulfilled. There is plenty to play for in the golden age of broadband, and the console makers know it.
Teamwork is a multiplayer game.
Ever since Sega pulled the plug on its hardware line back in January, it's been quick to play nice as a software company with the major home gaming machine makers. The more intriguing pairing, however, came this morning when Sony and Sega announced that they would allow users of either console to hook up for Internet gameplay. The cross-platform alliance might seem like twisted necrophilia at first. The Dreamcast, after all, has been officially discontinued. Sony can not only relish the established online gamers that are well worth converting, but also pick up some marketing tips from Sega along the way.