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Friday May 23, 2003

PlayStation®2 Online Fast Facts

As of April 2003

· PlayStation 2 North American installed base: nearly 19 million

· A PlayStation 2 can be found in one out of every nine U.S. households

Network Adaptor Fast Facts

· The Network Adaptor (Ethernet/modem) (for PlayStation®2), the gateway to the PlayStation 2 online arena, launched August 27, 2002

· Nearly 600,000 Network Adaptors have been sold through to consumers

· 70% of all Network Adaptors sold have been registered

· Sony Computer Entertainment America doubled fiscal year projections for shipments of the Network Adaptor to a cumulative one million units

· Since its launch, the Network Adaptor has consistently ranked among the top 10 accessories sold, according to NPD FunWorld, a division of the NPD Group, an independent research group

· Sales of the Network Adaptor have more than doubled that of the Xbox Live Starter Kit in recent months.

PlayStation 2 Online Community

· PlayStation 2 boasts the largest online console gaming community in North America

· On average, 2,500 new consumers join the PlayStation 2 online community daily

· PlayStation 2 is the only next generation system to cater to all online users, regardless of their Internet connectivity preference;

--- 42% of gamers play PlayStation 2 online games via a dial-up connection

--- 58% of gamers play PlayStation 2 online games via a broadband connection

· More than 73% of registered members of the PlayStation 2 online community are between the ages of 18-34, where as this demographic makes up only 47% of the overall PlayStation 2 installed base

· 98% of the PlayStation 2 online community is male

· Gamers are more aggressive and competitive when playing online

· Gamers are playing more often, and for longer periods of time online

--- PlayStation 2 online gamers spend more than 4 hours of gameplay per day, on first party titles alone

PlayStation 2 Online Title Library

· PlayStation 2 offers the most diverse online library with titles spanning top genres, including action, sports, racing and role-playing games

· 18 online titles are available for PlayStation 2 as of March 31, 2003

® All Star Baseball 2004 from Acclaim

Amplitude™ from Sony Computer Entertainment America

ATV Offroad Fury™2 from Sony Computer Entertainment America

Auto Modellista™ from Capcom

Chessmaster® from Ubi Soft

Everquest® Online Adventures™ from Sony Online Entertainment

Madden NFL™ 2003 from EA Sports

Midnight Club 2 Street Racing from Rockstar Games

My Street™ from Sony Computer Entertainment America

NBA Live 2003 from EA Sports

NFL GameDay™ 2003 from Sony Computer Entertainment America

SEGA Sports™ NBA 2K3 from Sega of America

SEGA Sports™ NCAA College Basketball from Sega of America

SEGA Sports™ NFL 2K3 from Sega of America

SOCOM: U.S. Navy SEALs from Sony Computer Entertainment America

Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater™ 4 from Activision

Tribes™ Aerial Assault from Sierra Entertainment

Twisted Metal:Black™ ONLINE from Sony Computer Entertainment America

· More than 15 companies are developing content with online-enabled features for PlayStation 2

--- Electronic Arts was one of the first companies to publicly announce support for the PlayStation 2 online initiative; as of March 31, 2003, more than 400,000 people registered to play EA Sports’ Madden NFL 2003 online

· Sony Computer Entertainment America’s premier online game, SOCOM: U.S. Navy SEALs, an action adventure title that places gamers in the role of an elite Navy SEAL, sold more than one million copies in just six months since its release on August 27, 2002

--- More than 30 percent of all users are active online

---13 million player hours since the beginning of the year

--- 50,000 - 60,000 people host online sessions daily

--- 13,000 peak users playing simultaneously for 3 hours on average