Originally Posted by yellowbastard

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http://biz.yahoo.com/prnews/040921/sftu069b_1.html

"Equipped with an integrated Ethernet port for network gaming, the new PlayStation 2 sets new standards in the fusion of design and functionality and will enable the company to maintain market momentum as it expands its online console gaming community, the largest in North America with more than 1.4 million users. Approximately 40 percent (*1) of North American PlayStation 2 online gamers use dial-up connections and to satisfy this base, the North American model is equipped with both Ethernet and modem ports."

I'm sure it's hard drive compatible as well. Sony wouldn't mess up like that.