By 2008, 40.2 million gamers worldwide will be going online with video game consoles, says market research firm DFC Intelligence.
Broadband Internet access, meanwhile, has helped bring connectivity to consoles that wasn’t even an option two years ago. Now, 750,000 players use Xbox Live, each paying $50 a year to be able to play against people elsewhere and download updates.
Sony says it has sold 2.4 million of its $40 network adapters that enable Playstation online gaming, through broadband or a dial-up connection.
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