Sony Online Entertainment Continues Its Expansion Into the European Market; Translation Software and EverQuest Game Cards Help Cultivate European Gaming Community |
Tuesday September 11, 2001 |
Sony Online Entertainment Continues Its Expansion Into the European Market; Translation Software and EverQuest Game Cards Help Cultivate European Gaming CommunitySony
Online Entertainment (SOE) announced today two major
initiatives that make good on the company's goal to bring
it's online gaming offerings to a global audience. "SOE is committed to making online games accessible to gamers around the world regardless of location or language differences," said Kelly Flock, president, Sony Online Entertainment. "Surpassing language barriers and payment methods puts Sony Online Entertainment one step closer to creating a true global gaming experience." Sony
Online Entertainment's global efforts are in response to
customer demand and current increases in global adoption
of the Internet. According to the International
Development Conference, more than 50 percent of current
Web users reside outside of the United States. This
percentage is expected to increase to 60 percent by 2003.
Additionally, by 2003 nearly half of worldwide e-commerce
will take place outside the United States. Leading
off the localized products is EverQuest(R): The Shadows
of Luclin(TM), the third expansion pack to EverQuest, the
most successful online role-playing game of all time
boasting more than 410,000 active subscribers comprised
of players from all over the world. Other games planned
for localization include: PlanetSide(TM), the world's
first massively multiplayer first-person action game set
in a persistent world and Star Wars(R) Galaxies(TM), an
online game set within the Star Wars universe. |
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