MadAce

It's quite a coincidence they're "announcing" PS2 just when I subbed Planetside.
Why I'm playing Planetside? Because very, very few games allow any player to experience epic awesomeness within the first 15 minutes of playing.
It's entirely possible (I know because I've done it) to log in for half an hour, help the empire out and score a few kills and feel like it wasn't a waste of time.

So PS still offers one of the most accessible high-quality "endgames" of any MMO. Even when you're just starting out.

Not only that, but there's the awesome awesomeness. PS is at times amazingly awe-inspiring in ways other games can't mirror. Yesterday I was trying to cross a bridge all the while tanks were rolling past me, firing their guns, antitank planes skimmed the water on their way to the enemy and players dropped on the on other side of the river.

That's what PS2 should have to offer. Staying as close as the anonymity and team-play of "real" war while still being a fun game, and immensely accessible to any player, no matter their skill level and their playing-age.

Oh and everyone who's bashing SOE...

You're right. SOE has made horrible mistakes. But on the other hand SOE is a friggin publisher for the most part.
They have various studio's of varying quality. They fucked up SWG, but they also released a succesful Free Realms.
If they just hand the job to the right studio/team they could have a massive winner on their hands.
SOE has Planetside, which is an immense pro if you want to kill every other MMOFPS out there.

So I'm not going to dislike and review Planetside 2 before it's even out.