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To me, this is an exciting time. Three years ago, when I bought an Xbox 360, I dreamed of connecting to millions of players online and experiencing the new wave of massively multiplayer gaming. Until now, this promise has largely gone unfulfilled, and we have had to make do with half-complete packages in the games we buy.
Those of us who bought Metal gear Solid 4 also paid for MGS Online, but have had to ignore its existence until now. Call of Duty has been limited to its brief campaign modes, with the enormous world of experience points, perks, Nazi Zombie mode, and other online features largely unattainable. Games with huge amounts of staying power have been confined to the shelf, sad reminders of experiences hitherto unattainable.
Not any longer!
I am yet to test competitive shooters (I need either to recall my copies of COD for playstation from Anambra or Set up a paid Xbox LIVE account, whichever occurs first) but my experience with Resident Evil leaves me wildly optimistic. I had earlier on decided not to bother with Uncharted 2 or Killzone, since both games are largely dependent on multiplayer modes for their success, but with this development I just may put down the hard earned money to pick them up.
I am pleased to report that online gaming is coming to Nigeria at last. From all indications, when Glo-1 lands, things should be even better. For now, however, this is my setup:
| ISP | MTN 3g prepaid SIM card |
| Device | Sony ericsson k800i with 3G, connected via Bluetooth (MTN’s HSDPA/3G modem should be ok) |
| Configuration | Standard dial up via modem from laptop, with internet connection sharing enabled on the dialup connection. PS3 configured with a static IP address on the local network (to allow for port forwarding) and with the laptop’s IP as gateway and DNS. PSN UDP and TCP ports forwarded on the dialup connection via the ADVANCED settings page under internet connection sharing. (you can get the ports to forward from this page) |
| Plan | N500 1-day plan with 50 megabytes usage. To set this up on a brand new MTN 3g sim card, load 500 naira credit and send 103 to 131 by SMS. |
PS: Providence? My ISP called me just as I was finishing this article to tell me they had fixed all their problems and would give me a free extension of service to try it out? Hmmm….
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