At first Sony told us Nov 2001. Now the best date you will get is maybe Spring 2002 sometime. You will need the Network Adapter to connect you're PS2 too you're existing internet connection, it should run for around $40.00. There should also be a 40 Gig Hard Drive available. Going on what its selling for in Japan we can guess that it will run around $150.00. At this time I can't find a solid public release date for these two peripherals.