Central Station (service)

The service acted as a Sony official alternative to middleware like GameSpy but with extra features similar to Xbox Live or PlayStation Network.

These discs included a new settings UI, a new Central Station portal, and Hardware: Online Arena.

[4][5] A beta disc known as "Mirage"[6] was dumped online that has a very rough concept of the Central Station UI,[7] alongside was a scanned document that was released on a Tumblr blog indicating that British Telecom worked with Sony Computer Entertainment Europe to integrate H.264 streaming into the Network Access Discs.

[1][5] After going through the registration process, users would receive a PIN code in the mail that could be entered on the console or on the Network Gaming Service website.

All of the games that support Central Station are published by Sony Computer Entertainment or a similar subsidiary:[8]