Playonline Already in the works? (Score 1)

Haven't SquareSoft and Sony already pumped mucho buxos into the development of PlayOnline? I don't think Sony would be stupid enough to fund a company that will create a service that their products won't be able to handle. And how do you peeps think the PS2 followers will be able to combat the X-Box people when PlayOnline goes multi-platform? These are the golden years of gaming, imho.