<s>
Central	B-Application
Station	I-Application
(	O
also	O
known	O
as	O
Network	O
Gaming	O
Service	O
)	O
was	O
an	O
online	O
service	O
by	O
Sony	O
Computer	O
Entertainment	O
Europe	O
for	O
PAL	O
regions	O
in	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
era	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
service	O
allowed	O
users	O
to	O
have	O
friend	O
lists	O
,	O
view	O
new	O
game	O
releases	O
,	O
read	O
the	O
latest	O
PlayStation-related	O
news	O
,	O
enter	O
events	O
,	O
and	O
play	O
Central	O
Station-integrated	O
online	O
games	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
and	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
Portable	I-Operating_System
consoles	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
service	O
acted	O
as	O
a	O
Sony	O
official	O
alternative	O
to	O
middleware	B-General_Concept
like	O
GameSpy	O
but	O
with	O
extra	O
features	O
similar	O
to	O
Xbox	B-Application
Live	I-Application
or	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Network	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Central	B-Application
Station	I-Application
portal	O
could	O
be	O
accessed	O
via	O
a	O
Network	O
Access	O
Disc	O
which	O
would	O
be	O
used	O
to	O
set	O
up	O
an	O
internet	O
connection	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Central	B-Application
Station	I-Application
was	O
superseded	O
by	O
the	O
worldwide	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Network	I-Device
upon	O
release	O
of	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
overall	O
history	O
of	O
Central	B-Application
Station	I-Application
is	O
unclear	O
due	O
to	O
very	O
limited	O
documentation	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
These	O
discs	O
show	O
that	O
Central	B-Application
Station	I-Application
went	O
through	O
at	O
least	O
two	O
major	O
UI/Branding	O
changes	O
outside	O
of	O
beta	O
testing	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
These	O
discs	O
included	O
a	O
new	O
settings	O
UI	O
,	O
a	O
new	O
Central	B-Application
Station	I-Application
portal	O
,	O
and	O
Hardware	B-Application
:	I-Application
Online	I-Application
Arena	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Central	B-Application
Station	I-Application
middleware	B-General_Concept
seems	O
to	O
have	O
been	O
used	O
on	O
some	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
Portable	I-Operating_System
games	O
as-well	O
,	O
although	O
no	O
evidence	O
exists	O
showing	O
that	O
users	O
could	O
access	O
the	O
Central	B-Application
Station	I-Application
portal	O
on	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
Portable	I-Operating_System
consoles	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
beta	O
disc	O
known	O
as	O
"	O
Mirage	O
"	O
was	O
dumped	O
online	O
that	O
has	O
a	O
very	O
rough	O
sketch	O
of	O
the	O
Central	B-Application
Station	I-Application
UI	O
,	O
alongside	O
was	O
a	O
scanned	O
document	O
that	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
a	O
Tumblr	B-Application
blog	O
indicating	O
that	O
British	O
Telecom	O
worked	O
with	O
Sony	O
Computer	O
Entertainment	O
Europe	O
to	O
integrate	O
H.264	B-Application
streaming	O
into	O
the	O
Network	O
Access	O
Discs	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Central	B-Application
Station	I-Application
required	O
users	O
to	O
register	O
their	O
console	O
with	O
two	O
to	O
three	O
different	O
codes	O
depending	O
on	O
the	O
console	O
's	O
model	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
All	O
of	O
the	O
games	O
that	O
support	O
Central	B-Application
Station	I-Application
are	O
published	O
by	O
Sony	O
Computer	O
Entertainment	O
or	O
a	O
similar	O
subsidiary	O
:	O
</s>
