Adhoc Party for North America?

Siliconera has discovered that Sony has trademarked "Adhoc Party" in North America, which means the service might soon be available here.

Adhoc Party allows games with local wireless (ie. ad hoc) multiplayer to be played over the internet, and therefore with people out of reach of ad hoc connections, via a PS3 with a wireless connection to the PlayStation Network. It means you can play ad hoc games with non-local friends, as long as you've all got PS3s. There's quite a long list of games (at least in Japan) that can be used with Adhoc Party, so it's an exciting prospect. ->Read More...