Actually, I think there is a way you might be able to go online with it, even if you live outside of Japan, but you would need a Japanese ps2 (because along with checking for the proper dnas on the disc, while signing online it would also check to make sure you had a Japanese region ps2). After that you would just need to read Japanese enough to set up an account for yourself and it'll cost you 900 yen per month to play it (although you might experience lag if you're not in Japan). Other than that, I think you'd be good to go. Not totally sure though, so you might want to ask someone else before splurging on a Japanese ps2.