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From: Jerry Jessop <Jerry_Jessop@playstation.sony.com>
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Subject: Re: Japanese Games on Net Yaroze?
Date: Thu, 08 Jan 1998 13:55:08 -0800
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Manny,

My reference was along the lines of a software development company and
SCEA's approval. Many factors effect the approval process, game idea,
signed non-disclosure forms.....etc. It's not just a matter of showing
up at the door with lot's of $$$$$. As it is not my area of expertise
that's all I can say, and maybe I should not have said that :)

Jerry


Manny Najera wrote:
> 
> Jerry Jessop wrote:
> 
> > I'm not certain I can give out that information :(
> >
> > It's fair to say their expensive, but not as overpriced as some people
> >
> > report. They are only availible to registered professional developers
> > in
> > any case.
> 
> What exactly is a registered professional developer?  Here's my story:
> 
> I spent most of my natural life hoarding money, in the hopes that I was
> going to purchase my own car one day.  Now that I can actually afford a
> car (a REAL car), I'm going to college, where it would be grossly
> impractical to have one.  So, now I've got all this cash, and nothing to
> spend it on.
> 
> Would a "regular Joe", like me, be able to purchase a full-blown
> development kit?  I don't think I would have too much trouble convicing
> other CS majors to help me make a real PlayStation game.
> 
> Manny Najera