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From: "Rikki Prince" <rprince@dircon.co.uk>
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Subject: Names (PSX2!!)
Date: Mon, 8 Mar 1999 19:29:40 -0000
Organization: PlayStation Net Yaroze (SCEE)
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I was just thinking after the recent announcement of the second PlayStation,
and hearing of Sony registering www.playstation2000.com , as well as
www.playstation2.com , about what name the final release of the next
generation PSX will carry. Personally, I can't stand sequels with numbers
showing where they are in the series. I don't mind sports games with year
names, e.g. FIFA '99, as it gives you a good indication of the stats within
the game, but games like Tomb Raider 2/3 and Final Fantasy VIII just sound
stupid! An example of a good sequel name is Colony Wars: Vengeance.
In the case of the next PlayStation, I think it would be better to have some
sort of new name, so that it is easy to distinguish between the first and
the second one, even if it is "PlayStation 2: Emotion Engine", or something
similar, as it would give it a unique name.
Basically, the point of this post, is to spark up some discussion within the
Yaroze community about the name of the new machine. If there's a lot of
response, then maybe Sony, if they haven't already chosen a name, could set
up some survey through magazines, and their websites, to find out the
favourite name throughout the PlayStation owning community, which would
surely be a great way of involving the owners and potential owners,
something Sony seem very interested in doing.

Rikki