Path: chuka.playstation.co.uk!news From: "Rad" Newsgroups: scee.yaroze.freetalk.english Subject: Re: Names (PSX2!!) Date: Tue, 9 Mar 1999 00:20:07 -0000 Organization: PlayStation Net Yaroze (SCEE) Lines: 43 Message-ID: <7c1pft$l2g12@chuka.playstation.co.uk> References: <7c18g6$l2g11@chuka.playstation.co.uk> NNTP-Posting-Host: vil-86.village.gre.ac.uk X-Newsreader: Microsoft Outlook Express 4.72.3110.5 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V4.72.3110.3 I think Sony will probably stick with PlayStation since it's a well known brand now. But here's some suggestions anyway: Sony Entertainment System (SES) Super Sony Entertainment System (Super SES) Sony 128 (S128) ;¬) Rad. rad@cyberdude.com http://www.netyaroze-europe.com/~radpsx Rikki Prince wrote in message <7c18g6$l2g11@chuka.playstation.co.uk>... >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 > >