Path: chuka.playstation.co.uk!news From: "Rikki Prince" Newsgroups: scee.yaroze.freetalk.english Subject: Re: how do you do, PS2? Date: Wed, 15 Sep 1999 19:09:28 +0100 Organization: PlayStation Net Yaroze (SCEE) Lines: 26 Message-ID: <7ronbk$n2i9@chuka.playstation.co.uk> References: <7rilo6$g0d7@chuka.playstation.co.uk> <37DEECF6.D779E611@breathemail.net> NNTP-Posting-Host: th-gt143-071.pool.dircon.co.uk X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Newsreader: Microsoft Outlook Express 5.00.2014.211 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V5.00.2014.211 > I think the most important question is why can Sony call is Playstation > 2 when all the mags etc have to call it the "Next Generation > Playstation". Well, I only heard that mags had to call it the NGPS before the annoucement of the console's looks, name and date of release. Now that Sony have officially revealed the name, they will be able to call it 'PlayStation 2'. > I suppose it's like magazines weren't allowed to have PSX in their title > and SOny apparently discouraged the use of PSX professionally, and tehn > along comes yaroze with PSX written all over the manuals etc ;) Well, I suppode it's better for the mags to call it PlayStation, as it sounds more professional than PSX. PSX has become a common way of typing PlayStation quickly, not something a magazine who wants to appear professional should have to do. The use of PSX in the manuals is probably due to the rather relax method of writing in the manuals. > Al Rikki > p.s. yes it's ugly, maybe this is just to get everyone talking again > befor they reveal it properly :)