Path: chuka.playstation.co.uk!news From: "Nigel Critten" Newsgroups: scee.yaroze.freetalk.english Subject: Speed it up PS2 Date: Sat, 18 Sep 1999 12:17:34 +0100 Organization: PlayStation Net Yaroze (SCEE) Lines: 35 Message-ID: <7rvsco$lcu10@chuka.playstation.co.uk> NNTP-Posting-Host: gameware.demon.co.uk X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Newsreader: Microsoft Outlook Express 5.00.2314.1300 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V5.00.2314.1300 Well I've finally got a couple of comments on the PS2 worth reading. With the PS2 being backward compatible with the PS but the PS2 having a 24x CD ROM does this mean PS games are actually going to achieve respectable loading times, if they do I can see some of my old games actually being played again, that was always one of my main problems with CD systems and this could just fix that... however they could always spin the CD down to 2x for ultimate compatibility, that would be a real shame and disappointment. And secondly with a March release I would certainly be interested to see what sort of games we can expect at launch, I know they have mentioned things like Tekken, GT2000, RidgeRacer but what of new games, original, what is the point of a new console if you are going to put the same games out with just more polygons. OK I know it's not original but if there is ever a Net Yaroze 2 I know what my first game will be Carrier Command 2000, I already have the models, story line and gameplay, I was going to do it for the Yaroze but went off on a different line, NY2 would be perfect for the detail I want to get into it, sharing the same basics as the original but with loads more to do, the connectivity would be the main thing, you could connect as many PS2's together as is possible on a LAN and each take charge of a carrier for World domination, so what shall we do tonight watch Coronation Street or try to take over the world :) I'd like to do a couple of other remakes as well, including StarGlider 2000, Hunter (Amiga) Superb game) But lets please have 24x CDRom for old Playstation compatibility Nigel.