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From: "Nigel Critten" <Nigel@gameware.demon.co.uk>
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Subject: NY2 before or after
Date: Sun, 19 Sep 1999 12:46:39 +0100
Organization: PlayStation Net Yaroze (SCEE)
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We obviously know nothing about if there will even be a NY2 but it's nice to
speculate about it for a while.

What I would like to see is the NY2 released here shortly after the release
of the PS2 in Japan (for current Members), with a USB connection (most PCs
and new Macs have these and older version can have them added for a small
price) FireWire would be very nice for the G3, G4 owners, PC owners can get
Firewire with the expense of adding a PCI card, a lot of new Notebooks come
with Firewire now.

Cut down libraries we all expect that, but being able to support lots of
players maybe with the Multitap or with the new system, being able to use
the Dual Shock 2 rumble stuff, and being able to use middleware tools with
it would be nice (Lightwave, Max, Maya, Softimage, MathEngine etc.) and a
better set of manuals than those which came with the NY would be nice, maybe
even access to the hardware would be nice.

As the PS2 is built to be connected to other computers Sony could use the
base unit for the Yaroze program and put together the libraries and manuals,
that would mean there would be no problem with running out of stock.

So a much more open Yaroze 2 program would be the best.

I suppose we will actually have to wait a year or more after the European
launch :-(

Nigel