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From: "Matt Verran" <mverran@btinternet.com>
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Subject: Re: Oh yeah, nearly forgot.
Date: Tue, 21 Nov 2000 10:24:49 -0000
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Sega arn't missing the opportunity either:

http://www.wired.com/news/photo/0,1860,40170,00.html




Kenny <littlebrother@bigfoot.com> wrote in message
news:8vch30$nmt2@www.netyaroze-europe.com...
> Microsoft have had their cheque book out again.
> They are currently snapping up all the developers, Naughty Dog, Cerny,
> Munchworld etc, all signed up for 'exclusive' X-Box only deals.
>
> Now why would anyone want to cut off their one source of income for a
> console that doesn't launch for another year? Because they are being paid
> to! That leaves Sony with a dilema. They can either pay even bigger bucks
to
> keep the best developers, or reduce the cost of the development and
> licensing system and let some lesser quality developers release some
lesser
> quality works.
>
> Discuss!  (ie, I am playing devil's advocate here! So please don't flame
me!
> Unless your name is Spyro)
>
> -Kenny
>
> .ps. Is it just me or are their LOADS of Crash Bandicoot symbols, shapes,
> animations (especially death animations) and sounds in the new Spyro: Year
> of the dragon.
>
>