Disgruntled PS2 Developers

Hey xbox, you're looking at a name change.

http://www.dailyradar.co.uk/news/game_news_1730.html

"An understandably strident Van Leeuwen said "There's no way that we can co-exist. We can't afford to have our business confused with games for kids. Either we find a business solution or we get into a legal battle.

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Microsoft could, in fact, attempt to release an Xbox-branded product while the issue is unresolved in the US courts - a process that could take years, according to Jessie Marshall, a USPTO attorney - but this would obviously leave Microsoft vulnerable to an injunction freezing the release, or considerable damages later.

Either way, Xbox Tech seem to believe that they have Microsoft over a barrel, and may even now be considering how to invest their fortuitous windfall. Unless Microsoft either win any legal dispute, or back down and change the name of their already heavily marketed brand and machine, that is. Mmmm."

Metal Gear Solid 2 and the DVD player is the ONLY reason why I am buying a PS2. I generally dont like most console games, the last one I owned was a Sega Genesis (and i mainly played NBA Live on that only)...
but for my money, Im slappin down on the PS2 in 4 or 5 months.

I guess this is another reason I'm glad I didn't throw my $$$ away on it!

Can't stand consoles. To damn limited!

Best console = Atari Jaguar.

This is good news for the 'x-box' which is good news for PC games as so many will be ported or developed simutainiously. (not to mention the sure to come emulator progs for the PC)

Since im never gonna buy a PS2.... its all good.

Adding...

Sony made ALL of its money one the licensing fees and distrubution fees for PS games..... it made close to nothing on the hardware.

Just a little FYI

Anyone knoway whereay to getay Starsiegeay Tribesay?!?!ay

Question for anyone who owns a PS2:

I'm curious. Are developers keeping the same size save files on the 8MB memory card, or are they just increasing their file sizes so you still only get a few saves per card? Also, are the memory cards divided into huge (~7.5K) blocks, or are they divided into smaller blocks ala DreamCast?

Got Warez?!?!?!

L337 100!

SoTN WAS PIMP! except when the castle flipped..then it just got alil annoying...but it was greeeeat fun up to that point

HAHAHAHHAAHHAHAHAHAHAH *points and laughs at sony*...they let PS get to their heads....GOOO SEGA! *hugs his PSO* .. (PSO is a great diablo ripoff...if you like diablo and anime, GET IT!)

no company has ever won two console wars in a row, and the one that comes out on top is always the new guy...

Nintendo -> NES
Sega -> Genesis
Sony -> Playstation

who'll be next? Indrema of course! :)

Odd, I was under the impression the PS2 was phenominally EASY to develop for. Didn't Tim Sweeney say he got UT up and running on his PS2 dev box in a DAY?

Redwood chose my suggestion as track of the day! Wheee.

What, you don't like my kind around here?

MGS was good for the 3 times I played it, I got the Bond suit and I was happy.

-jerd

blahahahahha this is just too funny. its just the perfect ime for my little xbox to go into your homes and take over!

Also, you'll notice that by reading the article, it says nothing about the PS2 being difficult to program for. It simply says that Sony hasn't been as quick on the ball to send dev. kits to some developers. :)

Wow, developers who most likely wouldn't have put out good games anyway got the shaft.

The PS2 is definitely going to fail.

(I hope I made it pretty clear how illogical that little leap is.)

oh shit, microsoft will dominate yet another market..

soon they will be doing my laundry...

Oh well. We can all hope for some unbelieveable miracle. Wait. Maybe? No. Why not? Because I said so dammit. Well I dont care about you; your opinions matter not to me. Well they should because I am your god. Um..no? Your right, a better reason is that it looks mad pixelly. OK, thats better. Are you happy? Of course. Great.

PS2 IS GREAT


for me to poo.. aaah forget it

PS2 is wide open ass

and this is why the PS2 will suxx0r some more, and die a nice quick death.

What the hell....LAUNCH EVA