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Support: Ask any gamer what they like best about the PlayStation and they won't mention its poligon count rate or high resolution mode, nope they will give you a long list of game that have kept them amused for hours and hours. The current PlayStation has well over 600 games available for it and has sold over 60 million units - coincidence... of course not. Sony has published the latest list of approved developers for PS2, and it way exceeds the number of companies that signed up to develop the original machine. More surprising is the inclusion of some of the worlds larger game developers who have traditionally adopted a 'wait and see' approach to any new system that has entered the marketplace. Such is the industry recognistion and respect that Sony now has in gained in the ressurection of the games industry, that many of them are hoping and preying that PlayStation 2 is as popular as the first console, so as to secure the long term future of their own companies. In Japan, where the system is set to debut on March 4, 2000, 89 publishers have signed license agreements to develop content for PlayStation2. 46 North American companies and 27 European companies have signed letters of intent in preparation for the overseas launch of PlayStation2 in Fall, 2000. Interest is also strong among tool and middleware developers, with 45 companies indicating strong support. In addition to the software development libraries supplied by SCEI, the crucial tools and middleware these companies bring to the platform ensure an environment in which software developers can create the very best entertainment content for PlayStation2. USA and European Developers: The companies below have signed letters of intent with regard to publishing/developing content for PlayStation2. 7 Studios 3DO Europe Ltd. Acclaim Entertainment, Inc. Acclaim Entertainment (Europe) Ltd. Activision, Inc. Activision UK Ltd. Agetec, Inc. Argonaut Software Ltd. American Softworks Corp. Codemasters Software Co., Ltd. Atlus U.S.A. Inc. Core Design Ltd. Bungie Software Disney Interactive Inc. Capcom Entertainment Eden Studios SA Cerny Games Eidos Plc Crave Entertainment Electronic Arts Ltd. Digital Anvil Eurocom Developments Ltd. DreamWorks Interactive, LLC GTi Software Europe Ltd. Eidos Interactive Hasbro Interactive Ltd. Electronic Arts, Inc. Infogrames Entertainment SA Enix Corporation Kalisto Entertainment SA Fox Interactive Konami of Europe GmbH GT Interactive Software Corp. Lego Media International Hasbro Interactive Inc. Lionhead Studios Ltd. Humongous Entertainment, Subsidiary of GT Interactive Software Corp. Rage Software plc Incredible Technologies, Inc. Reflections Infogrames Entertainment Inc. Revolution Software Ltd. Insomniac Games Square Europe Ltd. Interplay Entertainment Corp. Take 2 Interactive Software Europe Ltd. Konami of America, Inc. THQ International Ltd. LucasArts Entertainment Company Travelers' Tales UK Ltd. Midway Home Entertainment Ubi Soft Entertainment SA Mindscape unit of The Learning Company, division of Mattel, Inc. Virgin Interactive Entertainment Europe Ltd. Namco Hometek, Inc. Naughty Dog, Inc. Neversoft Entertainment Oddworld Inhabitants Red Storm Entertainment, Inc. Shiny Entertainment, Inc. Sierra On-Line Square Electronic Arts L.L.C. Stormfront Studios Sunsoft, U.S.A. Surreal Software, Inc. Take 2 Interactive Software, Inc. TerraGlyph Interactive Studios The 3DO Company THQ, Inc. Titus Software Corporation Ubi Soft Entertainment Inc. Universal Interactive Studios, Inc. Working Designs Asian Developers: The companies below are currently working on projects with regard to publishing/developing content for PlayStation2. Artdink Ascii Corporation Ask Asmik Astroll Athena Bandai Capcom DaZZ Ecseco Development Electronic Arts Square Enix From Software Fujimic Genki Gust Hudson Soft I4 Corporation Idea Factory Imagineer Jorudan Kaga Tech Koei Konami Locus M2To Magical Company Mainichi Communications Namco Riverhillsoft Seta Sony Computer Entertainment Sony Music Entertainment Spike Square Sun Corporation Sunrise Interactive T&E Soft Taito Corporation Takara Tecmo Titus Tomy UEP Systems Victor Interactive Software Video System VR-1 Warashi Xing Yuki Enterprise |