PlayStation 2 Development Tools Going Cheap

[fitbabits]

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SN Systems, a subsidiary Sony Computer Entertainment Inc., has announced that the prices of its PlayStation 2 development tools will be cut by one third when ordered through its UK office, as the launch of the PlayStation 3 approaches.

PlayStation 2 products included in this reduction are: ProDG, ProDG Plus, ProView, and ProView Plus. The price drop will also be reflected in the 6-month rental licenses of ProDG Plus for the PlayStation 2, which have proven to be popular with developers working on shorter-term projects.

Andy Beveridge, Director of SN Systems commented "ProDG for PlayStation 2 has been on sale since April 2000 and has continually evolved since that time. As a company, we feel one of our greatest strengths is our ability to listen to and deliver what developers are asking for."
I'm posting this for the benefit of the many developers who peruse EvAv.

[Serapth]

The SN series of tools have never really been that expensive... atleast relative to devkit costs. If you still have to drop 10s of thousands of dollars on devkits and licenses saving a bit of money on a debugger and compilier is nice, but not a huge cost saver.

I hadnt realized SN was bought by Sony... guess thats the end of the GameCube and DS support.

[ElectroDruid]

If I remember rightly from when SN got bought by Sony, they said they'd continue to support the tools they'd already written (GC, DS - although how good that support is these days I don't know). But somehow I don't see them releasing tools for the Revolution*



* (Sorry, still haven't come to terms with the new name yet. I'm getting there)