Re: [GD-Consoles] PS2 DVD emu?

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Brett Bibby wrote:
>Not sure which PS2 developer forum to put this on, so I will ask here.

The correct forum would be the Sony newsgroups. Probably the SN
newsgroup.


>Can any PS2 developers comment on the usefulness of having (or not) the
>CD/DVD emulator fitted into a T10K?  Do I need to have at least one kit
>fitted with it to safely get a game through lot check in your opinion?
>If it is a nice to have item only, how nice to have is it?

You don't need to have one, but you'll end up making a lot of
coasters at the end of the project. It's quite nicely integrated
into your windows environment as a device you can upload files to.

I've used it primarily for implementing our background loading
that allows us to move from level to level without the user
noticing there's loading going on, and it really made it much
simpler debugging the whole thing.

I'd say it's very nice to have for doing anything loading
related. Of course, a majority of the stuff we do isn't related
to loading, so I can't really say whether it's worth the money
or not -- that's up to you do decide.


You really should ask the question on the Sony newsgroups, and
you'd get many more answers. As a licensed developer you have
access to them. If you don't have an account send an email to
devsupport and request an account. The Sony newsgroups are an
_invaluable_ resource.



Christer Ericson
Sony Computer Entertainment, Santa Monica