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gamedaily.com - 10/29/2008

Casual Connect: Sony On Developing for an Open PS2 Platform - Video Game News, Video Game Coverage, Video Game Updates, PC Game News, PC Game Coverage

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Kiev, Ukraine PlayStation development took center stage at Casual Connect when Sony Europe's developer relations manager George Bain addressed an audience of Eastern European developers. The PlayStation 2 has sold 131.3 million units to date, he said. The software sales for that platform have ...

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