Sony Computer Entertainment and Connectix Corporation have resolved their differences on the topic of PlayStation emulation and announced a joint technology agreement in the area of emulation solutions. Under the terms of the agreement, the two companies have reached a resolution on all outstanding legal issues related to the Connectix Virtual Game Station and Sony has acquired all VGS emulation technology assets from Connectix Corporation. All future PlayStation emulation technology for the Mac and PC platforms will be developed under the joint agreement.

　　"We look forward to significant advances in emulation technology as a result of our cooperation with Connectix, who owns excellent technology in this field," Shinichi Okamoto, senior vice president of research and development for Sony Computer Entertainment, stated.

　　"Our new agreement with SCE gives us the resources to move rapidly into a wide range of exciting new applications for our core emulation and virtual machine technologies," Roy McDonald, president of Connectix Corporation, said. "We believe that this collaboration can lead to improved development tools, innovative consumer products, and productive enterprise solutions."

　　Connectix will continue to offer the current versions of the VGS for the Macintosh and PC until June 30.