I've been using SN Systems tools since PSOne®. IOP programming started with PlayStation®2 and from the beginning ProDG supported this, which was good news for the few IOP programmers around at the time. I quickly bought the tools and started using them, and though you would think there were hardly any users of the IOP, SN responded quickly to any problems and requests I had on the IOP side.
What really helped was the speed of their support - it was so quick that I hardly noticed the time difference. I think this is down to the well-structured Japanese support system as well as the enthusiasm of the toolmakers themselves.
Kiyohiko Yamane
Department Manager
KCET
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SN Systems is a Sony Computer Entertainment Inc. (SCEI) owned software company based in Bristol, UK, that produces the industry standard development tools used by console programmers worldwide. The company was founded by directors Martin Day and Andy Beveridge and our staff currently numbers 60+ people.
Since 1988, SN Systems has been setting the standard for development tools within the console industry. As new platforms appear, SN Systems is quickly able to create stable and sophisticated tools to work with a new target.
Prior to its acquisition by SCEI in 2005, SN Systems tools were established as the leading development systems on console platforms, with programmers worldwide having used them for many years.
Furthermore, as the development of SN Systems products are driven by customer needs, new features are continually added on request. SN Systems is closely involved with the developer community, regularly contributing to developer conferences, visiting studios, helping customers via online support groups and providing software updates on the company's website.
Now in a new era under the wing of SCEI, SN Systems is able to draw from a range of different resources as well as existing experienced staff while working with the PlayStation®3 computer entertainment system. Closer ties to the R&D departments within SCEI means that development tools such as ProDG, Tuner and SN-DBS, can now be designed with even greater amounts of detail and compatibility to SCEI's hardware development tools. SN Systems' experienced and passionate team will continue to evolve its products by innovating, leading and listening to their customers, while delivering on its promise of producing quality development tools for the video games industry.