Court order's temporary suspension of Virtual Game Station

Connectix have announced that they're temporarily suspending shipments of the Virtual Game Station, the emulator which enables PlayStation games to played on an Apple Macintosh. The decision is in compliance with an order from a San Francisco Federal District Court. Connectix have confirmed that this doesn't affect the thousands of units that have already shipped, and that they will continue customer support for those that have bought the package.

"This is just the first stage of a lengthy process of discovery of facts and finding of law. We are confident that we will be able to resume shipments once this matter has received further review at the appellate level," stated Roy McDonald, President of Connectix Corporation. "Early customer response to the new Version 1.2 has been overwhelmingly positive, and we are looking forward to resuming our shipments in the near future."

"We do not believe that we have violated any intellectual property rights in the creation or marketing of Connectix Virtual Game Station," McDonald added. "This brief pause in no way diminishes our plans for aggressive marketing and sales of Connectix Virtual Game Station. We look forward to restocking our Mac resellers as soon as this preliminary injunction is reviewed. We hope that in the longer run we will find a solution for both Sony and Connectix that allows us to co-operate in bringing enhanced consumer choice to the Macintosh and PlayStation communities," concluded McDonald.