This is not at all about go… well, not really.
Final Fantasy XI for PS2 comes out today… I have a crappy computer so I haven’t been able to use the PC version (at least it still runs ggo and CGoban). I preordered at GameStop, and I’ve heard that a lot of the other GSs are getting it in today (the actual date of release)… unfortunately sometimes things are shipped slowly up here!! I’ll be checking the store this afternoon after work, but hopefully the game comes! Especially since I’ll have extra time today for it (Christy is working late ;)!
So… with any luck it’ll be Chinese food and FFXI tonight! I am making very big plans not to let this game interfere with Go in any way. I think I’m going to do some on the treadmill also - that way I can get fit with FFXI (Can’t play go that way unfortunately… or I really really would!)
And, to tie this in with Go just a tad, the PS2 Hard Drive (Required for FFXI - comes with FFXI in fact) has the potential for downloading other games, movies, etc (at additional cost, of course…) but this service could certainly include a go game and server! Do you think Sony will bother translating whatever currently exists in Japan (if anything?). Go is pretty non-relevant to North American society… in any case, I can certainly stage an e-mail campaign to get board games (especially igo) added to the Play-Online service.