I can't speak for other countries, but in the Netherlands, the non-commercial part of the MSX hobby has been very important. In about 1991 MSX was officially declared 'dead', but then clubs and teams began to form, Tilburg and Zandvoort became important etc. The commercial games (like Konami's) were still being played but had some kind of nostalgic value as well.
IF the MSX will somehow revive, it might be very important to note from our side that this hobbyism may not disappear. Clubs and teams still must have the opportunity to continue doing whatever they did so far. If there's something that kept MSX alive even after its official death, it were those clubs and the like. See the poll 'why MSX?': because the creativity it encourages. If there comes a new MSX market, I hope it won't set up judicial limitations to the software development by individuals, clubs and teams.
But I guess they already know everything about that, since they're hobbyists themselves.
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