In a classic issue of MSX Magazine, a news post about the 'CD-i for MSX' gives us another proof that there were plans to connect CD-i to MSX and extend MSX with the possibilities of the interactive CD. While it is still about future plans, it shows the dedication of Sony and Philips to combine these techniques. Also in the advertisement on top here they mention the ability to extend this MSX with CD-interactive. The news article claims that Sony and Philips are working on bringing the interactive CD to the market, focusing on the current MSX audience. They specifically claim the possibilites of the CD, to show high quality pictures and even audio, in a way that was previously not possible on MSX. It is interesting to see this positioning by Sony and Philips: It is a different view on competing against CD-ROM, and different than just pushing the CD-i as a new standard in 'interactive entertainment', leaving MSX behind.
CD-i member Michiel Roos found more proof of the MSX and CD-i connection: In a 1986 MSX magazine there is an article that mentions a connection between MSX and CD-i:
