With the launch of NI Kontakt 2 comes new possibilities:

New: 192 KHz, 32-bit sample engine with 64 fold multi-timbrality and unlimited voices.

New: Advanced surround sound features allowing up to 16 channel mix-downs

New: Universal Import ensures compatibility with virtually every sample and library format:

GigaStudio™, Akai™ S-1000™/S-3000™, EXS24™, HALion™, MachFive™, AIFF, WAV, .S™, .SND™, .KSF™, SoundFont2™, REX I & II™, BATTERY 1 & 2™, SDII™, LM4™, Reaktor™, ACID™, Unity™, Apple Loops™, Emu EOS™, ESi™, Roland S-5x, S-7x™, Kurzweil™, Reason NN-XT™, Akai MPC™, Akai S-5000/S-6000™, Pulsar™, Beat Creator™, Ensoniq™, Akai MESA™

MAC:

VST®
Audio Units™
Core Audio™
Core MIDI™
RTAS™

WIN:

VST®
RTAS™
DXi™
ASIO™
Direct Sound™

This is GREAT stuff!