The price of the PlayStation 2 has been officially cut to $129.99 by Sony Computer Entertainment America, down from $149.99, in a move designed to further boost sales of the market leading console as the hype builds for its successor.
Japanese game designer Keita Takahashi, creator of cult hit Katamari Damacy, has expressed reservations regarding Nintendo's new controller for the Revolution console - and stated that he's "not really interested" in developing for it at present.
During an interview with Japanese news site Impress, Final Fantasy XI producer Hiromichi Tanaka hinted that his development team could be working on an entirely new MMORPG for Sony's next-generation console.